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Larry and Carole
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LCM@AntiqBuyer.com

 

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Antique & Collectible Tools

 We can help you sell your Antique & Collectible Tools!! 

We deal in all manner of antique and vintage tools from a number of  trades.  Antique woodworking planes and woodworking tools  are a major focus of our antique tool sales pagesstanley_bob2.jpg (18212 bytes) at our antique sales website www.Patented-Antiques.com

Early or vintage tools in super condition are of special interest.  NOS antique tools in their original boxes or packaging, and great condition tools from a variety of makers and trades are always in demand for today's collectors and users.   

Old tools from all 386.jpg (21175 bytes)woodworking trades such as carpentry, cabinetmaking, shipbuilding, pattern makers, and others are of special interest.  Vintage machinist tools such as squares, surface gages, calipers and dividers by makers such as Starrett, D. B. & S, Darling, Brown and Sharpe, Lufkin, Sawyer, Stevens, and many others can be of interest.

If you have quality vintage tools you want to sell contact me at  LCM@AntiqBuyer.com and we can work out a deal.

Condition

Condition is the single most important aspect in determining ha_w.jpg (20083 bytes)the value or desirability of antique tools in today's market.  This statement holds true for most other antiques as well.  As an example, a rare plane or tool that is in excellent condition might be worth $500.  That same tool with one simple crack or chip might not bring 1/10th that at auction or on the open market. 

Not broken, but with deep pitting or other major condition problems, that same $500 tool might not be worth $100.  The same tool in mint condition and in the original box could be worth 2 or 3 times or more than the original $500 fik4box1.jpg (23221 bytes)gure.  

Most new sellers of antique tools do not understand the concept of how important condition is to the value of a given tool and look at the object either through rose-colored glasses and just does not know what the different grades of tools really represent.  It does not help to hear it looks "great for it age", the catch all phrase most sellers on eBay use to peddle their substandard wares.

Levels

Anther example of antique tools whose values can range from very little to thousands are levels. 

During the heyday of American inventiveness and ingenuity, and before China became the world's manufacturer, Americans designed, patented, and produced some of the finest levels known. 

The best known companies were Stanley, Stratton, and Davis Tool and Level Co, Jennings and others.  But there were many rare and unusual levels produced by small obscure makers that are actively sought.  The most popular and desirable type of level are known as inclinometer levels.  These leveling devices typically have dials or pendulums to determine the slope or pitch rather than the typical vial seen in most levels.  Some used small suspended plumb bobs  or liquid as the indicator.  Many were odd-ball designs, but others like the Rufus Porter example were works of art and are now very desirable and valuable as collectibles.

NOS (New Old Stock) and vintage tools in their original boxes that were made by a number of makers including but not limited to Stanley, Ohio Tool, Sargent,  Simmons Hardware or Keen Kutter, Winchester, and more are of particular interest, and in general have or have held their values in the antique tool marketplace. 

Please click the other tool related pages in the left column for more specifi info on different types of collectible tools we seek and deal in.

Please contact me at LCM@AntiqBuyer.com if you have tools similar to those pictured here that are for sale.

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The above antique tools are an example of the caliber, condition and quality of antique tools that I typically deal in. 

If you have quality antique tools or vintage planes similar to those that you see on this page that you want to sell,  please contact us at LCM@AntiqBuyer.com providing me with as many details as possible. Thank you!! 

To see many other examples of antique or vintage tools that I currently have for sale please go to our sister site at www.Patented-Antiques.com  and visit the numerous antique tool sale pages you will find there. 

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