37th INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE TOOL SALE & AUCTION
October 22nd & 23rd, 2010
Sheraton Four Points
Harrisburg, PA
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM starts at 9 AM on Friday morning, Oct 22nd.
This year’s program features well-known Stanley collector and researcher, Walter Jacobs.
Walter will be giving an extended talk on Stanley Tape Rules.
THE TOOL SALE is from 1 PM to 6 PM on Friday, Oct 22nd and features dealers from across the country, Canada, and England.
With about 100 tables of the finest antique and useable tools available in one place, at one time, this is the largest non-club show in the United States. No show on Saturday.
THE AUCTION on Saturday, Oct 23rd features three great collectors with three great collections.
From the Ed Mills Collection we are offering an outstanding collection of Stanley-in-the-box items.
The David Fessler Collection will feature a wide selection of great and unusual tools from all the trades.
And the Bill Phillips Collection has contributed world-renowned Pennsylvania ironwork including 15 goosewing axes all by different Pennsylvania makers.
Some of the highlights:
- Lee’s stop chamfer plane in gunmetal
- F. Nicholson crown molder
- Bailey split frame and vertical post planes
- a large selection of inclinometers and levels
- Many point-of-sale advertising displays
- Plow planes in rosewood, boxwood, and ebony
- Boxwood and ivory rules
- Patented planes by Bailey, Bladin, Gage, Phillips, Sandusky, Morris, Mayo, Sargent, Rodier, Star, Traut, Miller, and many others
- Patented braces and drills
- Goosewing axes
- Early ironwork and kitchen wares
- Log caliper with wheel
- and, as always, a good selection of high-quality box lots.
More than 829 lots of outstanding tools.
All offered for your consideration without reservations or reserves.
LARGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG #37 mails early September.
You can order the catalog online, and it will be sent out to you as soon as it becomes available.
All tools fully described with color photos and accurately graded with estimates.
Prices Realized mailed promptly after auction.
Full absentee bidding available.