Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3TC25-1661970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15199/tc25-166TC25-166 ROD PLUMBING LEVEL. Gurley. Designed to be mounted on a surveying rod to level both directions at once, patented by William Gurley on 2/17/85. Made of hinged brass with two vials, Vials wet, brass slightly tarnished. Unusual. Good+ 100-200TC25-1651970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15198/tc25-165TC25-165 LOT OF TWO BRITISH BENCH LEVELS. A Mathieson No. 13C, 10" long ebony body with brass top plate and feet. Other is unmarked but looks like a Preston, 8" long mahogany body with brass top plate, good vial, number 4507 scratched into body. Good & better 50-100TC25-1641970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15197/tc25-164TC25-164 CAST IRON CARPENTER'S LEVEL. Williamsburg Mfg. Co. 18", all three vials good, japanning 75%. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 50-100TC25-1631970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15196/tc25-163TC25-163 ENGLISH STYLE BENCH LEVEL. Unsigned, 11" long mahogany stock with brass top and bottom plates, good vial. Good+ 50-100TC25-1621970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15195/tc25-162TC25-162 SIGHTING LEVEL. Sibley Patent. Vial dry, missing sights, attached to wooden stock that is 23-1/2" long. Japanning 75%. Uncommon. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good- 60-120TC25-1611970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15194/tc25-161TC25-161 SIGHTING LEVEL. Lockwood Bros. Unmarked as usual, 12" long laminated body, has hole bored through body that isn't typical, vial wet. Good 40-80TC25-1601970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15193/tc25-160TC25-160 CAST IRON CARPENTER'S LEVEL. C.E. Jennings. 24" long, all vials good, japanning 90%, a few chips on top rail and plating on vial is worn. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 60-120TC25-1591970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15192/tc25-159TC25-159 CARPENTER'S LEVEL. No. 6124. Marked "Patented Applied For" and "No. 6124," has three sets of opposing vials so can be used upside down, magnifying glass in level vial. 23-1/2" long, all vials wet, stock overall clean. From the collection of David Jeffers. Good+ 100-200TC25-1581970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15191/tc25-158TC25-158 BRASS BOUND LEVEL. Stratton Bros. No. 10. 12" version, rosewood stock, vials wet. Type 5 with plumb in body rather than on the end. Good+ 100-200TC25-1571970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/15190/tc25-157TC25-157 CAST IRON CARPENTER'S LEVEL. Davis/Robinson. 24" long, all three vials wet, japanning overall intact. Patented by Davis and manufactured by M.W. Robinson. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 75-150B66-5791970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14824/b66-579B66-579 CAST IRON CARPENTER'S LEVEL. Davis Level & Tool No. 5. Shortest, 6" version of Davis' cast iron level. Type 3 with brass signature plate and turned acorn shaped finials. Japanning near perfect, all vials wet. Fine 150-300B66-5781970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14823/b66-578B66-578 PLUMB LEVEL. 30" long, cherry with brass tips, original brass plumb bob in decorative cutout. Has both level and plumb vials, original and intact, with "R.W. Tufig" printed under the level vial. There's a 3" chip from one edge, and a repair at one end, but the wood is otherwise clean with some scratches and dings. Good 60-120B66-5771970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14822/b66-577B66-577 CARPENTER'S LEVEL. J.W. Harmon. 26", mahogany, rectangular top vial plate and sideviews, plumb vial in deeply scalloped hole. Originally part of the Don Rosebrook collection. A user made sliding lid wooden box has kept it in near perfect condition with crisp edges. Fine 80-160B66-5741970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14819/b66-574B66-574 WOODEN LEVEL. Disston & Sons. Rosewood, 18", brass tips and sideview. All vials original. Like new. Fine 60-120B66-5731970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14818/b66-573B66-573 DAVIS PATENT LEVEL. M.W. Robinson. Robinson's version of Davis' 6" No. 5 carpenter's level, with "Davis Pat" and "MWR" cast below level vial. Light corrosion on rails, some loss of japanning but only on one side. Good+ 150-300B66-5721970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14817/b66-572B66-572 ENGLISH BENCH LEVEL. 12" long. User made, presumably by Mr. W. Snell whose name is under the vial. Decorative brass vial surround and tips on top rail, brass feet. Not sure of the wood, but it's a light grain with flecks. A heavy brass case has kept it in immaculate condition. An exceptionally attractive level. Fine 150-300B66-5711970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14816/b66-571B66-571 INCLINOMETER. Davis Level & Tool No. 2. 12" long, delicate filigree but no gold highlighting, detent screw through top rail. One corner missing and a crack next to the missing corner but it's on the bottom rear; the front is very clean with a couple of chips in the japanning. Turn the bad side to the wall and you'll have a Davis at a bargain price. Good 100-200B66-5701970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14815/b66-570B66-570 BRASS BENCH LEVEL. 9" long, solid brass body with raised level vial on top. Marked "Warranted" under the vial but no other indication of the maker although it looks English. Brass is oxidized but undamaged; you can polish it if you want but we wouldn't. In a handmade fitted mahogany box with a decorative shape. Good+ 100-200B66-5691970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14814/b66-569B66-569 LEVEL. Kraengel Patent. Frederick Kraengel was born in Germany, immigrated to the US around 1833 and spent the rest of his life in Buffalo. He received at least three patents, including one in 1881 for a level with vial protectors. Only a handful of his levels are known, each is a little different and it looks like they were hand made and never successfully marketed. This one is 12" long, with the level and plumb vials mounted at right angles in an assembly that rotates into a brass housing. It is stamped "F. Kraengel, Buffalo, NY, Pat. Apld For" on the end. Cherry, with a full brass bottom plate. There's a screw inserted in the cheek that appears intentional but has no apparent function. The rotating assembly is a little stiff and could use some lubrication, but otherwise very clean. A very rare and intriguing level. Good+ 500-1000B66-5681970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14813/b66-568B66-568 SIGHTING LEVEL. J. Hicks. No. 30 Solid brass, 9-1/2" long with reversible sights, mounted on a tripod of three integral brass legs. Marked "J. Hicks Maker London, Nov. 30 1903" on the side. It also has "Silver Jubilee" under the vial, presumably in reference to the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign (which actually occurred in 1897). Unfortunately the vial is broken and will need to be replaced; the cross hairs on the sights are also missing. Otherwise very clean. Good- 100-200B66-5671970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14812/b66-567B66-567 LOT OF TWO SIGHTING LEVELS. Lockwood Bros. These sighting levels, with a diagonal mirror so the user can sight through the top rail, show up often enough to be classified as uncommon rather than rare, and for a long time their maker was a mystery, as they invariably have a paper label that is either completely illegible or marked simply "Patent Applied For." Finally an advertising flyer turned up revealing that they were patented by one Charles Lockwood in 1892 and marketed as the "Straight Line" level by Lockwood Brothers of Rochester. These are both 12", one has brass end caps and side views on the level vial, label worn and illegible, the other is a simpler construction without the end caps but a brass plaque surrounding the sighting hole, label nearly intact. Good 80-160B66-5661970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14811/b66-566B66-566 COMBINATION INCLINOMETER AND BEVEL. Shoff Patent. Patented in 1873 by Christian Shoff of Osceola, PA; included a standard mahogany level and plumb with two rotating bevel arms locked by a cast brass thumbscrew against a brass scale. They come in various lengths, all of them uncommon; this is the 12" version. Wood refinished and very clean with a couple of dings, the rotating arms have some light surface corrosion but no pitting. Missing the scratch awl that should be inserted in the end opposite the plumb vial. Good+ 400-800B66-5651970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14810/b66-565B66-565 MANTLE CLOCK INCLINOMETER. L.L. Davis. The first version of Davis's classic design, before the formation of Davis Level & Tool. Detent screws at the sides and locking screw on top. It doesn't have any trace of the gold highlighting and the japanning is so smooth and complete it could have been painted over, but it looks original. The dial has a few small dents but has its original pointer and vial. Fine 200-400B66-5641970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14809/b66-564B66-564 BRASS BOUND MACHINIST'S LEVEL. Stratton Bros. No. 10. Type 1 of Stratton Bros. signature brass-bound rosewood level with no sideviews and marked with just the original 1870 patent. This is the 6-1/2" version, which didn't have a plumb vial. A couple of tiny scratches in the wood but otherwise near mint. Fine 150-300B66-5631970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/14808/b66-563B66-563 LEVEL WITH ORIGINAL LABEL. Webb Patent. Edward Webb of Fitchburg, MA, received an 1886 patent for a cast iron level with the level and two plumb vials enclosed in a central compartment with an elliptical access plate. The majority of known examples are completely unmarked, but a few are known with the name of Fitchburg Level Co., which manufactured the levels, cast into the cover plate. See Rosebrook, page 112. The rarest form have green paper labels on the cover plates, with "Empire Spirit Level" and "Greene, Tweed & Co., NY" printed on them. These were probably also manufactured by Fitchburg and sold by New York hardware company Greene, Tweed. The rarity of this version may be attributable in part to the fact that the label covers the screw that had to be removed to replace the vials. These vials are 99% complete and very clear. The label on the reverse side reads "Patent No. 354,056" which is a typo; the actual patent number is 354,076. All vials intact, japanning complete, the nicest example we've seen. Fine 300-600