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I got this drill press vise this morning. It appears to be unused and is in its original box so even though I have at least 2 vises for each of my 4 drill presses I just could not pass it up. The box is a bit tattered but most of the label is intact and the vise shows no signs of use and...

For sale are Roper Whitney angle iron fabrication tools, a number 50 notcher, number 51 bender, and a number 4 angle shear. A 48 inch operating lever is also included. Roper Whitney offers these 3 tools on an angle iron stand for $3245 plus shipping, but you can buy this set way cheaper and...

Attached are pictures of the JOIC hand drill I just picked up. I've had several of these over the years including a couple marked "PROTO". I think that I have seen examples marked with Carson CA as the place of manufacture and possibly Anaheim California. This one has a hollow cast aluminum...

Attached are some pictures of a vise I bought yesterday. I posted a a group picture yesterday of it along with other vises and tools I got at the same time; I've identified everything but this one. I've never seen another like it nor have I been able to locate anything on it. There is a...

I have 3 rotary tables for sale all of which are in excellent condition. If you need a rotary table for your surface grinder, mill, or lathe I have one. If you need a high precision rotary table for grinding, I have a Rototech Model 412VHD Purge. This table was made in 1989 and was...

I want to look at a patent application from 1912, serial number 731,810 filed 11/16/1912. The actual patent was issued 1/12/16 (1124325) and I suspect that the final drawings in 1915 differ substantially from those on the initial 1912 application but I don't know how to search for the original...

Attached are "as found" pictures of the autoset I got this weekend. It is the earliest version made prior to the Jan 12 1915 patent without a patent date on the bed and with the strange triangular depth setting gauge on the lever cap. The 3 sides of the triangle are numbered 1, 2, and 3 hence...

Attached are pictures of the Palmgren "No. 800 Rotary Indexing Lathe Attachment with Vertical Feed" I just picked up. The last mention I could find of it is in the 1995 Palmgren price list where it was apparently being discounted, it last appeared in the 1992 Palmgren catalog. It has some...

Got this 7/16 drive Blackhawk 39997 ratchet, There is a "7" following the 39997, which I interpret as 1947. Took me a little while to figure out the "secret handshake" required to reverse the ratchet but it does seem to be fully operational. Not sure if I will ever find 7/16 drive sockets to...

This lathe was used by a hobbyist to make parts for his classic cars and antique firearms; never used for production. It has been sitting idle for several years, and will need some clean up before going back to work, but it appears to in good condition. It is 3 phase so you will need either a...

Here are a pair of hammer like tools I picked up. My working theory is that they are snow knockers for removing ice from horses hooves in the winter time but I'd really like to hear from someone who actually knows what they are. They are so ornate that my first thought was that they were cast...

Got this masonite sign that looks like it was part of a store display. I think it dates from the 50's or 60's.

I bought this 4 foot two piece takedown rule today. The numbers and line are hand done like those seen on pre 1920 rules made by Lufkin, Chapin Stephens, Standard Rule, and Stanley but it has no makers name or number. It appears to be made of maple with brass fittings. Can anyone identify it.

I am always happy to find mortise chisels in decent condition but was especially thrilled to find a narrow one this clean. Looking a little closer it got even better when I saw the circa 1927 wavy Craftsman logo. I've had a few wavy logo chisels, but most have been well used and in more common...

I got what I think is a draftsman's or cartographers protractor today. It measures about 45 inches long overall and a bit over 15 wide in the 90 degree position. The brass protractor is divided onto 360 degrees in two scales one reading left to right and the other in the opposite direction...

I'm not a Craftsman collector but just could not pass this cabinet up, It has some surface rust but will probably clean up and the interior looks good, The Craftsman badge is nice. Not sure of the vintage but I am thinking early 1950's

Picked up this M-F number 52 right angle bit brace, the first one I've seen for sale, today. These were manufactured from about 1914 to 1934. I suspect their comparative scarcity is due to competition from the then newly introduced electric drills,

Picked up this hand drill today which appears to be a late style Millers Falls #2 except for the black painted crank and side handles, nickel plated drive gear, and "SUGARD USA" stamped on the crank. It is in near new condition and has 3 drill bits in the hollow handle. I've never seen the...

I got this tool with a bunch of clecos and a couple of aluminun countersunk rivet I bought. I think it is probably for shearing aluminum aircraft rivets to length but I'd like to verify that and also like to know what it is called.

I rarely buy claw hammers but this one called to me. It has no makers mark I can see and looks to be about a 16 ounce size. I think it is pretty early as factory made adze eye hammers came to dominate the market following David Maydoles 1840 "invention" of the adze hammer. It is a forged...