Winter Tool Sale

 

Saturday, February 21, 2026 At 8:00 AM

Preview – Friday, February 20, 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

 

Sale to be held at the Horst Auction Center, located at the corner of Rt. 322 & Durlach Rd.

(approx. 2 ½ miles west of Ephrata), Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pa.

 

Over 580 lots of Antique Tools – In Main Auction Hall

 

Edge Tools: Hatchets & Adze – Hand wrought: Goosewing, Broad, Felling, Mortise & Posthole axes, Cooper’s & other drawknives; Slicks, firmer, bench, carving other Chisels; (several signed by local Pennsylvania blacksmiths); Sets of Buck Bros. firmer chisels (NIB); Several firmer & carving chisel sets;  Planes – Wooden Molding planes:  Fine collection historic simple & complex molding, Joinery, & bench planes (Many signed by Lancaster County & other Pennsylvania Makers), including: Rare, “E.W. Pennell, Phila.” screw-arm sash molding; “H.J. Harpel” screw-arm sash molding; “John Heis” crown molding; “N. Schauer” two-part lg. crown molding planes set; Rare, “Jacob Heis” (Lancaster Co.) slaw board; & many other   Metal Planes: Stanley: Bailey & Bedrock series bench planes; combination molders & Specialty planes: #45 & #55 combination w/ cutters; #196, curved rabbet; Rare, early model #110 “Shoe Buckle Cap” block plane; #212 scraper plane; #2 bench planes (projects); #12 veneer scraper; #66 “Universal” hand beaders;#144 edge round;  #130 dbl.-end block; #140 rabbet/block; #248 weather-stripping;  “Bailey Tool Co., Defiance” model B block plane; “L. Bailey” Patent 1858, block plane; Stanley Bailey & other transitional bench planes; Brass frame shoulder rabbet; English-type: infill bench planes; Measuring devices:  Wooden & metal folding rules, including “Keuffer & Esser” combination inclinometer/level; Rare, “Lanlois, Paris” brass combination folding layout square; Wooden, metal, & panel marking gauges (1 – “C. Scholl” patented four-arm marking gauge) ; Combination & other squares; Wooden dress maker’s square; Wooden & iron Levels; Rare, rack & pinion winged dividers; Calipers; Brass & iron plumb bobs; Lg. selection Stanley bevels & other measuring tools; Machinist’s precision measuring devices; Engineer/Surveyor’s transits; Cooper’s tools: cooper’s adze & axes; Chamfer, topping & croze planes; Augers & reamers; Wheel travelers; Hammers: Rare, “H.K. Duck, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.” Slater’s pick; Stonework & millstone hammers; Cobblestone layer’s hammer; PRR railway “spike lifter” mallet; wooden mallets; carpenters & variety of metalworking hammers; Saws: Collection of handsaws – Rare, “Mussehl & Westphal, Professional Musical Saw”; Rare, bird’s-head stair-builder’s saws; Fellow, Mortise, Bow  & other wooden framed saws; Backsaws; Drilling tools: Wooden & metal braces; Right angle & off-set brace drills; wrought iron  “Lantern top” brace; T-handle augers; several boxed auger bit sets; breast drills; “Yankee” & other spiral operated screwdrivers/drills; “Yankee” bench mount drill presses; Beam boring machines;  Books: Antique & reproduction tool manufacturer’s catalogs; Tool references & guides; Trade’s related photos; Trade advertising ephemera; Primitives & Shop tools:  Rare, “J. Gorner, 1774” Conestoga wagon jack; Conestoga wagon “ice cutter”, axe holder & tar bucket; Stanley #77 “Dowel Cutting Machine” w/ 6 – graduated size cutters; Stanley tool chests w/ assorted tools; Emmert’s #82, Pattern maker’s bench vise; Unknown maker, Pattern maker’s vise; “Wilton” #825 “Bullet” bench vise; “Case XX Cutlery”, “Stanley Bits”  & “S-K” store tool displays; Rare, “Brady Mfg., Mt. Joy, Pa.” patented furniture lifter; Rare, “Leypoldt, Phila. Pa.” button-hole cutter; Set of frame maker’s “Gilding” burnishing tools; Collection of patented adjustable wrenches & implement wrenches; Lynch’s Skate plane; Leatherworking tools; “Marx” toy tool collection; and many other items

 

 Garage Area: starts at 10:00 A.M. –   Antique tool parts, user tools & repair projects: carpentry tools; Lg. selection of tools in need of repair or good for restoration;

 

*Note – This is just a partial listing items for these sales. See our website for a more complete listings & photos.

 

Accepted Payments:  Cash, PA checks, credit cards, and debit cards.  No out of state checks without prior approval.  3% Auction House fee will be added to all invoices and will be discounted to 0% when payment is made with cash or approved check.