Summer Tool Sale

Saturday, September 16th , 2023 At 9:00 AM

Preview – Friday, September 15th, 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 550Lots of Antique Tools – In Main Auction Hall

 

Edge Tools: Lg. collection Axes, Hatchets & Adze – Hand wrought: Massive collection of over 30 – Goosewing axes, Rare, Holland (York, Pa.) Gull-wing axe; many Broad, Felling, Chisel mortise axes; Mortise & Posthole axes, Twibils, carpenter’s & other adze (many signed by documented Central Pa. makers); Cooper’s & other drawknives; Slicks, firmer, bench, carving Chisels; Butcher’s cleavers; Wooden Planes – Fine collection of Central Pennsylvania wooden molding planes (many museum quality): E.W. Carpenter, Lancaster: Rare “Patented Improved Arms & handle” plow plane; “Patent Improved Arms” plow planes; Rare, signed coach-builder’s double-router; Complex crown molding planes; Lg. complex pilaster molding planes; Screw-arm sash molding; Screw-arm moving fillisters; Screw-arm adjustable panel & field raising planes,; simple & complex fixed blade molding planes; & other molding planes by other small shop Pennsylvania plane makers;  Metal Planes: Rare, Ellis Morris Patent bench plane w/ diamond pattern sole; Stanley: Rare, Millers Patent #42 “Gunmetal bronze alloy” plow plane; Bailey series bench planes; Bedrock & Gage series bench planes; Transitional bench planes; #45 & #55 combination planes; bed; #57 core box; #192 improved rabbet;  #148 T&G; Various compass/circular planes; Veneer scrapers; Routers; & Specialty planes; English type: Spiers-type infill bench plane;  Measuring devices: Wooden marking gauges (several Lancaster Shop); metal marking gauges; Folding & straight rules; Squares; Wooden & iron Levels; Calipers; Plumb bobs; Wheel travelers; Calipers & compass/dividers;  Machinist & Jeweler’s Tools: several small bench-top anvils; Wilcox Patent watchmaker’s engraving clamp; Micrometers & other precision measuring devices;  Cooper’s tools: Stave flagging iron; Hoop drivers; Scorps & shaves; Augers & reamers;  Hammers: wooden mallets; carpenters & variety of metalworking hammers; Saws: “Brown”, Keystone handsaw; “Handy, Brenner & Co., Phila.” handsaw; Back saws, Disston & Sons & many others; Drilling tools: Bit-stock braces; Wooden & metal braces; Right-angle drills; Breast drills; T-handled augers; Tap augers & reamers; Primitives: Tool decorated pie crimper; Conestoga wagon jack; Collection of reaping sickles (most with maker’s strikes); Emmert Mfg. Co., pattern maker’s vise; Waller Mfg. butt mortise cutting machine; Dengelstock-field anvils; Tobacco spears; Padlocks (several Lancaster, Pa.); Scissors; Wrought iron hardware; Boston Brass Co. pipe threading tool; Plastering crown molding set & molding tools; Tool references; etc.

 

Garage Area: starts at 10:00 A.M. –   Antique tool parts, user tools & repair projects: carpentry tools; Blacksmith tools; Wrenches; Misc. hardware; etc.