Fall Tool Sale

Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026, 8:00 AM

Preview – Friday, December 4th, 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: Lg. collection – Axes, Hatchets & Adze (many signed by central Pa. blacksmiths) – Twybils; Goosewing axes; Broad axe; Posthole mortise axes; felling & splitting axes; carpenter’s adze; & various hatchets;  Cooper’s: Wooden stave jointer planes; Froe, adze & drawknives; Slicks, firmer, bench, & carving chisels; Folding knives; WWII era – “US Navy” fighting knife;  Wooden Molding Planes –  Complex, Joinery, & bench planes (several Pa. makers); Stanley & other transitional bench planes; Metal Planes: Stanley: Bailey #3-#8 bench planes; Bedrock series: #603-C; #80 & #81 veneer scrapers; #131 – two-way; #11 Belt maker’s shave; #99 side rabbet; #190 improved rabbet; #78 rabbet/fillister;  #45 Combinnation sets; #238 – weather-stripping; #13 & #113 circular; #70 & #71 Routers;  #120 “star cap” block; Various spoke shaves; #74 flooring plane; Various makers: Siegley’s #2 combination; Ohio Tool Co. #0112 cabinet scraper plane; Stewart Spiers, infill jack; Unsigned, instrument maker’s shaves; Millers Falls, Bailey Plane Co., Hartford Tool Co., Sargent, Keen Kutter & Craftsman bench planes;  Measuring devices:  Tiger maple panel marking gauge; K&E, “Thatcher’s Calculating Instrument”; Davis Patent cast iron inclinometer; Surveyor’s sight levels;  Wooden & metal marking gauges; Trammel points; Folding & straight rules; Wooden & cast iron levels; Calipers; Brass & iron plumb bobs; Lumberman’s log & board foot rules; Lg. straight rules & dress-maker’s squares; Wooden & metal squares & bevels; Machinist precision tools; Wheel travelers;  Metalworking Tools: “Pexto” tinsmith’s bench plate; Bench shears;  Collection of various tinsmith’s bench stakes; “Pexto” rotary cutter; Assorted  sheetmetal rolling & working machines; “American” combination slitting machine;  Hammers: “Walking stick marking mallet”: Wooden mallets; Claw hammers; carpenters & variety of metalworking hammers; Stone & brick hammers;  Saws: Pennsylvania, four-frame fellow saw & Pit saws; Bow saws; Back & handsaws; Drilling tools: Rare, “G.S.” (George Sides, Lancaster) hub reamer; Wooden & metal braces; Bit sets;Hollow augers;  Primitives: Lg. raised panel Carpenter’s tool chest; “Lowentraut’s Patent” combination brace/wrench; Tanner’s unhairing knife; Conestoga Wagon tar bucket; Victorian shelf brackets; Cabinet locks &  hardware;  “Kay Carpenter’s Tools” toy set; “Footprint” tool chest set; Emmert Mfg. Pattern maker’s combination vise; Bench top combination anvil/vise; Hand wrought eel gig; “International Cutawl” machine; Wooden string winders; “Boarding” hatchet (weapon);  Books: Stanley & other tool catalogues; Antique tool references;

 

Garage Area: starts at 10:00 A.M. –   Antique tool parts, user tools & repair project tools: Blacksmith’s square-pam forge; Iron based treadle lathe; Lg. tinsmith seam benders; Beam boring machines; Large wooden work bench; Lg. selection various antique tools with damaged parts, extensive rust, or common user carpentry tools; socket sets; Wrenches; Beam boring tools;

 

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

Bidding on-line is available on cataloged items only with a service charge for bidding Platform charged. This is a live absolute auction with competitive bidding and lots being sold to high bidder at conclusion of live bidding.

 

Catalogues are available by sending $4 to Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Rd., Ephrata, Pa. 17522,

Or can be picked up at Horst Auction Center for $2.

Catalogue listing along with photos are available on our website, www.horstauction.com,

 

Accepted Payments:  Cash, PA checks, credit cards, and debit cards.  No out of state checks without prior approval.  3.5% Auction House fee charged on credit card payments