ABQ Techzonics Tool Collectibles,Machine Collectibles,Equipment Collectibles

ABQ Techzonics Earthshaking Online Tech Superstore
We Seriously Consider all Reasonable Best Offers, Price Negotiations, Trade Offers!
We are Your Perfect One-Stop-Shopping Superstore to Fill Your High-Tech Parts Lists!

YOUR OFFICIAL ONLINE COLLECTIBLES STORE: 100s of Eye-Popping Collectible Tools, Collectible Machines, Collectible Equipment, and related Vintage, Antiques, Antiquarian, Antiquities, Rare, One-of-a-Kind, Other Valuable Collectible Items, Collections

Listed below are only our Collectible Tools & Collectible Equipment -
We also Sell 100s of Other Tools and Equipment (see SITEMAP for Webpage Links)
For our Collectible Electronic Parts and Electronic Test Equipment, see Collectibles-Electronics Webpage
For all other Collectibles, see our Collectibles-Arts-Crafts-Miscellaneous Webpage

SEE OUR SUPERSTORE webpages FOR: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS / ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS: Integrated Circuits (ICs), Transistors, Diodes, Rectifiers, LEDs, Capacitors, Resistors, Potentiometers (Pots), Varistors, Inductors, Coils, Transformers, Speakers, Relays, Switches, Actuators, Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Crystals, Oscillators, Connectors, Headers, Sockets, Pins, Wires, Cables, Displays, Photo, Video, Laser, Power, other Electronic Parts / Electronic Components. EQUIPMENT: Electronic Test Equipment, Electrical Equipment, Computers, Peripherals, Electric Tools, Hand Tools, Tool Chests. MORE TECH STUFF: Scientific/Industrial Valves, Fittings, Security, Survival, Radionics, Crafts, Hobbies, Strange & Unusual, Religious & Spiritual, Collectibles - Hardware, Devices, Parts, Special Materials, Books, Manuals, Software

Consumertronics.net, P. O. Box 23097, Albuquerque, NM 87192
(8400 Menaul Blvd, Ste Suite A-199, Albuquerque, NM 87112)

Contact: wizguru@consumertronics.net
Voice: 505-321-1034 (9-5 MST, M-F)
Please EMAIL US for all Orders, Inquiries and Questions

NOTE: We buy and collect many antique, vintage, unusual, weird, laboratory and precision tools and equipment in new and very good used conditions, of all types but particularly those useful for electronics and small work. Should you have any such tools and equipment you want to sell, please let us know by email - describe make and model, description, condition, and if possible your price.

SEARCHING FOR ITEMS: Items are enterred in this webpage mostly based on order we obtain them. Please use top-right search box or your Browser Search / Find feature to locate the specific Items of interest or just browse webpage. We listed many Items by more than one name and name variation (e.g. "antique tools", "vintage tools"). If you can't find Item on webpage, try by other name variations, and then by function and functional variations commonly known by (e.g. "railroad tools"), then search our other likely webpages, see SITEMAP for links.

ITEM CONDITIONS: Unless otherwise indicated, all items described on this webpage are new old stock (NOS) and never used. We often buy and trade for new parts, equipment, and other items of the types described herein, preferably in larger quantities, some which we set aside for our own uses and collections and other inventories and some we resell herein. Should you have items to sell or trade of these types, please let us know via email. All small parts and materials we acquire for resale herein must be new, but we often buy and trade for used collectibles and collections in very good conditions, which we describe as "used" for those we resell. Please email us (please don't call as we are often in our labs), use email Subject: "Buy/Sell/Trade Inquiry."

DESCRIPTIONS & IMAGES: Unlike many Online stores, our goal is to always provide you clear and correct item images, and accurate and reasonably complete item descriptions. While we have tried to be 100% accurate in our descriptions and images, please freely let us know of any errors or omissions made herein, for example, by emailing us URLs to relevant datasheets. While images usually help, most of the items we sell are already well known. If any of our descriptions or images are missing, incomplete or inaccurate and this affects your purchase decision, please email us (please don't phone; put "Need Better Info for Item" in email Subject Line) so we can make reasonable corrections. Many of our images of electrical and electronic hardware do not show all of the leads or cabling which the actual items have so that we can provide bigger and clearer images of the body of the items to better show part numbers, labeling, features and cosmetic conditions.

OTHER TYPES OF EQUIPMENT / PARTS / MATERIALS: We offer dozens of major types of parts, equipment, hardware, materials, collectibles - you name it. Please go to the appropriate Store webpage of ours to fill your needs. Combined S/H (see below) can save you much money. We are now one big Online department store.

POLICIES: Unless explicitly stated otherwise on this webpage, all applicable policies are found at: www.consumertronics.net/policies.htm

PAYMENTS: We accept checks, money orders, PayPal (PP), Western Unions (WU), MoneyGrams (MG), trade and cash. Simply email us (wizguru) a list of what you want (Title, name or part # of each choice), include the prices with S/H, and your name, shipping address and preferred payment method, or use one of our Consumertronics Online Order Forms. We ship within 2 work days after full payment clearance period from day of deposit. All payments must be made in $US - no Canadian dollars or Australian dollars. Details below:
     (1) FASTEST SHIPPING: U.S. Postal Money Order (PMO), Canadian PMO (made out in $US), WU, MG, PP and cash are considered to be same-as-cash by us - clearance period is zero days. Note: We are not responsible for cash sent in the mails, so conceal well.
     (2) MOs & CHECKS DETAILS: Pay to: "Consumertronics". ALL NON-PMO MOs & CHECKs: Clearance period: 10+ days if $20-$100, 20+ days if $101-$250, 30+ days if over $250.
     (3) WU & MG DETAILS: Pay to: "John J. Williams" (due to fact that using WU or MG to pay to a business name is usually a major hassle). All WUs and MGs over $500 require prior written approval by us. While most WUs and MGs arrive here within hours, they sometimes takes days.
     (4) PP DETAILS: Pay to: "wizguru@consumertronics.net". All foreign PayPal over $100 and all non-foreign PayPal over $300 require prior, explicit, written approval by us; and all PayPal over $50 requires verifiable name, address and phone #.
     (5) ITEMS FOR TRADE DETAILS: Who doesn't want to save cash these days! We do accept Items of Trade. By doing Items For Trade, you save money and get rid of good Item(s) you need less than Items we offer. Prior explicit permission from us is required before you ship to us any Item for trade. If interested, email us (wizguru, put in email Subject Line: "Item for Trade Inquiry.") with full details of what you have to offer and what you want for it (you must have sole and exclusive ownership of all Items you offer to us for trade). Include complete description of all Item(s), including Item make and model/part numbers, conditions, quantities, defects. Please do NOT phone us about Items of trade. If interested we will email you back with conditional acceptance or a counteroffer. If mutual acceptance results, we will then email you our permission to ship the Items, which you do at your S/H expense. Once your trade Items arrive here, we will examine them, which usually takes 3-20 days. If acceptable to us, we will ship (at our S/H expense within 2 work days) what we had agree to trade to you. Note: We do not want old TVs,VCRs, home systems, computers, monitors or peripherals or big, heavy items, and all items must be clean and safe to ship and handle. Again, don't ship us anything until you receive our written explicit approval to do so.
     (6) PAY EXACT FULL AMOUNT: Please pay the exact full amount of your purchase + S/H (email us if you are not sure). If you overpay us by more than 5% or $100 (whichever is less), allow 90-120 days for us to refund you the difference.
     (7) UNACCEPTABLE ORDER TYPES: No credit cards, CODs, partial payments, postdated payments, "on approvals" or any other types of payments or shipment not explicitly OKed herein or by us in writing prior to payment. Furthermore, we reserve the right to refuse any order, form of payment, or buyer-imposed sale or shipping conditions without liability to us. For our good buyers: We are more flexible in types of payments and shipping conditions. FOREIGN BUYERS: Some items may be restricted by government regulations for export, and Buyers assume all liability for the legality of our shipments to them and their purchases, possessions and uses of the items we ship to them.

PRICING: We are flexible in our prices and S/H - especially for our good customers and for quantity and multi-item orders - we want to be fair to both you and us. Prices are stated below Item Description. We determined Item price based on prices of similar items found Online and in stores. In cases of no clear Online or store price consensus, other sources were used. If our price is too high for any item we sell, we will seriously consider reducing our price - especially if you document that others are selling this same or equivalent item at lower prices in the quantity you need - our goal is to beat our competitors! For many items, we are not limited to the quantities shown - should you need more and we have what you need available, we will seriously consider your offer. By buying an item in quantity and/or more than one item, you much reduce your S/H costs per unit. In most cases we can also do less quantity if your total order is $10+ (+S/H) and average price of your items is $5+ each. Just email us with your needs, your counter-offers, and/or items you want to trade.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS: Until ___________, 20___, you may take _______% off of the price of any and all Items described on this webpage in which the word "Firm" does not appear next to the price.

SPECIAL QUANTITY DEALS SAVES YOU MONEY: Larger quantity (and multiple Item and local pickup and delivery) sales almost always result in per-unit $Item-plus-S/H savings for YOU! We have some Items in much larger quantities than offered above as usually stated in Item description. Yes, if we have the quantity to meet your higher quantity needs, we will seriously consider any reasonable and mutually fair offer you propose which will not only get you the quantity you need but at a substantial savings to you in per unit price and per unit S/H costs (quantity evenly divisible by 10 or 25). We will seriously consider underselling all other major sellers of the same items.

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Where S/H is stated, it is stated for CONTINENTAL USA ORDERS. Shipping part of S/H is based on actual Shipping charges. Where S/H is not stated, the following S/H charges apply:

MULTIPLE ITEMS SAVE YOU MUCH S/H CHARGES!: We are your perfect one-stop-shopping Super Store for high-tech parts to fill your parts lists! S/H is now expensive and shippers are constantly increasing their rates; to save YOU much in S/H, please order all that you need from us today from this webpage and all of our other webpages, pay for them all in full in one payment to be shipped all together to same address. ALL USA & CANADA ORDERS: You pay full S/H for your most S/H-costly Item plus half S/H for each and every other Item you buy. ALL OTHER FOREIGN ORDERS: Please inquire.

SHIPPING METHOD: For USA, we usually use Priority Mail or Media Mail (if book or manual) if Shipping charge is less than 75% of the S/H stated above. All foreign Shipping is by Air Mail. Other forms of USA shipping, including UPS, FedEx, Overnight, Second Day Air, Insured, etc. are usually OK but the S/H will be higher. We will not charge shipping to Buyer's shipper account.

ANTISTATIC PACKAGING: : All Items which are electrostatically sensitive (e.g. CMOS, FET, MOSFET or otherwise known to be static electricity sensitive) are shipped in antistatic tubes, antistatic foam, antistatic reel tape, antistatic tray, and/or antistatic bag.

Thanks for visiting our ABQ Techzonics website. Best of successes. John J. Williams, M.S.E.E., Consumertronics.net

Collectible Tools (Collectible Mechanics Tools / Collectible Machine Tools):

BABCOCK DRILL REVERSIBLE 5-TO-1 SPEED REDUCER
VINTAGE BABCO DRILL SPEED REDUCER, No. 825
+ USER MANUAL + WOOD BOX

Used and in very good condition. Babco No. 825 Vintage Babcock Drill Speed Reducer, Reversible 5-to-1 Drill Speed Reducer, with User Manual and Wood Box. Can be locked into reversing position. By reducing drill speed by a factor of 5, you increase drill torque by a factor of 5. Can be used with drill press or hand power drills from 1/4" and up. Industrial grade heavy duty. This Babcock special tool is really great where you need slower rotating drilling, especially tapping.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD143. - Price: $34.95, S/H: $9.90.

RARE, PRECISION TESCO DRAFTING KIT, TECHNICAL SUPPLY CO.
TESCO ACADEMIC & ALVIN DIETZEN DRAFT SET, GERMANY

Used and in very good condition. Appears to be complete, all parts functional, a little staining on the back (looks like correction fluid). Rare, vintage, precision TESCO Drafting Kit, Tesco Academic & Alvin Dietzen Draft Set, Technical Supply Co., Made in Germany.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD138. - Price: $39.95. S/H: $9.90

ADJUSTABLE PRECISION THICKNESS GAUGE &
THICKNESS TOLERANCE GAUGE, "GO - NO GO GAUGE"

Used and in very good condition. Adjustable Precision Thickness Gauge and Thickness Tolerance Gauge. This type of gauge is often referred to as a "Go - No Go Gauge". Great for measuring the thicknesses of sheet metal, plate metal, sheet plastic, sheet wood and other objects which can be fitted underneath its hard steel anvils. On the boiler plate (above, left of "2" on left image), I can only read "Whitney" on top line and "West" on line below it (likely Pratt & Whitney). We bought it in a lot of aircraft tools, so also likely this thickness gauge / thickness tolerance gauge is an aircraft gauge. Maximum measured thickness and maximum tolerance thickness are both 1/2", minimums are both 0", and are independently set. This precision thickness tolerance gauge is 3" wide, 3-1/2" tall, 1/2" thick, made of steel. Most of the Pratt Whitney precision Go - No Go gauges of this type we have seen are very limited to measuring small thickness tolerances (e.g. 0.01"), and some are not even adjustable. And since this is a purely mechanical gauge, it never requires batteries, and you can keep it in your tool box with your thickness and tolerances solidly locked into place until you decide to change them. A great handtool for precision work, and also a great handtool collectible.
          How this thickness gauge / thickness tolerance gauge works is simple. In right image, note side screws just above the anvils (or plungers) and on top screws directly over the anvils. The anvils are independent of each other and individually adjusted. The side screws, when tightened, lock anvil positions so you don't lose a setting. The top screws are used to make the anvils descend to the levels you want to (side screws must be loose). Thicness and thickness tolerance testing are done easily and quickly.
          To measure thickness, you simply back off the top screws to the top of the tool as in right image. You then push up the anvils (side screws loose), same as left image. You then place the sheet, plate or stock underneath the anvils. You then screw down at least one top screw until its anvil gently rests on the top of the sheet, plate or stock. You then tighten its side screw. You then slide out the sheet, plate or stock, and use a caliper to measure the gap between anvil and anvil block beneath it, and that is your thickness.
          The real beauty of this tool is its precision thickness tolerance gauge feature for sheets, plates and stock you buy or make - why it is called a Go - No Go Gauge. For example, you bought a steel plate, and you need to verify that its thickness and thickness tolerance. What you do is first determine what thickness and thickness tolerance are acceptable. For example, your steel plate must be 10mm ±0.1mm, which means that your plate must be between 9.9mm and 10.1mm thick. You lift both anvils all the way to the top as before. You then screw in the back top screw until its anvil lowers precisely to the 9.9mm height, as measured by a caliper, and then tighten its side screw to lock it in. You then repeat this process for the front anvil but setting it for 10.1mm. You then run the gauge along the edge of your steel plate for its length. If the plate won't pass under the front anvil, the plate is too thick. If the plate passes under both anvils, then the plate is too thin. If the steel plate passes under the front anvil but not under the back anvil, your steel plate is within both specified thickness and tolerance.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD138. - Price: $299.95

RARE, ANTIQUE PERFECTION NUT CRACKER,
MODEL 1928, MODIFIED TO MAKE A VERSATILE VISE

Used and in very good condition. Rare, antique Perfection Nut Cracker, Model 1928, Patented 1914, Waco, Texas, modified to make a versatile, fast and easy-to-use vise. The T-handle is especially nice - comfortable and well-designed for hard clamping. Unlike almost all other nut crackers, this model has a threaded shaft and T-handle commonly found in vises and clamps to securely press against and hold objects. This Perfection nut cracker is modified with two large, thick knurled washers firmly epoxied to the clamp faces as shown. These added washers increase the clamping surfaces for firmer clamps. Also, the 1/2" dia. washer holes better clamp round and odd-shaped objects. This added feature not only improves the Perfection nut cracker's ability to position and crack nuts without slippage to enhance its inherent nut cracking utility, but is also great for many other uses, especially unusual clamping needs. Further, the head that is on the threaded bolt end floats to some extent (built-in feature) to better hold odd-shaped objects (such as nuts) of just about any kind, similar to how toolmaker vises (tool maker vises) work. Ideal vise or clamp for crafts shops, model shops, fabrication shops, gun shops, jewelry repair shops, and watch repair shops. And a great collectible (you can break off the added washers to restore Perfection Nut Cracker to original condition if you wish).

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD136. - Price: $49.95. S/H: $9.90.

Used artifact - probably an antiquity. Unique Prehistoric Petrified Wood Pestle Tool. 4-3/4" long, squarish/oblong shape, 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" cross section. Fits the hand perfectly, and is smooth. This petrified wood pestle tool has remnants of unknown whitish stuff at one end that looks like it got there through grinding or pounding (pinkish appearance due to photo underexposure). Discovered about 100 years ago in an area where ancient Native Americans hunted, traveled and camped. Virtually all petrified wood pieces we have seen of about this size and shape have jagged ends and are rough around the periphery - not usable as hand tools. While no one can say for certain that Indians used this petrified wood to grind or crush anything 100s or 1,000s of years ago, we believe it is reasonable to assume that this is a unique or very rare petrified wood hand tool or weapon used by ancient Indians to grind or crush food grains, such as corn (maize), crack open nuts, break down fibrous or tough materials, crack open bones for their marrow, soften leather, club animals or other people, building things, and/or for some other similar uses.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD141. - Price: $299.95, S/H: $9.90.

ANTIQUE MANUAL HAND TOOLS:
COMPASS, WRENCH, PLIERS, SPOKESHAVE
Compass (Thel S. Starrett) - Wrench (unreadable mfg.) -
Pliers (Danielson) - Spokeshave (Cut Keen)

Used and in very good condition. Antique Manual Handtools: Compass (Thel S. Starrett), Wrench (unreadable mfg.), Pliers (Danielson), Spokeshave (Cut Keen). All great collectibles. The unusual wrench is also very handy for carrying hot and/or heavy objects, and for wrenching slightly warped or misaligned boards into correct positions.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD139. - Price: $49.95 each.

Used and in very good condition. Rare Heavy Brass Mortar & Pestle. Age, make and origin are unknown. Magnet does not attract. Mortar is 3 lbs, and 4-3/4" wide at the lip and 3-1/8" tall. Pestle is 1 lb, and 8" long and max diameter of head is 1-1/2". This brass mortar and pestle is a great collectible, and/or is fully functional for its uses. Great for grinding just about anything and everything, including a good quantity of corn, nuts, bone, pills, potions, etc. Unlike lightweight cheezy mortar and pestle versions, it is not likely to tip over, break or wear out.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD141. - Price: $49.95, S/H: $6, 7 lbs.

Used and in very good condition. Rare, Vintage Hand Drill. Compact. Can't read manufacturer, probally Miller Falls or Pexto. Sure comes in handy when you are in the field, road, construction site, campsite, while hiking, shed or barn where electricity is not available, and may be worth its weight in gold if the electricity fails. And its a great hand tool collectible.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD139. - Price: $29.95. S/H: $9.90.

RARE, UNUSUAL ANTIQUE POMEROY NO. 1, 1906
PRESS / PUNCH / RIVETING TOOL + VISE / CLAMP + ANVIL

Used and all of its functions work great. Some surface corrosion, but nothing significantly diminishes tool strength or function. We lubricated all moving parts.

Very rare antique multi-tool Pomeroy No. 1 Press / Punch / Riveting Tool, Vise / Clamp and Anvil Tool, Patented March 27, 1906 - the original Model 1 for this great multi-tool! The silvery object tied to the handle is a removeable modern socket which we simply place over the bottom extension of the press / riveter for hard presses (the socket can also be fitted with various dies and surfaces to suit one's applications without permanently modifying the extensions). You can cut off the plastic tie wrap when you want to use the socket for hard presses or if you wish to get rid of this added feature. The press / punch / riveter and vise / clamp parts of this tool are obvious from the images. The anvil part is less obvious and it consists of two sections: One is the top flat part of the tool between the handle and top of the Vise / Clamp tool part, and the other is the horn-like extension in the front of the Press / Punch / Riveter tool part.

This is a truly ingenious design for a benchtop multi-tool - down to the last detail of including a pipe hole optional way of mounting (Pomeroy multi-tool can also be bolted to top of bench) and alignment with other tools, and the notches in the vise/clamp faces for securely holding round and square stock, such as rods, pipes and tubing, and odd-shaped objects. This tool was made back in a time when most manufacturers and repair shops were small, family operations or factories where each worker had to do several different handtooling functions - opposite of modern assembly lines. With the way the economy is today, once again we are turning to the small operators and home garage shops. This Pomeroy multi-tool is very useful today, as it was then, because a single worker can efficiently use this versatile and compact multitool to perform many of his/her various work functions from just one location on the bench. This makes this Pomeroy multitool an invaluable tool for handy men and women, crafters, modelers, repairers and small shops everywhere.

We have been collecting antique, vintage and unusual hand tools for 50 years. We have many others to sell - if interested, please email us. This is the first Pomeroy No. 1 multi-tool we have run into (Pomeroy Riveting tools are also scarce but they are much more common than this Pomeroy multi-tool). This very rare Pomeroy multi-tool is not only a wonderful tool collectible, but is still very useful for many small shop operations, handymen and crafts people even today. We believe that some of the best tools ever made were proudly Made-in-America 20 - 100+ years ago. In our own Consumertronics.net (and in our Lone Star Consulting, Inc.) electronics labs, many of the tools we use are vintage and antique American-made electronic tools, watchmaker tools, dental tools, jewelers tools, mechanics tools, car tools, medical tools and optometric tools - few of which are still being made today (at least not to their quality). Most people don't realize that these sturdy "old" American-made tools were the best quality and most versatile tools ever made - we salute their inspired inventors and the skilled workers who made them! When you see a great antique or vintage tool - like this Pomeroy - you just can't let it get away from you!

UNIQUE or VERY RARE ITEM: We have only one of these POMEROY NO. 1 MULTITOOLS, and it is apparently so rare that we cannot decide what price to put on it. However, we want to sell this POMEROY NO. 1 MULTITOOL at a fair price to both of us. Interested? Then freely document what price range this POMEROY NO. 1 MULTITOOL is worth and make us an offer (if possible). We will seriously consider and respond to all offers we consider reasonable. If you know of anyone who might be interested, then please freely refer him/her to this listing, and if we agree to sell it to that person, he/she buys it, pays for it in full, his/her payment totally clears (allow 90 days for checks and money orders (except Postal M.O.) to clear), sold at $100+, and he/she does not ask for a refund within 60 days of receipt of Item, we will pay you a 10% finder's fee based on the paid price. Payment by PayPal, credit card or COD not acceptable.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD121. - Price: See above; FREE S/H (8 lbs wgt.)

Used and in very good condition. Fisher Vise, Clamp or Press Precision Tool / Laboratory Tool. Very fine threaded for great precision and clamping pressure. We are not really sure what this tool does. Do you? It has a removable spring-operated stem as shown. The tip at the bottom of the screw rotates freely in both directions and is not connected to either the screw or the stem. Very useful, and also a great collectible. We made a removable insert for it from 3/8" plumbing parts to expand its uses as a vise or press. Base is flanged with two holes for screwing into a work bench or work table. 8" long, 2" throat depth. Hole is 3/4" diameter, 1" high.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD142. - Price: $195.95, S/H: $8.90.

Used and in great condition. We don't know what this large, unusual-looking clamp was originally designed for. The clamping end looks very much like the typical hot patch clamp for tubes. The fancy curve in its body and the much greater thickness of the materials it can handle looks like it is used for patching large, bulky tubes that its smaller cousins can't handle. A regular bench vise can be used to clamp anywhere along its ridge for optimum positioning. It has some surface discoloration as it was stored in a barn, but is fully functional. We don't know its make or model or how old it is. Makes a great tool collectible, and is very useful for clamping all kinds of flexible materials such as rubber, plastic, metal sheeting, and wood for the shop, business, hobbies, crafts, model-making, fabric and sewing uses, etc. If the material is relatively thin and flexible, you likely can roll-up or bunch-up a large quantity of material inside the clamp and clamp much deeper into the material than any other clamp. This clamp of course can be still be used to clamp rigid or thick items and materials to a depth of about 5".

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD096. - Price: $99.95. S/H: $10.90

Used and in great condition. Two unusual heavy wrenches, maker and uses are unknown. Obviously for some kind of specialty uses, but can be used or modified for other uses. Do you know what these are or who made them or their part #s? We probably priced them too high, not knowing what they are really worth. If priced too high, and you can document a lower current price elsewhere, we will lower our prices.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD121. - Price: $29.95, each wrench, S/H; $8.90 for either, or $12.90 for both.

Used and in good condition (fully and smoothly functional, minor spotty surface rust). Medium Antique Pipe Wrench / Monkey Wrench, 10-1/4" long. Made in USA by Coes Wrench Company.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD145. - Price: $9.95, S/H: $3.00, 3 lbs

Used and in good condition (fully and smoothly functional, some surface rust). Medium Antique Pipe Wrench / Monkey Wrench, 12-1/4" long. Made in USA. Make unknown (probably Bemis & Call Wrench & Nut).

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD145. - Price: $9.95, S/H: $4.00, 3.5 lbs

Used and in good condition (fully and smoothly functional, some surface rust). Big Antique Pipe Wrench / Monkey Wrench, 12-3/4" long. Made in USA. Make unknown (probably Bemis & Call Wrench & Nut).

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD145. - Price: $9.95, S/H: $5.00, 4 lbs

Used and in good condition (fully and smoothly functional, some surface rust). Big Antique Pipe Wrench / Monkey Wrench, 15-1/4" long. Made in USA by Solid Bar, 1896.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD145. - Price: $9.95, S/H: $6.00, 6 lbs

Used and in great condition, some surface rust. Rare Ford Model-T / Model-A wrenches, sockets and pully collection. We got these at an estate sale, deceased former owner had hobby of restoring Model-T Fords and Model-A Fords. Longest tool is 11-1/2". We will seriously consider any good offer for one or more pieces from this tool lot.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD121. - Price: $99.95. S/H: $5 Handling, 7 lbs.

Used and in great condition. Rare, vintage Indestro Ford Main Bearing A - B - V8 Socket Wrench #182, 16" long, 3/4" - 12-point socket at one end, and 9/16" - 8-point socket at other. Both sockets are star sockets. Some surface rust. Great tool collectible.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD121. - Price: $19.95. S/H: $11.90.

Used and in great condition. Rare, vintage Bog Socket Wrench, 10-1/2"x 6-1/4", 5/8" socket and 11/16" socket, both ends 6-point star. Some surface rust.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD121. - Price: $29.95. S/H: $11.90

Used, with some surface rust. Rare Frank Mossberg Wrench #624, ratchet type. The handle consists of a loop of the right end part (not shown).

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD131. - Price: $9.95

Used and in great condition, some surface rust. Rare, antique U.S. 1C, U.S. 2C Clamp, as marked. We don't know much about the clamp's history, but it is probably a World War II clamp used by the U.S. Military as we bought it in a lot with other U.S. GI World War II Militaria. Still totally functional. If we are priced too high, document it, and we will seriously consider lowering price.

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RARE U.S.A.ORIGINAL M1917, M1919,M6 WRENCH COMBINATION, THOMSON SLING, U.S. GI WORLD WAR II FIELD GEAR, 1939-1945

Used and in great condition, minor surface discoloration. Rare, original, U.S.A. M1917, M1919, M6 Combination Wrench, U.S. GI World War II (1939-1945), Field Gear, Thomson Sling. This World War II Militaria is truly a great collectible.

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Terrific find at an estate sale! While these technically blacksmith swages or wheelright swages, they could have and still could be used to some extent as blacksmith hammers / wheelright hammers. Heir of owner of these unbelievable swages/hammers told us that his great grandfather, a blacksmith and wheelwright, used these swages / hammers to prepare and repair the wagons of Mormon Pilgrims on their way to Utah shortly after the Civil War. Since we do not know this person or his family, we have no way of knowing and cannot guarantee that his story is true - but if true, these swages/hammers have an incredible history to them!

Longest swage/hammer is almost 23" long (other two are about 15.5" and 15"). We can find no markings on the heads. But two swages/hammers have markings on their handles (the heir did not know if the handles or heads had ever been replaced). One handle has embossed on it, "PROP. OF BETH STEEL" ("BETH STEEL" is best we know (We are not an antique tool expert) an abbreviation for Bethlehem Steel, which built the Golden Gate Bridge), top handle section in 3rd image. Another handle (the long one) has embossed on it, "Prop. of Beth Steel Corp." on one side and "Buckeye", "HARTWELL GENUINE HICKORY", and "HARTWELL BROTHERS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE" in green lettering on the other side, bottom two handle sections in 3rd image (apparent differences in handle widths and colorations in image are due to lighting and zoom effects, actual color of all handles is a dark brown). Both the swage/hammer heads and handles have seen much vigorous use, but are still very usable if you still wish to use these swages/hammers (much better in a collector's case).

Take a look at the incredible heads on these swages/hammers! On all of your years on this planet, have you seen heads exactly like these! we was told by the heir that the heads are concave like this to accommodate the shape of wagon wheel hubs, and to help shape wagon wheel axles.

Clearly, this is a very special collection of swages/hammers. Do NOT let them get away from you!

NOTE: This Item is being offered at a much reduced price than when originally listed. We seldom lower a price more than once. Usually, if Item does not sell at much reduced price after reasonable time, without further notice, we donate or throw Item away, so please bid on Item right away.

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Used and works great. This rare Simonds slotted tool seems like it may have a practical use for rolling ribbon or similar material up. Someone told us it was a common tool used in conjunction with weaving looms back in the 1920s. Three other persons told us that it is a handle for a Simonds crosscut saw - a two-man crosscut saw used for felling large trees in the lumber industry - a Simond saw handle is most probably its actual original use. However, it can also be used for holding a scraping, cutting or chopping head (e.g. axe head). Or for holding or positioning a wedge. Or for aligning big nails or stakes. Or for opening or closing containers that have a rectangular head that fits into the slot. Also makes a great tool collectible. We bought it at an estate sale where the family told us it was `about 100 years old.' We are collecting rare, weird and old tools for decades now. We have never run into another tool like this one. Slot is 3-1/2" long and 3/16" wide with an adjustable washer. It has seen a lot of use, and its surface finish is rough.

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RARE, ANTIQUE GAYLORD BROS. BOOK PRESS /
GAYLORD BROS. PAPER PRESS,
INDUSTRIAL BINDERY EQUIPMENT,
FAST SETUP OF WORK / FAST RELEASE OF WORK

(Sorry, we are currently out of this great Gaylord Press, and looking for more). This Gaylord paper press / Gaylord book press is used and in great condition. Works great. Heavy duty book press / paper press / object press. Great book binding equipment as either a printer collectible / bindery collectible or for the job. If job efficiency and speed are important to you, this press / compressor is well-designed and practically unbeatable as set up and release of objects of even highly varying thicknesses being pressed / compressed is easy and fast. Press will handle books, piles of papers, cardboard or anything else you want to press together (up to 8" thick), for examples, to do glue jobs / cement jobs, to press leaves / press flowers, to squeeze out water from cloth, to do prints, to press in indentations / stampings / embossings, for molds, to press electronic components / mechanical components into assemblies, to keep object in a fixed position so it doesn't move around or shift while you are tooling it or painting it, etc. Uses are virtually endless!

Boards are 12" x 7" x 1/2" plywood and are somewhat aged and worn, but you can easily replace them with other boards, metal plates, plastic plates, molds, frames, etc., as they are attached with screws. And of course you can always sandwich between the boards other boards, tempered glass, plastic plates, metal plates, moldings, etc. of various sizes and shapes. The center of the clamp stands 4" from the front edge of the steel shaft that holds the clamp assembly. This means that for boards or plates upto 8" wide, the clamp can be exactly centered. You can substitute or sandwich in boards, etc. up to about 12" wide (if you don't require exact clamp centering) and up to about 16" long for larger works, and of course you can always use smaller boards, etc. as you wish.

The right part of second image shows the bottom of the press and how it sits on surfaces. The top board or plate is easily removed once you release the pressure on it so that you get good visibility in placing and positioning your work on top of the bottom board or plate. Initial positioning is made by quickly sliding up the clamp assembly with its top board/plate along the steel shaft, similarly to how many long carpenter clamps work, and then positioning the top board / plate and snugly tightening down with the clamp's worm screw mechanism to compress the object.

This press is moderate in weight compared to typical worm-screw only presses (which we also sell, see my webpages), and with its convenient "carrying handle" (i.e. the steel shaft), it is highly portable and easy to transport, place, set up and manueuver on the fly on work benches, work tables, pick-up beds, van shops, and other work surfaces. If you replace the boards with metal plates, you can even use the press on a heated surfaces to do hot presses.

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RARE, VINTAGE DENTURE PRESS +
CRAFTS PRESS / HOBBY PRESS / MODEL SHOP PRESS / AUTO SHOP PRESS
INDUSTRIAL SHOP PRESS / PRODUCTION PRESS / GENERAL SHOP PRESS

(Sorry, we are sold out of these, we are trying to get more of them). We bought this press at an estate sale; son of deceased told us that his father was a dentist and used these presses decades ago to make dentures. Great as a car shop press, machine shop press, crafts shop press, hobby press, modeling press, general mechanical press, production press for factory, other business and home as a press, clamp or vise. Weighs about 13 lbs. Height is 10.5" when cranked all the way down. Handle is 11.5" long, which can of course be extended for greater pressing power using a pipe extension. Plate area is 7" X 4" (upper round press plate is 4" in dia.). Clearance can be varied from 1" to 5-1/8" for thick objects. Horizontal clearance is 4-1/2" wide, so it easily takes 2x4 amd 4x4 lumber and 4" pipe. Worm screw is 3/4" thick steel. While We have had it cranked down to several 100s of pounds of pressure, best we could tell, it was not even close to its limit (which is not stated on is unknown). The screw-press does have surface rust on it but as far as we can tell, the does not appreciably affect either its operation or maximum applied force. However, since neither the base nor the bottom of the round upper press plate is real smooth, the user might want to slide in 1/4" - 1" thick hardwood, pressed board, metal, plastic or rubber surfaces, according to what suits his/her needs best when smooth contact is required. Can be easily mounted on a work bench, work table, pick up truck bed, RV, van, camper, etc.

Just consider some of the practically unlimited clamp, vise and press functions that a press like this can do for you with the appropriate dies and forms (no dies or forms come with it): (1) Flattening metal, bending metal, forming metal, shaping metal, and swaging metal. (2) Pressing on patches, silkscreens, logos, signatures, boiler plates, etc. (3) Using "cookie cutter" type dies to cut out or punch either cold or hot shapes in wood, plastics and light metals. (4) Printing press. (5) Crushing or pulverizing rocks, bones and other crushable objects and materials for mechanical geological, archaeological, paleontological, forensic, chemical, biological, biomedical, etc. applications. (6) Press fitting gears, pins and rivets. (7) As a punch press. (8) Embossing images and lettering into just about anything that can fit into it that is wood, plastic and thin/soft metals. (9) Pressing and laminating flowers and leaves and other collectibles. (10) For many other glue or cement jobs. (11) Compacting items. (12) Holding items secure for just about any reason, such as for sawing, drilling, threading (e.g. rods, plumbing pipe).

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We are currently out of this Item, expect more in soon, if you want to be notified when another comes in, please bookmark and revisit regularly. Rare, antique, vintage car valve reciprocating grinder tool. Used and it works great. 10-3/4" long. By moving the handle up and down, the grinding tool at the bottom first spins one direction and then spins in other direction. This allows for a more even grinding of the surface. Can also be used as a paint mixer. But best as a terrific automotive or antique tool collectible. We bought it at an estate sale, and was told that it was used to service Model-T and Model-A Fords.

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Used and works great. This rare and unique stamping tool was originally made for stamping livestock in the mouth as a form of branding them. However, it has many other practical uses where one needs to uniquely identify something in a way that is both permanent (cannot be erased or covered up and won't wear out) and very difficult to counterfeit. You dial in the 4-digit serial number by rotating the wheels at the top of the tool head. Each digit consists of a number of 1/4"-long pointed steel spikes arrayed in the form of a digit (0 - 9) which penetrates or at least indents the material being marked. See upper right of image to see what the stamping looks like. Works especially well with soft-to-medium materials such as leather, plastic, some metals and wood, and flesh between 1/32" to 1/4" thick. Also makes a great collectible. Has some surface discoloration and rust.

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Used, as shown. Doesn't say who made it. 9.5" long. Has seen years of use. Ratchet doesn't seem to work well. Makes a great collectible.

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Used and works great. While not new, the dies are still in good condition. 23-1/2" long. Sizes are: 5/8" - 10 TPI. 1/2" - 12 TPI. 7/16" - 14 TPI. 3/8" - 16 TPI. Aside from being a great collectible, a really nice thing about this threader is that you can do pipe diameters smaller and larger than the rated diameter for any of its thread TPI. We have mainly used it over the years to thread PVC pipe pieces that we use to house probe electronic circuits so that we could put end caps on them.

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Rare, antique triangle punch. Probably used as a leather punch. Triangle is about 3/4" on each side. Triangle punch die can be removed by removing screw, shown in leftmost image, and replaced with whatever other die you can make to fit there. Beneath the triangle die is a block of wood, which also can be replaced.

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HEATON PENINSULAR BUTTON FACTORY CO.
SHOE BUTTON PLIERS / STAPLER - RARE, ANTIQUE

Rare, antique shoe button pliers made by Heaton Peninsular Button Factory Co.

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Rare, antique Signode Model DLT band cutter / strap cutter and band puller / strap puller pliers.

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RARE, ANTIQUE "TOM THUMB" DIMPLER PUNCH
THE SHEEHAN MFG. CO., HEAVY-DUTY INDUSTRIAL-GRADE

Rare, antique "Tom Thumb" punch, dimpler, made by The Sheehan Mfg Co., heavy-duty, industrial-grade starter punch. Used and in good condition. Designed to make an indentation in material so that the drill bit stays on target as you drill. This punch is especially good for punching thick, hard metals and other materials.

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Used and in very good condition. Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise (Zylyss-Zyliss Precision Clamp / Vise). These Zylyss-Zyliss Clamps / Vises are really great for the shop, hobbyist, model-making and crafts, for doing precision clamping, and clamping of bulky and large objects. The entire The Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise shop system is not required - this clamp / vise can be operated on top of a common work table or work desk. Made of aluminum and steel.

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Used and in very good condition. Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp Assembly parts for this Zylyss-Zyliss hobby clamp / vise. We don't know what these do, only that they attach to the Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise Assembly. Made of aluminum with some parts made of steel.

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Used and in very good condition. Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise Assembly part for this hobby clamp /vise for clamping onto and securely holding some Dremel hand tools or similar-type drilling, cutting, grinding, polishing, buffing tool, or lamp. Easily mounts onto Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise Assembly rails. This clamp or vise has an internal split-ring or split-sleeve, which can be removed to increase diameter of clamp/vise. With thumbscrew tightened all the way down as shown and with ring installed, hole inner diameter is 1-1/2", and with ring removed, diameter is 1-5/8". With the thumbscrew all the way out, you get about 1/16" more in diameter. 6-1/4"(excluding screw) x 3-1/4" x 2-1/4" (base). The Zylyss-Zyliss Clamp / Vise Assembly is great for the shop, crafts, hobbies and modeling. Made of aluminum; screw and split-ring/sleeve are steel.

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Used and in excellent condition. Rare Vintage XACTO Lock Griplier Pliers, 5-1/2" long, Made in America. Steel, looks like chrome-plated. In the decades we have collected rare, antique, vintage and precision tools, this is the only XACTO Lock Griplier Pliers we have ever run into. These Griplier locking pliers are stamped with: "The 'Third Hand' for Small Assemblies". The "gun site" like structure at the top is the lever that you push forward with your thumb to lock these XACTO pliers, causing it to hold tightly onto the object of interest. You push it back to unlock. These extremely rare Griplier pliers make an absolutely wonderful collectible for collectors of tools in general, pliers in general, locking pliers, clamping tools or locking tools, XACTO tools, electronic tools, craft tools, modeling tools, etc. - your collection is not complete without THIS very rare XACTO Lock Griplier Pliers. These Griplier Lock Pliers are also extremely useful in gripping and manipulating small objects from nuts to wires to electronic parts, modeler parts and craft parts. Handle can be placed in a soft-jaw vise to hold and position this tool while you work on the clamped object. It is a mystery to us why this very useful tool never became a standard tool.

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RARE HANDHELD PINCH CLAMP / FLY-TYING VISE
CRAFTS, MODELING, ELECTRONICS, JEWELRY, CLOCKS

Used and in excellent condition. Rare Handheld Pinch Clamp / Gripper Clamp. This hand held pinch vise or pinch clamp tool was made from a rare antique tool (no parts of the antique tool are missing or modified). Pinch clamp opens up to about 5/16" (if bigger gap is needed, use a longer thumb screw). Its two washers have rubber pads on them so as not to mar your held object. You can easily remove these two washers and substitute in bigger washers, smaller washers, oval washers, rectangular washers, and other odd-shape and odd-type washers or extensions you can make or buy to customize this tool for your various needs. You can also stack on more than two washers or extensions to hold multi-layer, laminated and mulitple objects. You can also use the pinch clamp to hold a cutter wheel(s) or blade(s), sanding wheel(s) or grinding wheel(s) to cut, scrape, grind, smooth or shape your work. And it is great as a tool extension for small tools.

This pinch clamp can be used as a fish fly-tying vise tool (fly-tying clamp / fly-tying holder / fly-tying gripper) to grip your hooks and other small parts. And it can also be used to hold or grip just about any small object (including small tools to work on the tools or as tool extensions). One image shows it gripping a few pages of paper, the other image shows it gripping a 36" wood ruler between its two washers, securely clamped down using the thumb screw so that you can securely without touching the object with your fingers. And it is great for clamping down on small glue jobs and solder jobs. And great for the crafts person, modeler, electronics fabricator, jewelery worker, clock repairer / watch repairer, photographer, seamstress, paste-ups, electroplater, CSI and forensic personnel, medical workers, and other small precision types of jobs.

We have several of these, when this tool sells, we will list another, so you can buy one for each hand.

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Used and in very good condition. Rare, Vintage Steel Sexauer Plumbing Tools with Original Steel Box. One tool looks like some kind of faucet tool or tube tool for 3 sizes. The other tool looks somewhat like a bullet mold, but is some type of tube holder, tube shape restorer or tube crimper. With decades of collecting rare, vintage, antique and precision tools, this is the first one of these we've run into. Great collectible, or tools can be used as is, or tools can be modified to fit your other uses.

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Used and in very good condition. This Rare Neva-Clog Stapling Pliers do not have a model number stamped on them, which likely means that they are much older than the Model B-100 or Model S-100. This also means that we have no idea how to price it, so we tried to price it low for our Buyers.

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RARE VINTAGE 10" STANLEY ADJUSTABLE PLIERS
STEEL TONGUE & GROOVE JOINT PLIERS, NO. 1503.

Used and in very good condition. Rare, vintage steel 10" Stanley Tongue & Groove Joint Pliers Adjustable Pliers, No. 1503. The Stanley No. 1503 is a rare collectible. Very high-quality Stanley groove pliers. 9-3/4" long.

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Used and in very good condition. Rare Antique Mechanical Scale for Weighing with two scales in grams. One scale is 0-250g, the other scale is 0-1000g. The round weight at the bottom is shown in the 0-1000g position. Rotate it up 180 degrees, and it is set for the 0-250g scale. It is missing the pan at the top for holding the object to be weighed, but many pans can be made to fit the top of the vertical brass post (requires drilling/punching a hole in the bottom of the metal pan (or wood or plastic pan - an antique brass, copper or wood pan would do nicely), and simply screw in a #8 screw (about 1" long). The screw shaft securely fits into the post hole to hold the pan on. Once you have the pan attached, you simply zero in the scale, then put in your objects to be weighed. Bought at an estate sale. While its primary use was reported to weigh gold in the field, other of its many popular uses include weighing other minerals, gemstones, mechanical parts, and grains. A great collectible - looks great in your collection or display.

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RARE K. VOM STEIN WUPPERTAL PIPE WRENCH, 5120-12-140-5443
HEAVY-DUTY, INDUSTRIAL GRADE PIPE WRENCH

Used and in very good condition. Rare K. vom Stein Wuppertal Pipe Wrench, #5120-12-140-5443. Very high quality, heavy-duty, industrial grade pipe wrench. Also great because this K. vom Stein Wuppertal pipe wrench is a combo smooth jaw and serrated jaw pipe wrench - no more having to reach for another wrench when under the sink! To set for smooth jaw, slide the center piece all the way up. To set for serrated or rough-gripping jaw, slide the center piece all the way down. This pipe wrench also has built-in cutter. This rare K. vom Stein Wuppertal pipe wrench is not only a great tool but also a great collectible. Both very useful and a great collectible wrench. 12-3/4" long (max jaw opening of 2"). Jaws are 11/16" wide.

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ADJUSTABLE-HEAD CLAW HEAD HAMMER
ADJUSTABLE CLAW HAMMER HEAD /
ADJUSTABLE CLAW HEAD HAMMER /
ADJUSTABLE HAMMER HEAD - RARE, STEEL

Used and in very good condition; all functions are excellent, there is no visible rust and plastic on handle is in great condition and snug-tight. Rare high-quality steel Adjustable-Head Claw Head Hammer. We recently bought this adjustable-head claw head hammer at an estate sale (a year earlier, we bought another one exactly like this adjustable hammer also at an estate sale where the wife of the deceased stated that hammer's owner was a tool inventor, which we sold Nov. 6 on eBay for $995), so this adjustable-head claw hammer may even be an invention prototype, manufacturer's approval sample, or a (very) limited issue tool (we do not know how many were made or are still available). With decades of experience of buying unusual tools, we have found only three adjustable head hammers, including this one, all of this same type, all found near Albuquerque, NM, and we own this one and the one we have in our tool collection.
UTILITY: The claw hammer's head is easily and quickly adjusted. You simply push in the long black lever, and then position the head to the desired angle (of 3 angles), then release the lever, leaving the head rigidly and securely at selected angle. This adjustable-head claw hammer has outstanding advantages over standard non-adjustable hammers. In its traditional "T" head position, the hammer has all the uses of normal claw head hammers of this general size, shape and weight. However, with the head pointed up of this adjustable hammer, you can reach 2+ inches higher, and it also great for working on vertical surfaces (e.g. walls and fences), slanted-up surfaces (e.g. roofs), for nailing near the edge of a surface you don't want to accidentally hit or score (e.g. high up on a wall near a ceiling), for difficult ceilings and overhead work, and for nailing nails angled towards you. With the head pointed down, hammering on slanted-down surfaces (e.g. roofs), difficult underside surfaces, and for nails angled away from you. Of equal importance, when you pull nails or separate stuck boards using a claw hammer's claw, the angle of the hammer handle, along with your body's position, are critical to the amount of leverage you can apply (i.e. nail-pulling force / board-separating force). With this adjustable-head claw hammer, you can adjust head angle to much more easily, quickly and efficiently pull nails and separate stuck boards. For maximum leverage for pulling nails, the angled-up hammer head position is especially powerful where you are also pushing against the surface with the nails. This great increase in hammer efficiency means you can hammer or pull faster, more easily, and with less resulting strain, busted knuckles and 'aches-and-pains' at the end of your work day using this adjustable head hammer.
COLLECTIBLE: This is an incredible collectible hammer find! We can find no other adjustable head hammer anywhere. If you collect rare tools in general or hammers or claw hammers in particular, your collection will never be complete and always have a glaring deficiency without this incredible adjustable-head claw hammer as part of your collection! A real treasure and conversation piece!

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD142. - Price: $995.95, S/H: $9.90.

Used and in great condition. Rare, vintage IBM Pliers, IBM Smooth Jaw Pliers. Similar to B5113 pliers but these are authentic and rare IBM pliers. We have no idea what these were originally used for, but probably lineman's pliers. The round sides are great for pulling wires, strings or threads together (or apart). Usually, pliers with smooth jaws are used in jewelry fabrication and jewelry repair, but the "IBM" indicates a computer, electronic or electrical use. Great collectible and conversational piece.

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Used and in very good condition. Surface discoloration is minimal. Rare, Unusual Double-Headed Pliers, 2-headed Alligator Pliers. We have no idea what these were made for (do you?). Has no make or model embossed on it. Great for gripping and pulling fabrics, carpeting, upholstery, other soft materials. Great collectible and conversational piece.

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Used and in very good condition. Vintage Ma Bell Versatile Handheld Vise, Handheld Clamp. This sturdy handheld vise is superior to virtually all other handheld vises. Not only is this handheld vise great for holding and bending flat objects and materials typical of most handheld vises, but it also has a side which works great with tubes, rods, shafts, cables, wires, ropes, odd-shaped objects, etc. Ideal for securely cutting, soldering, drilling, grinding, polishing, shaping, holding, suspending and carrying tubed-shaped objects for the shop, hobbyists, crafts, jewelry, sports, electricians, plumbers, etc. This Ma Bell hand vise was made about 50 years ago by the Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company (the same Bell System / Western Electric monopoly which later broke up into the "Baby Bells") as a telephone lineman's installation and repair tool, this Ma Bell vise is a great collectible as well as being a very useful and versatile tool.

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Used and in very good condition. Vintage Made-In-USA Wood Lufkin Folding Ruler / Extension Ruler, 6'. Numbered on both sides. Most of the numbers are very bright and sharp, few are bit faded. Probably 1940s if it matches all the other tools that were in its tool box.

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Used and in very good condition. Vintage Automark Travel Calculator / Computer. Calculates and keeps track of just about every function one needs in travel, including Miles Traveled, Miles Per Gallon, Gallons Used, Miles Per Hour, and Travel Time. In addition, it converts U.S. Gallons, Imperial Gallons and Liters. And this Automark Travel Calculator converts Miles and Kilometers. Requires no power or Internet service. And it makes a great bookmark for your travel reading. Printed by the U.S. Patent Office, circa 1970. 8-1/2" x 3" x 1/10".

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Used and in very good condition. Rare Dixon Fluted (Grooved) Ring Sizer / Fluted (Grooved) Mandrel. This Dixon ring mandrel is for every ring size from ring sizes 1 to 13. Dixon mandrel is 12-1/2" long, machined steel. Believed to be antique.

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Used and in very good condition. Rare antique Brass Bruning Protractor for some unknown specialized use. Bruning protractor is 3-5/8" wide. While appearing as grey in image, it is brass. The long object taped in middle of backside (bottom image) is a steel stylus or probe that was taped to it for some unknown purpose when bought at an estate sale. Do you know what its specific function was for this Bruning protractor?

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Used, complete set. Rare Antique Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl Nail Kit with Leather Case. We bought this at an estate sale and was told that deceased owner's mother had bought it in the 1920s. The kit appears to be complete with its original tools, several of which have mother of pearl inlaids as shown. The case appears to be leather and is in very good condition, no tears or zipper problems. Case does show a little wear around the edges. A great collectible.

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We bought these big solid brass ice tongs at an estate sale. We was told that it was made in the 1930s - not quite antique yet, but certainly vintage. These brass tongs do not have any stampings on it as to manufacturer or part number. We do not know the family and we are not an expert on this kind of Item, so we do not make any claims as to this account. Great as a display for the fine home, office, restaurant, tavern, tourist attraction! The image shows the tongs on a tiled background, tiles are 12" x 12" size. Completely closed tongs are 16" high, and completely opened up tongs are 22" wide.

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD098. - Price: $95.95. S/H: $5, 5 lbs

Used and in great condition. The box has seen better days but is still intact. This is NOT the clearly more common No. 702 Ace Stapler that uses the No. 70001 staples (of which we have and use about a half-dozen of), but the No. 702 that uses the No. 700 staples (apparently, the same staples but with an older number; there are minor physical differences between the two staplers but they don't apparently affect the staples used). These staples are truly distinctive and very classy - as far as we know - ACE was the only one who made staplers that used these "undulated staples" (wavy staples). Whatever you staple stands apart from everything else anyone else has submitted alongside what you submitted. We have had people call us on the phone and ask us what in the world we use as a stapler and how can they get a stapler just like mine. This No. 702 Ace Clipper, however, is apparently so rare - in all my years of looking - this is the only one We have ever found - so We are not selling it cheap. We would not even suggest to use it but perhaps display it. Both the 702s that use 70001 staples and the ones that use 700 staples are very high quality chrome plated staplers - we swear if these were fetched from a sunken ship after years, they still would be bright and shiny - none of that awful mousy grey or black paint used on "standard" office staplers.

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(2) RARE TYPESET HOLDERs / TYPESET VISEs
TYPESET CLAMPs / TYPESET ALIGNMENT PRESSES
Plus BOX of HARD METAL TYPE SPACERs
Kingsley Machine Co.

Used and in very good condition. Typeset Holders / Typeset Vises / Typeset Clamps / Typeset Alignment Presses, plus original box of Hard Metal Type Spacers. Made by Kingsley Machine Co. These Typeset Holders are 5-1/4" long, 3/4" wide. While few people use typeset anymore, they make great collectibles. And these Typeset Presses can also be used or even modifed to clamp, hold and/or press other types of objects as well, and are great for things like delicate glue jobs, model-making, jewelry, crafts, paleontology (small fossils), and geology (gems and stones).

BUYER: Order by Title (below image) - Email Us Your Order. - List History: LD130. - Price: $29.95