69th International Auction of Quality Antique Woodworking Tools

A 19c French industrial diamond tipped glass cutter with ivory decorated ebony and brass head G++

A 19c French industrial diamond tipped glass cutter with German silver and ivory head G++

An unusual German propelling pencil in hallmarked silver with 12cm scaled rule to one side G+

A most unusual 19c mechanical vegetable chopper with beech frame and turned oak bowl, the knife is raised and lowered by means of a cam, the bowl ...

A 35" turnscrew with brass ferrule G+

A probably 19c turned pine container 7"h. with screw top lid G+

A 6" herb chopper by SORBY with acorn finial decoration to the handle G

A very decorative chip carved wood nutcracker and 3 other in brass and iron G+

An 18c French copper glue pot and liner with d/t joints on tripod legs G+

A fine 18c Dutch steel soled brass smoothing iron with simple cupids bow decoration and hinged lid G

An unusual early iron string dispenser 10"h. with early pair of scissors G+

An unused Puma No 78 razor by SOLINGEN in orig box and a 4 sided strop by R.JUNG AG Heidelberg in orig box F

A ships compass with floating brass holder in 3 1/2" turned oak stand G+

An unusual 19c French lark lure with 60+ blue glass and mirror inserts, the brass plaque with BELET Brevete S.D.G.D. Dole (Jura) with string to sp...

A good quality, cast iron, table mounted bean slicer with fancy decoration G+

A 19c cast iron mincer by SPONG & Co London for wall or table mounting G

Two unusual early treen items, purpose unknown (to us) G+

A gamekeepers polished beech bird carrier with leather strap and sprung brass clip G++

W.L.Goodman; 1978 British Planemakers from 1700, 2nd ed. 182pp 10" with dust jacket F

W.L.Goodman; 1968, British Plane-Makers from 1700 136pp 9" h/b F

W.L.Goodman; 1978 The History of Woodworking Tools 208pp h/b with dust jacket G+

R.A.Salaman; 1975 Dictionary of Tools 546pp 10" h/b with dust jacket G+

R.A.Salaman; 1975 Dictionary of Tools 546pp 10" h/b with dust jacket G

R.A.Salaman; 1986 Dictionary of Leather-Working Tools c1700-1950 378pp 10" with dust jacket G++

R.A.Salaman; 1975 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools, revised ed. 546pp 10" G+

Ken Roberts and Jane & Mark Rees; 1979 & 1991 two reprint Preston catalogues 11" G+

Kenneth D. Roberts; 1980 Some 19c English Woodworking Tool, 484pp 11" h/b and 1976 Tools for the Trades and Crafts 220pp 11" h/b with dust jacket ...

W.B.McKay; 1952 Building Construction vols 1-4, 9" c700pp G

W & A Mowat; 1900 A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing, numerous illustrations stair building for houses, ships and stone stairs with fold ...

Grinling Gibbons; 1914 Grinling Gibbons and the Woodwork of His Age (1648-1720) 1st ed. numerous wonderful illustrations of his carvings 260pp 16"...

Bob Gilding; 1971 The Journeymen Coopers of East London, History Workshop Pamphlet Number Four 86pp 10" G+

Read & Morgan; Natural 19c & Early 20c Sharpening Stones and Hones 66pp 12" F

M.G.Jones; 1974 The Story of Brushmaking, a Norfolk Craft 16pp 12" G++

David Irone; 1994 Irons by Irons, 1600 Items Pictured, signed by the Author 160pp 9" G+

W Canning; 1925 Equipment for Electro-Plating, Polishing, Bronzing, Lacquering & Enameling 11" h/b G

Robert Riddell; c1860 The Carpenter and Joiner, Stair Builder and Hand-Railer with 58 plates and a series of cardboard models incl. 4 plates with ...

I.C.S.Reference Library; 1908 Mathematics, Slide Rule, Graphs, Mechanics 9" quarter leather G

Jane & Mark Rees; 1999 Tools, 2nd ed. 256pp 12" G++

Alvin Sellens; 1990 Dictionary of American Hand Tools 546pp 11" h/b with dust jacket G++

Laxton's 1899 & 1962 ed's building materials etc 8" c2000pp h/b G

Jane Rees; 2012 The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton 1797 2nd ed.180pp 10" F

Deborah Crosby; 1998 Victorian Pencils, Tools to Jewels 226pp 12" h/b with dust jacket F

Alvin Sellens; 3 books The Stanley Plane 1975, Woodworking Planes 1978 and Stanley Folding Rules 1984 all with dust jackets G+

Reg Eaton; 1989 The Ultimate Brace, signed by the author 180pp h/b with dust jacket G++

Nigel Lampert; 1998 Through Much Tribulation, Stewart Spiers and the Planemakers of Ayr 130pp G+

John Walter; 1990 Stanley Tools, a Guide to Identity and Value 454pp 8" a couple of loose pages G

John M. Whelan; 1993 The Wooden Plane 504pp 10" h/b with dust jacket F

S. Tyzack & George Adams; Metal Working Tools and Machines No 689 96pp 11" and 1907 Ironmongers Chronical 11" re-bound h/b (2) G

Five early fishing tackle catalogues; The Rod Box 1974, J.B.Walker 1970, The House of Hardy 1970 and Farlow Sharpe 1969 and 1971 G

C.T.Skelton; 1927 Illustrated Catalogue of Tools No H16 with prices 216pp 11" small tear at spine. and Stedall & Company; 1929 Iron & Hardware Mer...

Starrett Tools; Catalog No 24 368pp 7" G

Two catalogues; Marples 1930 68pp and Record No 17 1966 128pp G

Brades and Brades & Tyzack; Two cats 1934 and later, some pages cut 11" h/b G

Mathieson (1899), Preston (1914) and Marples (1909) three reprint catalogues recently converted to hard back copies G++

Henry Disston; 1914 reprint cat recently rebound in quarter leather with gold braiding 10" 240pp F

Ed. Preston; 1909 reprint cat with prices 11" 180pp G+

Buck & Hickman; rare 1923 ed. Tools & Services 1076pp 9" h/b split at spine G

Buck & Hickman; 1947 General Ironmongery 120pp 11" h/b G+

S.Tyzack & George Adams; 1939 Metal Working Tools and Machines 96pp 11" re-bound in h/b G+

David R. Russell; 2010 Antique Woodworking Tools, new copy in original box, 530pp 14" h/b F