The Early American Industries Association & Great Planes Trading Co. Proudly Present

SOLOMONS ISLAND ANTIQUE, TOOL AUCTION

May 18, 2012, 6 PM

Holiday Inn Hotel Solomons

155 Holiday Drive

Solomons, Maryland 20688

(preview 4 to 6 PM)

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This auction will feature rare and unusual Stanley planes, patented planes by other makers and other tools from the Arlet and Sandra Cassaidy collection of Waterloo, IA; numerous antiques from the Wally & Irene Adams collection of Goodfield, IL; and a nice collection of nautical antiques and navigational instruments from an Atlanta, Georgia collection.

001. Stanley #607C flat sided jointer plane with V-logo blade, very good rosewood tall knob, tote broken in middle and glued, very good overall. (Photo)

002. Unusual BIRMINGHAM 20-inch transitional fore plane with faucet-handle blade adjuster, tote spur has been broken off, good overall condition. (Photo)

003. Stanley BEDROCK #606 flat sided fore plane with 85%+ japanning, good SW logo blade, very good tote and tall knob, STANLEY lever cap, very good overall. (Photo)

004. Stanley #28 transitional fore plane with Q-logo blade, fine tote and knob, fine overall. (Photo)

005. Stanley BEDROCK #606C flat sided fore plane with 75%+ japanning, good tall knob, tote broken at base, will make a good user. (Photo)

006. SARGENT Shaw's Patent #15C with fine tote and knob, original blade, very good overall. (Photo)

007. Sargent #3407 7-inch transitional smooth plane, dated lateral lever, very good overall. (Photo)

008. Stanley #194 fiber board beveling plane, complete and very good overall. (Photo)

009. Stanley #21 7-inch transitional smooth plane, Q-logo blade, complete and very good. (Photo)

010. Keen Kutter KK23 9-inch transitional smooth plane, has block and wedge logo stamped into left side of plane, very good overall. (Photo)

011. Stanley #95 edge trimming block plane, complete and fine. (Photo)

012. Sargent #5306 6-inch iron block plane with Page's patent lever cap, good cutter, very good overall. (Photo)

013. Stanley #66 Type I hand beader with set of blades and both fences, fine overall. (Photo)

014. Stanley #21 adjustable try square with 6-inch SW blade, fine. (Photo & Photo 2)

015. Stanley 10-inch pipe wrench, SW logo, complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2)

016. Stanley #200 plane blade and chisel grinding fixture. (Photo & Photo 2)

017. Stanley 4 SQUARE adjustable try square with 6-inch blade, fine. (Photo & Photo 2)

018. Stanley #38 oil burner level, complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2)

019. Stanley #97 marking gage with japanned head; plus a Stanley SW awl with all but two of the original bits inside, fine. (Photo & Photo 2)

020. Lot of four brass handrail shaves with rosewood? handles, one of the blades has a partial D.R. BARTON logo, all are in fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2)

021. Stanley #85 razor shave, chip from under one side of handle was glued back into place, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

022. Late model Windsor Beader marked with Sept. 1, 1885 patent date, intact fence, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

023. Stanley #76 razor shave, complete and in very good overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

024. Millers Falls cigar spoke shave with FEB. 19, 1884, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

025. Stanley #55 combination plow plane in original chestnut box, with all four main sections, rods, beading stop, two depth stops, auxiliary tower, and four boxes containing 54 blades including the dated slitter, a fine plane with very good set of blades. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

026. Nautical searchlight in several coats of old paint. (Photo)

027. Large bronze or brass three-bladed screw or propeller for a tug or trawler, weights over 100 lbs. (Photo)

028. Large white mast light, comes with extra blue lens. (Photo)

029. BENDIX No. CA15320-B reproduction? ships telegraph mounted on a board. (Photo)

030. Pair of rope bumpers or fenders for hanging on the side of a boat or barge to soften landings. (Photo)

031. Large old wooden lobster trap. (Photo)

032. The Sportster by Ta-pat-co 1930s era life vest, The American Pad & Textile Co. Greenfield, Ohio. (Photo)

033. Hand bilge pump, brass body with iron pipe at bottom, very good. (EAIA12_026JF.jpg)

034. Wooden lobster trap buoy and a small wooden block. (EAIA12_026JF.jpg)

035. Large brass search light mounted on a wooden base, looks like a newer production. (EAIA12_026JF.jpg)

036. Large mast light with red lens and a spare blue lens. (Photo)

037. Large round brass porthole. (Photo)

038. Siegley Patent plow plane, one screw missing, includes one blade, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

039. Stanley #50 Type I reproduction plow plane by Paul Hamler, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2)

040. Stanley #41 Millers Patent plow plane with fillester bed and blade, early two-piece brass screws, one crack in handle rivet, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

041. Stanley #57 core box plane with one set of risers and intact crossbar with turnbuckles, nice nickel and fine wood, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

042. Stanley #46 skew bladed plow plane with set of 10 blades including match in original blade box, later model with rosewood fence, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

043. Early Stanley #43 Millers Patent plow plane with 5/8-inch blade, unslotted screws securing fence, fine very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

044. Dutch blockschraft smoothing plane, complete and very good. (Photo)

045. Unusual 5 1/2-inch rosewood double beading plane with brass plate on toe, fine overall. (Photo)

046. Nice coopers plucker with rusty Thos. Ibbotson blade, very good overall. (Photo)

047. Dennison & Co. unhandled boxwood plow with screw-operated depth stop, a few thread chips on the arms, very good overall. (Photo)

048. to 097. TBA.

098. Primitive and very well made wooden saw vise, can be leaned against a work bench and a saw can be quickly secured for sharpening and setting. (Photo & Photo 2)

099. Pair of PTAMPIA books by Roger K. Smith, the dust jackets have some small tears and Scotch tape repairs, but the books themselves are OK.

100. RARE Stanley #273 paint scraper, this is the first we have seen or sold. One was sold for $1200 in a recent Brown Auction. (Photo & Photo 2)

101. Stanley BEDROCK #604 1/2 with round sides, STANLEY R&L CO. BED ROCK cap, Q-logo blade, fine tote and low knob, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

102. FINE Stanley #72 chamfer plane with SW logo blade, fine rosewood tote and knob, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

103. Stanley #24 transitional smooth plane, this is one of the last made with a BB-logo blade, 85%+ japanning, fine taller beech knob, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

104. FINE Stanley #143 Millers Patent plow plane with model number cast into main frame, 90%+ original nickel plating, very good rosewood handle and wear strip on fence, comes with box of 6 blades, five plows and one match, a fine plane with very good blades. (Photo & Photo 2)

105. Stanley BEDROCK 604 1/2C flat sided heavy smooth plane with fine T-logo blade, fine rosewood knob and tote with original decal, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2)

106. Fine Stanley #141 Millers Patent plow plane with intact fillester bed, and nose piece, plane has 95%+ nickel plating, with original wooden box of blades: one match, seven plows and a slitter with blunted cutting edge, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

107. Sargent #407 iron smooth plane with fine tote and tall knob, good original blade, very good overall. (Photo)

108. UNION MFG. CO. #4 3/8 heavy smooth plane with fine original tote and beaded knob, very good original blade, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

109. Limited Edition print of Chart of the Waters Between Newport Block Island & Martha's Vineyard Chosen For The Races of the Fifteenth International Challenge For The America's Cup, #359 of 400, by Ernest Clegg. Print measures 18 X 21 nicely matted and framed. (Photo & Photo 2)

110. Limited Edition Print called JUPITER of a boat with canopy by Jim Wilshire, #34 of 500. Measures 13 X 19, this one is matted but needs frame. (Photo & Photo 2)

111. Limited Edition Print called BECALMED depicting a schooner by Jim Wilshire. This is #76 of 750. It is matted but needs a frame. Measures 10 x 13 1/2 inches. (Photo & Photo 2)

112. Two books: Shadow Divers The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson, fine overall; and In the Hart of the Sea The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, fine. (Photo)

113. Four navigation related books: The Yachtsman's Guide To Celestial Navigation by Stafford Campbell, very good; Whitney's Star Finder by Charles A. Whitney; Edmund MAG 5 STAR ATLAS by Edmund Scientific Co.; and a Marine Navigation Instruments by Jean Randier, very good. (Photo)

114. Two books: Oceanus Volume 29, Number 3, Fall 1986, The Titanic Revisited; and The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard, fine. (Photo)

115. Two books about Mystic Seaport: Mystic Seaport The First Fifty Years; and another titled Mystic Seaport. (Photo)

116. Lot of 11 Nautical Quarterly books from the 1980s plus an index for them. (Photo)

117. Two books on knots and knot tying: The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley; and The Marlinspike Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith. (Photo)

118. Maritime publications: The Catboat Book; Half-Hull Modeling; How to Buy a New or Used Boat; and How to Build the Haven 12 1/2 Footer. (Photo)

119. Two books: The Wood & Canvas Canoe, A Complete Guide to its History, Construction, Restoration, and Maintenance by Jerry Stelmok and Rollin Thurlow; and CANOECRAFT Revised and Expanded by Ted Moores. (Photo)

120. The Shell Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design by Hugh and Margurite Stix and R. Tucker Abbott, a well illustrated book with nice color photos. (Photo)

121. Two books: A Collectors Guide to Seashells of the World by Jerome M. Eisenberg; and The Intertidal Wilderness by Anne Wertheim. (Photo)

122. Large MILLER-DUNN STYLE 3 shallow water diving helmet, this is a well-made copper and brass replica of a classic 1930s era hood/helmet, with two cracks in the front glass. A fine decorative piece. (Photo & Photo 2)

123. Unknown make hand-powered boat whistle, fine working condition. (Photo & Photo 2)

124. Stanley Instructional Charts, 18 different double-sided charts, a few having very minor foxing, all in very good to fine overall condition, in the original shipping box with decent label. (Photo)

125. SCARCE Ohio Tool Co. #111 rosewood ivory-tipped center wheel plow plane. This plane is all original except for the new threaded post which was expertly crafted by master planemaker Jim Leamy. It has a chip where the bridge attaches to the front arm, some scratching of the arms from the locking screws, and minor chips on the bushings. It functions perfectly as is, but the new owner can opt for a complete makeover. This is the only item in this sale that will sell with a modest reserve. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

126. to 149. TBA.

150. RARE Stanley #64 butcher block plane with both the plane blade and the serrated blade both with V-logo, fine beech tote and knob, 85%+ japanning, a fine plane overall. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

151. Stanley #38 5/8-inch dado plane with SW logo on cap screw, 85%+ japanning, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

152. RARE Stanley #1022 12-inch jackknife screwdriver with folding knife blade in handle, in new condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

153. Stanley #39 1/2-inch dado plane, 80%+ japanning, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

154. Scarce Stanley #87 cabinet scraper plane with fine rosewood tote and knob, unmarked blade, 80%+ japanning, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

155. BAILEY TOOL CO. compass plane with good battleaxe logo blade, screw adjusting blade, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

156. Scarce Stanley pliers with 4 Square logo, first pair we have seen or sold, very good overall condition. (Photo)

157. Stanley BEDROCK #3 TYPE I with milled off patent date in rear of bed, former owners initials GEG in side of plane, nice rosewood tote and low knob, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

158. FINE Stanley #85 cabinet scraper with tilting handles, fine rosewood tote and front knob, unmarked blade, very good overall. (Photo)

159. Stanley #72 1/2 beading attachment for #72 chamfer plane, complete and in very good overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

160. Stanley #50 light duty plow plane MADE IN ENGLAND, complete and like new in original box. (Photo & Photo 2 )

161. Stanley #13 prelateral compass plane, R&L-logo blade, complete and very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

162. Stanley #20 1/2 VICTOR compass plane with VICTORY blade, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

163. Birmingham Plane Co. 9-inch smooth plane, complete and very good overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

164. Stanley #72 chamfer plane, complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

165. Stanley #278 rabbet & filletster plane, complete with depth stop, and fence, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

166. Dutch wooden pad brace with one spring lever pad, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

167. Lignum Vitae shipwrights smooth plane, Moulson Bros. iron, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

168. Stanley #171 door router plane, with 1/2-inch blade, complete with original fence, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

169. Mahogany and brass (English?) 3 7/8-inch ratcheting fishing reel, very nice. (Photo & Photo 2 )

170. Marples ULTIMATUM ebony & brass patented brace with Irish Harp logo, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

171. Stanley #238 weatherstripping plow plane, complete and very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

172. Nice ship's telegraph on brass stand, fine overall condition. (Photo)

173. Australian No.1 MK.III military flare gun. This flare gun was manufactured by CSR Co. in Sydney, Australia. Left side of the frame is marked CSR SYDNEY III 43." Australian military proof marks present. Left side of the barrel and frame shows, "D, Arrow, K" and "Crown over Two Lances." Matching serial numbers. Complete with a lanyard ring, very good to fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

174. Large and HEAVY (solid brass) ships steering station, BROWN BROS. & CO. LTD ROSEBANK IRON WORKS EDINBURGH ships wheel mounted on a solid brass base. NOTE This piece is very heavy, bring a truck or SUV to haul it in, and get Mike to help you load it. (Photo)

175. Fine C. Christiansen trade-school or gentleman's-type work bench with an Abernathy Vise & Tool Co. quick release face vise, wooden end vise, bank of 3 lockable drawers (with keys) between the trestle, purchased from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3 )

176. Nice 20-inch diameter wheel with brass sprocket for a sailing ship, with nice marquetry in the face, fine overall, comes with a plaque for wall mounting. (Photo & Photo 2 )

177. Large binnacle with iron correcting spheres at each side, brass tag on front says KELVIN & WILFRID O. WHITE CO., NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADJUSTERS OF SHIP'S COMPASSES, and LIONEL CORPORATION clinometer below the A. LIETZ CO. compass, needs new end put on electric cord, otherwise very good. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3 )

178. Large DRAFT INDICATOR by the REPUBLIC FLOW METERS CO. CHICAGO. Patent No. 1,614,457, very good overall. (Photo)

179. Pair of large and heavy copper ships running lights marked STUURBOORD & BAKBOORD, both are like new. (Photo)

180. Small brass binnacle with compass, very good overall. (Photo)

181. ACME COURSE CORRECTOR manufactured by SEA EMERGENCY DEVICES New York, NY in original wooden box, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

182. to 198. TBA.

199. Original PATENT MODEL for E. HECHLER Hat Stretcher, U.S. Pat. No. 158,079, Reading, Penn. Has the lace and just a piece of the original patent office tag on the top, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

200. Brass scale for measuring the list of a boat or a ship, mounted to a piece of wood, a nice display piece. (Photo & Photo 2 )

201. Pair of running lights for a ship or boat, red for the port and green for the starboard, each has a small burner inside and brass top, a nice decorative pair. (Photo)

202. CHELSEA CLOCK CO. BOSTON brass ship's clock, U.S. MARITINE COMMISSION SER. NO. 4235, fine working condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

203. Large size Thomas Waker "Cherub" rotor or spinner, these were dragged in the water by ships to track the speed and distance traveled. They would be connected to a tachometer or odometer type instrument. (Photo)

204. Large green Japanese glass fishing net float wrapped in net cord, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

205. British military heliograph in original leather pouch and includes the original wooden tripod, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

206. Large Japanese fishing net float made of aqua colored glass wrapped in net cord, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

207. JOHN SOMMER'S BEST BLOCK TIN KEY, wooden barrel spigot, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

208. Lot of three rope splicing fids, the larger one is made of oak, the smaller one is copper clad with a wooden handle, very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

209. C. PLATH HAMBURG GERMANY sextant, appears to be complete, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

210. Nice primitive single runner sled with raised seat, the runner is wrapped with steel, and the seat is supported with steel brackets, some old red paint remains. (Photo & Photo 2)

211. to 230. TBA.

231. Unknown make nautical-type barometer in brass case, nice working condition. (Photo)

232. Cundard Line, RMS Ivernia Friday August 24th, 1900 Luncheon Menu on one side and menu of alcoholic beverages, cigars and cigarettes on the back with terms about how and when the bill for these items will be presented to passengers, has one small tear. (Photo & Photo 2)

233. WARD SHEFFIELD ebony & brass ships bevel, good overall. (Photo)

234. Unusual rosewood scraper, the movable fence on the bottom is cracked, otherwise this one is very good. (Photo)

235. D.&W. MORICE LONDON No. 203 ships chronometer in fitted mahogany box, double gimbal mounted, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

236. U.S. NAVY SPY GLASS QUARTERMASTER MARK I, 16 POWER BU OF SHIPS, NO. 18379 1942, WOLLENSAK OPTICAL CO., ROCHESTER, NY, U.S.A. telescope in fitted oak box, with hinged lid, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

237. ROSS LONDON sextant in fitted wooden mahogany box with hinged lid, Brigadier G.W. DUKE on a paper label inside lid, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

238. Brass plaque marked GASACCUMULATOR STOKHOLM PATENT DALEN No. 005, LBFX200. (Photo & Photo 2)

239. Brass plaque THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. Built For S.S. ROBIN WENTLEY, legend or data plate, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2)

240. Large wooden block. (Photo)

241. Large copper "PORT" running light for a shop, tag on it Wm. HARVIE PATENTEE 220 BROOMIELAW GLASGOW. (Photo)

242. Stunning copper and brass lighthouse light from AGA SWEDEN, very heavy so bring packing material and a truck or SUV to get it home in. (Photo & Photo 2)

243. Shipwreck coin from the wreck of the Admiral Gardner which sank in 1809, mounted in a plastic case. (Photo)

244. SCARCE Stanley #56 core box plane with fine rosewood handle, 95%+ japanning, a reproduction blade, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

245. Stanley #2C corrugated 7-inch smooth plane with SW logo blade, fine rosewood tote and tall knob, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

246. Scarce Stanley #18 Type I, made for one year only, 6-inch iron block plane, Excelsior style body, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

247. Stanley #10 1/2 carriage maker's rabbet plane, with Q-logo blade, good rosewood tote and low knob, small chip in rear of throat on one side, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

248. Early Stanley #110 with 6-point star cap, R&L blade, no front knob, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

249. UNION MFG. CO. #X4 1/2 heavy smooth plane, fine tote, beaded knob has a chunk missing from base, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

250. RARE Stanley #97 chisel plane in original box, plane is missing a small fleck of nickel from the face of the cap screw and is otherwise like new, the box has some tape on the end flap, otherwise it is very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

251. Scarce Stanley #112 cabinet scraper plane with AUG 31.58 patent date in brass nut, fine early style tote, beaded knob has small crack at base, scarce Stanley R&L #32 toothing blade included, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

252. Stanley #120 Type 2 with 6-point star cap, nearly spent blade had patent date, less than 40 percent japanning remains, good overall. (Photo)

253. to 299. TBA.

300. Scarce Stanley BEDROCK 605 1/4 junior jack plane, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

301. Stanley #197 marking gage with rosewood head and nickel plated beam, has early SW logo on top of scew, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

302. Stanley #2 Type 4 prelateral smooth plane, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

303. Scarce #7 pitch adjuster for iron levels, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

304. Stanley R&L CO. BEDROCK 603C round sided smooth plane, complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

305. Stanley #198 marking and mortise gage with rosewood head, two nickel plated beams, V-logo on top of one screw, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

306. Stanley #113 Type 2 compass plane, complete and in fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

307. Stanley #113 later type with T-logo blade, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

308. Gage Tool Co. #9 transitional jack plane, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

309. Unknown dovetailed infilled smooth plane with dovetailed sole, MARPLES blade, open handle, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

310. Brass coachmaker's compassed T-rabbet, very good overall. (Photo)

311. J. DENNISON unhandled rosewood plow plane, screw operated depth stop, typical nicks and dings, very showy. (Photo)

312. Gage Self-Setting G4C iron plane, complete fine. (Photo)

313. Rosewood razee-style shipwrights plane with faint JOSEPH BRADFORD, PORTLAND, MAINE maker's mark on toe and having an expertly attached rosewood patch in front of the throat, very nice. (Photo)

314. Walker's Patent HARPOON ships log, used in determining the of a ship by dragging in the water, very good overall. (Photo)

315. Schermuly's rocket powered line gun used to shoot lines from one ship to another or from ship to shore, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

316. to 323. TBA.

324. HENRY TROEMNER PHILADELPHIA, PA scientific box scale, 2-ounce capacity, nice wooden box with hinged glass-top lid, small paper box of TROEMNER weights included. (Photo & Photo 2 )

325. E.S. RITCHIE & SONS BOSTON ships compass SOLD BY CHAS. C. HUTCHINSON BOSTON, in fitted wooden box, compass is submerged in spirits or very light oil, several spots of green oxidation on brass body, will clean to very good overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3 )

326. Unusual Russian or Soviet submarine clock with two keys, mounting bracket, and instruction sheet, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

327. U.S. NAVY STADIMETER MARK II, MODEL 0, 1942 by AJAX ENGINEERING CO. CHICAGO, ILL, instruction on inside of box lid and brass tag on box say Made by SCHICK INCORPORATED, Stamford, Conn. complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

328. Pair of Japanese WWII aircraft compasses. Both appear to be in working condition but in need of lenses being cleaned. (Photo & Photo 2 )

329. Mystery tool that operates like a bottle corker, heavy brass construction, when the plunger is drawn back, something can be inserted thru the hole in the side, the inside is tapered down to the 9/16-inch hole in the end. (Photo)

330. Wooden bodied telescope like those used on ships and riverboats, there is a sliding lens cover on the big end, but the sliding lens cover is missing from the small end, good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

331. Brass telescope with lens cover on big end, the optics aren't working very good, but it makes a nice display piece.

332. YOUNG & SONS PHILADELPHIA 9220 azimuth circle used by U.S. Navy during WWII for taking bearings on other ships, etc. This one is fine and comes in a fitted mahogany box, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

333. to 348. TBA.

349. SCARCE Stanley #8 Type 3 jointer plane with fine rosewood tote and beaded knob, complete and in fine overall condition.

350. Stanley #146 match plane like new in original pasteboard box with picture label, a like new plane in a decent box that could use the services of a paper conservator. (Photo & Photo 2 )

351. Stanley #83 cabinet scraper, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

352. Scarce Stanley READY EDGE plane blade for bench planes with 1-2-23 patent date on the original chip deflector, these blades used throw-away edges that attached to the end of the iron with two screws. They never caught on so they are very scarce today. (Photo & Photo 2 )

353. Stanley #66 hand beader with flat fence, six blades including marked router blade, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

354. L. Bailey VICTOR #14 light duty plow plane, the part shown off to the right side has had a small tab broken off and glued back on, the rest of the plane is fine. (Photo)

355. Stanley #84 razor spoke shave with SW logo on top of body, some minor staining, fine overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

356. Scarce Stanley #151R round bottom spoke shave, 95%+ japanning, fine SW logo blade, fine overall. (Photo)

357. Stanley #81 rosewood razor spoke shave with STANLEY name stamped into top of body, small chips from underside of handle ends, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

358. Unusual pair of Stanley pliers with SW logo, 98%+ original nickel plating, fine overall. (Photo)

359. Walker "Excelisor" IV Patent (Ship's) Log, in original box, complete with can of Walker's Ship-Log Oil, and in very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

360. SPENCER, BROWNING & CO. LONDON ebony and brass sextant with ivory scales in a fitted wooden box with E. BROWN & SON MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS No. 27 FULTON SLIP (NEW YORK) paper label inside box, there is a crack in the ivory scale, a very good instrument in a fine box. (Photo & Photo 2 )

361. U.S. Navy diving helmet Mark V, Morse Diving Equipment Co., Boston, Mass., fine overall condition. (Photo)

362. Norwegian Pattern Rotary Foghorn, Made in England, not currently working, bellows likely need repair. (Photo)

363. Bishop & Babcock Co. Cleveland O. twin-chamber hand-operated air pump used to supply air to diving helmets in shallow water. This one has brass bodies held in a cast iron frame, black paint or japanning with gold detail, fine overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

364. Two oyster shucking tools: a splitter in a lignum vitae base, and a solid steel shucker, both very good. (Photo)

365. A fine, 15-inch, boxwood & lacquered brass, parallel rule for navigational use manufactured by W H Harling, 117 Moorgate, London. The makers were at this address in the 1930s. The instrument comes in a fitted mahogany box, one hinge on box needs pin. (Photo)

366. Small brass sailboat wheel with wooden spool, 16-inch diameter, fine overall. (Photo)

367. Brass oil or fuel-burning bow light for a boat or ship, latch on back needs repair, otherwise very good. (Photo)

368. Small but heavy PATT 183 No. 4570.H binnacle, complete and very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

369. Nice nickel plated speaking tube whistle for intra-ship communication, very good overall. (Photo)

370. Nice sterling coffee pot, creamer and sugar, all said to have been used aboard a U.S. Navy ship in WWII, the pot has a nice pineapple finial on lid and a decorative base. (Photo & Photo 2 )

371. Nice nickel plated speaking tube whistle for intra-ship communication, very good overall. (Photo)

372. Lignum vitae deadeye used in the rigging of old-time sailing ships to gain mechanical advantage. (Photo)

373. to 386. TBA.

387. Nice oval-shaped brass portal for a ship or tugboat, with intact glass and and a screen, could not get it open with dogs off, so there may be a dried out gasket in it, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

388. Small brass portal for ship or tugboat, intact glass, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

389. Large brass grain funnel 8-inches wide at the wide end, and having a shut-off lever on the small end, these were used to regulate the flow of grain into the buckets of grain scales. (Photo)

390. Brass beer or cheese makers thermometer, 17 inches long overall, very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

391. Large Antique T.S. & J.D. Negus (Wall Street) New York Pelorus. According to Wikipedia, “In appearance and use, a pelorus resembles a compass or compass repeater, with sighting vanes or a sighting telescope attached, but it has no directive properties. That is, it remains at any relative direction to which it is set. It is used to find relative bearings.” This one has sighting vanes, and it comes in a large fitted wooden box. Both the instrument and the box are in very good overall condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

392. Unusual 13-inch brass signal torch?, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

393. Early E&J DETROIT MICH brass auto or carriage light, patented Dec. 9, 1908, the beveled glass is very good, complete and fine. (Photo & Photo 2 )

394. Pair of Stanley #98 and #99 side rabbet planes with depth stops, both are 99% and about as good as they get. (Photo & Photo 2 )

395. Scarce Stanley #444 dovetail plane in original wooden box, includes rods, four blades, spur block, and two fences, there are a few patches of light rust on the blades otherwise this one is fine. (Photo & Photo 2 & Photo 3)

396. Stanley VICTOR #? 8-inch smooth plane with VICTOR marked blade, good hardwood tote and knob, very good overall. (Photo & Photo 2 )

397. Stanley #21 SW logo try square, complete and very good; and a #30 angle divider with 98%+ nickel, BB logo, fine overall. (Photo)

398. Unusual Stanley 6-inch iron block plane with unusual stippled cap, had adjustable throat, the cap has been broken on one side but could easily be welded, it is otherwise intact and very good. (Photo & Photo 2 )

399. Stanley SW logo 10-inch wooden handled pipe wrench, small chip from corner of top jaw, very good overall. (Photo)

400. RARE Sandusky #9 iron block plane made by the BUCKEYE SAW VISE COMPANY, this is the first that we have seen or sold but it is just like the one featured in the PTAMPIA VOL. (Photo)

401. Stanley #68 rabbeting spoke shave with 95%+ japanning, fine overall. (Photo)

402. Stanley # 6-inch iron block plane, BB logo blade, 95%+ japanning, adjustable throat, fine overall. (Photo)

403. Stanley #197 hardwood fluting tool, like new condition. (Photo & Photo 2 )

404. Stanley #140 Type I skew bladed iron block plane with patent date stamped into the removable side, some very mild pitting, very good overall. (Photo)

This auction is open to the general public. You do not need to be a member of the EARLY AMERICAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION or be registered for the EAIA Annual Meeting to attend. If you are interested in the types of items we are offering in this auction, however, we would strongly encourage you to join EAIA, and you can find information on how to join by clicking on this (LINK)

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