Published by and for the members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. Number59 June 1990

IN THIS ISSUE: Telescopic Rule T~ Spokeshave Joinery The Visit Regular Features

Published monthly b7 the United Brotherhood of Car• penters and Joiners of America, at 222 E. Mich­ igan St., Indianapolis, Ind. One Dollar per year. En­ tered as second-class mat­ ter, July 22, 1915, at the Post Office of Indianapolis, Ind., under Act of Congress, Aug. 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of Oc­ tober 3, 1917, authorized on July 8, 1918. Volume XLIII, M-WTCA.ORGNo. 3.

MARCH, 1923 CHAFF No. 59 June, 1990 Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. When you receive this issue of Soon a request by the Vice­ The Gristmill the 1990 Membership President, Elections will be mailed Editors: William & Suzanne Gustafson Directory will have been delivered to you first to nominate a member Contributing Editors: to you. as your Area Director nominee(s), William Baader John Kebabian Please review the Membership then to elect by marked ballot your Ginger Bergdahl Roger Smith The Gristmill is the official publication of the Directory. The M-WTCA Policies, choice for Area Director(s). A need Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc., and is published quarterly March, June, September, and Procedures and Practices (3-P' s) es­ exists for Directors to provide policy December. tablished by the Board of Directors related leadership. · The purpose of the association is to promote the preservation, study and understanding of ancient are included immediately following The final total membership for tools, implements and devices of farm, home, in­ dustry and shop of the pioneers; also, to study the the By-Laws. The 3-P' s are used 1989 was 2,542 members. Because crafts in which these objects were used and the daily by the Officers and the Ex­ of the 1989 membership growth, craftsmen who used them; also to share knowledge and understanding with others, especially where it ecutive Committee members as some areas will elect one (1) addi­ may benefit restorations, museums and like institu­ guidance when conducting organiza­ tional Director during the 1990 tions. tional business. Thorough review by Director's election. President ...... Gale Zerkle 511 Cookston Avenue each member will provide some in­ Every year many M-WTCA Area Springfield, OH 45503 sight as to why many actions are Meetings are scheduled. The prima­ 513-399-1725 executed. Each 3-P item was ry purpose of these meetings is to Vice President . Ernie Blumenthal, Jr. 1908 Bryn Mawr Place, N.E. adopted only after it was determin­ accommodate members who cannot Albuquerque, NM 87106 ed to be in the best interest of the attend the Semiannual National 505-255-4850 general membership. meetings. It is recommended that Vice President .. William Gustafson P.O. Box 104 The Reading, Pennsylvania Spring members support by attending these Austerlitz, NY 12017 Meeting Registration letter included Area Meetings. 518-392-2845 one M-WTCA Membership Applica­ Vice President ...... Ron Pearson 1293 South Hill Road tion Form to be used for a NEW Gale Zerkle Erie, PA 16509 MEMBER. All members should President 814-866-1500 remove this Membership Applica­ Secretary ...... Michael Slasinski 7201 Danny Drive tion Form before you file or discard Saginaw, MI 48603 the Registration letter. 517-781-1152 Each year during the summer Treasurer ...... James E. Price Box 6 months the nomination and election Naylor, MO 63953 of Area Directors is accomplished. 314-399-2341 Directors 1987-1990 Arthur Clark Bill Rigler Clifford Fales Allan Shaw WRITEON ADVERTISING Robert Rothen William Smith 0 . Milan Ramsey 1988-1991 THE GRISTMILL wants articles of all Send want ads or for sale ads to: George Alton Lars Larson kinds about tools, makers, users, early 511 Cookston Ave. Fred Bair, Jr. Stephen Orbine Jerry Cartwright Erwin Schaffer industries, etc., photographs, old adverti­ Springfield, OH 45503 Ronald Cushman Carroll Talbot Hollis Feeser John Wells sing cuts, and anything relating to Deadlines above also refer to M-WTCA member activities. If possible, Gilbert Gandenberger Keith Zimmerman advertising. 1989-1992 material should be typewritten. We'll William Boltz Carol Lomax Larry Brundage E.A. Olson edit, correct and provide first aid when Charles Ewing Merrill Schmidt needed. Deadline for receipt of all copy Paul Hamler Philip Stanley MOVING? David Heckel Dennis Starzinger is January 15 for March issue,M-WTCA.ORG April 15 William Linstromberg William Wooden for June issue, July 15 for September We hope you don't have to move, but 1989-1993 issue, October 15 for December issue. Tom Lamond if you do, remember to advise Kerry Committee Chairmen McCalla of your new address, which Meeting Planning ...... Ernie Blumenthal Address: Gristmill. . .. William & Suzanne Gustafson will ensure your continued receipt of all Special Publications ...... Roger Smith GRISTMILL Editor M-WTCA mailings without interrup­ Whatsit ...... Gary Gergini P.O. Box 1038 Family Assistance & Service . . ... Roy Bradley tions. Don't forget to include your new Scholarship ...... Ronald Pearson Carmel, IN telephone number and area code. Send­ Director Election ...... William Gustafson 46032 Marion Henley Award ...... Ray Nissen ing your change of address to anyone By-Law & Policy ...... Allan Shaw other than Kerry causes an unavoidable Display & Awards . . George Wanamaker Address Labels Scrapbook delay in precessing this important infor­ Kerry McCalla Barb & Mike Slasinski mation. 3325 Culloden Way 7201 Danny Dr. Birmingham, AL 35243 Saginaw, MI 48603 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Publications Mailing COVER: The carpenter does Joinery in 1923. Ann Henley See article on page 8. Kerry McCalla 808 Fairway Drive 3325 Culloden Way Columbia, MO 65201 Birmingham, AL 35242 Page2 CALENDAR

MID-WEST TOOL COLLECTORS Motoring to Detroit ASSOCIATION NATIONAL MEETINGS by Mike Slasinski FALL, 1990 October 4, 5, 6, 1990. Holiday Inn, Southfield, MI. Information: Mike Slasinski (517) 781-1152 or Lars reparations are well under Larson (313) 382-0594. P way for the Fall meet at the SPRING, 1991 May 16, 17, 18, 1991. Sheraton Inn. Cedar Rapids, IA. Holiday Inn Fairlane. Some distance Information: Carroll Talbot (515) 792-8050. from downtown Detroit, the meet­ FALL, 1991 October 3, 4, 5, 1991. Holiday Inn, World's Fair, ing complex is located just off the Knoxville, TN. Information: Bill Rigler (615) 445-2546. Southfield Expressway, with many FALL, 1992 October. Springfield, MO. fine restaurants near by. Detroit Metro airport is a short distance M-WTCA AREA MEETINGS away. The motel is just a mile north of Greenfield Village and Henry AREA] August 12, Higby, MO. Information: Roger Daniels Ford Museum which is a 254 acre (816) 248-2471. indoor-outdoor museum of Ameri­ AREA H August 25, Ashby, MA. Information: Tom Lamond can history and technology. At the (516) 596-1281. museum under one vast roof you AREA F August 26, South Whitley, IN. Information: Jerry L. can view a variety of artifacts in the Cartright (317) 289-4493. fields of transportation, communica­ AREA I & L August 31-September 1,2, Ramada Hotel Classic, tion, agriculture, industry, domestic Albuquerque, NM. Joint meeting with SWTCA and life and the decorative arts. In the RMTCA Information: Bill McDougall (505) 344-9272. village you can see how these tools AREAB September 16, 1990. La Croose, WI. Information: and objects were used. Transporta­ Morris Olson (608) 788-0480. tion will be provided from he motel AREAM October 19-20, 1990. Holston Presbytery Retreat to the museum complex. Center, Banner Elk, NC. Joint meeting with M-ATCA. The men's theme for the meet is Information: Roger Rabey (704) 898-6611. automotive and carriage tools and the women's theme is antique OTHER REGIONAL TOOL MEETINGS household containers. Let's keep up PAST July 27-29, Annual Summer Meeting. Information: Bob the good work on the displays. Gilmore (209) 529-6835. There will be a Friday night OTCA August 12, Green's Heritage Village & Museum, auction. Orient, OH. Information: Bruce Hatfield (614) After the meet you may want to 837-2527. take in the Cranbrook Art Museum, PNTC August 24-26, Seattle, WA. the Institute of Arts, historic MVRC August 24-25, Prairie Village, Madison, SD. Fort Wayne, Greektown or some of Information: Alfred W. Schulz (402) 976-2532. the other fine attractions around the SWTC & RMTC August 31-September 1,2. See above Area I & L listing area. Hope to see you all this fall. ■ for this joint meeting. PNTC September 22, Oregon. Mid-IL November 11, Chatham, IL. Information: George Alton. PNTC November 17, Seattle, WA. MVRC April 12-13, 1991, Davenport, IA. Information: Alfred W. SchulzM-WTCA.ORG (402) 976-2532.

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Please clear your proposed Area meeting and M-WTCA related auction dates with the Programs Committee. This will eliminate conflicts of dates. Contact: Bill Baader Program Committee 4183 Hominy Ridge Road Springfield, OH 45502 (513) 969-8530

Page 3 MEETING NEVIS

112 Gather at Area H Plans St. Francis, WI Super Meeting by Carol Lomax by Tom Lamond

lot of wearing of the green rea His planing a meeting in A ( $ $ $) took place at the A Ashby, MA on Saturday, St. Patrick's Day tool collectors' August 25 and invite all interested meeting in St. Francis, Wisconsin. in old tools and historical The meeting drew 112 folks from reconstruction to come. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and The meeting will be held on part Wisconsin. of a 92 acre piece of property in The award for best of theme - Ashby, Massachusetts readily ac­ European tools - was won by Dave cessible by major roads. The owner, Crowe for his display of just one Mr. Patrick Leach, is in the process tool. The beautifully decorated croze of reassembling and reconstructing from the island of Zealand in two structures originally dating to Denmark was dated 1865, and the early 1800' s. The structures are demonstrated the artistic expression up and have been joined. They will by European craftsmen in tools of eventually become Pat's residence. their trade. Many of the traditional "tech­ George Wanamaker placed first niques and methods'' are being out of theme for a well-documented employed in the re-building and the exhibit of side profiles of planes, meeting should prove to be both in­ particularly the hump profile used teresting and educational. There will by Stanley Rule and Level and be demonstrations, exhibits, tool others, which has been in existence trading and all other great things for 131 years. that go along with a meeting of this George Wanamaker happily holds Dave and George were presented his award for his display of plane nature. Plans are in the works to brass mugs for their efforts. profiles. have a local group provide food so During the day, Wisconsin they can help supplement the re­ member Bill Buser· and son John put roofing fund for their church. Folks on a continuous demonstration of who like box lunches or picnicking barrelmaking. are welcome to bring their own. Some really nice tools surfaced at Dave Crowe sure looks proud of his Anyone belonging to any of the the meeting and went home with decorated croze from Denmark - recognized tool groups is welcome wouldn't you? happy new owners. ■ along with anyone else interested in old tools, timber frame construc­ tion and/ or reconstruction. Rain or shine the day should prove to be rewarding for any and all attending. Volunteers for exhibits or demonstrations are more than wel­ come. More information and specifics M-WTCA.ORGwill be available as time goes on so if anyone is interested please get in touch with Tom Lamond, 30 Kelsey Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563. Return information will be provided in time to make the proper arrangements. ■

On-the-spot bar:relmaking. Bill Buser makes it look so easy. Page4 MEETING NEVIS Joint Area K and M Meeting at Ledford Mill Another Successful by Bill Rigler Area F Meeting by Matt Borders n April 20, M-WTCA 0 members representing am pleased to report that, as Saturday night's program featured Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, I expected, the Area F spring a pair of pioneer women who call Ohio, Colorado, Arkansas, meeting was another success. Mo themselves Buckeye and Molly. Mo Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee Arnold and Dick Opsahl did a tells me he has been trying to get had a very interesting tour of wonderful job of organizing them for years, and it was worth Stanley's hammer and chisel plant everything and, though the weather the wait. My wife was especially in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Everyone was cool and rainy, Mo couldn't pleased with the opportunity to was really impressed with their have picked a nicer spot than the ''play possum'' with Buckeye and operation. Remember, when you Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County Molly's pet opossum. (I was hoping buy a wooden handled Stanley ham­ State Park. The hewn beams and for a good laugh at Traci's expense mer, you are buying a genuine rustic architecture of the lodge when she saw the critter poking its ''Tennessee tool.'' Hammer heads created an atmosphere befitting a nose out of a basket, but she was are made in Shelbyville, wooden meeting of collectors of rare and too fascinated to react in the man­ handles are made in Pulaski, beautiful antiquities and, should ner I had hoped.) Tennessee. someone tire of looking at table Mo Arnold received two awards Friday night's supper, handmade after table of tools (though I can't Saturday night. One, a much de­ by Norma Rigler, consisted of "Bor­ possibly imagine how anyone could) served certificate of apprecation. rowed'' bean soup, unbolted corn­ one had only to walk a few hundred The other, a finely crafted meal muffins, Lynchburg ice cream yards to one of the many nature "Gentlemen's Boot Saver" walking (made with Jack Daniels, of course) trails teaming with wildlife to find stick made by Art Clark and and Ledford Mills' famous cornmeal pleasant diversion. presented by Buckeye and cookies. Programs throughout both days in­ Molly-Mo's "other women." They Swapping, trading and tall stories cluded Charles Ewing identifying thought it necessary to '' custom fit'' abounded both Friday and Saturday, planes, Con Eriks making toys and it for Mo, but I forgot to ask him and many of the attendees took ad­ sharpening saws and Gary Pontius how the alterations went. Upon in­ yantage of a tour of the Jack Daniels demonstrating his woodworking quiry, I was told the alterations "national historical site" skills. Friday night's speaker was were necessitated by Mo's feet be­ afterward. ■ none other than The Stanley Man ing too big, but I must confess, they himself, Fred Curry. Fred, somber seemed normal to me. OTCA Meets at when discussing his experiences as Saturday afternoon, Milan Lawrenceville a torpedo plane pilot in WWII, or Ramsey, Dick Opsahl and Charles by George Woodard hilarious when telling stories in Ewing put on the ''Whatsit?'' pro­ flawless Cajun dialect, is a cap­ gram. I was glad to see so many tivating speaker, and I look forward knowledgeable people participate in he Ohio Tool Collectors Asso­ to hearing more from him at future this progam, for I'm afraid that if it T ciation met May 6th at meetings. had been left to me to unravel the Lawrenceville, Ohio with 95 Saturday was a rather special day mysteries behind most of the tools, members and guests registered. It for me (vicariously, at least). Many they would still be "whatsits." was a beautiful day and some had of you may recall my first M-WTCA All in all, the Area F spring their tables of tools set up outside. meeting: the awe at the number and meeting was another fine time to The morning was spent at the tables availability of tools and theM-WTCA.ORG renew old acquaintances, make new of tools that were for sale, trade or friendliness of the people. friends and talk, buy, sell and trade. just show. A silent auction was con­ Whenever I hear of others' first ex­ I ask forgiveness of those whose ducted by Lars Larson. periences, it always brings fond names I neglected to mention-I'm The ladies had their program memories to me. Saturday morning sure at my age I must have forgot­ called "Show & Tell of a Favorite I was pleased to be able to witness ten someone. Thanks again to Item that you Collect or Made." these same feelings when my friend everyone who participated. We look At noon the ladies served a deli­ Dick Blake arrived at his first forward to seeing you all again cious potluck dinner. After lunch a M-WTCA meeting. I could tell by soon. ■ business meeting was held and the the look in his eyes he was feeling a following officers and directors bit like a kid in a candy store. I saw were elected: President, Bruce him throughout the day, going from Hatfield; Vice-President, Gil table to table, talking and making Gandenberger; Secretary-Treasurer, new friends, always smiling. Come George Woodard. Directors elected to think of it, I haven't seen him were Jerry Kline and Bob smile that much since he sold me Picklesimer. ■ my house. Pages MEETING NEVVS

Florida Area-N Meet by Merrill & Edna Schmidt

Massachusetts and points in be­ he 1990 season started with a tween. T good time and good atten­ Local boat builders who came dance at the Schmidt (Ware) House were amazed at the different tools. in Stuart, Florida on January 13. The weather turned a little cool Over 60 attended coming from as and only got to about 72 ° ! far North as Canada, South as Food was plentiful and hopefully Florida, West as Iowa, East as enjoyed by all. ■

Edna and Merrill Schmidt put on the spread; Edna directs chow line traffic.

Look at those jackets! This is Florida?

IN FOND REMEMBANCE Merlynd Norris Loren Lura We have received word from Mrs. Loren E. Lura, 74, Sandusky, Ohio He was past president and Merlynd (Edna) Norris that her hus­ died January 5, 1990 at Firelands member of Ohio Tool Association, band passed away November 6, Community Hospital after a brief Mid-West Tool Collectors, Michigan 1989 at the age of 72. Merlynd lived illness. Antique Phonograph Society and the in Ottawa, Illinois until 1950 when Loren was born in McCallsburg, International Music Box Society. the family moved to Eagle Grove, Iowa. Retiring in 1980, he was chief He is survived by his wife, Wilma Iowa, He worked there for 30 years engineer at New Departure Hyatt. (Bernhard); two sons, Stephen E., as a turbine operator. He was a 1938 graduate in Detroit, MI, and Philip C., He and his wife attendedM-WTCA.ORG a mechanical engineering at Iowa Cincinnati; one daughter, Mrs. Scott number of M-WTCA conventions. State University. He served as Lt. (Margaret) Branscum, Dayton; four Also, they were antique dealers and Col. in the Army in Europe during grand children; and one brother, attended a number of shows in the World War II. Carroll, McCallsburg, IA. mid-west. Many of his friends will In 1949 he received his master's remember him for his knowledge of of business administration degree antiques and old tools. from the University of Chicago. Merlynd is survived by his wife, 3 From 1950 to 1966 he worked for sons and a daughter and 5 grand­ Hyatt Bearings of Harrison, N.J. children. Edna says she and her From 1966 until his retirement, he children plan to continue doing worked for New Departure Hyatt, antique shows. Sandusky.

Page6 Another Stanley Spokeshave ... or is it? by Thomas C. Lamond

For a number of years I have been actively collecting and researching spokeshaves with an emphasis on manufactured and patented spokeshave, mainly metal. One of the things I have determined is that spokeshaves were not advertised as readily as other tools, specifically planes. Quite often the makers of metallic planes also made spokeshaves. Of course, so did a good number of other makers that did not make planes but, in both cases, spokeshave advertising was minimal for the most part. This has made it quite difficult gathering specifics concerning many brands. For many others, no information is available. The major exception to this short­ age of advertising is with L. Bailey Figure 1. spokeshaves and, later, the Stanley spokeshaves. For the most part, I have been able to piece together Figure 2. Front of blade and chip what I consider to be a rather ac­ breaker. curate record of how these shaves were designated or numbered; when they were patented; when manufac­ The blades were made 1/16" thick tured and subsequently discon­ and 3'' wide. The length of an tinued. BUT ... there seems to be one unused example found measured exception. 3-1/4". The "T" shaped chip break­ Figure 1 depicts the shave in ques­ er, as depicted in Figure 2, is held tion. At first glance this shave ap­ in place by a screw quite similar to pears to be a keg shave or cooper's that which are used to attach a chip shave. Upon inspection, one discov­ breaker to a plane iron. There are ers that the sole is perfectly flat in key-hole shaped openings through both directions and is quite broad the blades to allow the two pieces to compared to other keg shaves or be disassembled without completely coopers' shaves. The distance be­ removing the screw. This is tween the front and rear edges of depicted in Figure 3. the sole is a full 2". The majority of Could these shaves be true Stanley keg shaves and coopers' shaves Rule & Level Co. products or were measure between 1-3/8" and 1-5/8" just the blades made by Stanley? from front to rear. Are the shaves in fact keg shaves or These shaves included woodM-WTCA.ORG coopers' shaves or were they intend­ handles with metal ferrules. The ed for some other use or applica­ bodies were japanned and the caps tion? Has anyone seen a shave like or chip breakers were made from this in a catalog or has a specific sheet steel not cast iron. There are maker been identified? I'd certainly no markings on the castings or the like to know. ■ chip breakers, only on the blades. If anyone can provide any informa­ The overall length of the shaves, is tion related to these shaves (or any about 16 inches. others) I would appreciate hearing Of the half dozen or so shaves from you. Please contact: Tom observed, all had blades marked Lamond, 30 Kelsey Place, Lynbrook, with STANLEY RULE & LEVEL Co. NY 11563. except one. That one was missing its blade. Figure 3. Back of blade. Notice slot and screw. Page7 Joinery, The Preparation of Wood

The fallowing article was taken from "The Mechanic's Companion" by Peter Nicholson, printed by Isaac Taylor Hinton, London in 1829. The article was submitted by Gale Zerkle and When the stuff is planed on one, To face a Piece of Stuff because the book is considered rare, two, three, or all the four sides, as Here the workman must not lose wished to share the information with may be required, then the stuff is sight of the definition of a straight our members. said to be tried up; the term try-up surface, viz, it is that which will is sometimes applied to facing, but every where coincide with a straight Definitions. in what follows, the term facing, is line: apply the edges of a pair of only applied to the side first A piece of stuff is said to be winding sticks, one to the farther wrought. wrought when it is planed on one or end of the surface, and the other to the nearer; directing the eye (That more sides, so as to make a com­ To make a Straight Edge. plete finish as far as required by a is, shutting one eye and observing plane; hence if it is only planed Fasten two boards together in the with the other. This depends on with the jack plane, and no farther checks of the bench screw, at one vision being always performed in operation of any other plane re­ end, and support the other end with straight lines.) in any straight line quired, in this case it is said to be the side pin, inserted in one of the coinciding with the upper edges; wrought; and if the stuff requires to holes of the side board; plane the then if by keeping the eye at the be made straighter with the trying upper edges as straight as the eye same point, and if straight lines can plane, the stuff is still said to be can observe; unscrew the check be directed from it to all other wrought. board, plane one board upon the points in the upper edge of each The operation of planing the first other, with the planed edges winding stick, then the ends of the side of a board or piece of stuff together, and the faces of the boards surface are in a plane. Draw a line straight, is called facing, the side so in a straight line with each other; by the edge of each winding stick done is called the face, and the then if the edges coincide, they are on the surface, and if the surface board itself is said to be faced-up. straight, but if not, they will be will every where coincide with a The operation of planing the edge alike round or alike hollow; the straight line, then it is already of a board straight, is called shoot­ prominent parts must be marked, straight, there will be very little to ing, and the edge is said to be shot. and the operation repeated as often do but plane the rough away. But if When two adjoining surfaces of a as may be found necessary. In on applying the edges of the wind­ piece of stuff are planed so as to shooting the edges, the rough is first ing sticks to the surface, a straight form a right angle, the piece of stuff taken off with the jack plane; in line can only be directed from the is said to be squared. convex places, stand still, drawing eye to one point in the upper edge When two adjoining surfaces of a and pushing the plane to and from of each winding stick, then the sur­ piece of stuff are planed so as to you by the motion of the arms, until face is said to wind, and is called a form an acute or obtuse angle by the prominent part or parts have winding surface; in such a case, the inclination of these surfaces, this been reduced by repeated shavings, there will always be two corners of piece of stuff is said to be bevelled: which will be taken off the wood, the surface higher than the other and if one surface is narrower than every time the plane is driven for­ two; then with the jack plane, the other, the narrower surface wards; then having got the edges reduce the surface at the corners, becomes the edge, the edge is then very nearly straight, you may take until both edges of the winding said to be bevelled; but this is only one or two shavings by going the sticks are in the same plane; draw a meant in reference to the face, as whole length from the hind to the line by the edge of each winding the expression could have no mean­ fore end, without drawing back the stick on the surface as before, then ing, except in the relation of the ad­ plane: then with the trying or long with the jack plane reduce all the joining surfaces. The same is also plane walk from end to end as prominent parts between the lines; applied to a piece of woodM-WTCA.ORG that has before, pushing the plane continual­ having obtained a surface very near­ been squared, the edge is said to be ly forward, and if it take a shaving ly straight by one or several trials squared, instead of the adjoining of unequal breadth, or unequal by the jack plane, plane off the surfaces said to be squared. thickness, or both, repeat the opera­ ridges which the jack plane has left, When a line has been drawn on tion again until this is not the case. with the trying plane, and apply the the face or edge of a piece of stuff If the edges are very long, the same winding sticks in the same manner, parallel to the arris or line of con­ operation must be performed with in order to be certain whether you course of the two surfaces that are the jointure, viz, by pushing it for­ are keeping the surface true or not. planed, that surface is said to be ward from end to end. Then, when gauged, and is generally done by two edges coincide in working them means of the implement or tool together in this manner, you will called a gauge. have two straight edges. Straight edges are easier made when the board has been previously faced. Here the workman must keep the definition of a straight line con­ Page8 tinually in view. To shoot the Edge of a Board jointed as make the entire breadth the gauge line opposite to the face, First rough plane the side of the required, always numbering the but observe that it must be planed board with the jack plane, or plane boards in regular order. Glue the so as to coincide with the blade of the rough off the side of the board first two together; when sufficiently the square, while the stock coin­ next to the joint. Then setting the dry, glue the second and third cides with the other side, on which sides of the board in a vertical posi­ board, and so on till all the joints the gauge line was drawn, both han­ tion, and placing it in the bench are glued. dle and tongue being at the same screw, proceed in the same manner If the boards or planks be very time at right angles to the arris. in the operation of planing, as in long, the edges which are to be Having now finished three sides, set making a straight edge; except that united, will require to be warmed the gauge to the intended breadth, there is only one edge planed at a before a fire. And in order to keep then apply the guide of the head of time in shooting. If the joint is not the faces fair with each other, three the gauge upon the edge or side that very long, it is brought to a straight men will be necessary also in help­ is wrought, and which adjoins the by the eye: but if very long, a ing to rub, one to guide the middle, other two wrought sides, and the straight edge must be used; in shoot­ and one to guide each end. stem and tooth upon the side to be ing the edge, the hand must be car­ gauged, draw a line upon that side, ried regular from end to end. To square and try-up a Piece of turn the stuff over to the other side, Stuff. and place the head upon the same side as before, but not upon the To joint two Boards together. First face the side of the stuff, ap­ same edge, and the tooth end of the ply the edge of the stock of a square Shoot the edge of each board first, stem upon the side of the wood; to this side, and the edge of the or if they are very thin, they may be draw a line upon this side. In gaug­ tongue to the other side or edge to shot together; apply each of the ing, you must press the head of the be planed, keeping the stock of the edges together, then if they are gauge pretty hard against the sur­ square at right angles to the arris; quite close, both face and back of face of the stuff on which it rests, the board, and the faces of the two try the square in the same manner in several places, then plane the other wise the grain of the wood boards straight with each other, will be liable to draw the tooth of side or edge of the stuff, until the they may be glued together; but if the gauge out of its straight lined not, the operation must be repeated inner edge of the tongue coincide with one side or edge of the stuff, course; then by working the wood until there is no space left on either between the gauge line straight until the inner edge of the stock side, and the sides quite straight across, the piece of stuff will be coincides with the face. with each other; when properly completely tried-up, and this last shot, spread the edges over with side will be planed up without the To try-up a Piece of Stuff all strong thin glue, of a proper consis­ use of the square; and indeed, the round. tence, made very hot, one of the third side might also have been boards being fixed, the faces adjoin­ When the two sides of the face done when the rough edge, whence ing each other, and the edges and edge have been squared, gauge the gauge line was drawn, is pretty straight; then turn the loose board the stuff to its thickness by the near the square. upon the fixed board, applying the gauge, then plane the other side to edges that are shot together, rub the upper board backwards and for­ wards until the two begin to stick fast, and the glue mostly rubbed out; the faces must be brought as nearly straight as possible.M-WTCA.ORG To join any number of Boards, edge to edge, with glue, so as to form one Board. First shoot the edges of two boards, so as to bring them to a joint, mark the faces of these boards next to the joint, then shoot the other edge of one of the boards, and another edge of another board, and bring these to a joint also, marking them as before, proceed in this man­ ner until as many boards have been

Page9 The Visit by Mike Humphrey

My shop was big, well stocked At first, that evening, my eyes and was sitting in my shop in the big and organized and had just been thoughts were wandering widely. I stuffed chair by the post drill. I swept. Centered in the room was a After a while I began absently to hadn't used the chair much for a long, flat bench with ample working read my rows of shelves like the while and it was so covered with space around all sides. The long lines of a book; like the lines of a dust and dog hairs that I had hesi­ wall behind my chair and the short three dimensional journal, beginning tated before sitting, but then wall on the right were dominated by with the long wall of my working couldn't resist its comfort and fami­ several windows that looked out on tools and supplies. liarity. At least I hadn't had to eject fields and woods. Often I was For half of my -life I had collected one of the dogs who love that chair drawn to stand before those win­ those things, learning about them as much as I do, although they treat dows when I was manipulating and learning to use them. For all it differently. They had somehow ideas in my head. The long wall op­ those years it had simply been a lost track of me for the time being posite was mostly shelves, holding process, step by step, beginning with and were off on other tasks outside. every kind of hand tool and small a youthful but strong desire to build It was a cool fall evening. Dusk supply. and learn. Then, that evening, I saw was being cut short by the darkness Around the left end of the room before me something concrete and that came earlier and more abruptly were the walls of shelves that held cohesive; I had learned and I had each night. We would probably eat my antique plane collection. Hun­ built. in less than an hour. dreds of the little wooden tools were Gradually I became awash in the Over the previous few weeks I all side by side in rows like roosting memories that popped to the surface had finished or nearly finished sev­ doves, yet each had a look of inde­ like countless little bubbles. I was eral long standing projects, and any pendence and apparent eagerness. caressed by the warm recollections thoughts of future projects had been Most were about the size and shape of where all those things had come quickly set aside. During those of a man's long folding wallet from and what I had done with weeks I had felt a rare mood com­ stuffed with papers. Every one was them; of all the houses that I had ing on and had done everything I · a rich but different brown and stood owned and all the places where I could to encourage it. When I work, on edge facing out. The function of had lived. I work hard and enjoy it, but occa­ each one was to cut a particular After a while, my thinking sionally there builds up a feeling shape into a piece of wood and each worked its way over to the rows of that is something like the inverse of bore the name of its maker stamped wooden planes. Names and times, a working mood. In that mood I am into its top front end. ~tyles and facts flicked through my no less energetic, but have a yearn­ Most of the planes that I had col­ head like fish in a school in shallow ing and special receptiveness for lected had been made in my area, in water. As I abandoned myself to new things and new perspectives Massachusetts between 1730 and that free flow of thoughts I broke that is the opposite of the tight at­ 1890. Often I studied their various loose from my fixed mooring in the tention required for work. In a few functions and the evolution of the present. My own memories of my days, when I had finished those cur­ details of their styles, but most of times with those planes became rent jobs, I intended to abandon my interest concerned their long blended with the longer times of the myself to that mood. dead makers and the periods of tools themselves. I was there in my For at least a few days, and hope­ their manufacture and use. I had shop floating in time; a blend of fully for some weeks, I would enjoy read everything that was known past and present, with the cozy feel­ an unfettered adventurousness that about planes and plane makers and ing of an old farmer lingering in his would send me hiking to mountain had contributed research and hen house with his flock. tops and walking around odd and writing of my own. Whenever I Then I heard the steps on my quiet little museums. I would see could I acquired planes made by un­ stairs. Someone was coming out to scenes of broader scope, colors of documented plane makers and then see me. At the very moment that I special intensity and details with spent countless hours in libraries heard the first step my pores turned new clarity. Then, in turn,M-WTCA.ORG that and record offices searching for the inside out. They were slower steps mood and those adventures would little bits of information; the objec­ than those of my wife, but heavier, carry me to my next work projects. tive facts, that serve as the nuclei though gentler, than those of my Steadily and unavoidably, like an for mental images of those people daughters. In those seconds as I lis­ advancing cold front, my expan­ and times. Those planes were tened I went through a change that siveness would be overtaken by a tangible links, and the facts were won't come to many people in a restlessness that can only be quieted conceptual links to real people and lifetime. I filled up from the inside by the focused activity of work. So real times that were no longer real. with a cold, pure, nameless the cycles go. For some reason I was teased and understanding; beyond fear, beyond Sitting in that chair in my shop, drawn by the unfathomable and exaltation. My skin iced over like a however, on the eve of that mood of changing relationships between November puddle in late afternoon. adventurousness I was feeling an ex­ time, place, fact and object. I knew that if there was ever a time hilaration and mildly electric con­ when I could not speak or move, tentment like that of a new romance. Page 10 this was it; but I knew at the same My thinking stopped as his hand Again, I began to work hard in my time I would. I realized that I was carried the plane up and away from mind and my attention closed in on part of a moment of acceleration of the shelf. At the same time my at­ my thoughts. As is my habit, I un­ boundless intensity and was awe­ tention narrowed to focus only on consciously turned and paced back struck by how much a man can be him and the plane. I couldn't tell toward my chair. I was about to and feel in a little speck of time. I what emotions were mine and what turn again and ask the question that looked to the door between the we shared, but that tool in his hands I was formulating when I was shelves of planes knowing what I emanated a sense of completeness; abruptly cut off. would see there and after one more of unity in time and place and pur­ "No. No that's not the way!" step there appeared the face of a pose. From outside; from another world, man. I felt my head give a faint nod Intently, I watched him turn it came the voice of my daughter, talk­ and saw the doorknob turn. With over in his hands. His light, intelli­ ing, presumably, to her sister. the opening of the door came a rush gent fingers had begun to fill out A lever had been moved and the of outside noises amplified a thou­ from work. world had changed gear. sand times; the thunderous roar of ''Bezaliel?'' I began. I stared at the door; darker than vehicles somewhere and the ''Yes?'' he replied, without look­ before. Outside, the sky was black. screeches and snaps of insects rub­ ing up. Inside was a deathly stillness. I was bing legs. A wave of cold air splash­ "You made that didn't you?" alone. I looked around the room. ed my face yet the leaves hung limp Momentarily looking up, partly Everything was particularly inert. I in the square of light outside the distracted, he said ''Yes.'' had a strange and contradictory feel­ door. The door closed. The plane in his hands was one ing that I didn't like. It was some Five feet away looking down at that I had had in my collection for kind of empty, anticlimactic sorrow. me there stood a man of a little less some time and one that I had been Still, I had the sense that it would 1 11 than my height, perhaps 5 6 • He fascinated with. It was a fenced rab­ pass, not by being corrected-but by had clear light skin that contrasted bet plane made of beech. The strong fading away, as does the feeling of nicely with his dark brown hair. He flat chamfers, the profile of the being both well slept and sleepy was in his mid-twenties and had a wedge and the details of the fence, after a nap. I got up, set a plane on general appearance that suggested fence arm, and rivets all suggested the shelf and left to go to the confidence and capability with an that it had been made early in the house. ■ absence of arrogance. He had a last century. The precise and inten­ handsome symmetrical face with tional details implied a professional slightly widespread eyes. Those eyes maker. Oddly, the plane had an in­ were delivering all of his expres­ genious arrangement for a depth sion. Upon my seeing them, we stop that I'd never seen before. In met. His eyes were reading me just my mind that detail told something A Note to Area K as I was reading him. We were in about the imagination and courage Members this together. of the maker. Neatly on the top of by Bill Rigler I got up from my chair stepping the toe was the maker's mark: toward him. In the periphery of my B. EDSON. So far as I know, mine vision I saw my arms coming up. was the only plane with that mark, hanks to your efforts to gain Never do I do more than shake the and nothing had been written about T new members, Area K has hand of another man but my hands the maker. The Edson name was grown from 93 members to 104 clasped his shoulders and in doing unusual and immediately brought to members at directory time. This so I felt a flow of emotion like pain­ mind a man named Hosea Edson. means that we now have the oppor­ less electricity. After a moment I During the 1790' sand again later, tunity to elect two directors from removed my hands and continued to Hosea had lived in the Shaker com­ the Area-two new people who can study his face. Seeing his relaxedM-WTCA.ORG munity in Harvard, Massachusetts bring fresh thoughts and ideas to mouth and cheeks I remembered and while there made a few planes our organization. Give it some good the rarity of the moment and my for sale outside the community. thought and get behind those who ability to initiate action. I brought to Some of Hosea's planes had a will provide you the leadership my mouth a smile which was unique round top, unlike any desired. acknowledged by his eyes. Sensing others, and all were particularly Thanks for giving me the oppor­ that our time was short I thought beautiful. I knew that Hosea had tunity to serve you the last six furiously of what to do. had only one son, named Bezaliel years. ■ As I was struggling for reason and and that Bezaliel lived with his decisiveness I kept stumbling into father and two sisters as a Harvard intuition and couldn't decide what Shaker until he left on his own in to believe. Before I could resolve 1801, at the age of 20. I had my confusion he turned and walked imagined, whenever I contemplated over to a plane and reached to pick that plane, that Bezaliel was the it up. maker. Page 11 THE LIBRARY

The Stanley Catalog Collection If you have any interest in tools at 1855 to 1898. The Astragal Press, all, this is a must have book. While Box 338, Morristown, NJ 07963- much has been written about 0338. $30.00 ppd. Stanley tools, this is more than just catalogs, it is the history of many This ''collection'' of six of the tools, their design changes and in­ most significant Stanley catalogs troduction dates. Certainly a basic issued between 1855 and 1898 is the reference for all collectors and latest in innovative publishing from dealers. What really makes the book The Astragal Press. While previous­ super is the fact that it is fully in­ ly we had six separate catalogs, we dexed and the printing is an ex­ now have them all bound in one cellent job. With a brief handy, hard cover volume of just introductory history of the Stanley under 400 pages. Rule & Level Company. Put this on your next must have list.

Exhibit Planned for Colonial Williamsburg

The National Endowment for the ''Tool exhibits traditionally have A general catalog and a special­ Humanities has awarded the Coloni­ talked about the different types of focus catalog on woodworking tools al Williamsburg Foundation a tools and how they worked," said will be published in conjunction $51,946 grant to plan the first major Gaynor. "This exhibit will do that with the exhibit, and tours, museum exhibition focusing on - as well, but it also will look at tools demonstrations, a lecture series, and hand tools used in 17th- and 18th­ from a broader perspective. We will a public symposium on tools and century America. be showing what tools tell us about craftsmanship are proposed. The exhibit, to open in 1992 at the colonial Americans' attitudes toward The national Endowment for the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts work and products, about artisans' Humanities grant allows Colonial Gallery, will explore the tools used social status and professional identi­ Williamsburg to engage outside con­ by craftsmen and craftswomen ty, about commerce, about the sultants who will assist with plan­ working in the manufacturing transfer of technology from Europe ning the exhibit, to secure the trades, including the implements of to America, and about the origins services of an exhibit designer, and woodworkers, metalworkers, of American innovations in manu­ to employ a project assistant, as leatherworkers, gunsmiths, printers, facturing methods. well as to undertake other planning and textile and clothing makers. ''We hope the exhibit will have activities. Private donations are sup­ Because of Colonial Williamsburg's something to offer everyone. It will porting project research. location, a special emphasis will be be fun and educational for those Those who would like more infor­ placed on tools of the trades prac­ who have never thought very much mation about the project or who are ticed in colonial Virginia. about tools before. At the same interested in participating in the The exhibit will include approx­ time, it will offer tool collectors and project by sharing information or imately 2,000 documented 17th-, historians of technology a chance to lending tools are asked to contact 18th-, and very early 19th-century study, in one place and at one time, Jay Gaynor at Colonial hand tools. They will be shown many of the most important surviv­ Williamsburg, P.O. Drawer C, alongside archaeologicallyM-WTCA.ORG excavated ing 17th-, 18th- and very early 19th­ Williamsburg, Virginia 23187 (804) tools, colonial products illustrating century American and English craft 220-7525. tool use, and historical documents tools.'' The National Endowment for the revealing tool industry. The exhibit will contain not only Humanities is a government agency The gallery exhibition will cul­ pieces from the Colonial designed to foster public understan­ minate three years of research and Williamsburg collection but also ob­ ding and appreciation for the hu­ production. Project director Jay jects lent by other museums and manities by supporting a variety of Gaynor, Colonial Williamsburg cu­ private collectors. The project team programs, including interpretive ex­ rator of mechanical arts, heads a will be seeking the assistance of the hibits. team of curators, historians, tool collecting community to locate archaeologists and craftspeople now tools to borrow for the exhibit and studying documents and objects in to gather information about tool the United States and England, history and use. where many tools used in the col­ onies were manufactured. Page 12 EDITORS' V#ORKBENCH Because of personal reasons, this The new editor is Barbara Pontius continue your support of this pub­ issue of The Gristmill marks the end of Carmel, Indiana. Beginning with lication by submitting original of our editorship. We have the September issue, all editorial articles, meeting news, reprinted thoroughly enjoyed our tenure as material should be sent to: Barbara material and anything else of in­ editors, have made contacts with Pontius, Williams & Associates, P.O. terest to tool collectors. You've real­ some wonderful M-WTCA members Box 1038 Carmel, IN 46032. (317) ly made this magazine what it's and have had the opportunity to 758-6200. been during the past 2-1/2 years. grow and learn. We hope that, at For the present, all ads should be the same time, we have been able to sent to Gale Zerkle. Bill & Sue Gustafson bring you interesting and pertinent We wish Barbara all the best in reading material. her editorship and hope you will

PUZZLED by Hunter Pilkinton The way of a puzzle columnist is feet in circumference by 40 feet In the March issue I offered a lit­ full of potholes. I received a letter long. He rolled the rollers exactly tle brain teaser of a pencil with a from Stan Strickland of Stone Moun­ one revolution, with no slippage, si­ string loop on the end. The length of tain, GA on the puzzle tool and he multaneously. How far forward did the string loop was about an inch not only identified the tool, he the house move with relation to a shorter than the pencil, yet the pen­ caught me. He questioned the fixed point? No tricks-a very prac­ cil was shown looped through a coat weight I quoted on the larger tool as tical problem. buttonhole. being 44#. Stan, being an engineer Bonus puzzle: Can you take an or­ The ''secret'' to this little teaser is cum blacksmith calculated the dinary finger ring and push a 25 that the looping of the pencil must weight of a solid steel cylinder at cent piece through it? How? be done on a flexible material, such 42. 73# and was perplexed how I got Send answers directly to: Hunter as a coat or shirt. It can't be done 44# for a hollow cylinder. Easy, Pilkinton, R 1, Box 180, Waverly, on a rigid material. To loop the pen­ Stan, I read it out of the catalog, TN 37185-9801. ■ cil, gather the coat fabric around the which probably stated an inflated buttonhole and place it through the shipping weight. string loop. Pull the coat fabric O.M. Ramsey, of Fort Wayne, IN through the loop until you have sent a nice letter with a future puz­ room to stick the pencil end through zle candidate and patented, no less, the buttonhole. Then bring the in 1939. I'll try to have this as a string up snug around the but­ future puzzle. I enjoyed the much tonhole, forming the looped fasten­ deserved bio article on Mr. Ramsey Eclipse Shoe Stands ing as shown. Reverse the in the last Gristmill. procedure to remove. This is a very Also got a nice phone call from and Lasts. simple puzzle to make and will Don Wood, a retired model maker probably impress the grandkids. for Ford. Don lives in Ypsilanti, MI Reverslble The puzzle tool shown in the same and wanted to comment on the --··/::'.;/- ··· ..-·· and article consists of a hollow cylinder, follow-up letter by Joe Ward on my Common nicely finished sides and ends. I sine bar puzzle. (Backtalk 3/90). In Shoe Lasta found two sizes listed, one 6 11 tall explaining the sine bar use, I re­ Shoe f,lam- by 3" diameter, and the other 12" ferred to "Jo Blocks." Well, it's one mers. tall by 4'' diameter. I statedM-WTCA.ORG its func­ of those specialized terms I didn't tion was that of a very ancient and think to explain, but Joe Ward sug­ Lap Lasts, basic tool. gested a future article on the use Shoe Rests, and history of Jo Blocks and Don The tool is a square. The two &:c,, &c, bases are machined very accurately Wood seconded the idea and offered at 90° to the sides. It is hollow only help. So, with a "mandate" of two Patented .lUay 18t, 1894. to save material and reduce weight; requests, I' 11 try to put together an For Prices and Circulars address the fact that it is hollow has no article on Jo Blocks. John C. Kupferle, other purpose. Now, for this issue's puzzle. I To use, it is placed on a surface heard this on the old radio quiz ST. LOUIS. MO. plate, with the side then being 90° show by Colonel Stoopnagle and to the plate from any direction Bud, so if you remember that, you around the cylinder. I bet there have to have been around a while! aren't many of these in square col­ A house mover placed a house on lections! four wooden rollers, each exactly 10

Page 13 TOOLS MADE IN THE MIDVVEST Roger K. Smith, Editor

William E. Owen the left hand and places the pencil This invention relates to improve­ Teacher & Inventor in one of the holes in the celluloid ments in metrical instruments, having Cedar Rapids, Iowa c. 1928 strip for requiring radius, swinging for an object to provide a device of this the compass around the finger. particular character capable, by Charles W. Gartzke, of Oxford, reason of its simplified form and ar­ Iowa, has sent us an example of Forty-three Circles rangement, of quality production, as an article of manufacture, combining William E. Owen's invention shown The Compass may be used for in the patent drawings, He also sent bisecting angles, erecting perpendic­ in a single instrument, a rule, com­ a photocopy of the Industrial Sec­ ulars and for everything that may be pass, and protractor especially advan­ tageous for use by architects, tions of the Cedar Rapids Reporter done with the conventional type of newspaper for Sunday, May 23, compass. Forty-three circles of dif­ engineers, draftsmen, students in 1926. The headlines featured Mr. ferent sizes may be drawn with the geometry, trigonometry, physics, etc., Owen and his invention. The news­ aid of Mr. Owen's compass. Within whereby measurements of the English paper article is reprinted here. A a short time the compass-ruler will or metric scale may be effected there­ photograph of Mr. Owen was be marked with not only inches but with, lines or angles protracted, or shown, but not clear enough to millimeters as well. arcs, or full circles successfully reproduce. All the machinery in the executed thereby. The ruler is of clear plastic, 1-1/2" basement-shop of First avenue, east, Another and equally important ob­ w. X 5-5/15". It is marked DUREX used in the manufacture of the pro­ ject of the invention is to provide a NO. 2 COMPASS & PROTRACTOR­ duct was made from patterns combination device formed with a PATENT APPLIED FOR-W.E. designed by Mr. Owen. Mr. Owen graduated straight edge adapted for OWEN-CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA­ has applied for patents on his inven­ measuring or ruling, the body thereof COPYRIGHT 1928. It is identical to tions. having a centering eye arranged in the that shown in Fig. 1 of the patent Those who have seen the compass same through which a suitable pivot drawing. are loud and sincere in their praise element is adapted to be engaged, We thank Mr. Gartzke for his con­ of its values. They declare that the while a pencil or other instrument tribution. product will be useful to children receiving means is disposed in coopera­ and adults in dozens of ways, and tive relation to the graduations, that W.E. OWEN INVENTS believe that it will not be difficult to markings may be made adjacent and COMPASS RULE sell the compass once it is placed on according to the proper or chosen the market. graduation. Instructor in Mathematics Other objects of the invention will be atHigh School Is An Advertising Medium in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. Creator of Handy Mr. Owen and his father, Dr. In order that the invention and its Device W.E. Owen, 221 Cedar Rapids Sav­ mode of operation for usage may be ing Bank Building, hope to make readily understood by persons skilled All Machinery Used in the Cedar Rapids headquarters for the in the art to which it appertains, I Manufacture of Compass, marketing of this product, realizing have in the accompanying illustrative Ruler and Straight Edge, Is that thousands of the compasses drawings and in the detailed following the Product of Local Man's with the name of Cedar Rapids im­ description based thereupon set out Brain printed upon them, shipped to every one possible embodiment of the inven­ state in the union, would do much tion. Within a few short months hun­ toward advertising this city. In the drawings: dreds of thousands of school­ W.E. Owen is a graduate of the Figure 1 is a plan view of the im­ children, college students, parents engineering department of the proved combination device showing it and persons who are mechanicallyM-WTCA.ORG University of Iowa. in use as a compass; inclined throughout the country, Figure 2 is a enlarged transverse sec­ will again hear of Cedar Rapids Patented June 2, 1931 1,808,705 tion through the same taken on the through a unique product invented line 2-2 of Figure 1; and perfected by W.E. Owen, 1727 UNITED STATES PATENT Figure 3 is a plan view of a modified First avenue, east. OFFICE form of the device; This product is a combined com­ Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse pass, ruler and straight edge, made section through the same taken on the of a special kind of celluloid, The WILLIAM E. OWEN, JR. OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA line 4-4 of Figure 3, compass is three inches long. To use Having more particular reference to the compass one makes a pencil COMBINATION COMPASS the drawings, in connection with which point about which he wishes to con­ PROTRACTOR AND RULER like characters of reference will desig­ struct the circle, centers the eyelet Application filed May 8, 1928. Serial nate corresponding parts, the device on the pencil point and holds the No. 276,124 may be stated to comprise a body gen- paper firmly with the first finger of Page 14 TOOLS MADE IN THE MIDVVEST graduations or markings following the metric scale, inscribing or otherwise suitably presenting the same upon the erally indicated herein by the numeral for ruling, while adjacent one of the face side of the body 1 as designated 1 and illustrated as being of substan­ edges or marginal portions, gradua­ by the numeral 3, thus, it will be seen tially rectangular formation, said body tions, indicative of the English linear that the longitudinal straight edge por­ being preferably formed of transparent scale, indicated by the numeral 2 are tions of the rectangular body 1 will af­ or translucent material, colored if arranged, such graduations, of course, ford effectual measuring instruments in desired; the longitudinal marginal por­ being suitably presented or inscribed addition to ruling edges. tion of said body, obviously, providing upon one side of the body. Adjacent Rotatably engaged in one end por­ relatively parallel and straight edges, the remaining logitudinal marginal tion of the body 1 and preferably offset capable of being advantageously used portion of edge of the body 1 I provide from the logitudinal axis thereof is a centering eyelet designated in its entire­ June 2,-' 1931. W. E. OWEN, JR 1,808,705 ty at this time by the numeral 4, said / eyelet being preferably formed of fiber, COMBINATION COMPASS PROTRAfTOR AND RULER metal, or other suitable material Filed May 8. l~,28 possessing the necessary qualities of wear resistance and including in its construction a flanged or shouldered annular body adapted to be snugly yet rotatably received through the afore­ said portion of the body 1, as is shown in the Figure 2, the free portion of the ,,, ...... eyelet having a locking washer 5 en­ -I gaged over the same and secured , ' thereto by scoring or upsetting adja­ ,' I cent portions of the eyelet body as with a chisel, punch or similar device. Thus, it will be seen that the eyelet 4 will be secured to the body 1 in a man­ I ,, / .~/<,_. ~ / \I ' ner to permit rotation with respect I 1 ',' I I I .._' thereto and yet more by reason of the I I I 1\ \ , '- - • I \ ~' snug engagement with said body pre­ I I \ ' 9------1-_,,; ' '1 vents any relative radial movement of I I \ \ o : ,' .. . ,''\ ' \~ the eyelet with respect to said body. ' \ \ Also, it will be noted, by reference to . - - \ \ \ \ the Figure 2, that the portions of the \ \ \ \ body 1 through which the eyelet 4 is inserted, is slightly reduced, as in­ dicated by the numeral 6, so that the outer sides of the flanged part of the eyelet 4 and the washer 5 will lie substantially flush with the adjacent surfaces of the body. Also, it is prefer­ able that the opening through the eyelet shall have the opposite portions thereof flared, as indicated by the numeral 7, one of said portions being M-WTCA.ORGflared more than the other, whereby to facilitate the fixed or positive centering engagement of a finger of the user's hand therewith, in the manner as is il­ lustrated in the Figure 1, in order that the device when used as a compass or a protractor, may be effectually posi­ tioned so that its accuracy during pivotal movement of the body 1 with respect to the eyelet 4 will be afforded. INVENTOR . (If anyone is interested in the rest of W~E, Owen, Jr. the patent specifications, a complete set can be had from the TMITMW BY#~C:~ editor for $ 1.00 in stamps. R.K.Smith, Box 177, Athol, MA AITORNEY. 01331.) Page 15 Telescopic Measuring Rule by William]. Baader shown, to provide a friction-tight joint the inner surface of the outer section, between adjacent parts. These spring­ and stop-collars secured within the end his invention relates to meas­ fingers extend from collars of the sec­ of the outer section and against which T uring rules, that such a rule tions, and the ends of these collars by the collar on the inner section may may be closed up and carried in contacting with the stop-collars a5 in make contact to prevent the separation one's pocket. This invention shows the ends of the sections a a 1 prevent of the sections, substantially as one such rule that can be telescoped the separation of the parts. described. out to 12 inches in length with the It is obvious that the rule may be 2. A measuring-rule comprising sec­ addition of a pencil. I have in my made round or otherwise shaped in tions and a pencil friction-tight in the collection this same rule, Pat. Jan. cross-section without departing from inner section, whereby the sections 10, 1897 by George W. Watts and the spirit of our invention. may be drawn out longitudinally with James B. Smith and made entirely of Having described our invention, relation to each other by pulling on the sterling silver. what we claim is - pencil, said pencil having its outer end TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON­ 1. A measuring rule comprising shaped to form a handle and a shield, CERN: Be it known that we, George telescopic sections, spring-fingers ex­ that projects beyond the end of the in­ W. Watts and James B. Smith citizens tended from a collar on one of the sec­ ner section, the shield being adapted to of the United States of America and tions, the edges of which are flush with shoulder against the ends of the closed residents of Brooklyn, in the county of the edges of the collar, said spring­ sections to serve as a protecting cover, Kings and State of New York, have in­ fingers being adapted to engage against substantially as described. vented certain new and useful Im­ provements in Telescopic Measuring

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WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OFFICERS Sobersides as well as witty, A July 15th dead-line listed in the President ...... Eila Arnold They can't help you-more a pity!! magazine means that the piece must Vice-President ...... Loretta Ring Like a smile. reach the Women's Page Editor at Secretary ...... Edna Schmidt Frowns and smiles both least 10 days before, allowing her to Treasurer ...... Shirley Linstromberg manufacture. mail her finished copy, with time en Ginger Bergdahl, Editor route to the Gristmill Editors being Try a smile. about five days. We get it there on Lyndall Callis, the 15th! Publicity Chairperson Smiles can heal, but frowns'll The work done after it is mailed fracture! to the Gristmill is time consuming. . All material for the Women's Page Try a smile! Our July 15th dead-line means a should be forwarded to: They pour hormones in your magazine in your mailbox from two Ginger Bergdahl system; to three months later. Your continu­ P.O. Box 73 They're so strong you can't resist ing cooperation makes the editors' Houghton, MI 49931 'em work easier and the "Gristmill" so Frowns are harmful!! Smile-enlist enjoyable. 'em!! As I near completion of my sixth Better smile. year with the "Woman's Page," I've Eila' s Input asked Eila to find one of you to take by Eila Arnold, President Smiles are helpful if you' re ailing. on the job. I've enjoyed it, but Try a smile! Donna has certainly made the work As this is being read, the Reading Guarantee you smoother sailing. lighter; thank you, Donna, from meeting is probably a memory. Try a smile! your editor and the Women's Aux­ Your new president has presided for iliary; from us (Donna and Ginger), the first time-( three more meetings If you're tall or short and dumpy, thank YOU, the ladies of the to go). Thank you for your confi­ Be you either calm or "jumpy" Women's Auxiliary. dence in electing me. If your road's a little bumpy, Lyn, we wish you as good a time That the purpose of the Auxiliary Try a SMILE!! as we've had working with the is to help the female members and M-WTCA. spouses of tool collectors become ac­ C.G. Bushnell quainted has been reiterated by Ginger every former president. And I will From Your Editor also stress that point. One quilt has been completed. You'll notice a new name on the The second quilt is well under way. heading of the Women's Pages to­ Have you put in a few stitches: It is day .... Lyndall Callis, Publicity Canning Jars by Doris Ahlrichs a project for everyone. Chairperson. Lyn is the lady who Do you enjoy reading The will be leaving notes on your dis­ Women's Page in The Gristmill? play table, asking you to write an article for the Women's Pages about anning jars and glass - both Please keep this in mind-we cannot are favorites. A young friend have a Women's Page without ar­ the display, taking pictures, and C who collects jars showed me a few ticles from you. We have a great writing to you individually, between of his. The bubbles in the glass, the editor, but she must have material. meetings, when we' re in need of different colors, the odd shapes, the Here's a poem with a good articles for upcoming issues. various markings - all intrigued me thought: Donna Zerkle was publicity chair­ person when I joined the and I was hooked. Yet after more than ten years of collecting, I have ''Try a Smile'' "Gristmill," at Tom Ward's request, M-WTCA.ORGat the beginning of 1985. We coop­ barely scratched the surface. If your head is throbbing, brother, erated to come up with the methods As we went to auctions, flea Try a smile! that have had the Gustafsons sug­ markets, antique shops, shows and If the baby's cranky, mother, gesting that the M-WTCA should on trips, my husband encouraged Try a smile! use the same techniques, to get the me to begin a collection of jars. Though it sounds a bit outrageous Sometimes we came home with a It's both helpful and contagious men to participate in providing 11 Gristmill'' material. prize jar or two. Other times we From the blues 'twill disengage us, have had to purchase a box of jars Try a smile! There have been many times when we've had to ask you to write or as many as five boxes to get the one we wanted. Oh it's scientific, brother your display articles almost on the trip home, since the dead-line was The Red book of Fruit Jars, No. When you smile, 3 by Alice M. Creswick, published It's medicinal, dear mother, so close to the end of the meeting. You've come through! Donna has by Collectors Books, 1978, is the When you smile. resource book we use. The prices All the M.D.s in the city- rushed to get her photos developed and we've been on time. Page 17 THE ¥#OMEN'S PAGE

Sometimes we find odd shapes or factories began producing the pot­ sizes of jars. We have several of tery. From urns, vases and classical these that are purple, aqua and clear statues to the Devon Motto Ware that are tapered from the bottom to pieces which were the "bread and the top. Bubbles, whittle marks butter" of the whole industry. There from handmade wooden molds and were about 20 different pottery flow marks, are signs of being hand­ companies cashing in on the made. souvenir market. Factory marks are At an auction several years ago, a either impressed, stamped with a box full of jars had several in it that black rubber mark or scratched in seemed desirable to me. As the auc­ the underglaze. Many are not tioneer began to call for bids on this marked at all. particular box, another person and I There are a number of categories A set of three sizes: half gallon, quart began bidding against each other for the collector of Torquay ware to and pint. Lettering: Swayzee' s Im­ rather spiritedly. The price rose become involved in. Even though proved Mason. Aqua colored. higher than perhaps was wise. The many bear the same decoration, auctioneer stopped his crying and each piece is unique in its own way turned to my husband, saying "Did because each is custom made, i.e., may not be current but the informa­ you see what she did?!!" What an hand made and decorated. tion on color, markings, size, etc. is embarrassing moment for me, but I We joined the Society, TPCS, in invaluable. We catalog our collec­ got the jars that I wanted: a midget 1981 with 11 other members in the tion by marking in this book beside pint, a different color green jar and U.S. and Canada. The Society ex­ the listing of the particular jars we several other very collectible jars. isted in England. We were ap­ have acquired. At the present time I have about pointed Coordinators for TPCS of We don't look at the value as the 250 jars in my collection. I display the U.S.and Canadian members in criteria of our collection. Rather, the more recent acquisitions at the fall of 1981. In 1982 we held the color, markings, types of closures, various locations in our home . ■ first U.S. meeting at our home with shape or sometimes a misshapen jar 11 members from four states. In the is what catches our eye. Color fall of 1982 we attended our first makes some of the jars valuable - Collecting Torquay meeting in England. In 1986 we the cobalt blue, black and some of Pottery - A Delightful held the first U.S. Exhibition at the amber-colored jars are par­ Sauder's Museum in Archbold, ticularly expensive. But the aqua, Experience: Ohio. In 1988 we held the first in­ cornflower blue, green, olive green, by Gerry Kline ternational meeting at our home clear, yellow and those turning pur­ with 29 attending. We hope this is ple are just as collectible. the beginning of our Society's an­ We also try to put together sets of ollecting Torquay pottery be­ nual meetings to be held in the U.S. jars with the same color and mark­ C gan in an unusual way when as in 1989 a meeting was held in ings. Jars were made in a variety of in 1969 I found a very fascinating Memphis, TN with 39 attendees. sizes, commonly half gallon, quart, egg cup with a cottage on the front This year a meeting will be held in pint, half pint and midget pint. We and the words '' Laid today'' in­ Dallas, TX. We now have a total have several sets of half gallon, scribed on the back. It was charm­ membership of 919 members: 190 in quart and pint sizes that make at­ ing! Little did I know what this egg the U.S. and Canada, 16 in tractive canisters in our kitchen. cup could do to my life. In 21 years Australia, 1 each in Cyprus, The first thing that I lookM-WTCA.ORG for the egg cup has invited 1199 Holland, France, S. Africa, 4 in New when picking up a jar is the letter­ relatives to make their home with Zealand and the remaining in ing found on the side of the jar. us. They now dominate our lives. England. Also, an unusual color will catch my There is so much to learn about Tor­ Pieces of our collection have ap­ eye. If there are monograms, errors quay - I'll try to tell you about the peared in some national magazines in spelling or lettering, symbols or pottery, our collection and The Tor­ such as: Country Living (September, quay Pottery Collectors' Society. fancy lettering, the jar is probably 1985), Country Living (August Torquay pottery was first pro­ collectible. A date on the jar does 1986), Better Homes & Gardens duced in Torquay, England in 1867. not necessarily mean that the jar Country Home (August 1986), will be more valuable. A jar is more It was there that the local dark red BH&G Decorating (Winter 1986/87), clay was rediscovered. The Terra desirable if there is a lid. Closures BH&G Traditional Home (Winter Cotta Clay Co. was the first to pro­ for the earliest made jars are dif­ 1988/89), Antique Showcase ficult to find. duce the pottery. Soon many other (Canada - March and August 1985 and August 1986).

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After these articles appeared, we Cheese keeper with two patterns: Old Folks received about 2,000 letters from in­ Cottage, with Scandy on top. Pro­ Shared by Donna Zerkle terested collectors, dealers and duced by Watcombe Pottery Co. others which actually led to our about 1910. resignations as Coordinators of emember, old folks are worth TPCS due to the heavy workload it R a fortune, with silver in their involved. We have been Publicity hair, gold in their teeth, stones in Chairmen for the Society since their kidneys, lead in their feet and January 1988. We have presented gas in their stomachs. slide shows of England and the pot­ I have become a little older since I tery at our meetings. If any of you saw you last and a few changes would like to know more about Tor­ have come into my life since then. quay Pottery Collectors' Society or Frankly, I have become quite a the pottery, please write us: Jerry & frivolous old gal. I am seeing five Gerry Kline, 604 Orchard View gentlemen every day. Drive, Maumee, OH 43537 or phone As soon as I wake up, Will us at (419) 893-1226. Thanks! Should any of our Midwest Power helps me get out of bed. We do love the pottery! There are members desire to see our collec­ Then I go see John; then Charlie many ways in which one can col­ tion, please call and we'd be Horse comes along, and he takes up lect. One way is by pattern: Cottage, delighted. This is a poem I made up a lot of my time and attention. Cockerels, Thistle, Ships, Scandy in honor of Devon Motto Ware. It's When he leaves, Arthur Ritis Pattern (which is the Society's been copyrighted and published in shows up and stays the rest of the emblem), Kingfishers, Butterfly, Canada, U.S. and U.K. I'd like to day. He doesn't like to stay in one Kerswell Daisy and many others. share it with you. place very long, so he takes me When you find a cup in a Cottage from joint to joint. After such a busy pattern which reads "Do 'ave a cup day, I'm really tired and glad to go o' tay'' you know you must have The Little Cottage up the Lane to bed with Ben Gay! What a life! the matching teapot, creamer & P.S. The preacher came to call the sugar bowl. Then a hatpin holder Oh how I'd like to be invited to the little cottage up the lane. other day. He said at my age I appears in a black Cockerel pattern should be thinking about the and you have six hatpin holders and I would be ever so delighted to be a guest in that domain! hereafter. I told him, "Oh, I do all none with the Cockerel, so you buy the time. No matter where I am - it! You didn't know cheese keepers I'd have some scones wi' clotted cream, in the parlor, in the kitchen or and mustard pots were made until down in the basement, I ask myself you see one at an antique show in and, yes, please, "A cup of tay" 'What am I here after?" ■ the Scandy pattern. You must have Ah, this is such a pleasant dream, it! So there is no end to collecting let it cum true, if it may! Torquay and you have become ad­ I'd tiptoe softly up the stairs dicted. Our collection of Devon is carrying my chamberstick to guide housed in three china cabinets, two my way. hutches, shelf pieces, cornice Soon I'd be off to a "Land of no boards, book shelves along the cares'' fireplace and all through the house. After such a full and lovely day! Delicate scent bottles cheer up the Maybe I'd dream of Widecombe bathrooms. Jerry became very in­ Fair, terested in collecting TorquayM-WTCA.ORG at the The gaiety and fun and food they time we joined TPCS and just share, couldn't pass up a piece. We realize And that dreadful tale of the poor we must now reduce the size of our old mare. collection as he is retiring this year and with our two children living in I'd wake up early in the morn Texas and Tennesse, we want to do To a cockerel and his boisterous more traveling, and a second grand­ crow. child is due so we just can't let I believe he's happy to be born, Devon Motto Ware dictate our lives and he does have a right to crow, any longer. After all, we were living you know! Then I could say I'm glad I came. in our home first. It was great to be invited To the little cottage up the lane! Now, please visit me - I'd be delighted! ■ Page 19 THE ¥#OMEN'S PAGE

The Tool Quilt by Lynn Runkle

ike other heirloom quilts, the the center. The committee then The lucky winners of pillows L M-WTCA women's tool quilt went shopping for a coordinating were: Hunter Pilkinton, Byron pieces together a story - one of print to place between the squares. Stembel and Lewis Cook; John new and old friendships. The rest of the weekend was spent Morris and T. Vincent Corsin won Credit for the idea goes to Mary measuring and cutting strips. Each wallhangings. Lou Stover of Wisconsin. In 1980, committee member took blocks and The much-coveted, splendid hand­ she suggested that the women of strips home to assemble and return made quilt was won by Jim Mau of M-WTCA make a quilt with tools as to Lynn. Wisconsin. Since that time it has the design at meetings. The project On May 20, 1981, Lois and Mil been shown at various quilt ex­ would give them something in­ traveled back to Lafayette from hibits. Jim and wife Pat cherish teresting to do while their husbands Indianapolis to assemble the quilt their rich inheritance from the were in their own little world, and baste it together. many M-WTCA women who sewed would provide a way to know each But there was a problem. Since an heirloom. ■ other better and would make money the quilt had to be quilted by for future women's programs. women attending M-WTCA The idea was turned into reality meetings held in several states, how that summer when Norma Rigler of could it be transported? Ken Runkle Tennessee offered to design the came to the rescue by making a The Tool Quilt ... blocks. When she introduced the frame that could be taken apart suggestion at the 1980 Mid-West easily and Lynn sewed a sleeve on The Rest of the Story Tool Collectors Association fall each end of the quilt for inserting by Pat Mau meeting in Memphis, it drew en­ the rod. thusiastic response and the quilt Some ladies, such as Gladys was on its way. Johnson of Nebraska, had lots of ex­ hen Jim and I won the tool One of the group's quilt experts, perience; some had none. But all W quilt at the May 1983 Lynn Runkle of Indiana, were encouraged to quilt. They did meeting in Brookfield, WI, we asked volunteered to coordinate the pro­ so eagerly at meetings in Rockton, Lynn Runkle to give us its history. ject, which took ingenuity consider­ IL (June 19, 20, 21, 1981); Dayton, The article "The Tool Quilt" was ing women were to make the blocks OH (October 2, 3, 4, 1981); Old the result. at their homes throughout the coun­ World, Wisconsin (August 23, 1981); In the ensuing years, we've taken try, would put them together at and Macomb, IL (May 27, 28, 29, it to meetings and loaned it to Lynn's home and would quilt them 1982). M-WTCA members for display in at M-WTCA meetings. The quilting was completed at their home areas. It is truly a Early the next year, Norma had Macomb where Ramona Ramsey of museum piece: too large for the the designs ready to send to Indiana showed everyone an easy average bed, too long to hang on a quilters. She mailed the tool way to cut and sew bias. Having standard height wall. designs, squares of unbleached brought along a sewing machine and As we were preparing for our muslin and the instructions that the being an expert, she sewed more move to Arizona, we considered tools were to be made in earth tones than 12 yards of bias on the quilt. donating the quilt to a museum, but and appliqued onto the squares. Since more blocks were finished were aware that museums only ac­ They were to be signed and sent to after the king-size quilt was started, cept items on their own terms. They M-WTCA.ORGare free to trade off a gift for Lynn by March 31, 1981. Some Norma Rigler had these made into chose to make their own designs, wallhangings and pillows. With so something they want more, and we but most used Norma's excellent many men and women wanting to felt Mid-West people should have patterns. own the quilt, it was decided the access to it. It was a relief when the On April 10, 1981, the coor­ fairest way to find it a home was to M-WTCA Auxiliary accepted our of­ dinating committee of Mil Wasson, hold a drawing among M-WTCA fer to return it to the organization! Juanita Vandivier and Lois Opsahl, members. The drawing was held at When we took it to Mid-West all of Indiana, met at the Runkles' the M-WTCA spring meeting at meetings, the women always en­ with their husbands for the Brookfield, WI on May 14, 1983. joyed looking at it. They would weekend. At that time, the 49 The project raised $1,177.26 for touch the names on the blocks. blocks received by Lynn were laid women's programs which, until that Many of these women are now gone out on the floor and arranged to time, had been completely funded from the group, but they won't be their best advantage with Norma's by the M-WTCA treasury. forgotten as long as we have the block of the M-WTCA emblem in quilt at our meetings. ■

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Some Old, Old, Old Take a pint of thick Cream, 3 Take a pound of butter, beat it Cookbooks spoonfuls of Sack [white wine] in an earthen pan with your and half Pint of Flower [flour], hand one way till it is like fine (and a Few of Their Recipes) six Eggs (but three whites), one thick cream; then have ready by Eleanor Kebabian grated Nutmeg, a quarter twelve eggs, with half the Pound of melted Butter, a very whites; beat them well first, little Salt, and some Sugar; fry and also beat them up with the ike many cooks, I have a lot them thin in a dry Pan. butter, working into it a pound L of cookbooks - more than I In the section of "Receipts in of flour, a pound of sugar and can really use. They are fascinating, a few carraways, for an hour if only for the brief time I leaf Physick and Surgery," there are remedies for scurvy, a vitamin defi­ with your hand, or a great through them before putting them wooden spoon. Butter a pan, back on the shelf. They repose there ciency disease; several of these in­ clude orange juice and fresh herbs, put it in, and bake it an hour while I consult the good old stand­ in a quick oven. bys that are battered and worn from which would be very good constant use. medicine. Also in my collection is Elizabeth I've accumulated a special group One of the great cookery classics Raffald' s book - The Experienced through the years, the real old was written by Mrs. Hannah Glasse; English Housekeeper . .. Written oldies that have little or no practical I have an American edition of her Purely from Practice. Philadelphia, use. My collection began with the Art of Cookery made Plain and 1818. It has a plate of the "curious acquisition of New System of Easy; Excelling anything of the new invented fire stove.'' This is Domestic Cookery, Formed upon Kind ever published. Alexandria her "Rook Pye": (then D.C.; now Virginia), 1805. In Principles of Economy and Skin and draw six young the receipt ''To roast a Hare,'' Mrs. Adapted to the Use of Private rooks, and cut out the back G lasse is often said to have written, Families by a Lady. Third Edition. bones, season them well with "First catch your Hare," but this is Exeter (NH), 1808. The reprint of an salt and pepper, put them in a a legend. The receipt actually English work, like many cookbooks deep dish with a quarter of a begins. "Take your Hare when it is has seen hard usage. We always say pint of water, lay over them a cased ... " i.e., skinned. Here is the that this only adds to their charm! half of a pound of butter, make Glasse receipt for "Baked Mutton I haven't researched her identity, a good puff paste, and cover Chops": but here is ''Lady's'' receipt for the dish, lay a paper over, for "Baked Soup." [Receipt and recipe Take a loin or neck of mutton, it requires a good deal of bak­ are interchangeable depending on cut it into steaks, put some ing. the locality. Ed.] pepper and salt over it, butter Rooks are crows - perhaps this pie your dish, and lay in your Put a pound of any kind of was a post-election dish for losers! steaks; then take a quart of meat cut in slices; two onions, It is obvious from these books that milk, six eggs beat up fine and two carrots, ditto; two ounces early American cookery was very four spoonfuls of flour; beat of rice, a pint of split peas, or derivative from English example. your flour and eggs in a little whole ones if previously In a later issue of the Gristmill, milk first and then put the rest soaked, pepper and salt into an I'll review receipts from American to it; put in a little ginger and a earthen jug or pan and pour cookbooks in my collection, but this little salt. Pour this over the one gallon of water. Cover it one from a manuscript, made from steaks and send it to the oven; very close and bake it with the 1872 to 1919, from Mrs. William an hour and a half will bake it. bread. Blackstone of Branford, Today we would not consider the Connecticut, is an eye-opener: My oldest cookbook is also English M-WTCA.ORGtough, bony neck of mutton to be and anonymous. It is A collection For a Cough: One pound of mutton chops. of Above Three Hundred figs cut up. Pour on boiling Susannah Carter of Clerkenwell, Receipts in Cookery, Physick and water enough to cover. Let London, was the author of The Surgery (!) for the Use of all stand until cold, then add half Frugal Housewife; or Complete Good Wives, Tender Mothers and lb. of loaf sugar & a pint of Woman Cook ... Explained in Careful Nurses, by Several Hands. whiskey. Take often. ■ Five Hundred Receipts, 1796. this London, 1724. This is in its original little book has two engraved plates binding of red morocco, with gilt showing poultry and hares ''trussed decoration and edges. for roasting.'' Carter's Pound Cake Herewith its receipt for ''Pan­ is as follows: cakes, very good.''

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Page 23 FALL TOOL AUCTION Saturday, September 22, 1990 Baxter Auction Company Monroe County Fa irgrounds • Bloomington, Indiana For Complete Listing Contact: TOOL AUCTION MO ARNOLD, 909 East 81 st Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Tool or Auction Information Contact: OCTOBER 19 & 20 Mo Arnold (317) 251-7513 • Dick Opsahl (317) 786-6466 BAXTER AUCTION BARN Chas Ewing (317) 653-6079 Indianapolis, Indiana GEORGE WILLIAMS TOOL COLLECTION Hundreds of Tools: Bloomington, Indiana Stanley, English and Misc. 500+ TOOLS Details of Sale In the Stanley and other metal planes; 18th century and early planes by September Gristmill J. Fuller, N. Tabor, W. Evens, E. Safford; many other good wooden planes. Mortise machine, tool chests, leather-cobblers tools, sheet metal hand machines. stakes. stake plate, rolls, etc. RISLEY AUCTION SERVICE 4406 E 107 Terr, Blacksmith forge, tongs, anvils, vise, etc. Kansas City Mo. 64137 Reprint ~et of Knight Dictionaries Reprint set of Appletons Cyclopedias Books and Catalogs. Double pistol router, chisels, slicks, draw knives, hammers, broad axes, axes. adzes. bow saws, crosscuts, hand saws. rules. etc. ABSENTEE BIDS WELCOME

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ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION Sunday, September 9, 10 a.m. \ BONDED Santa Margarita, California • We have been commissioned to sell, at auction, the Dale Hausmann Collection. This outstanding collection contains many rare and unusual tools. Partial Listing Scottish tool chest completeM-WTCA.ORG with over 100 tools - carving, mortise, corner, miter, slicks and other chisels. Saws: Floor, panel, miter, pad and others - hammers, wrenches, leather working tools, engraving tools, marking gauges, routers, scrapers, bow drills, perfect handle tools, Winchester planes, chisels, saws, hatchets, etc. Keen Kutter tools, drawing knives, miter boxes, important transitional planes, Sargent tools, Miller Falls tools. Levels by Davis, Stratton, Starrett, Stanley, Helb, Richardson, Goodell-Pratt, Diss ton, Keen Kutter and others. Brass plumb bobs, rare Stanley planes incl. bedrock and gauge, other Stanley planes to include#l,#2,#9 with side handle, #101/ 4,#A6,#A18,#S4,#45,#55, various #39's, #164, #94, #95,#131, #340, #144, #72 1 I 2, #444, #7 4 and many, many more. Gilder's & machinist tools, drafting sets, braces, Metallic Plane Co., Morris patent plane, Holly patent plane, Buckeye plane, and many, many more. Drill bits, snow knockers, molding planes incl. hollows and rounds, rare coopers' tools and planes, axes and hatchets, goosewing axes, ivory rules, cordage rules, Eagle framing squares, trammel points, surveying instruments, ivory tipped rosewood plow plane, other rosewood plow planes, English iron planes, Japanese planes and saws, gunstock floats, lOO's more fine user tools! Preview: Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . and day of sale. For further information call (805) 438-5395. Call or write for FREE brochure. Terms: Cash, approved check, Visa and Mastercard. Absentee bids accepted. A premium of 10% will be applied to all items sold to be paid by the buyer.

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WANTED: Literature, photos, ads stories FOR SALE or illustrations about plumb bobs, small ANTIQUE & USED TOOLS oil cans. Send description and price to: Quality, older hand tools for Bernard Ridens, R.R. 21 , Box 191, Terre collectors and woodworkers. FOR SALE: Barnes hand cranked cir­ Haute, IN 47802. Illustrated lists published 5 cular rip saw, power feed, Pat. April 17, times a year. 1877. Send SASE for price. Stanley Croft, INFORMATION WANTED: The follow­ 422 No. 2nd A venue, Winterset, IA 50273. ing initials W. VA. D. D. B. I. in very small SUBSCRIPTION > $8.00 and very readable on an 8 11 smooth. Can CURRENT LIST > $2.00 anyone identify, etc. It would be ap­ specializing in WILLIAM A. GUSTAFSON MAIL/ preciated. C. G. Rainey, 305 Westfield BOBHAIWE PHONE TOOL AUCTIONS. Five auc­ Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901. tion catalogs a year for $20.00. Il­ /804/ 973-4218. lustrated, with full descriptions for ~ buy and sell the collector and user. P.O. Box 104, INFORMATION WANTED: On J. Watts Austerlitz, NY 12017. of Boston; makers of gauging equipment 51 1 W . I Ith • Port Angeles, WA 98362 and rules. Working dates, etc. Also in­ (206) 452-2292 structions on using the scales on the CATALOG LISTING: Large selection of J. Watts Cask Gauge. Gil Gandenberger, quality used and older tools for sale 5171 Willnet Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45238. from both England and the U.S.A. /513/ 451-7429. Catalogue with color photographs issued 5 to 6 times a year each with 400 + WANTED: Stanley G27-1/2 and G31 ADVERTISING INFORMATION tools. We price in US$ and postage in­ planes. Also wanted; Defiance tools Iex­ cluded so you know final cost. Single cept planes) from 1938-55. George ISSUE COPY DEADLINE issue $5 or subscription 5 issues $20 !in­ Wanamaker, 515 S. Madison, Macomb, IL March January 15 cludes $5 credit). Bristol Design, 14 Perry 61455. June April 15 Road, Bristol BSl 5BG, England. September July 15 WANTED: Blade only, for a Sandusky December October 15 FOR SALE: Knight's American plow plane, 3/8" wide. "Straight line let­ CLASSIFIED ADS - RATES Mechanical Dictionary, 4 vol. Reprinted tering" No rust! A. Knapp, 300 Kasson $.15 per word - ALL words. $3.00 minimum by M-WTCA & EAIA, 1979. $105 + Road, Camillus, NY 13031 . per ad. shipping. M.B. Johnston, /317/ 945-7735. WANTED: Unusual plumb bobs - DISPLAY ADS - RATES FOR SALE: STANLEY #196 in excellent brass, cast, steel, wood, others. Send PAGE RATES: condition, asking $1200.00. William drawing or sketch and price to: Bernard SIZE COST WORD LIMIT Hunter, 8563A S. W. 93rd Lane, Ocala, FL Ridens, R.R. 21, Box 191, Terre Haute, IN Full page $160.00 900 32676. 47802. Half page $ 90.00 450 Quarter page $ 50.00 225 NEW TOOL SHOP IN ENGLAND: Good WANTED: Bookbinders hand stamps Other sizes $8.00 per column inch stock of Norris, Spiers, moulding planes and gilding tools as Hoole Catalogue also (1 colunm is approx. 2-1/4" wide). 25 word and usable tools. Tony Murland, The Tool old catalogues of bookbinders tools. limit. Shop, 1-3 Eagle Street, Ipswich, W. G. Roberts, P. 0. Box 129, Hallettsville, Photos - additional $8.00 each (Polaroids not Suffolk, England 1P4 l]A. Bus: 0473 TX 77964. acceptable). Typesetting and borders are not 232473, Res: 0473 358199. included in the page rates. Special artwork WANTED: Hollow augers, any make. will be charged at cost. We must have a sketch or rough drawing indicating how you Especially want ones made by A.A. want your ad laid out. Camera ready ads are WANTED Wood & Sons Company. Also want old accepted at no additional charge. draw knives. Bruce Hoffman, P.O. Box For your protection and complete satisfac­ 361, A lmont, CO 81210. Or /303/ tion, ALL ads should be typewritten and WANTED: Old harness makerM-WTCA.ORGs tools. 641-4223. double-spaced. If this is not possible, please Osborn, Comph, whatever. Don Temp, PRINT LEGIBLY. R. R. 1, Coon Valley, WI 54623. /608/ 788-1759. SEND ALL ADS TO: G~,~~(~~~ot~r!G~~~ s Gale Zerkle WANTED: Planes by: Charles White, 1162 Grizzly Peak Blvd. 511 Cookston Ave. ley, CA 94708 Springfield, OH 45503 Warren; White & Spear, Warren; Soule, (513) 399-1725 White & Spear, Warren; A. Low, 5-848-3651 Warren. Write Michael Tabor, 159 Sayers ~ Payment must accompany ad. Make checks Avenue, Niles, OH 44446. /216/ 652-8064. payable to M-WTCA.

WANTED: Wantage rods jshort & long), At this time, advertising will be accepted on­ cask gauges, head slide rules, bung rods, ly from M-WTCA members in good standing. hydrometers, gauging manuals and Specializing in Stanley and Patented Planes For information and membership application, catalogs. Gil Gandenberger, 5171 Willnet contact Gale Zerkle at the above address or Please send a long SASE to receive our next one of the officers whose address is shown Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45238. /513/ tool list . Want lists invited. Buy and Sell. on the inside front cover of this publication. 451-7429. Page 25 BACKTALK

Dear Editor, Full confirmation of E.T. Lufkin's Dear Editor, The Lufkin company's official " ... other business venture" in Information wanted on Maine history reprinted in The Gristmill Chicago comes from the January 1, planemakers for research and book No. 49 (September, 1987) states that 1903 catalog of "George B. in progress. Please forward detailed E.T. Lufkin sold out his interest in Carpenter & Co.,'' Chicago. Pages description of any Maine planes in the company in 1885 and moved to 220-227 list a complete line of board your collection. For molding plane: Chicago " where he organized and log rules following the exact length, wood type, profile, wedge another business venture.' ' same descriptions and catalog silhouette and rubbing of mark if Present evidence indicates this to numbering systems as used by the not in A WP2 would be most be somewhat of an understatement. company Lufkin sold. The only dif­ valuable. All contributions will be Lufkin continued to produce the ference is that the illustrations in acknowledged in print. Send data to exact same line of board and log the "Carpenter" catalog are each Dale J. Butterworth, 136 Middle rules in Chicago, obviously in com­ clearly marked " E.T. Lufkin, Road, Cumberland Foreside, ME petition with his old company. Maker, Chicago.'' and conform to 04110. Rulers marked "E.T. Lufkin, known examples of actual rules. Maker, Chicago" are known to be in several collections in addition to Sincerely, the two "Chicago" rulers that I William T. Wilkins have. Houston, TX

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~ -&-~~~~- 1-o-14{ Ko. 6. Three tie r, 3 foot Boa rd Ruic, extra heavy, brucd _head , wnh ,... i;1i1 i ~,~,'J.iiih 1½ --- ~:c=:- ~_ brass plate...... pcrdoi:., 127 00 ~o. 6N. Same as Ko. 6, except in width {I inch wid e). . " 27 00 -uN o. I noard R ule. These Rulcsa.rcgenerallyuscd forhardwood, measuring lcnglhs 12, 14,16 fcet,8, I0,18£cct. No. I Three ucr, 3½ foot inspector's Boa.rd Rule . . per doz., i27 00 This Rule is made of the very best second growth white hickory. The bcad 1sbrat~(s1cclcapsandbraushouldcrs). No. 2. Three tier, 3 foot Board Ruic ••.•.•...•.•...• . •. . ..•. . per doz., S2S 00 This Ruic is the 5.lmc as No. I, except in lcngtfl. It is the rule fo r regular yard work. No. 2½. Three tier, 2½ foot Board Ruic . .. . ••.....•..•.•••. per doz,. l'l.f, 00 Same qu.aluy as the No. 2, difference being in length only. No. 8 Hoard Rule. '.\o. I . fouruer,3 fool Boa.rd Rule.patent sockct,stcel head, per do,:., '23 00 :\11.8 " " 3 '' " " br;ncd head.. " 2500 Corresponds 1n material and workmanship 10 our '.'\o. 2 rule. ~o. 11. Four tier, S fool Board Ruic, patent socket, steel head, ~~~ plated...... pcr do1., i&OO N'o. 8Board Rule. San1e as No. 7, except It has a brass inch plate, Nu, 12. Four tier, 3 foot Boa rd Ruic, braicd head, w11h brass plate, No. 3. Three tier, 3 foot Board Ruic, brazed head ..•..••••.• per do1., 823 00 per doi:...... 2800 This Ruic is tbc same as No. 2, except the brass head is half an inch shorter. State whether you want opposite side to mtasure 12, 14, Hi, 18 feet, or ts,10,20,22fcct,

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GEO~ M.. SCOTT, Bellows Manufacturer, Johnson Street, 2722 W. Union Ave. ii!id St., «,or. Englewood, Colorado 80110 «lHl«lA.C-0, ILL. 303-795-5650 Sale Catalog Published Several Times A Year

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This department is available for your com­ The following letter was received with Editor, ments, questions, requests for information a membership application. I found the illustrated item in a or identification and letters which provide shop between Nashville and answers to others seeking information. For Dear James, Bloomington, IN. It is marked identification, a description, markings (if For years I have wrestled with my , ,ATOMIC/Glaskin Mfg. Pat Pend­ applicable/ and a clear photograph or drawing should accompany the letter. We conscience and have finally decided ing. "Could any of our members welcome your letters and will print as many to come clean and publicly declare help me out as to what the item is? each issue as space permits, on a first my addiction. Yes, I am hooked on come, fi_rst served basis. Deadline for old tools! Please, take this mere pit­ R. Tim Bonelli receipt of letters is January 15 for the tance and put me on the road to Elkhart, IN March issue, April 15 for the June issue, recovery from my dependency. July 15 for the September and October 15 So help! I'm sick and need to fo r the December issue. The address is: register with your fine self-help organization for the terminally BACKTALK addicted. Do you really think I can P. 0. Box 1038 Carmel, IN 46032 be saved?? Sincerely, Dear Editor, Arthur Perkins Read with interest your article on Chicago, IL the combination tool made by Edward Koeth. Dear Editor, I have two complete sets of this A letter from Joe Ward in the tool. One tool is marked K/K Tool March Gristmill refers to Hunter Patented July 2, 1900. Currier Koeth Pilkinton' s sketch of "Jo-Blocks" in Mfg. Co., Coudersport, PA. The the previous issue. I thought there other tool is marked Koeth Inter­ might be many among the Gristmill changeable with a patent date of readership to whom the term and (Your editor does know what the item 1905. the objects would be unfamiliar. is, does anyone out there also know? I Would like to relate how I ac­ Passing by these extra-accurate saw at least one of these change hands quired one of these sets. I bought gauges at a garage sale would be a at the Reading meeting.) the first set in Omaha, Nebraska shame so I have dug out an illustra­ several years ago. Shortly after I tion and an explanation of the item was at a Flea Market in south­ -properly Johansson Gage Blocks eastern Kansas and found a handle -from the American Technical Socie- with the tin snip jaws in it. As I had ty's 1941 (originally 1916) publica­ this set I bought the handle and jaw tion, Machine Shop Work. assembly. Last summer I stopped by a garage sale about a block and a Elliot Sayward half from my house - there I found Levittown, NY the box and the exact pieces I needed to complete this set. The I think this must have been about latest de\·elopment in gage making is sets of standard block gages, Fig. -10. T hese are made to several standards of accuracy and can a one in a million chance that you be purchased to an accuracy of two-mill io nths of an inch. T he would ever find the items needed to complete the set. M-WTCA.ORG Robert M. Matz Cozad, NE

Fig. -4.0. Johansson c~ce Blocl..:.i Dear Editor, Courtuy of For,! Jloto,. Cu , Oc>arburrt, Jl frhil}an

Information on Maine edge tool gages are so flat that se \·eral of them can be "wrung" together. makers for research and publication. This is accomplished by wiping the surfaces of the blocks clean, to All contributions will be acknowl­ remo\·e any dirt or mo isture, and then sliding the surfaces together with a little pressure. The blocks can thus be built up to make edged in print. Please send full almost any dimension within the limits of the set, and can be used description and rubbing of marks, if to test plug gages, lim it gages, micrometers, and, with some of the possible, to Ben Blume_nberg, P.O. accessories, can be utilized to test ring gages. These blocks can be bought in sets of 28 blocks or as individual Box 105, 81 Main Street, blocks fo r special needs. The set of 28 blocks makes gages in con­ Waldoboro, ME 04572. secutive steps of .00005 inch from .OGO inch minimum, and in steps of .0001 inch from .040 inch minimum to more than .375 inch. Page 27 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID COLUMBIA, MO PERMIT 126

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