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Published by and for the members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association IN THIS ISSUE: • Collecting Hummel • Ode to Retirement • Miniature Irons • Marsh Tool Co. • Kentucky Planemakers • Master Framing Rule • Stanley Two-Tones • Plane Iron Patterns • Hitching Hammer • Regular Features CHAFF ... T . from the President write As this is being written, the bright Carolina sun indicates that for many of I G11STIILL us Winter is on the wane and we are on already starting to look forward to warm THE GRISTMILL wants articles of No. 43 Mar., 1986 days at our favorite flea market. From all kinds about tools, makers, Mid-West Tool Collectors telephone conversations with members in users, early industries, etc., Association more Northern climes I am sure that Sum­ photographs, old advertising cuts, Editor ...... Tom Ward mer still seems a long way off. and anything relating to M-WTCA Contributing Editors Doc Nissen's Rx for the Winter blahs: member activities. II possible, William Baader John Kebabian - Large spoonful of the memories of material should be typewritten. Ginger Bergdahl Roger Smith Sam Strauss, Jr. a great meeting in Columbus. We'll edit, correct, and provide - Pat on the back for all of you who The Gristmill is the official publication of the first aid when needed. Deadline Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and is spent a good deal of time last sum­ for receipt of all copy is January published quarterly March, June, September, and mer getting ready to set up your December. 15 for March issue, April 15 for The purpose of the association is to promote the great displays. June issue, July 15 for September preservation, study and understanding of ancient - Equal amount of thanks for those tools, implements and devices of farm, home, in­ issue, October 15 for December dustry and shop of the pioneers; also, to study the of you who scout out the garage crafts in which these objects were used and the sales, auctions, estate sales, etc. to issue. craftsmen who used them; also to share knowledge find those surplus tools to bring to and understanding with others, especially where it may benefit restorations, museums and like institu­ our meeting that tempt us to part tions; also, to accomplish this in a spirit of fun and with our $'s. (Where do some of fellowship. you find all that stuff) President ...... Ray Nissen Whole bushel of thanks from your 21 Woodland Circle, Foxfire Village Officers, Directors and other Jackson Springs, NC 27281 members for contributing to our 919-295-4566 tool collecting knowledge and fun Vice President ...... Gale Zerkle by just attending our National 511 Cookston A venue meetings. Springfield, OH 45503 ? - Amount of appreciation to those Address: 513-399-1725 Secretary ...... Kerry McCalla who plan and run the meetings. Editor, The Gristmill You will never know the work in­ 3325 Culloden Way P.O. Box 11 volved until you serve as a host. Birmingham, AL 35243 But lest I scare out someone who is Avondale Estates, GA 30002 205-991-0413 considering serving as a host, I Treasurer ...... Morris K. Olson can assure you that the thanks and 2825 Jackson Street satisfaction you will receive from ADVERTISING La Crosse, WI 54601 happy attendees very rapidly 608-788-0480 All want ads or for sale ads use makes you forget about the work. Directors the deadline printed above. 1983-86 The above is the cure for the blahs. Address: Jim Austin Dick Opsahl Now we need to consider some preven­ Sam Strauss, Jr. Fred Bair Mike Slasinski tative medicine. I'll prescribe the follow­ Rick Kerns Ray Townsend #4 Sunset Drive Carol Lomax ing: Little Rock, AR 72207 1984-87 Bill Baader Bill Rigler - Promise to help your area Director Ernie Blumenthal Harlow Sternberg in holding an area meeting close Bill Eviston Sam Strauss to home. Moving? Paul Hamler George Wanamaker - Follow thru on that longstanding Harry Ludwig Orland Zajicek E.A. Olson promise you have made to We hope you don't have to 1985-88 yourself to write that article for the move, but ii you do, remember to Mo Arnold William Gustafson Gristmill. advise Secretary Kerry McCall a of Roger Alexander Ann Henley Commitment to have even a better George Alton Ronald Pearson M-WTCA.ORGyour new address, which will en­ Art Clark Roger Phillips display of your favorite tools at St. sure your continued receipt of all John Danielson Bob Schulz Louis. George Elsass MWTCA Tom Witte Many - Moments spent encouraging a mailings without inter­ Hollis Feeser Lester Yoder new collector in their pursuit of ruptions. Don't forget to include Committee Chairmen this great hobby. your new telephone number and Program . . .. Peter Cullum area code. Sending your change Gristmill ...... Tom Ward The health of M-WTCA was never bet­ Special Publications . . .. Roger Smith ter. You, by your participation have of address to anyone other than Whatsit . . .. Gary Gergini the Secretary causes qn Auction . . I van Risley made it that way. KEEP TAKING YOUR Membership . . . Ashley Kennedy MEDICINE. unavoidable delay in processing Scholarship ...... Gale Zerkle *** this important information. Marion Henley Award . . .. Harlow Sternberg Lile memberships Address Labels Scrapbook COVER: Photograph from Maine, c. 1890. This is Kerry McCalla Eila Arnold Those of you who were in the Board 3325 Culloden Way 909 East 81st St. meeting are aware of the fact that I was probably a lather & sons team of axe helve Birmingham, AL 35243 Indianapolis, IN 46240 makers. The scene is sell-explanatory and in­ somewhat less than lukewarm to this Publications Mailing dicates there were possibly hundreds of such Ann Henley idea. I do believe that if M- WTCA is to "cottage industries" supplying helves to the 808 Fairway Drive (Continued page 19) scores of axe makers in the state of Maine dur­ Columbia, MO 65201 ing this period. (submitted by Roger K. Smith) Page 2 OF GENERAL INTEREST

ELECTRIC ARTIFACTS editor's DISPLAYED An exhibit by M-WTCA member WORKBENCH Milan Ramsey of early electrical tools and artifacts was presented during the past summer. The showing centered around An interview of Roy Underhill in the Edison and was supplemented by Nov.!Dec. issue of the magazine, Mother numerous posters, etc. from the Earth News, in which he mentions our Smithsonian Institute and the Ford name as a source of information on tools Museum. and related literature, has resulted in an Housing the exhibit, which ran for avalanche of mail requesting details and some four weeks, were two railway membership applications. cars on a siding adjacent to the Ft. To date I have answered some seventy Wayne, Indiana City Park. ■ such inquiries and they,re still coming. Already, several have joined the Associa­ TOOLS STOLEN tion. We mention this as a reminder that only A Stanley #56 Core Box Plane and a miniscule portion of the populace have CURRY STARS IN a brass spoke shave were allegedly heard, or will ever hear, of the Mid-West BIRMINGHAM stolen before the Arthur Lane auc­ Tool Collectors Association. When they tion at Charlotte, Michigan, Nov. . oh, there's no place like do, they come running! Do your neighbor 29, 1985. or the guy you work with a favor by telling Birmingham", or so the song says, These pieces were reported miss­ him about us. and for at least one evening in No­ ing during the viewing period pre­ vember, a huge number of Alabama ceeding the auction. No identifying Woodworkers Guild members agreed. marks were on either item although The Guild is a very active group of the Core Box Plane was described as Before we receive the first male com­ over one hundred woodworking en­ being in poor condition with con­ plaint that the ladies are "taking over the thusiasts whose skills run the siderable rust. Please notify Art in magazine,: we want to ask, "When was gamut from rank beginner to highly Birmingham, Michigan, if you have the last time YOU wrote an article for accomplished cabinetmaker. Month­ usr, information concerning these tools. ly meetings hone these skills with Ginger Bergdahl has the gals working hands-on demos, seminars, lectures, and we have enough photos and stories * * * from them to add more "Women,s Pages,,. training films, etc. Some sixty peo­ ple, one of the largest turnouts ever, This unfortunate incident once We ,re a little concerned because we again points up the necessity for aren ,t receiving other materials at the assembled for the November get­ maximum security and extreme cau­ rate we were a while back. We depend on together and a program which you for good articles; don ,t let us down. featured Mid-West's own inimitable tion anytime tools (or any valuable We can ,t fake all of it! Fred Curry. collectible) are brought out of their Fred covered a number of general boxes. topics including evolution of the We've always enjoyed the brace and the plane before getting trusting, almost casual attitude of If you ,ll remember, Houghton, Michigan M-WTCA.ORGinto the "special pieces" he had most tool collectors, but it's this is where Bob and AM-WTCA prexy Ginger brought from his personal Stanley same trustworthy atmosphere which Bergdahl moved to build their retirement attracts the dishonest. Remember home. The highway marker shown on collection. These included one-of-a­ it can happen to you. Don't let page 7 was erected on U.S. 41 south of kind patent models and other little­ it! ■ town. How far away can you get? known articles which may have never appeared in any catalogue. His impeccable expertise and his toys which are sold at auction. All uncanny ability to educate while proceeds go to the Toys for Tots pro­ We have a good lineup for this month, entertaining made this an evening to ject and last year, nearly $3500 was something for several different tastes. We remember for this most appreciative donated to this worthy charity! also have some excellent stories in the audience. works for June and beyond. Stay with us, Secretary of this energetic you ,re bound to find what you ,re looking All is not fun and games for this organization, and one of the movers for. club however, as the December and shakers, just as he is in the - Tom Ward Christmas party is a show of wooden M-WTCA, is Kerry McCalla. ■ Page 3 OF GENERAL INTEREST

LIFE MEMBERS RECOGNIZED Already a rousing success, the infant Life Membership Program appears destined to become the most widely accepted option ever of­ fered by M-WTCA. Although announced at the October meeting, the majority of members learned of its existence in the December Gristmill, and yet, by the end of 1985, a surprisingly large number had taken ad­ vantage of the opportunity for savings and convenience and had become Life Members. The following list is current through December 31, 1985, and will be updated in these pages periodically.

GEORGE F. ALTON FRED BAIR JESSEPH ROLAND E. AMUEHL RICKY KERNS MO ARNOLD JOHN L. KESTERSON WILLIAM B. BOLTZ JOHN KINNEMEYER WILLIAM BAADER JERRY L. KLINE JOHN A. BALLINTINE WARREN LEEMASTER M-WTCA Director George B. C. FREDERICK BECK DANIEL W. LUDWIG Wanamaker is a long-time tool THOMAS RENEY BENNETT HARRY 0. LUDWIG collector who has been a hard­ LeROY H. BRADLEY CHARLES F. MANNING, JR. working booster of the Associa­ LEONARD L. BORKOWSKI KERRY A. McCALLA FRED H. BORRMANN JUNIOR McBRIDE tion for more than ten years. ALAN W. BROWN CHARLES E. MOHLER George and wife Sharon reside CLIFFORD BROWN PHYLLIS MORSE in Macomb, Illinois where they JAMES A. BROWN WILLIAM E. NICHOLS maintain an active interest in KENNETH BRUAN RAY A. NISSEN almost anything antique. In fact, HOWARD BUSSE STEPHEN A. ORBINE JAMES E. BYRNE MORRIS K. OLSON he says they will collect anything VIRGINIA CALLIS LELAND M. PARKS old, ". . . if the price is right!" ARTHUR V. CLARK RONALD W. PEARSON This passion for antiques was ac­ JACK L. CLOUSER ERIC M. PETERSON, M.D. quired from his grandmother who JAMES CLOKEY MARTIN J. RAAK unknowingly started his Stanley C.B. COMPTON Col. DUNCAN W. RABEY FORREST E. COYLE ROGER RABEY collection with a gift of his grand­ MARK A. CROWDER JUDD N. REDFIELD father's folding rule and a Stanley PETER CULLUM WAYNE RUST pocket level. FRED A. CURRY DANIEL M. SEMEL This began a collection which ROBERT M. DALE MICHAEL F. SLASINSKI today numbers some 800 Stanley JOHN E. DANIELSON LEO A. STAMBAUGH RICHARD DECKEBACH CHARLES H. TREADWAY items plus an estimated 400-500 HENRY DOTSON DAVE VAN WINKLE other tools of various types and CLEOE.DYE J. KURT VON ACHEN makers. Favored are rulers and REGINALD EATON GEORGE B. WANAMAKER plow planes, with an ebony plow DON A. ELLIOTT Dr. O.E. WARE with ivory tips being near the top CLIFFORD D. FALES WILLIAM H. WATKINS DAVID FESSLER DAVID WEINBAUM of the list. M-WTCA.ORGRICHARD GARZON JOHN G. WELLS George is presently serving his GARY D. GERGENI PHILIP J. WHITBY second term as a Director of Area WILLIAM A. GUSTAFSON WILLIAM T. WILKINS E. Other current activities in­ HARVEYJ.HANENBURG TOM WITTE clude: Member, Scholarship Com­ GEORGE T. HAROLD RALPH WOLPAW, M.D. E. RICK HARTOM WILLIAM WOODEN mittee; Member, Life Member­ GORDON HERDER ROYO. YAUMAN ship Study Committee; Chair­ DOUG HOUSER HOLLIS G. ZERKLE man, future Area meetings; DAVID JEFFERS Research pertaining to Siegley planes; and Writing. See "Stanley Convention, can be expected to In short, has, and will do Two-Tone Planes" this issue, design one of the most attractive anything necessary to promote page 12. displays at every National tool collecting in general and The In addition, was co-host of the Meeting, and still finds time to at­ Mid-West Tool Collectors Asso­ Spring 1982 Macomb National tend many outside Area meets. ciation in particular. ■ Page 4 CALENDAR

r----'---St. Louis Blues ? March ... on over to the fabulous St. Louis Airport Marriott and prepare to be pampered at the Annual Spring M-WTCA Convention, June t2, t3, t4, 1986! THEMEa PAPER • A CONVENTION-ORIENTED HOTEL STRESSING SUPERB FOOD This theme offers an almost unlimited avenue for AND SERVICE your imagination. Consider: • CURB-SIDE LOADING AND UNLOADING • JUST A FEW STEPS TO YOUR TABLE • CATALOGS, ADVERTISING. PATENT PAPERS. CITY. COUNTY. • CONVENIENT. GROUND LEVEL TRADE AND DISPLAY STATE RECORDS, BOOKS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING THE FACILITIES CRAFTS AND TRADES. ETC. • SPACIOUS. OFF-STREET PARKING • TOOLS USED IN VARIOUS FORMS OF ENGRAVING • EASY ACCESS JUST OFF 1-70 • PAPER MILLS. MAKING TYPE. PRINTERS' TOOLS. PRINTING PRESSES, ETC. • TOOLS OF THE BOOKMAKER AND BOOKBINDER • MUCH. MUCH MORE As always, your display in ANY category is wanted and welcome. And as always, outstanding exhibits will be rewarded with appropriate awards. St. Louis has much to offer. Come early and see the Arch, the brewery, the Botanical Gardens, the Missouri Historical Society, the zoo, and the spectacular renovation of fabled Union Station. For pre-registration details and information, write or call: David Aholt or Laurent Torno, Jr., Co-chairmen.

MID-WEST TOOL COLLECTORS ILLINOIS MEETINGS SCHEDULED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL MEETINGS MACOMB SPRING, 1986 June 12, 13, 14, St. Louis Airport Marriott, St. Louis, There will be a meeting in MO. Information: David Aholt, Laurent Torno, Jr. Macomb, IL on April 13, 1986 at the FALL, 1986 October 9, 10, 11, Holiday Inn South, Louisville, KY. In­ 4H Grounds west of town starting formation: Gale Zerkle. at 8AM. This is a sell, swap, and discuss it meeting. Notices will M-WTCA REGIONAL MEETINGS be sent to all of IL, IA, MO, IN and WI. Others contact George IL, Area E. April 13, 1986. Macomb, IL. George Wanamaker. Wanamaker. OH, Area G. April 13, 1986. Urbana, OH. George Woodard. This meet is planned to follow the TN, Area K. April 12-13, 1986. Ledford Mill, near Lynchburg, TN. Bill Thurman Tefft auction being held in Rigler. Macomb April 12, thereby making a GA, Area M. May 3, 1986. Vogle State Park, Blairsville, GA. Paul two-day tool gathering with some­ Hamler. thing for everyone. IL, Area E. July 13, 1986. Historic Clayville, just west of Springfield, IL. George Wanamaker. SPRINGFIELD WI, Area B. August 24, 1986. Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, north There will be a meeting of tool col­ of Cedarburg, WI.M-WTCA.ORG Carol Lomax. lectors on July 13, 1986 at Historic Clayville stagecoach way station just west of Springfield, Illinois. Hours are 10AM to 5PM. Displays SEWING MACHINE March and running for three months. are encouraged as the public will be Some sixty early machines will be invited. Notices will be sent to all of EXHIBIT SET FOR IL, western IN, eastern IA and MO, MID-MARCH shown, including an English open arm shoemaker's model, several of and southern WI. Others contact The extensive sewing machine col­ the toy variety and others which George Wanamaker. lection of Milan and Ramona Ramsey look like the toys, but were in reality This site will be of interest in itself will be a featured exhibit of the Ft. early versions of the poor man's to many collectors. It was a Wayne-Allen County Historical equipment. An 1855 Singer is the statecoach stop in the mid to late Society beginning the middle of earliest machine to be displayed. ■ 1800's and will also have several craft demonstrations going on.

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RECORDS FALL AT SUPER MEET MID-ILLINOIS SW AP-O-RAMA IN SALEM

f George Alton and his crew stay day for this fifth annual event. ome sixty-five eager and anxious I on the roll they're riding, their This was a real fun meeting, S tool collectors and their wives Mid-Illinois Swap-o-Rama could be friendly and well organized, with gathered in the 4-H Building of the moving to the U of I ... or maybe good ideas like appropriate door Washington County Fairgrounds in even Soldier Field! prizes for the ladies and gift cer­ historic Salem, Indiana on October The high school gym at Chatham tificates good for the purchase of 26th, 1985. is shrinking. any tool for the gents. Their mission: Greet old friends On November 1 7 it was packed. After a delicious hot lunch, Robert and make new ones while buying, Would you believe ... 162 members Green again called the member auc­ selling and trading in a tool collec­ and guests! That's nearly half the tion and did his usual excellent job. tor's Paradise. It was so great that total registration of the average Na­ A great many good tools changed Isabelle and Dean Thomas travelled tional Meeting. owners at this time. from Alburnett, Iowa to make it A new record for attendance at a Then all too soon it was packing their first meeting. What an ex­ regional meet, and so many states and loading time, but the warm cellent place to start. represented that we lost count. good-byes, the friendly smiles and The trading was brisk, the demos And enough fine tools to build a the sincere thank-yous were proof of interesting and informative, while staggering number of collections. another pleasant and memorable the delicious lunch served by 4-H Many of the group which awaited M-WTCA roundup. Club members was made even the 7 am opening were veterans of George Alton, Jim Moffet and Jim tastier by the pre-inflation prices. past meets which regularly bring Williams wanted us to thank every­ This superb get-together, hosted snow, ice and freezing rain. In fact, one who attended and assisted in by Kim and Carolyn Doty, ably your reporter had lost his nerve any way. Okay. assisted by Melvin and Evelyn several hundred miles south on a Now, on behalf of the other 159 Lyles, will not be soon forgotten. couple of previous attempts. Not so people there, here's a big THANK These people truly deserve a big pat today, as the weatherman cooper­ YOU to these three guys who do on the back. ■ ated with a spectacular, mild fall such a good job. ■ - TW - Mo Arnold

Scenes from Illinois meet, below and lower right. Photo­ Below, left to right; Isabelle Thomas, Carolyn and Kim graphs, courtesy George Alton. Doty at Salem, IN. Photograph courtesy Mo Arnold.

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All material for The Women's WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OFFICERS Ginger Bergdahl, Editor President ...... Ginger Bergdahl Page should be forwarded to: Vice-President ...... Sara Gergeni Ginger Bergdahl Secretary ...... Eila Arnold Donna Zerkle P.O. Box 73 Treasurer ...... Norma Rigler Publicity Chairperson Houghton, Ml 49931

REPORTING IN ... PLANS SIMMERING FOR ST. LOUIS From the "Land of Hiawatha" and by Sara Gergeni record-breaking snow falls, as your lans are under way for the ladies to have a great time at the new president, I feel I should be P Spring meeting in St. Louis this June 12, 13, and 14. "leading the troops". Well, "Troops". When the M-WTCA' s theme is something like "Stanley Tools", the in what direction would you like to Women's Auxiliary picks a theme that will encourage women to be led? Your president and your board will welcome your comments display their collections. Since the M-WTCA's theme for this meeting and suggestions. Your Vice-Pres­ is "Paper", we feel that the women's collections can fit into that, so ident (and program chairperson}. the women's program theme will also be "Paper" . Sara Gergeni is waiting for you to in­ This theme gives a great deal of leeway in planning displays and ac­ dicate that you'd be willing to pre­ tivities. It has been said that the women's displays are often most in­ sent a program. teresting because of their personal and artistic qualities. Let's not The talent. experience and disappoint our "fans" - let's have some more great displays in St. knowledge among you is so broad Louis. and diverse, what you know so well Programs are in the planning stage and Ramona Ramsey has will be a whole new area of thought volunteered a program using paper quilt patterns. Another tentative to most of us . . . please share your program is woodcarving by Gene Wilson. If his plans work out he will expertise with us. Our Auxiliary has so much potential. have some beautiful cookie boards available. On my desk. I have a letter in­ Either as a group or alone, our people should enjoy seeing old town dicating that many of the men are in St. Charles, an old river community with blocks of antique and "put out" because we have "a crafts shops. Other points of interest include the Arch, the new separate women's program, when all downtown center, the new cathedral, the museums, the brewery, and programs should be of interest to the new shopping center in the old railway station. Information concer­ both genders:· ning tours will be in your registration packets. When our Auxiliary was formed, Make your plans now to "Meet Me in St. Louie". This fine old city Maggie Risley, the first president. has many attractions, expecially in June of 1986, when the tools will be explained that we wanted to enjoy in full bloom! ■ what we could of the M-WTCA pro­ grams and existed only to fill the BOOK REVIEWS THREADS MAGAZINE. 63 South gaps when nothing was planned for by Pat Mau Main Street, Box 355, Newtown, us! BETTER HOMES AND GAR­ So often. the M-WTCA has had an CT., 064 70. If you are familiar with inspiring woodworking tool theme DE NS AMERICAN PATCH­ FINE WOODWORKING and FINE that in no way encouraged women to WORK AND QUILTING. HOMEBUILDING magazines, you bring in displays. The caliber of the Meredith. 1985. 320 p. illus. (part may be interested in the new displays within the Women's Pro­ col.) ISBN-0-696-01015-1. $24.95. magazine THREADS which is now gram theme must justify its ex­ For the novice and expert alike, being offered by their publishers. istence. this book contains over 160 tradi­ The premier issue is dated Sep­ M-WTCA.ORG- Ginger tional and contemporary designs - tember, 1985. It is available for plus complete directions, finishing $16.00 per year (six issues). The ads techniques, care, display, and more. offer information about techniques, projects and patterns, tools, ma­ Boleach Jim. STENCILING WITH terials, design, and trade secrets of STYLE. Doubleday, 1985. 192 p. il­ the world of fibers and fabrics. The lus. ISBN-0-385-18542-1. $16.95. magazine promises to be so mew here Decorated wood, fabric, and between a craft magazine and an art ceramics with this newly book. From my observations of the rediscovered old craft. This good publisher's past record with FINE basic text on a craft that is not often WOOD WORKING, I expect this described well contains 35 projects promise will be kept. and many full-size patterns. (continued page 9.) See WORKBENCH, page 3. Page7 THE VVOMEN'S PAGE

"HUMMEL" COLLECTION RESULTS Hummel Identifying FROM OVER-DOSE OF OLD TOOLS Marks and Symbols by Norma Rigler

"PUPPY LOVE" allowed to keep up her interest in art and created a fantasy world of "Incised Crown" · "Stamped Crown" chubby-cheeked children, through 1935-1949 her art. When Franz Goebel, fourth generation head of W. Goebel, became aware of her work, she was m.J.~©'6/ illustrating a line of postcards to 1935-1955 help the order financially. When the drawings were translated into Made In ~ ceramic figurines, they not only aid­ ~ U.S.-Zone Germany. ~ ed the order, but also saved the ~ Goebel firm from ruin, immediately U.S.-Zone -U.S. Zone saving the jobs of two-hundred Germany. workers. Germany. The figurines were trademarked with a variety of symbols and marks through the years. As in tools, the marks and numbers are used for identifying and dating. To an avid I U.S. Zone I collector, researching a piece that turns out to be rare or different is as 1946-1948 hen I'm asked how I started exciting as finding a very special old W collecting '' H ummels' ', I tool. It's entirely possible to find have to say it was a matter ·of self either a figure or a plate that is protection. That's not the whole slightly different from its counter­ ~R) parts ... a show of a different color answer, but it's close. "Incised" "Stamped" After following Bill for a couple of ... a kerchief placed a little dif­ years, through miles of aisles, at an­ ferently ... or even an identification number that shows the figure was ©~ tique shows, shops, and flea W. GOEBEL markets, looking at old tools, we designed for a market other than the decided it was only fair that some of U.S.A. So far, I haven't found one, "Full Bee" that time be spent looking at things but 1 keep trying. 1950-1955 I might enjoy. I went through Sister Maria Innocentia died in phases of collecting, adding to 194 7, at the age of thirty-seven, but things I already had ... finally zero­ the relationship between the con­ ~ \I 'v' vent and W. Goebel continues to en­ ing in on three '' H ummels'' from my "Small Bee" "High Bee" "Baby Bee" Mother. Now, except for an owl or dure. Her figurines live on, two, "Hummels" are all M-WTCA.ORGI collect. delighting a new and growing au­ 1956 1957 1958 Berta Hummel's adorable sket­ dience. ■ ches of little people or "kinder" were first translated into three­ dimensional form by the W. Goebel firm in 1934. This young German girl was or­ "Early Stylized" dained Sister Maria Innocentia of "Vee Bee" (Incised Circle) the Sisters of the Third Order of St. 1959 1957-1960 Francis, in 1933. The pretty nun took her love of drawing and paint­ continued following page. ing into the convent with her. Although she led an austere life behind the convent walls, she was "SMART LITTLE SISTER", left.

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COLLECTING tremely desirable to an iron collec­ BOOK REVIEWS ...... from page 7. tor, is a prize because so few survived Goldberg, Rhoda. THE NEW MINIATURE IRONS being children's toys. by Babe Kinnemeyer CROCHET DICTIONARY. Crown. Not all small irons were toys. 1985. illus. ISBN-0-517-55944-7. ourteen years, and over four­ Some were used by adults to iron paper, $9.95. hundred small irons ago, we "hard to get into" spaces on F Here's the long awaited compa­ stopped in the country to buy fresh garments. nion to THE NEW KNITTING eggs. While looking around that One of the irons is made of coal, DICTIONARY, complete with over summer kitchen, I noticed a cute lit­ with the seal of Ohio on the top. My 600 photographs and diagrams for tle object hanging from a nail. When COMMEMORATIVE irons, de­ basic crocheting patterns, stitches, I asked about it, the farmer informed noting a special occasion, include and finishing. 15,000 first printing. me that it was a child's flat iron that dates as late as the 1950's. had belonged to his daughter. Being My latest acquisitions are two Ketchum, William. 40'S AND SO'S eternally young, I was fascinated by mini "goffering" irons, a French COLLECTIBLES FOR FUN AND it, and asked if it was for sale. He iron picturing a woman ironing, and PROFIT. HP Books. 1985. 96 p. col. gave it to me, but it has cost me ever an iron that was placed over a gas illus. ISBN-0-89586-248-4. paper, since. It was the start of a collection jet and known as a "ladies toilet $7.95. that has brought me much pleasure. iron". There's also a 14K gold iron Ketchum reviews what's available My irons are in the ¼ '' to 4'' from Las Vegas, and several sterling and what's rare, as well as how to range, with no two being alike. My and gold charms. restore and display items. favorite is a tiny CRIMPER meas­ We visited a fellow tool collector Khin, Yvonne. THE COLLECTOR'S uring 1" x 1-3/8" which seems to be and were admiring his displays, and DICTIONARY OF QUILT NAMES the only one of its kind. The I spied an English box iron. I didn't AND PATTERNS. Acropolis. 1985. ADVERTISING irons include one have one, and would you believe, he 512 p. illus. (part col.) ISBN-0- with a pin cushion on top from cut it down and traded it to me for 87491-408-6. $29.95. "Detmer Woolens", reading "most another iron? What a friend! A complete reference to America's popular with discriminating dres­ My irons give me something to home-made heritage that includes sers''. There are several tailors irons look for while John is tool hunting. patterns for quilts from fairs, ex­ with advertising on the body, It is still exciting to find an iron that hibits, & out-of-print books (2,400 in perhaps given as paper weights. One I don't have. I'm always enthused all), plus history, a glossary, a guide is only ¾ '', with a removable handle, about our week-ends of antiquing, to collecting, and more. given away in 1876 for the centen­ since I know there are still little nial. A small glass iron made by the irons out there that I haven't found, RETIREMENT ...... from page 15. Sandwich Glass Co., (1825-1888), yet. ■ rather roughly finished, but ex- Sensing the need for teaching the writing process in the public schoo~ the Germany Western state Department of Education organized Germany the Arkansas Writing Project. I took West Germany © &J. rJ_/1_/J Go~I W.Germany Level I of the Arkansas Writing Project Western Germany ~ during the summer of 1984 and Level II GERMANY Copr. &J. ~ this summer. Level II gave me thirty ';g graduate hours beyond my Master's 1935-1955 Goe8el Degree in Elementary Education. In W.Germany Level II we studied contemporary M-WTCA.ORGwriters and used "The Christensen Method " text and workbook by Germany v'® 'Vw. Goe8el Bonniejean Christensen. 1960-1963 W.Germany One of the requirements for the course was to write an expressive piece Evolution of "Goebel Bee" demonstrating the use of free modifiers. VI Trademark in use since 1972 Since I've been admiring and observing W.Germany Wilbur Gordon for twenty-five years, I 1960-1972 chose him as the subject for my piece. Goebel® Wilbur is eighty years old to my fifty, if. by W.Germany and I hope the piece convey s in a W. Goebel humorous way my admiration for him. WGefmany 1979 Current Trademark -Mary Hogle 1964-1972 Bull Shoals, AR Page9 EARLY PLANE MAKERS AND HARDWARE

This is the second and concluding .\. ll. 8E)ll) LE &_CO., part of the article on Kentucky plane­ . . , •.Jmrorten ud·Dealen:J.n. makers. tD,l\~1,~-f(, -~ ·,;,_Q,IJt~SJ't't~. Hardware -& Cutlery, Continuing this series by Mr. Ewing ..And lllann!actnrera or about planemakers and dealers of SM!THS' BELLOWS, WROUGHT NAILS, the Midwestern States, the June B04-T. 4 .:,{'D 114.rz.11.011-.D. gr,r,,,:_,:.r:, Curnr.r ,!f J[l(i11 ant/ F,JU, Street,. GRISTMILL will feature the first of a multipart story concerning In­ Advertisement diana makers and dealers. 1844-45

14. Slaughter - (1832-1866 Hardware Merchant) 11. Potter & Ritchie - (1844-45 Planemaker) Louisville, KY Louisville, KY 1844-45 Firm of Potter & Ritchie, Ritchie boards at 1832 James Slaughter, residence Green between 1st Taylor House. and 2nd Hardy's 1841 James Slaughter, Hardware Merchants side Main between 2nd and 3rd, residence Green & Walnut 1843-44 James B. Slaughter, Hardware Merchant s WIit side Main between 2nd and 3rd George C. Slaughter, clerk for J.B. Slaughter Rubbing 1844-45 James B. Slaughter and Bros. Hardware, Main between 2nd and 3rd George C. Slaughter, Firm: J.B. Slaughter & 12. Wm. W. Richey - (1838-1846 Planemaker) Louisville, KY Bros., residence 523 Walnut between 1st & 2nd 1838-39 Plane Manufacture 5th between Main and Mkt 1844-45 Firm of Potter & Richey, boards at Taylor house 1845-46 Wm. W. Richey, boards at Bowles House

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13. A.B. Semple and Bros. - (1838-1859 Hardware Dealer) 1845-46 James B. Slaughter, Firm: J.B. Slaughter and Louisville, KY Brother, 533 Main, residence 525 Jefferson 1838-39 A.B. Semple & Co., Hardware & Cutlery, George C. Slaughter, Firm: J.B. Slaughter and corner Main & Fifth Brother, 533 Main, residence 523 Walnut 1841 A.B. Semple & Co., Hardware & Cutlery 1848 Slaughter, Carpenter and Co., Hardware Mer­ 1843-44 A.B. Semple & Co., Hardware & Cutlery chant, 533 Main between 2nd and 3rd 1844-45 A.B. Semple &M-WTCA.ORG Co., Hardware & Cutlery James B. Slaughter, Firm: Slaughter, 1845-46 A.B. Semple & Co., Importers and dealer of Carpenter and Co., residence 523 Walnut bet­ hardware and cutlery, mfg of Smith Bellows ween 1st & 2nd and wrought iron nails, ne corner Maine and 1848-49 Slaughter and Miles, Hardware Merchants, Fifth • Residence 161 3rd. 418 Main between 6th and 7th 1848 A.B. Semple and Bros., Iron and Hdwe Mer­ James B. Slaughter, Firm: Slaughter & Miles, chant Main Corner 5th residence 523 Walnut between 1st and 2nd John Semple, Firm A.B. Semple & Bros, 1851-52 Slaughter, Honore & Carpenter, Wholesale residence 3rd between Chestnut and Prather. Dealers Hardware, 413 s side Main between 1851-52 A.B. Semple & Bros., Hardware 6th and Main 5th and 6th Wm. W. Semple, Firm: A.B. Semple and Bros. James B. Slaughter, Firm: Slaughter, Honore Alexander C. Semple, Firm: A.B. Semple and and Carpenter - Also A.D. Miles & Co., SE Bros. corner 2nd and Walnut 1855-56 A.B. Semple & Bros, Hardware 6th and Main Slaughter, Honore & Co., Wholesale, retailer 1858-59 A.B. Semple, Firm: A.B. Semple and Sons, dealer Hardware, 529 S Main between 2nd and residence 3rd between Chestnut and Broadway 3rd Page 10 DEALERS OF KENTUCKY/ CharlesJ. Ewing

. - . . 1\o ..aa. ., __ _ . __ , ~ -...... ALEX. ·S . WOODRUFF,· ... • • Dul"' an Aint>uc1n end su.uo .. -·· ·· 'ciiiPoom .• -~ 1 r,.,,,. ,K"' .• [}{)~~@W ~~~ .. _:'•.J: ~-~~-~~~-~·:·~·-;·~~ -~:-; }, .,:.• ... ~ -~ .. ••o .... VPAC"ftlll o• :J -... : ·. lt_()~:JUfJ . ~IJ:O. LIIIZ2llUa.ff . : 0 rriitnw-1aE ·ifin_cuttEi.19 · ' · N~ a~ ~,;.;,. siiia; ·. ~ .·· .. , , -~ .. : i.oU1SV1i.i.& :Kt:··

.. . .,, . •.- ... . -:· ...... , .. Advertisement Advertisement 1848-49 1844-45 1845-46 Alex S. Woodruff, Hardware Merchant, Pearl 1855-56 Slaughter, Carpenter & Co., Hardware Main and Broadway between 5th and 6th 1848 Alex S. Woodruff, Firm: Woodruff and 1858-59 J.B. Slaughter, Firm: Slaughter, Carpenter and McBride, residence Prather between 3rd and Co., residences side Main between 22nd and 4th 23rd 1848-49 Alexander S. Woodruff, Firm: Woodruff and McBride, 53 3rd between Main and Market, 15. Stout and Richey- (1836-1838 Hardware) Louisville,KY residence 426 Broadway between 3rd and 4th Believed to be Nathaniel H. Stout and W.W. Richey, 1851-52 Woodruff and Evans, Edge tool manufacture w Hardware Merchants in Louisville, KY 1836-1838 side Floyd between Main and Washington 16. I. Vanzant - Georgetown, Kentucky (no known data) 19. Woodruff and McBride - (1848-1852 Hardware and Plane Manufacture) Louisville, KY 17. John Warren- (1832-1848 Plane Maker) Louisville, KY 1848 Hardware, Cutlery Merchants and Makers of 1832 John Warren, Plane Maker, w side 3rd between Planes 3rd between Main and Market Main and Market 1848-49 Wholesale, retail hardware and Plane Manufac­ 1838-39 John Warren, Plane Maker, between Brook & ture 53 3rd between Main and Market Floyd 1841 John Warren, Plane Maker, (same address) 1843-44 (same as 1841) 1845-46 John Warren, residence 619 Market 1848 John Warren, Plane Maker, residence 619 1/2 Mkt between Brook & Floyd

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18. Alexander S. Woodruff - (1844-52 Hardware Dealer, Plane Manufacture) :Couisville, KY 1844-45 Alex S. Woodruff, Importer and Domestic Hardware and Manufacture of Planes, e side of Pearl between Main and Market Alex S. Woodruff,M-WTCA.ORG Hardware Dealer, residence e side 3rd between Main and Market .,.,,. , . _\ LE\. S. \\"OODHLTF. _ .., _ ., , . . : _ DULi• IN~ • :?})jj_ijQD.fiQ'D}!D.~0. ..:Jf©:OO.O!~mit . ~JtJ.\~@~1]t~lFitE'.:). • ·· ASfl ",su·At:Tl'RCII OF

: '.f,rr::.1~~;-,, ,,,.,,~ PLANES OF ALL KINDS, J: ., .. / \:,,r, /',· .,J f,,'11•,r,1 Jf.,,;1 ,,,,,/ Jf"rl. tl .\/, Screw-arm plow showing maker's stamp. Advertisement Author's Collection and photograph. 1844-45 Page 11 STANLEY TWO-TONE PLANES / George Wanamaker

The following article is a collection color combination that the planes combination of parts and colors, in­ of facts and opinions regarding the were painted. The colors were left cluding black, was used to assemble MODEL OH4 OH5 OH20 Two-Tone line of Stanley planes. The over from planes manufactured by planes. This might account for dif­ accompanying chart gives the facts Stanley for others, as well as ferent lateral adjustments, endwise Yellow Chinese Red Maroon Maroon collected from 90 planes I have Stanley planes which had been cutter adjusting wheels, and handle Gray Red Gray Black either observed or had information discontinued. Examples are gray finishes. It leaves a question regard­ 1 Lt. Blue Ivory Gray relayed to me by other collectors. and red from the discontinued Vic­ ing the two trademarks on the BED COLOR Blue Black Blue tor line. This, however, does not ex­ blades. It doesn't seem logical to l Ivory Red he Two-Tone line was intro­ plain the wide 'range of colors nor the change a trademark with only a two Maroon Lt. Blue T duced in late October of 1941 apparent fact \ that there were at to three month run. The script Creme Chocolate at the National Hardware Show in least two runs. ' trademark, which is very similar to Chicago, Illinois. Stanley made only A second theory is that Stanley the earlier Victor by Stanley (in BED CASTING three planes in the Two-Tone line: (1) was introducing a new line of planes, script) trademark, seems to be the None NUMBER C73 C74½ smooth plane, OH4, (2) jack plane, the Two-Tone line, at the National earlier of the two. Possibly they OH5, and (3) block plane, OH20. The Hardware Show. It was felt that the were experimenting with two dif­ prices were: OH4 - $1.82 wholesale new line would sell better to the ferent trademarks to see which the Red No Frog Lt. Blue Levercap colors were: and $2.59 retail, OH5 - $2.08 homeowner if it were manufactured public thought was preferable. Dk. Blue Red Yellow wholesale and $2.98 retail, and in colors. Another suggestion is that it was an FROG COLORS Yellow Yellow Blue OH20 - $.40 wholesale and $.59 The Two-Tone line was going to be attempt to make the Stanley name Black Black Red retail. a cheaper line and thus, the lever cap more prominent. Chinese Red Maroon There are two trademarks on the had the old style hole used previous Two-Tone planes were probably Two-Tone planes: (1) Two-Tone by to 1933 and not the kidney shaped available well into 1942 owing to the FROG CASTING No Mark u No mark No Frog Stanley (in script), which is very hole. It did not have a spring for the inventory on hand of both planes MARKS C44 C44 similar to the Victor by Stanley cam lock to ride on. The frog was of and parts to make more planes. Two­ trademark on earlier Victor' planes, the old design. Even the boxes were Tone planes were used in at least one Gray-Dk. Blue Chinese Red-Yellow Gray-Red Maroon-Yellow and (2) Stanley Two-Tone (in block of cheaper quality than the regular Defiance #895 tool cabinet. Also, Gray-Red Maroon-Black Lt. Blue-Yellow Gray-Red letters). There are two different Stanley line. several Two-Tone type planes have BED-FROG Creme-Chinese Red Red-Yellow Maroon-Yellow Gray-Blue foundries or at least two different The original colors introduced at been observed with OVB blades in COMBINATIONS Creme-Red Red-Black Maroon-Black Black-Yellow patterns in the OH20 bed. The dif­ the Hardware Show were: the OH4, them. KNOWN TO Lt. Blue-Red Red-Lt. Blue Red-Black Maroon-Lt. Blue ference is in the cutter seat im­ blue bed with yellow frog and chip There appears to be both more EXIST (OH20 Lt. Blue-Yellow Yellow-Red Black-Yellow mediately behind the throat and breaker, and yellow bed with red planes and many more color com­ BED-LEVERCAP Lt. Blue-Dk. Blue Ivory-Red Ivory-Red would indicate two different foun­ frog; the OH5, maroon bed with binations available in the OH4. The COMB IN A TIO NS) Dk. Blue-Red Ivory-Yellow Ivory-Yellow dries. This could also be due to a yellow frog and chip breaker; and block plane, the OH20, seems to Dk. Blue-Creme Ivory-Chinese Red change of design after using up the the OH20, maroon with yellow lever have the fewest number of color old stock of beds. Two kinds of cap. People at the National Hard­ combinations. Paint was used, not LATERAL ADJUST. Friction Disc No lateral adjustment lateral adjustments were used; the ware Show made further sugges­ japanned color. Chip breakers seem TYPE Fabricated sheet metal Same friction disc type and the fabricated tions of colors that they felt would to be available in red, yellow, blue Dk. Blue No paint Red sheet metal type (similar to the Vic­ sell well. and unpainted. Two-Tones are CHIP BREAKER Yellow Yellow No chip breaker tor). The endwise cutter adjustment The Stanley people took the sug­ almost identical to the Defiance line COLOR wheel was of several types: steel, one gestions back with them and the line including the same casting numbers l Red No Paint inch diameter; brass, one inch was well under way when on on some pieces.M-WTCA.ORG LEVER CAP 6 diameter; brass plated, one inch December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was To sum up the information u Cl16 C116 331 diameter; and steel, one and one­ attacked and we went to war. available at this time, it can be said MARK fourth inch diameter. The wood The government, of course, that Two-Tones were introduced in handles were finished in three ways: limited the use of metal and Stanley, October, 1941 at the National Hard­ BLADE Stanley Two-Tone Two-Tone Made in USA by Stanley Same Same black enamel, mahogany (red) stain, according to one source, cancelled ware Show in Chicago. It can be TRADEMARK (Block Letters) (Script Letters) and walnut (brown) stain. Lever the Two-Tone line at a director's stated with some certainty that they caps were all nickeled. meeting at 8:00 a.m. on December 8, were not made very long but there 1 ¼ in. steel There are several theories about 1941. It was then back to black was more than one run made. They 1 ¼ in. steel 1 in. brass CUTTER ADJUST. 1 in. steel No cutter adjust. knob 1 in. steel 1 in. brass plated how the Two-Tone line originated. japanned planes. were a cheaper plane and have a KNOB DIA. 1 in. brass plated One theory is that the Two-Tone line There is some documentation to large mix of different parts. There was a deal set up especially for the support this second theory. After are many colors, quite possibly some Red (Mahogany) HANDLE & FRONT Red (Mahogany) Red (Mahogany) National Hardware Show. The name cancellation of the Two-Tone line that are not listed in this article. The Brown (Walnut) Brown (Walnut) KNOB COLOR Black Two-Tone was derived from the two and with the war underway, any (continued page 23.) Black Black Page 12 Page 13 A HITCHING HAMMER / David B. Crowe

is flattened upon two opposite sides, the threads being removed from the flat faces. It was patented as a com­ pound tool under No. 418,541 on Dec. 31, 1889 by Reverdy B. Stewart of Warren, Pennsylvania (Fig. 3). Its intended function was threefold: (1) as a hammer, (2) as a "hitching at­ tachment": "the threaded point is driven into the wood of a tree, post, fence, sidewalk or other object, the flattened sides or faces lying parallel with the grain of the wood. A quarter turn or more then advances the screw threads into the wood, which closes with great force thereon and gives a firm, strong at­ tachment to the point. The hitching strap or line is then looped around the head between the point and the stock or handle, giving a perfectly Fig. 1 ...... Hitching Hammer secure fastening." (Fig. 2), (3) as a balling hammer or snow-knocker, hile examining a collection of David Crowe is a veteran M-WTCA the threaded point being well suited military artifacts in the home member and former Director who W to remove impacted materials from of a friend during the summer of resides in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. the frog of a horse's hoof. 1984, I noticed a unique hammer ly­ Photographs, courtesy the author. Stewart indicated in his patent ing inconspicuously on a shelf. My description that the "threaded friend could not remember where he point" could be conveniently acquired it nor did he attach any adapted to other tools and drawings particular significance to it. While are furnished showing a similar ex­ one function of the tool was obvious­ tension from the poll of a shingling ly that of a hammer, the curious at­ hatchet and the rear of a wrench­ tribute about it was a threaded, head. Whether any of these similar screw-like extension from one end of tools were actually manufactured is the head (Fig. 1 ). The function of that extension was puzzling. For­ unknown. ■ tunately, there was a name and a pa­ tent date stamped on the head which made it possible to determine the in­ tended use of this tool. M-WTCA.ORG

The tool has the following characteristics: 9 in. wood handle; total head length = 5 3/8 in.; head width at top= 1 in.; head weight= 12 oz.; hexagonal poll; conical head extension carries a screw thread and Fig. 2 ...... Illustration from the patent description of the hammer Fig. 3 ...... Patent inscription in use as a "hitching attachment" on hammerhead Page14 A CONTRADICTION IN RETIREMENT by Mary Hogle

This humorous sketch could be used, Europe. He flits out of the house, sustaining his troops. The birds fill with but minor changes, to describe a carrying in each hand a grip the size the air like feathery dust, rewarding host of Mid-West retirees. Because it is of a bowling ball, jumps in his truck, their benefactor with a live-in­ tinted with the warm shades of genuine and roars off, heading for either a rainbow of jewel-like colors. respect and affection for one of our city or an airport, whichever is ap­ Fertilizing and mulching beds, favorite members, we think you'll agree propriate. gardens, and trees fill Wilbur's it deserves a place within these pages. We're grateful to Sam Strauss, who sub­ He is always back a day earlier hours of leisure. He can be seen en­ mitted it. than expected, tripping into the joying himself waltzing with huge house, smilingly anticipating the ar­ boxes of dried cow chips, which were rival of the next shipment of antique gathered in a friend's field, twenty tools that will need refinishing. miles away. He can also be seen do­ ilbur is retired and he is mak­ If the relaxing flow of activity in ing a bizarre dance with pine needle­ W ing me tired. I wish he would the shop ebbs, Wilbur can sprint out filled garbage bags, big enough for go to work every day instead of to his yard and amuse himself by him to set up light-housekeeping in staying home in retirement. tending his grass, flower beds, for a week. These cow chips and pine Retired people should follow a vegetable gardens, and fruit trees. needles are welcomed by Wilbur's relaxing routine including strolling All of these need to be fertilized, living hobbies. to soothe the muscles, indulging in watered, trimmed and protected The produce of these beds, hobbies to calm the mind, consum­ from predators. gardens, and trees needs to be ing light meals to tranquilize the Wilbur is the epitome of flexibility harvested and distributed. Wilbur digestive system, watching televi­ most of the time, but he is stubborn can be seen gathering flowers and sion to anesthetize the spirit, com­ when it comes to cutting his grass. edibles, whirling on fast feet, like a plaining to nauseate the soul, sleep­ Mowing the lawn can only be done dust-devil, rushing from beds to ing and napping to comatose the when the sun is at its zenith, gardens, to trees. These goodies are body. After all, isn't retirement an scorching the skin off the tomatoes, then delivered to near neighbors, audition for death? chasing ordinary humans to the various businesses around town, Wilbur has a problem. He doesn't shade, making the air a Turkish and far-away friends. There is know how to be retired, and he cer­ bath. He shoots out the door, grabs nothing to equal the restfulness of tainly isn't auditioning for death. the lawn mower, and jets around the gathering and scattering the When I get up at daybreak, I see yard, turning the grass to velvet. He largesse of a retired man's labors of him rushing into his house, news­ says he cuts the grass then because love. paper unfurled, reading as he walks, it is too hot to take a nap. Wilbur has not learned his retire­ through the dim light of dawn, a Wilbur protects his fruit trees in a ment lesson. I am filing a complaint flashing portent of the coming day's unique and startling way. There is against him demanding his arrest activities. something obscene about walking for disturbing the peace, just as He must wolf down his breakfast through his yard and being accosted soon as I can get out of my chair. ■ because I see him, trotting along the by a loud voice extolling the virtues walk to his workshop in just a few of maxi-pads, with no human form in minutes, the legs of his overalls flap­ sight. The voice is coming from a ping like sails in the wind, one gallus radio lodged between the trunk and BACKGROUND fastened, giving him a M-WTCA.ORGstarboard a limb of the apple tree. Its day-long list. blasting of rock music and sug­ Wilbur (Lee) Nixon The workshop comes alive with gestive commercials is intended to Born: October 10, 1905, Dayton, Ohio Given to the Gordon family, 1910 frighten away marauding birds. screeching saws, whirring motors, Lived with the Gordons until 1922 and banging hammers. Wilbur is There is no lack of marauding Names: Gordon relaxing as he refinishes antique fur­ birds in Wilbur's yard. They are Lee Gordon niture and tools, makes new cabi­ there in battalions, enjoying the Bill Gordon nets and bookcases, and repairs year-round smorgasboard, served Wilbur Gordon anything that needs it. daily by Wilbur, on his battery of W.L. Gordon (business) Wilbur leaves the shop occasional­ birdfeeders. He charges directly Mr. Gordon (Navy) ly to sell or buy some antique tools from one feeder to the next, brand­ Most of time, not printable so he won't run short of things to do. ishing his server filled with pecan He darts off to various cities in the and walnut meats, sunflower seeds, United States and takes rare trips to magic mix, and suet, a busy general (continued page 9.) Page 15 TOOLS MADE IN THE MIDVVEST

Roger K. Smith, Editor All material for Tools Made in the Midwest should be forwarded to: Roger K. Smith THE MARSH TOOL COMPANY 1444 North Main Street By Peter Cullum Lancaster, MA 01523

The following article was written for a The manufacturing facility was businessman arrived in Rockford local historical newsletter in Rockford, located at 220 Race Power Street in via train, and suddenly became ill Rlinois. In particular, the newsletter is a the original old Rockford industrial and died. Somehow Mr. Marsh was monthly publiction concerned with an center, which was on the Rock River assigned the task of accompanying historical area in Rockford called near the present J.C. Whitney and the body back to Detroit. While "Churchill's Grove". This area once serv­ Barber Coleman plants. This factory there, Clarence Marsh met the de­ ed as a Civil War camp, and currently is a residential community featuring many and most others in the area were ceased' s widow. From this sad pro­ homes that are historical or architectural driven by an overhead line shaft fessional duty there grew a friend­ landmarks, most of which were built which was directly powered by a ship which, in due and proper time, around the turn of the century. These water mill on the Rock River. Mr. was followed by warmer feelings. homes were primarily built by early Marsh's main claim to fame was the The romance, courtship and mar­ Rockford industrialists and other suc­ development of the mitre box and a riage of this couple was as striking cessful businessmen, including the famous picture frame vise which is the same as any that Rockford society had brothers W.F. and John Barnes. This arti­ vise currently used in the picture ever seen. However, after four years cle is titled: framing shops located around of marriage the relationship ended Grove Tool Manufacturer Develops Rockford. In 1888 Mr. Marsh in divorce. It was said that she simp­ the Mitre Box started the business, and by 1908 he ly deserted him and returned to incorporated with a capital stock of Detroit. Society people in Rockford $25,000. At this time he employed were not surprised at the divorce, eing a woodworker and a user 15 people with a yearly payroll of because it was said there was a great of antique woodworking tools, B $9,000. The company's products, be­ deal of incompatibility from the I am continually on the lookout for sides those just mentioned, were a start. old tools at flea markets and garage general line of special pneumatic Well, Mr. Marsh did not quit. He sales. Three years ago I was on a typ­ tools which included a dental mallet remarried in 1902, and managed to ical Saturday morning flea market and a machine for rubbing furniture. have a working marital relationship run when I found a carpenters' Tools I have found that the Marsh until 1919. At that time he went woodworking hand plane with the Company manufactured are a #80 through another divorce, losing his name, "H.C. Marsh Tool Company, cabinet scraper, a small knuckle wife to an officer in his tool com­ Rockford, Illinois" inscribed on the block plane, a #6 smooth bottom, pany. Finally in 1926 Clarence threw top of the plane's cutting blade. Af­ and his famous cast iron mitre box. I in the towel and left Rockford, leav­ ter several minutes of price dicker­ would guess his carpenter tool line ing control of his Stanley manufac­ ing, we agreed on a fair amount for consisted of 14-20 different types of turing plant to his company's of­ the tool. My natural historical in­ tools similar to these. ficers. ■ quisitiveness led me to the Rockford Public Library to research the origin Mr. Marsh's business was quite of this local tool company. My fin­ successful. It became such a threat dings were very interesting, and to the well known Stanley Tool Com­ ended like a typical episodeM-WTCA.ORG in a pany that in the 1920's H.C. Marsh modern-day soap opera. sold out to Stanley. This appeared The H.C. Marsh Tool Company to be the business downfall of Mr. was primarily a manufacturing fa­ Marsh. After several years of sup­ cility started in 1888 by Horace porting the Stanley Tool Company, Clarence Marsh. The company not he decided to move on, but apparent­ only manufactured carpenter tools, ly not of his own free will! but also designed many of the com­ A local newspaper, the Rockford mon woodworking tools used today. Register Star, carried an article in My most interesting find was that 1889 implying that Mr. Marsh was H.C. Marsh's residence was located quite a "ladies' man." Apparently at 1985 Harlem Boulevard, six he was frequently seen out carriage Note stamp on cutter of Marsh M-2 in blocks down the street from our riding around the Grove with many Fred Curry collection. Additional photo­ home. fair haired ladies. One day a Detroit graph page 17. Page 16 MASTER FRAMING RULE by William J. Baader

he Master Framing Rule replaces the use of the 2 ft. framing T square, by picture steps anyone can follow to lay out common, hip, valley, and Jack rafters with greater accuracy and in less time than ever before. No special training is necessary, all you need is this rule in your pocket. Supplied with each rule are 22 pictured steps to aid in the lay-out of different rafters. The rule is precalculated to eliminate the ad­ ditive errors of stepping off rafter lengths by the old fashioned Marsh M-2. Rosewood knob removed for method. photo. Similar to Stanley #2 except for Patented by David J. Butler. Pat. No. 2,607,995. Manufactured by major differences in frog. Fred Curry the Master Rule Co., Inc., Middletown, New York. ■ collection.

Here's how rafters are ------LENGTH OF RAFTER ------i named and used - and the cuts which must be marked:

SIDE CUT \ (HIP 6 JACK ONLY)

TOP PLUMB CUT BOTTOM OR PLATE CUT BOTTOM 8 EAVE PLUMB CUTS M-WTCA.ORG(SINGLE SEAT TYPE l

DOUBLE~FLUSH TYPE!(;: *TIP--Old hands do this in the head by dividing the \, ~ :) hundredth of an inch ( the two numbers after the decimal point) by 6 to give the equivalent fraction in 16ths. Thus .20/6=3; and 134.20=134-3/16.

SINGLESEAT ~-~ '-'~'TIP-Be sure to raise ridgeboard by amount equal to distance from C to B ( unless, as an old hand, you (C , , have already anticipated this inch or so and done it at the raising I .

This basic drawing shows the nomenclature used in the picture steps to lay out each type of rafter cut. Author's collection. Photograph, courtesy the author. Page 17 THE LIBRARY

Book Review of unique designs and patriotic Provision for note taking is pro­ Embossed American Axes: A themes incorporated in these logos vided throughout the text, but this Photographic Guide, Jerome T. really makes it a documentation of a writer, for one, would not think of Grismer & Clyde H. Kendrick. branch of American Folk Art. defacing his copy. The real dedi­ Published by the authors. Soft cover, The first section is arranged cated axe collector may want two perfect bound. 195 pp. 179 photo­ alphabetically by city, the com­ copies - one for the home library graphs. $16.85 post paid from J.T. panies in residence and the brands. and one for notes and quick Grismer, M.D., L & J International, The second section contains the axe references. 3 Northwest Court, Little Rock, AR brands unlocated by city and/or One minor disappointment is the 72212. company. The third section shows a omission of the '' Perfect Axe'' and Two M-WTCA members have limited selection of non-American "Black Raven" logos used by the joined together to produce this axe logos. References are listed at Kelly Axe Mfg. Co. Those who are lavishly illustrated monograph on the bottom of each appropriate looking may find a few typos, but axe logos. They used high quality page. the wealth of information contained coated paper which enhances the This book will surely encourage overshadows any flaws. already superior photograph tool collectors to look more carefully Whether or not you buy it is up to reproductions. They provide infor­ at the axes and hatchets offered at you. At any rate, this reviewer sug­ mation on the manufacturers and flea markets and antique shows. It gests that you have your local hardware dealers, which makes it will be an invaluable aid for collec­ library order it so that it will be not only helpful to axe collectors but tors and dealers alike to identify and available for reference. Do not wait also to plane and other tool collec­ date these artifacts. long. Remember that most self­ tors as well. Many of these brand An alphabetical index of both publications are only published names were also used on plane irons logos and companies, as well as by once, and when they go out of print, and other tools. Dates and historical cities and towns, is provided. A brief copies that do surface demand a data are provided for most of the description of the embossing pro­ princely sum. ■ companies represented. The variety cess is outlined. - Roger K. Smith Book Review source materials for its history there A tragic story indeed. The proud, Loveday, Amos J. The Rise and are plentiful, as the nail producers highly paid nailers, '' aristocrats of Decline of the American Cut Nail In­ were acquired, one after the other, labor", managers of the cut-nail dustry. xx, 160 pages. Greenwood by the Wheeling Iron and Nail Co., machines, suddenly reduced to part Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, which in turn was merged into the time work, if work was available at CT 06881. $35.00 postpaid. present Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel all. The bloated capitalists, sudden­ Corporation. Nail production in ly deflated, scrambling to salvage American nail manufacture went other parts of the U.S. is, however, even a part of their investments. through three main phases - first, compared and contrasted with the And what about today? The wire the hand forged wrought iron nail, Wheeling concerns throughout the industry is taking flight from our from the earliest days to the late work. shores. A great part of our nails now 18th century; then the machine­ The story Loveday has to tell is a are from Poland, Holland, Korea ... made cut nail, made at first from fascinating one - the early years at Even though our U.S.-made ones are wrought iron, but later of low­ Wheeling, culminating in the boom of better quality! The Wheeling­ carbon steel, from c. 1800 to c. 1890; in the nail business during the Civil Pittsburgh Steel Corporation (book and finally, the wire nail, produced War; the expansion of the business value per share, $49. 73; market on high-speed machines, and made after 1865, when advances in cost value per share, $8.00) is in from steel wire. TheseM-WTCA.ORG phases accounting and improvements in bankruptcy proceedings. And what overlapped - hand made nails were management were introduced; in­ will we, what can we, do about all produced until at least 1830, and cut vestment in primary metal produc­ this? nails are still being made in small tion; the switch from wrought iron At $35.00 per copy, for a poorly quantity; at the Tremont Nail Co., of to steel. Then came the catastrophe manufactured, poorly edited book, Wareham, Mass., for instance. The - the wire nail, originating in few of us will want to buy a copy. cut nail is rectangular in cross­ Europe, and produced at first by But it is a book worth consulting, section, tapering from head to point. European-made machinery, in just a both for the interest of its story, and Loveday's book is somewhat more few years overthrew the whole cut­ for the very thorough source narrowly based than its title would nail industry. They were as good, or documentation of an important in­ suggest, being largely an account of nearly so; they were considerably dustry. So don't pass it up - try to the cut nail industry at Wheeling, cheaper. The Wheeling firms either locate it in a library. ■ West Virginia. Wheeling was a ma­ went bankrupt or switched to other jor center of nail production, and the lines of product. - John S. Kebabian Page18 PLANE IRON PATTERNS POSTAL BY John S. Kebabian • PEDDLER

This department may be used by them for moulding planes, but some any CW"rent M- WTCA member do­ apparently are plow plane blades. ing business by mail who regular­ The one at the upper left seems to ly publishes tool lists or catalogs. have been for a tongue-shaping iron. Please submit your latest list or There was no explanatory label catalog to the address below. with these, and I have never seen Deadline for receipt of such any other patterns like them. We material is January 15 for March can only guess as to just how they issue, April 15 for June issue, July 15 for September issue, October 15 were used. Or, does anyone there for December issue. Address: know for certain? If so, speak up! POSTAL PEDDLER The Maihaugen Museum is cer­ P.O. Box 11 tainly a "high spot" for any tool col­ Avondale Estates, GA 30002 lector. There are about forty workshops of the various trades, each with a comprehensive collec­ LISTS RECEIVED TO DATE tion of the tools of the trade; spin­ ner, weaver, saddler, gunsmith, BEN BLUMENBERG, P.O. BOX 175, cooper, wainwright, joiner, glazier, LINCOLN, MA 01773. List #2, Fall etc., etc. Besides the workshops, 1985. Listing of 102 items. 18th & 19th there are groups of buildings, most­ century wooden planes, transitional ly the log structures of old farm­ planes, metal planes, other steads, which have been moved to miscellaneous. Next list, Spring, '86. $2. Maihaugen and re-erected. They BRISTOL DESIGN, 14 PERRY ROAD, he above snapshot was taken date from a stave church (all wood) BRISTOL BSI 5BG, ENGLAND. Large T in the locksmith-blacksmith dating back to about 1200, up to one stock antique & second hand tools, also shop at the Maihaugen Museum at farmhouse of about 1800. new line of custom made gunmetal Lillehammer, Norway, which con­ Other high spots for the tool col­ planes. See display ad, this issue. 2 lists tains the objects and buildings col­ lector in Scandinavia are the with photos, $5, cash only. lected by its founder, Dr. Anders Historical Museum of Oslo, Norway, JOSEPH DZIADUL, 6 SO. GEORGE Sandvig (with additions). the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, WASHINGTON RD., ENFIELD, CT These wooden patterns are for a Sweden, and especially the National 06082. Winter 1985. 18 page description of over 450 tools in several categories, variety of plane irons - most of Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. ■ many wooden planes. $3 for next 2 lists. BOB KAUNE, 511 . W. 22th, PORT CHAFF ...... from page 2. ANGELES, WA 98362. November 1985. continue to be a viable organization we THE MECHANICK'S WORKBENCH, Listing of some 160 tools, 135 are must attempt to give our members what P.O. BOX 544, MARION, MA 02738. Stanley. Many advertising cuts. 5 lists/ they want. Beautiful catalog, full color cover, clear year, $4, single, $1. You seem to want the availability of a photos of each item, nearly 200. Write Lile Membership. Treasurer Morris Olson for price. KENNEDY'S BOOKS, P.O. BOX 191, informs me that as of the last of December we now have 85 Lile Members. Yes, I am TWO CHISELERS, 1864 GLEN MOOR EVANSTON, IL 60204. Specializing in M-WTCA.ORGolder technical & scientific books. Write one of them. I may not know a good DRIVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215. List bargain at the trading tables (Lord knows #17, Oct. '85. Wide variety of tools, 188 for list. I have passed up a good many) but ac­ in all, some illustrated. Next 4 lists, $8. ROGER K. SMITH. 1444 N. MAIN ST., tuarially it is too good a deal to pass by. JOHN WELLS, 1162 GRIZZLY PEAK LANCASTER, MA 01523. Complete * * * BLVD., BERKELEY, CA 94708. Listing stock of reprints and other tool-related of 85 items, 42 Stanley planes, others, literature. Write for details. Hey, I just saw a Robin at the bird some catalogs. Many advertising cuts. BUD STEERE, 110 GLENWOOD feeder. He had his bags packed and was SASE for next list. heading North for St. Louis. Have you DRIVE, N. KINGSTOWN, RI 02852. started getting ready? It will not be long. TOM WITTE'S ANTIQUES, P.O. BOX Excellent catalog, 23 pages of tools from Start making your plans NOW!!!!! 399, MATTAWAN, MI 49071. Fine nearly every craft with clear photos of I'm off to take some of my own catalog with many photos of huge selec­ most. Also catalogs & books, reprints & medicine. See you in St. Loo. tion of collector & user tools. Supple­ originals. Write for details & price. ment and sale catalogs. $3.50 for next. - Ray Nissen

Page 19 PRELIMINARY AUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT Tyrone R. Roberts 10th Annual Sale for Reg Eaton March 25th, 1986, Kensington, London

To include the complete workshop of silver & goldsmith tools of Robert J. Stone, approx. 400 items of hammers, stakes, engraving & repousse tools, walnut smith's table, wire stretching bench, treadle lathe, etc., also Stanley briefly Nos. 1, 2, 3C, 4½H, 8, 9, 9¾, 10, 10¼, 10½, 11, 12, 12½, 13, 20, 20½, 39, 40, 41, 45E, 46, 51/52, 55E, 66, 72, 79,85, 97,98/99, 113,140,143,144, 148, 171, 196, 340, 444, many mint & in original boxes. 18th cent planes by Grandford, Wooding, J ennion, Phillipson, Loveage, Holbeck, Owen. Braces by Pilkington, Horton, Ultimatums, etc. Norris planes, Al, A2, A5, A6, A7, gunmetal violin, shoulder & smoothers, others by Spiers, Preston, Buck, Slater, Kerr, Mathieson. Items by Holtzappfel, miniature planes, special plows by Chapin, Mathieson, Greenslade, Griffiths, Kimberley, many ivory & other rules, plus All members of M-WTCA will receive the usual reminders when thousands of tools of the cooper, pattern maker, catalogs are ready. carver, gunstocker, basket maker, plane maker, shipwright, coachmaker, wheelwright & other Full postal bidding & shipping facilities provided. Large size 44 page catalog $8 to include prices realized list. allied trades.

MARKETPLACE WANTED: ANY MEMPHIS marked TOOLS FOR SALE plane, especially, R.T. LAMB & TOOLS WANTED CO. Contact Tom Ward, (404) ANTIQUE & USED TOOLS PATENTED PLANES WANTED: Bailey, 296-3883 collect. Quality, older hand tools for Boston Metallic, Davis, Foss, Foster, collectors and woodworkers. WANTED: Sock knitting machine manufac­ Meriden, Morris, Smith & Carpenter. Illustrated lists published 5 tured in Rockford, IL. Also Broom making STANLEY WANTED: 41 with hook, 42, times a year. 90A, early 110, 602, Stanley tool catalogues. equipment. Peter Cullum, 1332 Harlem Blvd., Rockford, IL 61103. SUBSCRIPTION > $4.00 John G. Wells, 1162 Grizzly Peak Blvd., Berkeley, CA 94708, (415) 848-3651. CURRENT LIST> $1.00 WANTED: Sandusky Planes: Complex specializing in WANTING: Tools for making wooden shoes, Moulding; Transitional; Sash, Weather Strip; BOBIL&IJD W.F. and John Barnes tools, hammers, and Semi Steel; etc., etc., A. Knapp, 300 Kasson hand made tools. Peter Cullum, 1332 Harlem Rd., Camillos, N. Y. 13031. Blvd., Rockford, IL 61103. buy and sell WANTED: Unusual adjustable wrenches. ~ SPOKESHAVES & SIMILAR TOOLS Also fencing tools, especially unusual fence 511 W. 11th • Port Angeles, WA 98362 WANTED: L. Bailey 41 & 43. Bailey 59, 61 & stretchers. Jim Plantikow, 7815 N. 34th St., (206) 452-2292 62, c. 1870. Batcheller's, c. 1865. Foss. De­ Omaha, NE. 68112, (402) 445-2858. fiance. Mosher's Pat 50-55, M-WTCA.ORGc. 1874. Any unusual patented or manufactured pieces. WANTED: Axes and Hatchets. Early Col­ Thomas C. Lamond, 30 Kelsey Place, Lyn­ lins, C.A.C. Axe Co. and Military, marked ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION brook, NY 11563 (516) 596-1281. U.S. before 1900. Howard Busse, 3439 APRIL 5, 1986 Hollywood Rd., St. Joseph, MI. 49085. (616) MEADVILLE, PA-QUALITY INN 429-5132. WANTED: Barton and/or White draw knives Buy - Sell - Trade - Talk Tools Friday with 6 to 9 inch blades. Blades must be in STANLEY FOLDING RULES WANTED. Night April 4, 1986 at the Quality Inn. good condition. Chris Hoeferlin, Handle­ #'s 76C, 30, 14 6"2F, 10, 83. Also, any Belchor maker, Route 2 Box 66-A, English, Indiana Send $1.00 for Listing Bros. 1'4F with a double-arch joint. Allan 47118, (812) 338-3852. (Available Mid-March) Foster, POB 2011, Yountville, CA, (707) or for information contact: 944-8509. WANTED: OLD TYPE BEDROCKS - 602C, 604½C, 608. Later type, 602C, 605¼. MISCELLANEOUS Norm Nilsson - Sale Mgr. Also 80 & 90 steel cased, 94. Cap iron for 602 ANTIOUES WANTED RD #4 Box 951 old type. Blade for No. 85. Bob Bradford, Franklin, PA. 16323 2606 Mountainview Dr., St. Albans, WV WANTED: 1904 Worlds Fair padlock. Ken (814) 432-7752 25177, (304) 727-1277. Lord, (314) 441-0951. Page20 BRISTOL DESIGN (TOOLS) LTD 1'1 Perru Road, Bristol BS1 5BG, England • SHEFFIELD STEEL PLANE IRONS • MANUFACTURER OF FINE QUALI­ TRADITIONAL QUALITY - TY TRADITIONAL PATTERN WOOD GENUINE OLD UNUSED STOCK FILLED BRITISH STYLE METAL replacement irons? PLANES. making your own planes? These are manufactured in Bronze and filled in either rosewood or ebony. • SAMPLE cut (pierced) iron in laminated Available as finished planes, as kits steel $6. partly finished or as rough castings. by Isaac Greaves or C.K. Peace Photo and description on our tool list. • PACK OF 3 UNPIERCED IRONS by • OLDER TOOLS: List covering a few Herring Bros. $25 hundred of the individual items we with the original colorful trade label have in stock with color photographs • 10 ASSORTED pierced & unpierced of many of them. The list is $ 5 in bills with & without back irons $80 for two iss~es with color photographs and a third without the photos or $2 • TURNING CHISELS, and FIRMER for a single issue. CHISELS & GOUGES of similar old • Publisher of reprinted 1908 S. TYZACK unused stock also on list. 6 SON, LTD. tool catalogue - avail­ Comprehensive list with all orders or able for $15 in bills. send $1 bill for list only. We have a Please send payments of less than $30 very wide range of types at present. in cash if possible.

GRIZZLY ANTIQUES ~······························i FINE OLD WOODWORKING TOOLS 1162 Grizzly Peak Blvd. i♦ ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION :♦ Berkeley, CA 94708 415-848-3651 ♦ APRIL 12, 1986 i Janet K. Wells John B. Wells ♦ Preview 8:00-10:00 a.m. Please send a long SASE to receive our next regular Sale 10:00 a.m. 'til? i list offering over 100 items. Want lists invited. HOLIDAY INN POTOMAC ANTIQUE TOOLS & INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 1400 N. LAFAYETTE i will hold its 5th Annual tool auction for collectors and users on MACOMB, ILLINOIS i♦ March 15th, 1986, 10:30 a.m. at George Mason School in Alexan­ dria, VA, just 3 miles from Washington, D.C., and National Airport. 309/833w5511 Send S.A.S.E for list of 400 quality tools. Wm. R. Robertson, 3809 OVER 565 TOOLS Littleton St., Wheaton, MD 20906. 301/94~6991. This is the collection of Mr. Thurman Tefft, 117 Stanley #340 furring plane, fine condition $1295; Marsh #M2 plane S. Hanover, Moweaqua, IL. All tools are clean $135; Stanley #37 jenny $150; ToppsM-WTCA.ORG Framing Tool $75; W. Butcher and ready for display. Tools for the beginner as chisels and gouges, all 22 tools $295; Stanley spokeshaves, #72 razor edge $75. #63X $60, #68 $70. L. Bailey Boston Coopers well as the advanced collector. spokeshave $50. Ken Lord (314) 441-0951. i NOTE: This sale is the day before the Area E Spr• SEND FOR LISTING five hard bound books and thirty-six soft ing Meeting at the 4-H Building in Macomb. cover reprint catalogs on woodworking tools. Several new titles add­ Come make it a full weekend of tooling. ed 1985. Ken Roberts Publishing Co., Box 151, Fitzwilliam, NH i 03447. i Risley Auction Service Interested in Siegley planes? For 20 pages about Siegley Tool send ♦ 4406 E. 107 Terrace $2 for copying and mailing to George Wanamaker 515 S. Madison, Kansas MO 64137 : Macomb, IL 61455. New information plus a list of known production i City, of this company.

STANLEY TOOLS, some new in original boxes. Send S.A.S.E. for list. Tim Bailey, P. 0. Box 2843, Gillette, WY 82716, (307) 687-0170. l...... j Page 21 ~~~~~~=

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OLD TOOLS FOR SALE: Large variety and supply of quality old tools on hand. Send ADVERTISING INFORMATION $5.00 for our next 23 page pictured tool Sam Strauss, Jr., Editor catalog offering 400 plus old tools. for the woodworker and collector. We publish 6 ISSUE COPY DEADLINE catalogs plus 6 supplementary lists per year. March January 15 Our first class mailings are carefully stag­ June April 15 gered resulting in an equal opportunity for September July 15 all. Bud Steere, 110-m Glenwood Drive, N. December October 15 Kingstown, R.I. 02852. RATES - CLASSIFIED ADS .15• per word - ALL words. 53 minimum per ad. Photos used with ads -Additional S8 each. (Polaroids not ac­ TOOLS FOR SALE: AUCTION of old tools ceptable).AII photos will be reduced to l column width. Ads with borders - $8 per column inch, limit 25 of various trades, including W.F. Barnes words per inch. CLASSIFICATIONS:AII classified ads will be listed under the following headings: TOOLS FOR SALE, hand circular rip saw, a foot powered jig saw, TOOLS WANTED, MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUES FOR SALE, MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUES WANTED. You must also boring attachment for a #4 saw as shown specify under which heading your ad is to be run. in Barnes Catalogue #67. Will be April 20, 1986 at the 4H Bldg. in Winterset, Iowa. By PAGE RATES: SIZE COST WORD LIMIT Garrison Auction Service. The collection of Full Page (9 l /2"x7 l /2") $160 900 Stanley Croft. Tools are numbered, will be Half Page (4 5/8"x7 1/2") S 90 450 sold in sequence. The Auction starts at 12:30 Quarter Page (4 5/8"x3 5/8") S 50 225 AM, you may view the tools from 10:00 AM M-WTCA.ORGPhotos - Additional S8 each. (Polaroids not acceptable). Typesetting and borders are included in the page to 12:00 AM. For list send $2.00 and stamped envelope to; Stanley Croft, 422 N 2nd Av., rates. Camera ready ads accepted at no additional charge. We must have a sketch or rough drawing in­ Winterset, Iowa 50273. Lunch, parking, and dicating how your ad is to be laid out. camping on grounds. For your protection and complete satisfaction, ALL ads should be typewritten and double-spaced. If this is not possible, please PRINT legibly.

FOR SALE: "Antique Tools and Primitives" SEND ALL ADS TO: Sam Strauss, Jr. Yearly subscription, $7. Includes one pic­ #4 Sunset Drive torial catalogue plus two or more additional Little Rock, Arkansas 7220 7 Telephone 501/666-1306 listings. Sample back issue $1. Birchland, Box 94-GM, Landisville, PA 17538. Payment must accompany ad. Make checks payable to M-WTCA

ANTIQUE WRENCHES - Reference book At this time, advertising will be accepted only from M-WTCA members in good standing. For information and membership application, contact Sam Strauss at the above address or one of the officers whose address is with pictures, prices & description of 300 an­ shown on the inside front cover of this publication. tique wrenches. $6.50 postpaid from L. Finch, 536 N. Poplar, Ottawa, KS 66067. Write for quantity prices. Page 22 BACKTALK

SPOKESHAVES & So, reluctantly, and with thanks for telling This department is available for SIMILAR TOOLS me of a tool I hadn't seen before, I have to your comments, questions, re­ rule this out on the small technicality of the quests for information or iden­ I am researching and assembling informa­ fillet and the necessity of the template. tification, and letters which pro­ tion, materials and examples related to Now for my solution. I never claimed it to vide answers to others seeking in­ patented, manufactured, metal and transi­ be practical so please don't be too angry! formation. For identification, a tional spokeshaves, heel & boot shaves, keg Since we are a group of plane lovers, here 's description, markings (if ap­ shaves, hand beaders and similar scrapers . a chance to use one. Take a nice thin shav­ plicable), and a clear photograph I am interested in who made or manufac­ ing with a 2" or so wide cut, preferably in or drawing should accompany let­ tured which of these tools, where they were white pine. Moisten the shaving and told it ter. We welcome your letters and made and during what periods of time. I across the grain, giving about a 2" folded will print as many each issue as would like to hear from anyone who has in­ edge, and now clamp it between two scrap space permits, on a first come, formation to share or examples available. wood blocks . first served basis. Deadline for With a modified bit sharpened to a flat bot­ receipt of letters is January 15 for Thomas C. Lamond tom, drill down into the shaving told to a March issue, April 15 for June 30 Kelsey Place depth equal to one half the bit diameter. Fold issue, July 15 for September issue, Lynbrook, NY 11563 the shaving out flat, and Voila! A square October 15 for December issue. hole. Mr. Miller had the basic idea but it Address: Tom advises he plans to put this information won't work on thick boards. I guarantee you BACK TALK in book form at a future date. You can assist can have some tun with a woodworker friend P.O. Box 11 by writing him directly. ED. who thinks he's pretty sharp! Avondale Estates, GA 30002

SQUARE HOLES . I like teaser type puzzles - not the "tear ... and MORE! your hair out" variety - but ones that make TWO-TONES ...... from page 12. you think. Following up on last issue's riddle, Hunter parts used to assemble the Two­ At your editor's invitation, here is another Pilkinton writes: one which I will answer in the next issue , Tone line are very similar to those of and tor which mailed in solutions are the Defiance line. I received two answers to the problem of solicited. Finally, it seems to this author, drilling a square hole without a square From a piece of white pine (or other soft that the theory that the Two-Tone chisel, using a simple, no template type wood) about 6" long, 1 1/2" wide and drilling action. The poser as stated was, "/ line was a new line that was dropped 3/8" thick, cut out the shapes as shown can drill a square hole in wood, using a after the entrance of the United below so that the square has 1'' sides, the rotating motion and a normal twist drill. The States into World II has the most circle has 1'' diameter, and the base of the corners will be sharp, go 0 angles (no fillets) credibility and support from triangle is 1'' while the vertical height is also and the cross section will be square entirely documentation. 1". You can use your Buhl fret saw and your through the piece of wood. I can use a My thanks go to the following peo­ planemaker's float to work the holes! brace, electric drill or drill press. I only ple who sent information on colors, reserve the right to resharpen the drill bit. '' types and features on their Two­ The first reply was from Orrin Miller of Tone planes. ■ Waterloo, Iowa. He suggested placing two DO boards side by side and drilling to a depth □ Roy Bradley equal to one half the diameter of the drill. By Now, what is the shape of a solid object Walter Clayburn laying the boards flat, he claims we would that will pass through each of these open­ have a square hole. ings, rubbing the sides as it goes through Fred Curry I can't visualize this producing a square with a neat, sliding fit in each? David Freundlich hole except on the surface of the boards, and I'll describe the shape and summarize the Russell Helms furthermore, this uses two boards.M-WTCA.ORG So, answers I receive next issue. Have tun! Bob Kaune thanks, Orrin, but no cigar. - Hunter M. Pilkinton Floyd Locker The second reply was ingenious, novel Rt. 1, Box 180 Ray Maki and well researched. Jerry Glaser, of Waverly, TN 37185 Tom Maxwell Torrance, CA sent a photocopy from a Ger­ If we receive more than 2000 correct solu­ Morris Olson man tool catalogue showing a drill with a flat tions, we may have to discontinue this Forrest Sloan bottom and a brace tang to be used with a feature! ED . Roger Smith metal guide template to drill the hole. This will allow the drill to wallow around within KUDOS the template and route out a square hole. Just finished the latest GRISTMILL. Great I knew of such a tool tor drill press use to mix! ... keep up the lively pace. The piece For a closer look at George drill square holes in metal, but had never by Pete Cullum was excellent ... Wanamaker, see the feature, "Pro­ heard of Jerry's brace version. The hole so Larry Brundage file", this issue. produced has small fillets in the corners and Corona def Mar, CA the teaser stipulated 0 corners. go Thanks, Larry, we needed that! ED.

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