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N. 114 March, 2004 Copyright 2004 by Mid-West Tool Collectors As­ sociation, Inc. All rights reserved.www.mwtca.org

Moving forward Editor Mary Lou Stover S76W19954 Prospect Dr. s I begin this task, mission. Phil Baker, the chairman, and Muskego, WI 53150 l\ Associate Editor Roger K. Smith ll\\I ask myself what his committee are doing a wonderful job. Contributing Editor Thomas Lamond should I write about See Baker's comments in the December Advertising Manager Paul Gorham to mark the beginning Gristmill on pages 3 and 25. THE GRISTMILL is the ofrcial publication of the Mid.West Tool Collectors Associa· of a brand new year? tion, Inc. Published quarterly in March, June, September and December. Our Long Range Planning Committee, The purpose of the association is to promote the preseivation, study and What topic can we understanding of ancient tools, implements and devices of farm , home, industry chaired by Mel Ring, has been given the and shop of the pioneers; also, to study the crafts in which these objects were bring forth that would job of making an analytical assessment of used and the craftsmen who used them; and to share knowledge and understand­ lead us down a path ing with others, especially where it may benei't restoration, museums and like our national meeting format and programs institutions. of accomplishment to determine if there are opportunities for and improvement? President Willie Royal improvement. The committee would appre­ 215 Anthony Circle, Charlotte, NC 28211-1417 What opportunities are there on the path ciate any suggestions that the membership (704) 366-7081 that we could grab and run with? Vice-President Doug Cox might have. All comments or suggestions 2938 Cynthiana Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324-9272 With a good amount of reflection on should be forwarded to Mel and must be (502) 863-1407 Vice-President George Wanamaker this subject, it appears to me that there in written form. 312 S. Lafayette, Macomb, IL 61455-2233 really is not a need to dig too deeply into (309) 836-6872 The Board of Directors has approved these questions. This organization is Vice-President Ed Hobbs a modest increase in the GRISTMILL 4417 Inwood Road, Raleigh, NC 27603-3315 functioning well, thank-s to a large and budget that will permit an increase in (919) 828-2754 dedicated group of individuals. Our task Vice-President Donald Rosebrook the number of pages and color. Our 38352 Henry Road, Prairieville, LA 70769-4708 is to keep the wheels oiled and moving in GRISTMILL is an important part of M­ (225) 673-4049 a direction that will be beneficial to our Treasurer John Wells WTCA, and Mary Lou Stover is doing a diverse membership and will help us to P.O. Box 8016, Berkeley, CA 94707-8016 wonderful job. However, she must have (510) 848-3651 carry out our mission statement. Secretary Tom Lamond your contributions if we are to maintain a 30 Kelsey Place, Lynbrook, NY 11563-1516 The committee previously called the good publication. The article by member (516) 596-1281 Mount Vernon Committee has been reor­ Russ Scoville "Why Collecting Matters" in Directors Area A AreaJ ganized and renamed the Preservation the Back Talk section on page 42 of the James Preusser, 2004 Mike Urness, 2005 December GRISTMILL speaks to what Wayne Anderson, 2005 Joel Hodapp, 2006 and Education Committee. This change Eric Mattson, 2006 Uoyd Henley, 2006 will help us focus on all aspects of our we are all about and how we can, in fact, Area B Area K Mike Hanley, 2004 Steve Bruder, 2004 mission statement and should move us project and carry out our mission. Bob Kloes, 2005 Sam Strauss Jr., 2005 into other areas where our membership Gary Kane, 2006 Andy Hart, 2006 - Willie Royal Area C Area L can be of benefit to a larger and diverse uirs Larson, 2004 Don Jordan, 2005 Michael Slasinski, 2005 AreaM John Sindelar, 2006 Gene Epting, 2004 Area D Doug Fowler, 2006 Jim Escher, 2004 AreaN LeRoy Witzel, 2005 Phil Baker, 2004 Fred Leu, 2006 Nelson Coressel, 2005 Area E Vincent Soukup, 2006 Bob Green, 2004 AreaO MARCH, 2004 • No. 114 Ralph Brendler, 2005 Alan Foster, 2004 Dave Heckel, 2006 Rod Galster, 2005 Slav Jelesijevich, 2006 Robert Gilmore, 2006 Area F AreaP Ent lMJES ESSIE Jan Cover, 2004 Mark Eastlick, 2004 Matt Borders, 2005 Tim Bailey, 2005 Carl Bilderback, 2006 Jason Miller, 2005 Norman Heckman, 2006 William Warner, 2006 Area G AreaO Dan Gaier, 2004 Pat Medley, 2004 John Kesterson, 2005 Bob Fields, 2005 Dennis Eckstein, 2006 Robert Oehman 2006 Area H Area R Bowling Green CompleteM-WTCA.ORG coverage of the fall national meeting in Ken­ John Delay, 2004 Martin Donnelly, 2004 Phil Whitby, 2005 Walter Karsten, 2006 Area I tucky, with photos of winning displays. Page 4. Gregor Mszar, 2004 David McDonald, 2005 Bud Blake, 2006 Going, Going, Gone A Bundy plane steals the show at the 23rd annual Committee Chairman Meeting Planning Doug Cox Brown International Antique Auction. Page 16. Elections George Wanamaker Scholarship Don Rosebrook GRISTMILL Managing Editor Mary Lou Stover Weiss versus Wertheim The long-lived rivalry that drove two Austrian Special Publications James Conover By-Laws and Policy Robert St. Peters Whatsit James Mau tool makers. Page 22. Family Assistance Don Riley Marion Henley Award Ron Pearson Displays & Awards John Walkowiak Another Boring story The Norwegians have a penchant for boring in Address labels Kerry McCall a Publications Mailings Ann Henley stone. Page 28. Scrapbook Barb & Mike Slasinski Internet Don Bosse Membership Ed Hobbs www.mwtca.org The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 2 MARK THESE ON YOUR CALENDAR

Mid-West Tool Collecton Association National Meetings Ohio Tool History To Shine At Spring Meet Spring, 2004 June 17, 18, 19, 2004. Akron, OH. George Elsass & Carolyn List (614) 888-0591. John & Julie Kesterson (330) 753-2751. Fall, 2004 Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2004. St. Louis, MO. Mike Urness ((3 14) 434-4325. By George Elsass Spring, 2005 June 16-18, 2005. Decatur, IL Dave & Judy Heckel (217) 345-9112. l\ rea G will welcome M-WTCA to Akron, M-WTCA Area 8: Other Meetings ll\\OH, in June, when the leaves are on the trees and flowers are blooming. 2004 Meetings It's a prolific area for tool collectors because Akron is close to both of the Area N Meet March 19-20 Mount Dora, FL Phil Baker (941 )465-6961 great tool factories of the 19th century Area E Meet March 28 Rockford, IL, Canceled for 2004 - Ohio Tool and Sandusky Tool compa­ Area N Meet April 2-3 Barbervlle, FL Phi! Baker (941) 485-6981 nies. Many other tool companies also Area F Meet April 10 Franklin, IN. Norm Heckman (317) 422-8482 were doing business in the area during Area Q Meet April 10 Charlotte, NC. Bob Fields (704) 393-1282 that period. Area A Meet April 24 Hastings, MN, Wayne Anderson (763) 241-0138 The national spring tool meeting will Area C Meet April 24 Chesaning, Ml. Mike Slasinski (989) 781-1152 be held June 17, 18 and 19 at the Crown Area O Meet May 2 Humboldt, IA. LeRoy Witzel (515) 332-3649. Plaza Quaker Square Hotel in downtown Area E Meet May 16 Quincy, IL George Wanamakef (309) 836-6872 Akron. It is just a few blocks from the Area G Meet May 16 Greenville, OH, Dan Gaier (937) 773-6940 University of Akron, National Inventors Area M Meet May 22 Columbia, SC, Gene Epting (803) 781-5199 Hall of Fame and other attractions. The Area Q Meet Juy 24 Raleigh, NC. Ed Hobbs (919) 828-2754 hotel is listed in the National Register of Area E Meet Aug. 1 LaFox, IL Dick Chapman (815) 492-2124 Historic Places. It is a unique site. Area C Meet Aug. 28 Edwardsburg, Ml. John Sindelar (269) 663-8841 The M- WTCA display theme is "Ex­ Area F Meet Aug, 29 South Whitley, IN, Jan Cover (765) 523-3586 pressions of American Ingenuity" and for Area A+B Meet Sept. 11/12 Rochester, MN. Hollis Feeser (507) 282-3175 the Auxiliary, "People, Places or Things." Area Q Meet Nov, 6 Charlotte, NC, Bob Fields (704) 393-1282 Both should prompt interesting ideas and Area E Meet Nov. 14 Virden, IL Jim Moffet (217) 439-7358 displays, which are not only a very impor­ tant part but also a favorite part of any national meeting. Special programs are Dates must be cleared with Gary Johnson (815) 636-1464. E-Mail [email protected] being planned to educate and entertain M-W and Auxiliary audiences. Meeting hosts John and Julie Kes­ terson, George Elsass and Carolyn List Officers and Directors Elected suggest you set your car on auto pilot or reserve your plane ticket and head for t\)fficers were re-elected at M-WTCA's Area G, Dennis Eck­ Akron in June. \\Jifall meeting in Bowling Green, KY. stein; Area I, Bud Blake; Area J, Joel Hodapp and They are Willie Royal, president; Tom Lloyd Henley; Area K, Andy Lamond, secretary; John Wells,M-WTCA.ORG treasurer; Hart; Area M, Doug Fowler; Doug Cox, vice president-meeting plan­ Area N, Vincent Soukup; ning; George Wanamaker, vice presiden Area 0, Robert Gilmore; Area telections; Don Rosebrook, vice president­ P, William Warner; Area Q, scholarship; and Ed Hobbs, vice president Robert Oehman; and Area R, membership. Walter Karsten. Most areas elected directors in late summer. Newly elected or re-elected were: Displays are an interesting part of national meetings. Bill Gus­ Area A, Eric Mattson; Area B, Gary tafson showed this Wesley Tidey stair saw in Bowling Green. Kane Area C, John Sindelar; Area D, Wesley, the son of M.B. Tidey, took over his father' manufac­ Fred Leu; Area E, Dave Heckel and Slav turing plant in Newark, NJ, sometime after 1870. This is the Jelesijevich; Area F, Carl Bilderback and only example of a stair saw marked PAT APP FOR and made in Norm Heckman. the Newark plant by Wesley. (John Wells photo.) The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 3 MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP NEWS & MISCELLANY BOWIIJIG Glt[[nt Great Displays Abound in Bowling Green

Px Jobo Walkowiak us how the trap helped in that regard. displays: Phil Baker, "Rare American Backsaws;" Dave Heckel, "Sargent V.B.M. The award for Best Display Out Of Carriage Makers Rabbet Planes;" Bill Lin­ e two display themes at Bowling Theme was presented to Henry Caudle for stromberg, "Inclinometers;" Tom Lamond, Green: "Kentucky Made Tools" and his display "Mortise and Tenon Tools." "Harvesting Tools of the Forest and the ~ "Tools that Tamed the West" proved Henry showed a table full of these un­ Farm;" Tom Witte, "Sandusky Semi-Steel to be greatly successful in challenging usual edge tools, used for post and beam Planes;" Scott Fulton, "Tobacco Advertis­ members to bring out some tool collec­ construction. ing and Related Hammers;" Carl Bilder­ tions we would not ordinarily see. back, "More Shiny Stuff;" Cecil Holmes, The award for Best One Tool display "The Ts By Sargent;" Jim Moffet, "This We had 24 award winning displays; went to Roy Schaffer for his exhibit of the is Tobacco Country;" and Bill Youart, unfortunately, we don't have that many Grain Stripper or Clover Harvester. Roy "Stanley Gone Metric." awards to give out. I want to thank my had yet another great display of unusual judges for their hard work in choosing tools that helped tame the West. On behalf of all those attending this the winners. meet I want to give a hearty thank you to The award for the Most Unusual all of you who brought a display. All dur­ The award for Best Display In Theme, display, titled, "Tools That Tamed The ing the meet there were admiring crowds "Kentucky Made Tools" went to Gary West," was won by Herbert Cau~le. His around the displays; it is wonderful that Coleman for his display titled, "Kentucky most interesting display, and I think the you took the time and effort to share your Tools: Wooden Planes." He had a wonder­ most popular one, included two Kentu~ky tools and your knowledge about them. ful collection of these rare planes. Long Rifles and four cases of accessones. This is what tool collecting and belong­ Most people today would not think o~ a The award for Best Display In ing to M-WTCA is REALLY about. Theme, "Tools that Tamed the West," rifle as a tool; however, it was a necessity went to George Wanamaker for "The in our country's past. I want to encourage everyone to bring a display to your next local meet, Trap." The West wasn't about to be won The award for the Fred Curry Best and check The GRISTMILL for the next with large toothy animals wandering Stanley Display was presented to Tim national displaytheme and show us you're about freely, and George's display told Bailey for his "Tools of the Salesman." best! They are a much appreciated part of Tim presented and explained how his cut­ cur meetings. Also, please remember to away tools helped the Stanley salesman title your display, and place your name on in his job. the title - the appreciative members, and Judges Choice Awards went to the the judges want to know whose display following exhibitors for their excellent they are admiring.

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Hosts for the fall national meeting in Bowling M-WTCA display award winners were introduced at the Bowling Green, KY, banquet. From right: Green, KY, in their Hawaiian outfits for the Henry Caudle, Phil Baker, George Wanamaker, Tom Lamond, Her_bert Caudle,_ Scott F~lto~, Roy banquet. Mike Slasinski photo. Schaffer, Tim Bailey, Dave Hewckel, Bill Lindstromberg and Carl Bilderback. Mike Slasmsk1 photo.

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"The Trap," by George Wanamaker, was named Best Display in the theme of Tools That Tamed the West.

KENTUCKY TOOLS: WOODEN PLANES

"Kentucky Planes: Wooden Planes," by Gary Coleman was the Best Display in the theme of Kentucky Made Tools winner.

M-WTCA.ORG "Grain Stripper or Clover Harvester," by Roy Schaffer was named the Best One Tool display award winner.

"Tools of the Salesman," by Tim Bailey, was the Fred Curry Best Stanley display award winner.

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"Mortise and Tenon Tools," by Henry Caudle, was named the Best Display out of theme award winner.

"Sargent V.B.M. Carriage Makers Rabbet Planes," by Dave Heckel, was a Judges Choice award winner.

The Most Unusual Display award for "Tools That Tamed the West," was given to Herbert Caudle.

DESlrLAY M-WTCA.ORG WEMJMJEIS Photographs by Mike Slasinski and John Wells

"American Backsaws," by Phil Baker, won a Judges Choice award.

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"Sandusky Semi-steel Planes," by Tom Waite, was a Judges Choice award winner. "Tobacco Advertising and Related Hammers," by Scotty and Karen Fulton, was a Judges Choice award winner.

M-WTCA.ORG "lnclometers," by Bill Linstromberg, was a Judges Choice award winner.

"Harvesting Tools of the Forest and Farm, by Tom Lamond, was a Judges Choice award winner.

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DESrlAJ WEntntERS Photographs by Mike Slasinski and John Wells

"More Shiny Stuff," by Carl Bilderback, was a Judges Choice award winner. ~-,_.._\_'-- - - rMmrrrui"- .

"Stanley Gone Metric," by Bill Youart, was a Judges Choice award winner. "The 7s by Sargent," by Cecil Holmes, was a Judges Choice winner. M-WTCA.ORG

"This is Tobacco Country," by Jim Moffet, was a Judges Choice award winner.

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Response to M- WTCA' s membership contest, which will end March 31 2004 has been good but as they say, "~e c~ always do better." Officially labeled a Membership Rec­ ognition Event, its purpose is to bring in good new members that share our inter­ ests and will be a part of M- WTCA for a longtime. Remember to keep a membership ap­ plication handy. Forms are printed in the ""Tap on each issue of the GRISTMILL. Don't be bashful in approaching people and letting them know the benefits of becoming a member ofM-WTCA. Having Tool collectors w~re asked to wear their loudest Hawaiian shirts when they attended the a solid membership base benefits all of Saturday night banquet during the fall national meet in Bowling Green, KY. us. Also, be sure to put your name on the "Recommended by" line so we know who is out there actively finding new members. Please thank the people listed be­ low. These are the names of existing members that have taken the time to find and recruit new members over the past few months. Those names that have a number in parentheses after them have recruited multiple new members. Thanks to everyone who is keeping membership in M- WTCA in mind and especially to those who are finding good, new members. With the great benefits M­ WTCA has to offer, it is easy so what are you waiting for? Allan Rodebeck Area Q (3); Bill Lin­ stromberg; Bill T angman; Bruce Cynar; Burke Prevratil; Carl Bilderback; Chuck Hegedus; Clarence Blanchard; Dan Lud­ wig; Daris Broglin; Dewey Yarborough; Dietmar Olesch; Don Hodge; Don Stark. Kesterson; John Moore; JW KTCA Chan­ Shakers make their own brooms, as seen in this photo from the tour during the Doug Cox; Doug Cunningham;M-WTCA.ORG E E nel 2; Lee Sell; Walt Karsten; LeRoy Bowling Green, KY, meeting. Clark; Ed Hobbs; Eric Mattson (3); Fine Witzel Warner Area P (2); Lloyd Har­ Tool Journal; Frend Fenster; Gary Am­ din (2); Wayne Ratz; Lloyd Henley; rhein Gene Homing; Henry Snook; Ira Wayne Thompson; Martin Donnelly (4) Wilson. William Wilkins; Marvin Bunn. Jack Caudill; Jack Howe; James Matt Borders; Mo Arnold; Nan Schul­ Browne; James Courter; Jan Cover; Jan te (2); Nick Nichols (2); Narm Heckman; Moore; Jason Miller; Jean Royal; Jerry Norma Nabors; Norman Muehlbauer; Pat Bennett; Jim Baird; Jim Conover Jim Leach; Phil Baker (2); Phil Boleng; Phil Escher; Jim Harris; Jim Parker; Jim Price Whitby; Raymond Van Hook; Robert (2) Jim Willits. Bailleu; Robert Green; Robert Zaccardi; Roger King; Roy Underhill and Steve Joe Greiwe; John Hunziker; John Koenig.

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namon rolls, friendly conversation and a Members started arriving at dawn Pioneer Village Is Site look at some great tools. Approximately on what was a clear, rain-free day. At­ Of Growing Area N Meet 30 trade tables held a wide variety of tools tendance was a small improvement over and related items. last year with 45 members taking part in the tailgate and brief informational meet­ By Phil Baker A half dozen or so items were dis­ ing. Some took advantage of visiting the cussed in a whatsit session. Some were 18th century brick home and grounds. even identified. George Wanamaker set the grounds are dotted wtih barns and The Pan-Handle Pioneer Village is in up a display on the Defiance 1213 and out buildings including a sawmill and tl Blountstown, FL, and that's where a 1213 1/2 plane. Terry Wear displayed blacksmith shop. tool meet is held in a spacious restored Stanley 862 and 902 tool cabinets and gymnasium. Each suceeding year this John Holmes displayed Kelly Tm-Temper The 2004 meetingwill be Sept.19 at event grows. axes. Thanks for some interesting and in­ the museum. The O.C. Farmers Museum formative displays. will sponsor a tractor pull and chicken There were nine members with their barbecue. wares, which translated into 26 tables of Roast beef, party potatoes, green nice tools at the Nov. 21-22 meet. Busi­ beans with ham, and cole slaw were ness was brisk Friday afternoon and served for lunch. A drawing was held for Saturday morning. several door prizes. Then it was time to 2003 Alton Swap-o-rama wrap it up Willard Smith, meeting host, took a group of 12 to a local sawmill. From Thanks to everyone who helped to set ByJackHowe outside the gate it didn't look like much. up, take down, cook and serve. It was the best Cosgrove meet yet. The old trailer office had a metal roof over l\ nother George F. Alton Memorial it to keep the weather out. 11\\swap-O-Rama has come and gone. Then we got inside the compound Jim Moffet and I would like to thank and you realized this was a high tech Brown Auction everyone who atttended the November operation. Lasers, computers and marvel­ event. Your enthusiasm always ensures ous modem equipment were producing a Schedule Announced a successful meet. money making product. Not to be missed Our attendance numbers remain was the attitude and work ethic of the RAntique Tool Auc­ steady from year to year. We hope that's those running the show. We learned a an indication you enjoy attending this lot, for sure. tion and Dealer Sale April 2 and 3 at the Radisson Inn, Camp Hill, PA, with more meet as much as we enjoy hosting it. Willard then took the group to the than 700 lots to be sold. The years meet included two dem­ Village share-cropper's cabin and-showed onstrations how the workers produced cane syrup. The Brown fall auction and dealer sale is set for Oct. 22 and 23 at the • How to sharpen a hand saw by Back at the gym and trading. Of Sheraton Inn, Harrisburg, PA. Catalogs Daryl Weir. note was the number of displays. Har­ will be available in March and September, riot Baker had a button exhibit and gave respectively, from Clarence Blanchard. • How to use files, floats, and rasps a talk on them to a group of women Sat­ by Slav Jelesijevich. urday morning. Fine Tool Journal in-magazine auc­ tions are scheduled for March 7, June 6, Our thanks go to Daryl and Slav See you next year the weekend be­ Sept. 12 and Dec. 5. Lots average 500 for their efforts in educating us in these fore Thanksgiving. and bidding is by phone, mail, fax or skills. email. For information, contact Clarence Thanks also go to Robert Green M-WTCA.ORGBlanchard at 1-800-248-8114 or email and Dan Brewer along with numerous [email protected] Good Crowd In Iowa runners for selling more than 50 items in the auction. This is always a popular For Area D Meet part of the meet. Farm Museum Hosts Meet We hope all of you will mark your By Bill Ryppert calendars for the 2004 Swap-O-Rama It will be held Nov. 14. See you then By Walt Karsten The doors opened at 8 a.m. on Sept. 21 tl for the annual Area D Tool Meet at Cosgrove, IA. The annual M-WTCA Area Hand R tl fall meeting was held Sept. 21 at the One hundred twenty-two tool traders Orange County Farmners Museum, Mont­ and spouses gathered for home-made cin- gomery, NY.

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he had his last attack. That attack came Parlett Annual Antique Sam Merin 1912-2003 two days before Sam died. That was on Collectors Field Day Bx hro Lamond Oct. 11, 2003. Sam is survived by Anne, his wife fn January of 1992, my wife and I had of 61 years and their six children; Roy, By Keo Newell ~the pleasure of attending a celebration l Suzanne, Paul, Nancy, Lucile and Janet commemorating the 80th birthday of Sam and their families. o help start the 2004 trading season, Merin. I had known Sam for a number of JJohn and Kitty Parlett will host the years before that, and I knew he was an I saw Sam for the last time not long annual Antique Collectors Field Day and active tool collector. before the Bowling Green meeting. He told me then that he wished he could attend picnic this year on May 8 at their farm, Faced with the question of what to but, when the time comes, I should tell all which houses the Farm Life Museum of give someone for such an occasion, we his friends he said "Good-bye." Southern Maryland. They have extended decided a membership in the M-WTCA their invitation to attend this affair to all would be something he might enjoy. As So long Sam. We're going to miss members M-WTCA, EAIA, RATS, Three it turned out, it was a real good choice you. Rivers Tool Collectors, CRAFTS of New for all concerned. Jersey, PATINA, area blacksmith guilds, the Atlantic Tool Collector's Association During the next ten years, Sam and John CGoss and other collector clubs. Last year's his wife Anne, attended 18 of the 20 semi­ annual meetings that M-WTCA held. Of event drew more than 300 people. ohn C, Goss, 70, of Loveland, CO, died the two they missed, Sam said one was Tailgating is encouraged, with JDec. 28, 2003, of cancer at McKee because of a family commitment and the Hospice Care Center in Colorado. special parking set aside for sellers. An other was because Omaha was just too auction will be held during lunch. No fees far to drive from Long Island where he John was an enthusiastic collector will be charged for the auction, lunch or and Anne lived. They had driven to the of both antique tools and their history. refreshments. other 18 meetings. Sam was also active He was a member of MidW est, Rocky The museum houses more than 60,000 in local tool groups and attended many Mountain and EAIA tool organizations. square feet of historical exhibits. Among tooling events in the Northeast. He provided displays and research on tools to local area museums, often dem­ them are a turn of-the-century General Many of the attendees at tool meet­ onstrating their use. Store, a Hardware Store circa 1920-30, ings took the opportunity to get to know a Trades Building featuring tools of the Sam and Anne. Sam loved to dicker, and In the mid-1950s, as an avid photog­ tradesmen that the farmer depended on he loved to swap stories. A tenacious rapher and naturalist, he was chosen to to repair his equipment. Visitors will find bargainer, he often had the patience to photograph a birding expedition in the a complete blacksmith's shop from 1750- stretch out his "negotiations," sometimes Northwest Territories of Canada. In the 1940, cooper's shop, wheelwright's shop, for a couple of seasons. He was rarely early 1960s, his nature prints were ac­ carpenter/cabinet shop, tinsmith's shop, seen without a smile and he always en­ cepted for display at the Cleveland Mu­ broom maker's display, wooden shoe joyed a good laugh. seum of Art May Show and the Chicago maker's display, harness and cobbler's Museum of Natural History International Sam often added to his collection of shop, and a library. There are many other Photo Shows. exhibits relating to farm life, from kitchen core box planes (a carry-over from his equipment to tractors. training as a pattern maker and his 38 John was a prototype machinist and years working at Grumman Aircraft) or carpenter. He served in the U. S. Army For people coming from out of town, he picked up something else because he as a soil technician in Greenland, and there are numerous motels in Lexington thought it was too interesting to pass by he attended Kent State University and Park, California and Waldorf (all about and he felt he got it at the right price. Cleveland Institute of Technology. 18 miles from the farm). Also, Charlotte He also took advantage of being in differ­ Hall has one motel, whichM-WTCA.ORG is about 3 miles ent parts of the country to see things he He is survived by his wife of 45 years, from the farm (Charlotte Hall Motel). A was curious about or to just learn about Grace Jenkins Goss; children, Virginia more complete list of lodging and eating something new. Stutzke and husband Jeffrey of Altoona, facilities can be found on www.co.saint­ WI, and Frances Goss, of Hygiene, CO ; marys.md.us. Free on-site RV parking will A couple of years ago Sam told me two grandchildren, and two sisters. be available, but no hook-up services are driving to meetings was getting to be a provided. Please call (301) 884-4337 to bit of a chore. He also said he had had He was cremated. Private memorial make RV parking arrangements. a couple of "reminders" that he should services were scheduled. Donations in his slow down a bit, so he concentrated his name may be made to Hospice of Larimer For more information and energies on just doing a bit of local tooling County, 7604 Colland Drive, Fort Collins, to get your name and those of your and attending to his longtime interests in CO 80525, or trees may be planted and guest on the lunch list, contact Ken his Oriental garden. He finished planting birds fed in his memory. Newell at (301) 994-1044, e-mail a special tree he had been working on [email protected] getting into the ground the day before

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 11 MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP NEWS & MISCELLANY

If you are a director or someone who extension of the normal deadline. Area Meeting Assistance would like help in planning an area meet­ Available ing, please contact Ed Hobbs (address on Winners will be announced at the Page 2 of the GRISTMILL). spring national meeting in Akron, OH, Children or grandchildren of M-WTCA By Ed Hobbs Collectively, the members of the members are eligible. Membership Committee have a lot of ex­ perience in conducting successful area Don Rosebrook is chairman of the Area meetings are very important to and national meetings and will be very Scholarship Committee. Guidelines for M-WTCA members and in some cases are glad to share this information. the scholarship program are found in the the only physical contact many members back of the directory under "Policies, Pro­ have with M-WTCA. cedures and Practices." Applications may be obtained from: Don Rosebrook, 38352 This was underscored by the results Where to send what Henry Road, Prairieville, LA, 701769- obtained from a survey of members which 4708. Applications may also be requested showed almost 90 percent rated Area Please note where to send what so it from Don by email [email protected] meetings as "Important." will reach the right person. M-WTCA'S By Laws and Policies, Send changes in address, phone Procedures and Practices (which can be number or e-mail to: KLM Computer Thanks, Hunter, For found in the back of the membership di­ Services, c/o Kerry McCalla, 104 Engle Keeping Our Minds rectory) address area meetings in several Ct., Franklin, TN 37069, phone (615) 791- places. Two key points include: 6198, e-mail [email protected]. Challenged • Directors, as a part of their duties Request GRISTMILL copies from: of promoting M-WTCA, are responsible Bill Baader,4183 Hominy Ridge Rd., (r\1ur thanks to Hunter Pilkinton for "promoting local meetings," Please Springfield, OH 45502-9510, phone V'for his 17 years of service to M­ note that directors are not the only ones (93 7) 969-8530. WTCA. who can have area meetings. Pay membership dues for current Hunter has been writing the col­ • Area meetings are to be self-sup­ year: Send your check made out to M­ umn, "Puzzled," in the GRISTMILL porting. WTCA to John Wells, Treasurer, P.O. Box for all those years, keeping readers' 8016, Berkeley, CA 94707. Please write minds active and providing some fun, At the fall 2003 national meeting in RENEW and your name and address on as well. Bowling Green, KY, the Board of Direc­ your check. Do not use a new member tors passed a proposal from the Long application to renew.Submit materials He has resigned due to health Range Planning Committee aut~orizing to The GRISTMILL: Send to Mary Lou problems, having suffered several the Membership Committee to take a Stover, Gristmill Editor, S76 W19954 strokes. The last one, in the fall, af­ more active role in the establishment Prospect Dr., Muskego, WI 53150, phone fected his right hand and leg. He is of new area meetings. The Membership (262) 679-1412. learning to write left-handed, and has Committee has been charged with provid­ only lost some of his mobility. With ing mentoring and assistance to meeting Obtain GRISTMILL advertising or the help of a walker, wheelchair or hosts, passing along success stores and information: Contact Paul Gorham, 811 electric scooter, he gets around - to warnings from established area meetings Robin Glen, Indianola, IA 50125, phone flea markets, no less! Once a tool and for providing area meeting material (515) 962-5207, e-mail????? collector always a tool collector And from the Director's Guide. This can in­ Hunter is well known for his interest­ clude a financial advance to the host of ing collection. new area meetings with the expectation it will be returned-after a M-WTCA.ORGsuccessful Scholarship Deadline He started his column when meeting. Tom Ward was editor in 1986. He Extended to May 1 continued under Bill and Suzanne Hosting an area meeting involves a Gustafson, then Mary Lou Stover. little work but offers a lot of rewards. Properly planned and managed, they can •\ pplications are being accepted for four During my editorship, he never be fun to have and benefit everyone. lf\\$1,000 scholarships to be awarded by missed a deadline, which is quite a M-WTCA for the 2004-2005 academic record. Thanks again, Hunter, from If you are interested in possibly host­ year. all of us. We wish you good health ing an area meeting and are not a direc­ and tool hunting. tor, it is recommended that you discuss The deadline for submission of an this with your area directors first. Their application is May 1, 2004. People who ~Mary Lou Stover names are listed inside the front cover of have already received applications should Gristmill Editor the directory. be aware that this deadline is a one month

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 12 Timely Gifts for Mount Vernon

By PbiliP Baker not realized until the two experts that to find tool. gave the program were asked to evalu­ Not to be missed. Bob Joslyn of Area ate them. l\ t Mount Vernon, work has begun on a N donated a hand-wrought mill-bill used ll\li'urnishing plan and reinterpretation of They were enthused to say the least. to dress the grindstones at a grist mill. the Spinning House. "These tools belong on exhibit at the Spin­ Earlier Norma ,Rigler had donated a mill­ The week following M-WTCA's ning House," was their initial comment. bill now on exhibit at Washington's Grist Bowling Green meet, members of the Warren's naming of the tools and their Mill but of a later date. Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Ladies' Association were use was confirmed. The scratching knives was pleased to accept the smithy-made assembled at Mount Vernon. A program were made of beech wood and were used tool, as well. on their agenda involved a presentation as a first step in breaking up the outer I hope this article generates more do­ by two authorities on colonial spinning, surface of the flax stem called the husk. nations in the future to museums, historic weaving and fabrics. They look like a large crude bulky knife sites and pioneer villages throughout the with a blade 3/8" by 11/4" and two-feet U.S.A. You never know what will work When the Preservation & Education long. Committee met at Bowling Green it was not aware of the meeting and program The hackle is used to further strip the Museum Needs at Mount Vernon. Warren Leemaster ar­ husk from the fibers to be spun into yam rived at Bowling Green with four tools. He for the weaving of linen. It is made up of Cooper's Tools identified them as two scratching knives a I" board approximately 6-by-16 inches and a hackle used to prepare flax for the that has a multitude of fine wrought iron Mid- West Tool Colector Dale Kirby spinning wheel. The fourth tool was a spikes about 4-inches long that form a provided a learning experience for two whats-it. Warren hoped they would be comb or coarse brush about 3-by-8 inches Mount Vernon staff in the art of cooper­ of value to Mount Vernon even though in the center of the board. This one had ing (see article on page 15). there had been no requests for tools of two date markings of 1771 which seem this type. original. Those staff members would dearly like to have the following tools to use in The tools were delivered to Mount Original scratching knives are rare. demonstrating and "hands-on" activity. Vernon the following Monday when the The fine toothing and dating of the hackle Bakers arrived at the Plantation. Nothing make it extremly rare. The whats-it was Age in this case is not a priority. The was heard on the subject until a Thurs­ recognized as a bow used to fluff cotton tools could even be reproductions. day meeting with Linda Ayers. Linda is before spinning. This two-pronged or a Mount Vernon associate director and tined tool with a single hand grip is made Needed are tools to cut the chime, director of collections. The tools were of hickory. It is nicely finished. the two chiv or howel and croze groove. A jointer, spread on the table when we arrived. It tines are 20-inches long, 1/4-by-1 inch in-shave and barrel plane complete the seemed the significance of the tools was and spaced I-inch apart. Another hard list. However, if someone can come up with a brazier for firing the barrels, it Tools Displayed at Woodworking Store would be great. By U, E. Huotoo Please contact Phil Baker if you can help. l\ free antique tool display was held at the Woodworking-101 store in ll\\Springfield, MO, on Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. This increased sales for the woodworking store and introduced inter­ ested woodworkers to theM-WTCA.ORG enjoyment of collecting and learning more about old tools. Flyers were distributed, encouraging people to attend the display and bring any tools about which they had questions. Three people expressed interest in joining M-WTCA and were given membership applications and invited to attend the area J meeting in Springfield on Nov. 2. All three attended and two filled out membership applications and joined during the show. An earlier tool display was held at the same location this spring and resulted in an article in The Message Tree, an online magazine about the Ozarks. The web site can be found at: http://www.themessagetree.com/ Newly elected area "J" director, Uoyd Henley holding a The article can be viewed in the April 2003 issue under the title: "The Stanley wine cask gauging rod and caliper. Midwest Tool Collectors Association."

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 13 Remember Slide Rules? Green, librarian at the Carriage Mu­ and their meanings. A design with three seum of America, Bird-in-Hand, PA, found to six loops, for example, was believed so much interest in her first book that she to protect the owner against witches and The slide rule may have gone the way of decided to compile a second edition. Her other evil spirits. A heart was, and still tl the do-do bird, but a new book, "Calcu­ articles came tram 18th and 19th century is, a sign of love. lating on Slide Rule and Disc," is strictly carriage journals in the reference collec­ up-to-date. tion at the museum. The book also shows tools, made by the blacksmiths, to hammer or punch It includes a CD showing color pho­ The book covers nearly every type designs on the hand-forged edge tools. tographs of all the rules in the book and of sleigh and gives full descriptions of The English edition is available from more. On a home computer, the reader dimensions, materials, trim, painting the author. can enlarge pictures to show every detail. and details. Valuable information on Pictures can be printed or copied. The disk building sleighs is included - right down -Mary Lou Stover can be searched, browsed and its index to the trim. used to take the reader to a particular It's hard to pick a favorite sleigh Hammered Symbols on Axes and Other slide rule or maker. With text by IJebrand Forged Products. English version, Schuitema and photographs by Herman among so many exquisite choices, but for me, it's the fancy pony sleigh with softcover, 150 pages, 715 plus

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 14 M-WTCA member offers lesson in the art of coopering

By Phil Baker ing staves with the other resulted in much tumbling ,rwo Mount Vernon staff members now of the staves, humility and tl know a lot more about coopering. Jinny wry smiles on the part of Fox, interpretive supervisor, George the seasoned makers in Washington's Pioneer Farm, and Mike Dale's shop. Riley, staff member, Washington's Grist Finally, that done, a Mill, spent a week with Dale Kirby at A trussing ring was placed & K Cooperage in Higbee, MO, to learn on top and the barrel was about the trade. Kirby, a member of M­ ready for firing. The fire WTCA and owner of the cooperage, has makes the wood pliable also hosted Mid-West meetings. for bending. I watched in The trip for the Mount Vernon staffer awe as barrels were set was arranged by Phil Baker, chairman of over roaring fires without the M-WTCA Education and Preservation catching on fire.Then the Committee. A shortened version of Fox's rings. Driving the rings report follows: home was another excer­ cise in humility. It looks We arrived and were surprised to easy, but much physical find a fully mechanically operated facil­ power is required. ity. Initially we were concerned about whether it would meet our needs to Then the head. The learn the art of coopering as it applied staves are leveled and cuts to the 18th century. made for the chime and craze. The final measur­ We were shortly to discover that ment allows the compass while machines speed up the process, to pass around the chime they do not replace the "art" of cooper­ six times for the head to fit. ing, nor do they eliminate a great deal of At the end of a week, we hands-on work associated with the prepa­ had constructed a barrel ration and assemblage of barrels. Dale's from start to finish. shop specializes in the production of oak Dale Kirby Poses with some finished barrels barrels for two California wineries. The trip was not all work. Dale and at his cooperage. wife Carol treated us as family. Each day We quickly learned that coopering we were invited to lunch. The last day today, as it did in the 18th century, Dale provided a barbeque for everyone. requires skills only time and experi­ The best pork I have ever eaten. ence can develop. The first step is in the curing of the wood and the selection of staves. Some staves were judged to be "furniture" staves because imperfec­ Tool Auction tions were too serious to make barrels. Vintage Tools & Blacksmith-Related Items Several times in preparation the staves are judged. The jointing process is crucial Primitives & Farm-Related Collectibles as it determines the angle on the edge (Owners: Ken & Sandy Wilson) of the stave as it corresponds to the radius of the cask on theM-WTCA.ORG end and in the Saturday, May 1, 2004 "belly." The ability of the cooper to "eye" Starting @ 9 AM the wood to determine the proper width 312 Clark St. •• Ray Co. Veterans Bldg. of the "belly" so it won't balloon in the center is a skill honed over time. Richmond, MO Following the steps done by machine (Preview, Friday, April 30, noon-SPM) helped us to gain understanding of how Simmons & Co. Auctioneers, Inc. much work doing these steps by hand "The Names To Trust When Buying or Selling" would have been for the early cooper. For Information & Flyer: 1-800-646-2936 To assemble the barrel, it must www.simmonsauction.com be raised. This required acrobatics we info@,simmonsauction.com weren't accustomed to. Trying to hold the staves with one hand while insert-

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 15 MECHANICAL IMPLEMENT; SIMPLE DEVICE; HISTORY

The Brown 23rd International Antique Auction

fence made the plane awk­ By © Jobo wens 2003 ward to handle, which may account for there being only ombination match and plow plane three known examples that by Lewis Bundy of Mooers Forks have the fence. (Fig.2) l~fl , patented Nov. 15, 1870, stole the show at the Brown 23rd International The Best of Stanley Antique Auction, bringing the top price When it comes to ad­ of $18,700. (All prices include the 10% vertising displays, it will Buyers Premium.) be hard to beat the Stanley "Six Happy Carpenters" The center section of Bundy's plane window display offered as is a double-sided fence with a closed tote a complete three-piece dis­ on both ends. A plow section, mounted on play. (Fig.3) This display, in a pair of square arms on one side of the mint never set up condition center section, is used to cut the groove complete with the original for a tongue and groove joint. Two sec­ printed instructions, is a prime example Fig. 2 Loughborough's plow plane. tions with skew cutters, on the other of mid-1930s graphic design and adver­ side of the center section, cut a pair of tising art. It was offered first as three The very rare first version of the rabbets for the tongue. It is a handsome separate lots and then as a combination Stanley No.120 block plane, with a five­ and intriguing plane and extremely rare, of the three lots. Bidders wanted to buy point star from the American flag on the being one of only two known examples. the complete three-piece display, and it lever cap, was made for less than a year (Fig.1) sold that way, bringing $6,820 from an to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our William S. Loughborough's plow absentee bidder. country at the 1876 Centennial Exhibi­ plane patented May 3, 1864, ran a tion in Philadelphia. It was a bargain at Justus Traut's Hollow and Round $1,980. close second selling for $13,750. It is a plane, patented July 30, 1878, is a han­ wonderful example of early technology dled plane body with detachable bottoms Patented and Metallic Planes during the era when metallic plow planes and cutters offered in pairs to cut differ­ A Mayo's block plane (1875-1879), were struggling to take the place of wood ent size hollows and rounds. The plane with an engraved "M" on the lever cap plow planes. That was also about the went through a number of developmental screw and painted the same gold color time premium self-regulating wood plows cycles over an extended period but was used on Mayo combination planes rather and exotic wood plows with silver and never put into production. Apparently, than the usual black, got a lot of atten- ivory trim were becoming status symbols there were three versions of Traut' s among master joiners. Loughborough's plane; the second and third versions plow was one of the earliest metallic were offered in this auction. plow planes to address the problem of parallelism, which it did by using a cast The second version of Traut' s plane iron fence with integral arms. The heavy has turn locks to secure the bottoms, .------,and the ivy-vine pattern design on the handle shown in Miller's July 6, 1875, patent for the Stanley No.48 Tongue & Groove plane. This design was used on the handle of several Stanley planes and M-WTCA.ORGon L. Bailey's No.14 combination plane. It sold in the room for $6,600. (Fig 4) The third version of Traut's plane, Lot 760, had a ring and extended horn on the front of the plane body and the pebble design on the handle used on the Stanley No.48 and similar planes offered in 1909 and later. A Stanley shop tag reading "No. 150" with a 1920 Sweet Heart trademark attached to this example suggests the Plane Department intended to put it in L------production, but the Production Committee Fig. 1 Bundy's plow and match plane. decided against it. It sold for $4,510. Fig. 3 Happy Carpenters

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 16 Fig. 6 Davis and Cook corner level

The Francis Improved engraving machine was a superb example of 19th century mechanical automation, Fig. 4 Lot 333 The second version of Traut' s hollow and round plane. and Victorian decorative art. A pair of double- hinged arms, pivoted on a cen­ tral supporting column, held the tracing tion in the preview. Bidding in the room room for $4,620. and engraving tools. The Otto Young and was spirited but it sold to an absentee Co. 1892 catalog said it would engrave bidder for $4,730. (Fig.5) Other Great Tools A rare and graphic Davis and Cook, everything from large ice pictures to The 10-inch coffin-shaped smooth Watertown, N.Y., No.20 cast iron comer cane heads, it could even engrave the plane was the smallest of the excep­ level patented by Gustavus Cook Dec. 7, inside of a ring. It was beautifully deco­ tional cache of seven Morris planes and 1886, in exceptional condition brought rated with pin striping and came with a parts found together in a toolbox about $2,310. (Fig.6) Cook's patent claimed supply of letter templates. It sold in the 30 years ago. It had the diamond pattern he made the level easier to use by hold­ room for $3,190. sole patented by E. H. Morris Nov. 8, ing the level vial at each end in an open A rare 18th century hand-forged 1870, "Boss" cast in the body, and Pat'd frame (usually circular) so it could be socketed hammer with heart decora­ Ap For" cast under the handle extension. seen from below or above and protect­ tions on the cheeks, reeded turning on These smooth planes, with diamond pat­ ing it with glass on each side to admit the neck, and stamped "H. Iohnson" tern soles and shaped sides, do not have more light. brought $1,760. The handle was a re­ the floral decoration on the top of the placement of an unusual shape. These bed seen on the three Morris patented A rosewood plow plane by E.W. Car­ penter, Lancaster, PA, patented Feb. 6, hammers tum up occasionally in English Diamond Metallic planes offered in the auctions; the necks are usually decorat­ Sandusky 1877 catalog. It was in excel­ 1838, nicely highlighted with boxwood arms, nuts, fence and wedge, in Fine ed with spiral flutes or reeds. They are lent condition. had the original wedge and sometimes called glazer's hammers, but most of the original finish, and sold in the condition brought $4,510. Unlike typi­ cal screw arm plow planes, the arms on the degree of decoration suggests they M-WTCA.ORGCarpenter's plows are threaded into the may have been presentation pieces. body of the plane. By turning the arms the Summary user moves the body of the plane closer The auction grossed $446,500, for to or further away from the fence. The an average price of $550 per lot. Absen­ large, nicely shaped knobs on the ends of tee bids were very strong, but bidders the arms and the unusual fence brackets in the room were equally determined, give Carpenter's planes a unique and at­ making for an exciting event. The 24th tractive appearance. Brown International Antique Tool Auc­ tion and Sale will be held April 2 and A wood smooth plane with Gladwin's 3, 2004, at the Radisson Inn, Camp cutter locking device patented Feb. 16, Hill, PA. 1858, mounted in the front of the mouth, possibly the only surviving example and Fig. 5 Mayo's block plane from the Paul Kebabian collection, brought $2,200. The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 17 Visit Denmark's Den Gamle By And Experience Life In An 18th Century Danish Village By John GWells en Gamle By is a charming recon­ l!J struction of a typical 18th century DDanish village situated in a park like setting about a mile from the city center of Arhus. It contains 70 or more 17th to 19th century half timber buildings that have been gathered together from all over Denmark, moved to Arhus, reassembled, and sited to create a picturesque and realistic 400-year-old village with nar­ row winding cobbled streets, flower and vegetable gardens, a beautiful little river, and a millpond with a water wheel. The A rope maker's shop sign. project was begun in 1914 by Peter Holm as a private endeavor and is now the Dan­ Inside a glove and shoe maker's shop. The ish National Open Air Museum of Urban glass globe was filed with water to con­ History and Culture. centrate light from a candle or oil lamp. The homes, merchants' shops, and taverns in Den Gamle By give the visitor a vibrant view of village domestic life over a 300-year period. The workshops of the craftsmen who made by hand the every­ day necessities of life (the shoe maker, the clock maker, the tailor, the candle stick maker, and every other craft that one needed) were all fitted out with the benches, tools, and machines required by each trade. These complete the picture of what life was really like in those early years. There are also a few specialty muse­ ums. The Danish Museum of Clocks and Watches, located on two floors above the clock makers shop, is a real little gem that shouldn't be missed. Inside a watch and clock maker's shop. An 18th century village would not be complete without three-dimensional graphic street signs. Hanging at right angles to the building walls, they are easily seen by passers by, and their delightful graphics tell everyoneM-WTCA.ORG what trade is carried on inside. Its true, signs that graphically convey a message were more necessary when the better part of the population couldn't read and write, but they also add a lot of visual delight to the village scene. Sometimes I think this early form of advertising, which was re­ ally a fine folk art, is far more compelling Atailor's shop sign. than some of our contemporary efforts to attract customers. The Danish Museum of Clocks and Watches. If you are in Denmark, be sure to visit Del Gamle By. Their website is www.dengamleby.dk. The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 18 DAVID STANLEY AUCTIONS 43rd INTERNATIONAL AUCTION approx 1700 Lots of Quality Antique Woodworking and Allied Trades Tools on SATURDAY, MARCH 27th 2004

From the USA - The Dan Golden Collection from California. This fine collection, upwards of 200 pieces, has been gathered together over many years. Dan only considered the better pieces; they always had to be in very nice condition and included many unusual items. We are proud to be offering this collection and they should not be missed. From the USA - The third portion of the Robert L Donnelly collection from Portland, Oregon, of British, European, and some American planes, wide moulders, dated planes etc .. From England - The first portion of a London collection of Silversmiths' tools including various polished stakes, mandrels, hammers, micro balances, etc. • The second portion of the Norris collection from Catalogue 42. • The first part of a very large collection of plumbobs and levels to be offered through most of our 6 auctions of 2004. • A collection of watchmakers' mandrels, lathes by various makers, topping tools etc .. • A small, fine quality signed French bronze of a farrier's boy sitting on an anvil. • A very rare oil on ivory miniature po11rait of John Jacob Holtzapffel as a young man, cl 795 in original case. Also a good selection of Spiers planes including two of the first models to be produced; other by Mathieson, Preston, Buck, Towell, and a large quantity of metal planes. Other planes byM-WTCA.ORG Stanley and Record, 17c surgeons' saws, early axes and adzes. Our usual selection of carving tools, some unusually large chisels and gouges, and many other wonderful things for the collector and craftsman. Collectors interested in interesting tools get interested in the DAVID STANLEY CATALOGUES Fully illustrated colour catalogue includes estimated prices, condition coding, postal bidding instructions & prices realised list after the sale. Price $32 from The Mechanicks Workbench, P.O. Box 420, Marion, Mass. 02738 USA. USA Tel: (508) 748-1680 or Australia and New Zealand for £24 from David Stanley Auctions, Osgathorpe, Leics. LE12 9SR England from Australia Tel: 00-11-44-1530 222320 New Zealand Tel: 00-44-1530 222320 or E-mail [email protected] quoting your mailing address and credit card details. See our web site at www.davidstanley.com Live Free or Die Antique Tool Auctions FREE Antique Tool Value Guide

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The Rivalry That Drove Two Austrian Tool Makers

Business rivals Joh. Weiss and Franz von Wertheim were company was sold to D. Flir in 1888. It was bought out in 1911 producing woodworking tools in the early 1800s in Austria. In by Weiss & Sohn, which ceased production in 1958 after 138 the race to catch up with Wertheim, Weiss and Sohn finally years in business. The accompanying articles were translated won out after installing a steam engine in its Vienna factory. for the GRISTMILL by Tom Edwards, who lives in Austria. The Wertheim produced all of its tools, which were of exceptional illustrations are from rare catalogs in the collection of Friedrich quality, without steam power. After Wertheim's death, his Hartl, a master cabinetmaker in Austria.

Translation of a Partial Story Written by Johann Baptist Weiss (1829-1895)

lcans!ated by Jorn Bisbanls pany Wholesalers in Vienna. I should have stayed with them until December 1847. n 1809, my father, Johann Weiss, On Sept. 3, 1847, Vincent suddenly came to Vienna. He was born Nov.19, died after a short, excruciating three­ 1788, in Reckartshausen in Bavaria, E day illness after being operated on for a Germany. twisted intestine (torsion). He devoted himself to the joinery It was a terrible catastrophe for the business and afterwards worked in Ger­ company (which he had helped build up) many and Prague. He came to Vienna to suffer. and took a job at the former "first and only" tool factory of Franz Gruber. It was Vincent was the one who directed here, through many years, that he learned the company's industrial production. He about the production and manufacture of made successful studies and introduced tools. Through much industry and hard sweeping and radical reforms. He gave work he managed to save up several hun­ the business a broadened range, directed dred gulden (several thousand dollars by the bookkeeping and initiated the market­ today's standard). ing and sales in the provinces. In 1845, he was awarded first prize at the Vienna In 1820, he established his own busi­ Exhibition. He was already developing ness and began, with his meager means, machines for the profitable production of to produce woodworking tools. During tools when death carried him away. The this time, he met my mother. Her name company lost its leader and Wertheim1 was Cecilia Rapp from Stetten in Fursten­ his rival. tum, Rohen Zollern. She was born Nov. 21, 1795, and at age 14 moved to Hechin­ Joh. Weiss My father had put in Vincent's hands gen and a few years later to Vienna. They the complete supervision of the company. were married on Sept. 22, 1822. In 1823, years in my father's business, trained as a After Vincent's death, my father could not my brother Vincent came into the world jointer and became one in my own right. resume its direction in the same spirit. At followed by my brother August in 1825. 18 years old, I ended my internship with On July 9, 1829, I was born. August participated in the business the wholesaler and never thought again M-WTCA.ORGuntil 1842, in which year, after a 14-day to be involved in that kind of work. The business and our home was, battle with typhus, he died. This was such at the time of my birth, in the suburb of a bitter loss for my father, as August was It goes without saying that, naturally, Wieden on Kettenbrueckegasse. In 1839, very involved with the business and was from the day of my brother's death (Sep­ my parents bought a house in the suburb already handling a lot of it. tember, 184 7), I joined the company. I of Laimgrube on Gartnergasse. Here, my entered as a managing clerk. In 1850, I father was able to enlarge and expand the At this tum of events, Vincent decided tried to offer the company as a public cor­ scale of the company. to immediately give up his engineering poration. It is incalculable how the com­ studies and devote himself fully to my pany suffered as a result. Wertheim was My brother August learned the tool father's business. He became a partner in the victor. Our company could not muster production trade and was well suited for the business, and in 1842 the firm became enough strength to compete against him. the job. Vincent studied engineering. Weiss & Sohn. Added to all of this, the year 1848 came My choice of trade was commerce and to an end with all its consequences2 with marketing. I was too young to enter into At the end of 1844, I entered into a the loss of our entire year's profit. an apprenticeship so I worked for three three-year internship with Poss and Com-

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During this two-year time, my chief Buchbinder-Werkzeuge. occupation was completing my manda­ tory time in the Imperial National Guard. I didn't understand the tool business ... there was too little to do. I was too young, to little trained. The company suffered substantially. Then came the year of 1851 and the World Exhibition in London. There suddenly awoke in me the drive to move forward. Weiss & Sohn was, as well as it went, represented at the exhibition. I needed to be at the opening in London. Beschneidpresse sammt Hobel. Nr. 1201. B eschneidbobel mit 6 Zung~n ...... II. 7.25 It was my first big trip. I visited tool fac ­ ., 1202. • 3 ,...... • 6.- tories in Berlin, Paris, London, Sheffield ,, 1203. " kleiner, fiir Knaben, mit 2 Znngen . . . . 5.- ,, 1204. H obelznnge (no.ch einzusendendem Muster) . . ... "-.50 Stuttgart, etc. There I saw and learned a Linge zwi&cben Mtt Mit den Spiodeln llolzspindeln Slahlapindeln lot and came to the idea of acquainting Nr. 1205. Besehneld1n·esse . . - .. - • . 70~. fl 4.­ d. 8.40 1206. 60 n n a.so " 8.- myself with the processes of (steam pow­ " 1207. fii r Knaben 45 ,. " 3.- ered) woodworking machines and their implementation, which were generally little known in Vienna. In the meantime, Wertheim surged forward. He dominated in Vienna as well as at the World Exhibition in London. With our meager means, which stood at my disposal at that time, I desired to enlarge our factory by installing a steam engine. This request however, was offi­ cially refused (in 1852 or 1853). Presse mit Holzspindcln Presse mi t St,1blspindcln. Liinge zwiscben Mit Mit The writing stopped here. What den SpioJcln Hob.spindelu .Stablapiodeln happened next? In late 1852 or 1853, Nr. 1208. Follopresse . 70~ fl. 3.GO fl. 8.­ 1209. 55 ,. ,, 3.40 " 7.60 Weiss and Sohn reapplied for permission ,, 1210. Quartpresse 45 n n 3.20 • 7.30 to install a steam engine to power ma­ " 1211. Octavpresse ...... 35 n n 3.­ n 7.­ " 1212. Duodezpresse ...... • . . 25 " n 2.80 n 6.70 chinery ... and gained approval. By 1855, the company's two-page catalog shows a drawing of the factory with a smokestack billowing forth smoke. Joh. Weiss & Sohn was better known for planes than bookbinding tools, but the company's January, 1895, catalog was especially fro printers and bookbinders. The upper It is difficult to determine when Jo­ book press also shows a bookbinder's plane for trimming. hann B. Weiss, son of the founder, penned or dictated these words. Was it in 1852 as his dreams of mass-production the company regretfully closed its doors tation of his much sought-after steam engine. seemedM-WTCA.ORG doomed forever. The company's property lay on a Some of Wertheim's tools were beautiful. In or was it years tract of land that the government-owned 1888 or so, Wertheim's tool company was later? National Railway wanted. The govern­ bought by a company namd D. Flir. In 1911, ment exercised Eminent Domain. R. Weiss & Sohn bought D.Flir. Weiss and Johann Baptist Weiss or Hanno Weiss, Sohn went on the founder's great-great-grandson and 2) 1848 was a turbulent year in Austria. There were to become Cen­ the last proprietor of the company, died several major uprisings in Vienna and in the tral Europe's in 1998. empire. Metternich, a prominent member of best producer the court and iron-rsted head of the secret of woodworking 1) Wertheim was a woodworking tool company police, stepped down and fled . By the end of and bookbinding that produced exquisite tools during the the year, Austria's Emperor Ferdinand abd i­ tools. In 1983, same time frame. Its founder, Franz Freiherr cated the throne and Franz Josef I assumed Wertheim , was an entrepreneur extraord i­ the throne. All in all, it was a dismal year fo r Johann Baptist Weiss naire. Weiss was able to surpass his market­ the empire. ing ability and production with the implemen-

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 23 The Rivalry That Drove Two Austrian Tool Makers The Story of Franz Freiherr von Wertheim

Icans!ated by Iern Bisbants li;'ranz Wertheim was the son of a f little well-to-do merchant family. He was born April 12, 1814, in Krems (on the Danube). After finishing his formal education, he completed his technologi­ cal training with trips to Germany, France and England. Soon after his return, he established a tool company and began to produce his own line of tools. He achieved international recognition by using excel­ lent Styrian steel in his tools. In 1845, he won first prize for his trade, production and products display at the Polytech In­ stitute Exhibit (in Vienna?). In 184 7, Franz entered into a partner­ ship in a paper factory that his father-in­ law owned. At Franz's suggestion, the assortment of colored, gelatinized and cigarette paper was expanded. Franz also expanded the marketing territory of this company as far as the Orient. Wertheim's thoughts turned to the production of iron security safes after someone stole 6,000 guldens ($60-80,000?) out of his office safe in 1848. This theft occured during a time of great turmoil in Vienna. By 185 2, he was the first to produce, in the Habsburg Empire, high security fireproof safes. He initially employed 80 workers. A stream of patents, inventions and developments distinguished his firm and brought in­ . alte Wieden,Hauptstrasse N~ 348. __ : !> ternational success. In 1863, he was allowed to build the Palace Wertheim on ~,;~t: t~ :;.~'.~t:;Ji,--:::::::-:;:-:, ,...... ~, ..... •illkli:ll'. :':!F: S~;J _ Schwarzenbergplatz (in Vienna). Heinrich v Femel built it. The cover of an 1858 Franz Wertheim catalog showed the factory, illustrations of craftsmen porducing tools, and medals won at various exhibitions. Wert­ "worker problems" in his factories. He to the Lower Austria State Parliament, a heim was of always stressed that his ideas could not city of Vienna councilor, vice president such a per­ become realities without his coworkers. of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and M-WTCA.ORGsonality that He was also a pioneer of modem advertis­ Trades, President of the Lower Austrian he volun­ ing. He was only satisfied when, as he di­ Trades Union and Curator of the Austrian tarily served rected, every attention to detail was given Museum for Art and Industry. the entire to the environment and the production. Austrian The further developments of the He also promoted the arts by adding Trade Union. rugged capabilities of his steel safes and and completely funding a theater at his Under his the production of his safety locks took palace in 18 72. leadership Wertheim to a series of world exposi­ and mange­ He enjoyed high esteem both among tions: Vienna in 1873, Kapstadt in 1877, ment, there the masses and the imperial court. In the 1878 world's fair in Paris and Sydney were no 1869, emporer Franz Josef invited Wert­ in 1879. heim to accompany him to the opening of Wertheim also made a big excursion Franz Wertheim the Suez Canal as his personal industrial in the interest of the Austrian Trades expert. Moreover, he was a representative The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 24 Union. Shortly before he died, he traveled to Moscow to prepare for an international forum for the protection of industrial rights and property. Franz Freiherr von Wertheim died in Vienna on April 3, 1883. He was the possessor of many awards and titles, among them Counselor to the Emporer. He was an honorary citizen of the cities ofKrems, Scheibbs, Steyr and Neustift. His industrial possessions included the tool factories in Krems and Neuberg, the scythe works in Himmelau and Wasserleit and his Safe factory in Vienna. The Joh. Weiss and Sohn building was the company's main sales building and earlier, its factory, before a new factory was built. Located in Margarettenstrasse 65 in Vienna, it todat houses apartments. Postscript D i u r r s e .-:Ill a fy r m t n b t' n Franz Wertheim and Joh Weiss were contemporaries in Vienna. Their two companies competed against each other as rivals. Wertheims tools were usually of better quality, but Weiss, in the late 1850s, was able to out-produce him after he installed a steam engine in his factory. Few Wertheim tools exist today and only a few catalogs. These rare catalogs do attest to the creativity and quality of Wertheim's workmanship and attention to quality. In 1888, five years after Wertheim's death, his tool company was purchased by D.Flir. In 1911, Joh Weiss & Sohn bought D.Flir and became Central Europe's main tool producer/supplier. The only Wertheim tool catalogs I have seen are in the possession of Friedrich Hartl. He has graciously let me examine them. They are works of art in their own right.

Wertheim braces in the companyM-WTCA.ORG's 1858 catalog included No. 258 iron brace with wooden head; No. 259 same but with collaps­ ible head; No. 260 wooden brace which came with brass bit holder and 24 bits; No. 261, iron brace with coneshaped bit for coopers; No. 262, iron crank brace for metal workers; No. 263 wooden brace for carpenters, with two attachments and springs; and No. 264, Archimedian drill.

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 25 The Rivalry That Drove Two Austrian Tool Makers

LIG.NUM - SANCTUM - SOHL EN. ,~s,~-~o A> IN ~ - ~ ..WIEN~ (Fa briks -Zeichen.)

. N'. 224 DoppelhohA N'-' 226. G.esirnshobel. t1V l LIE -- -·-.~ ---·72' ..

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Lignum vitae planes and planes with brass soles were offered in an 1861 Weiss & Sohn catalog. Most brass bottom planes were sacrificed for the World War I effort due to a severe brass shortage in Austria.

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Men lined up for their orders in the Weiss sales building in Vienna in this circa 1912 photo. The company was established in 1820.

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 26 LARGE ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION OVER 900 LOTS OF QUALITY TOOLS FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2004, 5:00 P.M.- SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2004, 9:30 A.M. Webster County Fairgrounds, 2 miles south of Fort Dodge IA Preview from 1 P.M. Friday and 8 A.M. Saturday , 185+ STANLEY METAL PLANES including: (3) #ls, (14) #2s & 2Cs, (12) #3s & #3Cs, #A4, #AS, #5 l/4C, #A6, #9, #10 ¼ & #10 ½, #20 & #20 ½, #39s, #40 ½, #41, #43, (14) #45s, #A45, #46,#47,#52,#54,#55s,#57,#62,#64,#72,#74,#A78,NW,#85,#96,#ll2,#ll3,#l41, #144, #171, #212, #340, #444, and most other numbers. 35+ STANLEY BEDROCK including: #602 & #602C, #605 ¼, and other numbers. 16 OTHER #2 METAL PLANES including Columbia, Keen Kutter, Miller Falls, Ohio Tool, Orr & Lockett and 9 other brands.38 OTHER #3 METAL PLANES including Bailey, Defiance, Bluegrass, Chaplin's Improved, Keen Kutter, Marsh, O.V. B. Gage, Standard Tool Co., Steers Pat: Winchester and 20 other brands. 37+ STEEL COMBINATION AND PLOW PLANES: 30+ Various Stanleys, (2) #K64s Keen Kutter, Phillips Improved, Sargent #1080, (2) Sargent #1085s, Siegley #102. OTHER STEEL PLANES including Bailey, Bluegrass, Buckeye, Chaplin's, Marsh, Metallic, Miller Falls, Ohio Tool Co., Rumbold, Sargent, Shelton, Siegley, Steer's Pat: Union, V & B, Winchester and Zenith.SO+ WOOD BOTTOM PLANES: Most are Stanley #s, including #25, Type 3, #34 & #37. Other makers are Bluegrass, Gage, Keen Kutter, Union and Winchester. 60+WOOD PLANES: Plow, Panel Riser, Gutter, Filletster, Sash, Rabbet, Moulding, etc. 50+ BLOCK PLANES including Stanley #9 ¾, #15 ½, #A-18, #95, #100 ½, #101 ½, #131, Victor 0-1/2, Keen Kutter, Ohio Tool, Sargent and Union. 30+ LEVELS including Stanley, Davis, Goodell Pratt, Jennings, Keen Kutter, L.S. Starett and Stratton Bros. OTHER STANLEY ITEMS: Gauges, Level Sites, Level Stands, Plumb Bobs, Rules, Spokeshaves, Tool Handles, Stanley 150th Anniversary Items, and others. KEEN KUTTER items: Revolving Display Case, Hammers, Hatchets, Mallets, Planes. BOOKS & MAGAZINES including the Gristmill from 1987, Stanley Tool News by John Walters, complete, Plane Talk by Pollock, Vol. I & II of Roger Smith Patented Planes, Box & Ivory Rules by Phillip Stanley, The Stanley Plane by Sellens, and much more. OTHER ITEMS: Tool Chests, Wrenches, Bit Braces, Educational Materials, Leather Tools, Advertising Items, etc. 2 miles south of Fort Dodge IA on Hwy. 169. Auctioneers note: Tools are all cleaned and in show condition. This will be an interesting sale, well worth attending. Forrest has been a tool collector for over 50 years and is a member of MWTCA, EAIA, and SWTCA. For complete sale listing and auction results list, send $7 .00 to Rogness Auction, 2626 220th St., Humboldt IA 50548 Buyer registration is required each day for a bidding number. Absentee bidding accepted, call for details. Hickey's Lunch Wagon on premises.[Attend Area D Swap Meet on Sunday, May 2nd in Humboldt IA ContactM-WTCA.ORG LeRoy Witzel Phone (515) 332-3947: email,[email protected]] Budget Host Inn (515) 955-8501, Holiday Inn (515) 955-3621. Mention Johnson sale FORREST B. JOHNSON, OWNER Phone (515) 573-7586 e-mail [email protected] 1370 Nelson Ave Fort Dodge IA 50501 ROGNESS AUCTION SERVICE For complete listing, call Pat Hill (515) 332-1544 e-mail [email protected] Web Site www .rognessauction.com address 2626 220th St. Humboldt IA 50548 Auctioneers: Dave Wilken, Keith Dencklau, Donovan Adson

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 2 7 HISTORIES, BIOGRAPHIES, RESEARCH

Rata-toni and Other Norwegian Augers

located in the middle By Eric M. eetecs0o© 2004 of the Sognefjorden near its upper end. In retrospect it would seem that a major This fjord is one of pastime of the Norwegians is boring holes Norway's most beau­ in rock. tiful waterways. We were anxious to see rst let 1:11e say that I love Norway and it. ~ Norwegians. Driving out Norway is a country whose towns and of Bergen on the cities are connected by water, the Atlantic E-16 highway we Ocean. Admittedly, there now are trains, encountered not airlines and some unusual roads that can a single tunnel. get you from here to there, but roads are Each appearing sparse, especially along the west coast scene seemed more where they are broken by innumerable spectacular. We ar­ inlets from the Atlantic. rived in Aurland and found a tunnel. This I have driven in a number of mountain tunnel is straight as an arrow and quite ranges including the Alps, but my wife Our host was Paal Kahrs and his genial wife commodious. The impressive feature is Gudrun with my wife and collator of infor­ and I were not prepared for our drive to that it is twenty-four (24) kilometers long. mation, Neville, in the patterned sweater. Bergen from Grimstad which is on the Now we had been driving in tunnels 5 to Obviosuly, we really enjoyed being with the Norwegian south coast. It is strikingly 8 kilometers long, but 24 kilometers is Kahrs. Neville and I had recently visited the beautiful country and in places breathtak­ something else! By the other end we were plant in Sheffield, England, where they were ing. Breathtaking, since as you approach glad to see the sunlight, find the ferry and making augers and bits by hand. That was western Norway, the roads are impossible go out on the beautiful fjord. the last plant in England to do so, and now to build, or so it would seem. You can we were visiting the last forge in Norway drive on a narrow two -lane road some­ So the Norwegians are comfortable that made similar tools. times of crushed rock, where the surface with boring holes in is under repair, and look out the window granite and making straight down, and down, and down and roads. So when I saw just then you pass an oncoming 18 wheel­ this drawing (see er on a blind curve. Fifty percent of the cover), I wondered curves are blind as they hug a mountain. what was going on I do not mean to disparage this monu­ in this picture. I had mental road building effort, I just want no clue, but since it to give you an idea of these up thrusting was in the front of granite mountains that continuously rear the book "Navars­ up unendingly into the sky. meden" (Auger­ Smith) given to me In West Virginia, where I grew up, by Johannes Fosse you gave directions by saying either: when we visited his up-down-around or-over.M-WTCA.ORG Here forge, I suspected it in this part of Norway the proper term might be of interest often is, through. As you approach the to tool collectors. coast and Bergen you never saw so many tunnels. Now I'm not talking about the First, a word little tunnels we've driven through in the about visiting Bergen. We were in Grim­ Johannes Fosse is standing before his forge with Alps. These are real-tunnels cut from stad on the south coast spending a few Paal on the left and me on the right holding a solid granite and long. These tunnels days with a sailing companion and earlier set of Norwegian augers in a birch display stand. are all named, with a small sign, like we I had learned of one of the finest private Fosse is a fellow in quiet constant flowing might name a river. tool collections in all of Scandinavia which motion. He is able to work at his precise task was Paal Kahrs' s collection in Bergen. and still deliver a conversational dissertation on what he is doing. I was seeing it but I still There is a museum displaying tools Earlier when I wrote to him, he graciously in Kaupanger that we wished to visit had a problem understanding how he was doing agreed to show us his tools and since we it so effortlessly and with such accuracy in the and to get there from Bergen you took were driving we elected to drive to Bergen the E-16 route northeast. Kaupanger is finished product. The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 28 rather than take a ferry that would add a considerable dis­ tance. I called Paal and asked him how we would find him and he replied not to worry. He was right. When we exited the last tunnel before Bergen we were suddenly in a large round-about that gathers all the incoming traffic and fun­ nels it into Bergen. There in­ side of this large round-about filled with whizzing cars stood a man wav­ ing a Norwegian flag. That must be Paal Johannes Fosse augers and it was. He and his wife, Gundrun'. were most gracious, and more than that; wood. He forged and sized these augers we had a wonderful time with them. At wegian text ~d explain the story being that time their home was on the peak of by eye. Truly the skill of a master. The shown. He, with the help of a son-in-law a mountain overlooking all of Bergen, its operation was seemingly effortless as all sent the following: ' the while he explained how his family had harbor and the North Sea in the distance. made augers for generations with each The view was simply awesome night and Rata-tonni Cleared the Way smith in the family making the exact same day. I have seen many tool collections. Gnawing Solid Rock Paal' s collection of wooden tools ranks pat_te1;1. T~e tools made by a specific slllth s family were unique so that you among the finest. They have since moved could name the forge where they were cre­ and he has dispersed his collection, so The ancient prime Norse God, Odin, we feel doubly fortunate to have visited ated ?Y their design. Johannes presented had an auger called ''Rata-tonni. " This well me with a copy of the book "N avarsmeden: when we did. forged auger was unique in its kind and had Soga Om Ein Gammal Handverkskunst" the ability to bore and penetrate solid rock. After we left the round-about, we by T~e Eikehaug. _This tradition of auger In the mountain ofNitberg one of Odin 's ri­ drove to the forge of Johannes Fosse. making by generat10ns of navarsmeden in vals (The Jotnene) had hidden a special beer Paal had made arrangements for our visit. the same forge is presented together with of metaphysical quality. Everyone who Here perched on the side of a mountain the people (including Johannes) and their drank of this beer was blessed with extreme was a traditional frame home and a methods. Once you have seen a Norwe­ wisdom and the capacity of performing the separate small building, the forge. Both gian auger you can thereafter identify it mu~h-coveted Skaldic art. In a cunning way, structures seemed to be a natural part of as it is like no other. Odzn managed to manipulate Bauge (another the landscape and to have been there for Back to the picture of Rata-tonni and of the Jotnene) to bore a hole with "Rata­ years. Johannes explained that he was the drilling with an auger into stone. You tonni" into the mountain ofNitberg. Having the last of his long line of navarsmeder could be certain from the men's dress that successfully done so, Odin transformed him­ (auger makers). And while we watched the picture was early Medieval. I wrote self into a snake. This enabled him to enter he made us a set of Norwegian handled to Paal asking him to decipher the Nor- the hole and steal the precious beer. Safely augers from steel rods and a birch billet of

continued on following page M-WTCA.ORG While Johannes was talking to us he made this set of bits shown at left.

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The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 29 Rata-toni and Other Norwegian Augers continued from previous page back in Asgard (the home ofthe Gods}, Odin gave his fellow Gods, friends and allies the beer to drink, and thus also the wisdom and the power of managing the Ska/die art. From the text we might assume that that the story is very old and that the Norwegian auger was put to use from early times with mythical properties of boring stone. Hugh Blogg writing in the English Woodworking Crafts Magazine "Quest for Fossil Tools" in 1984 (56) has the following to say about the Norwegian auger or spikerbor that he found from the (Martinus) Fosse forge. In fact it is the most efficient gimlet I have ever come across and whereas all bits, auger, twist and others, are most reluctant to bore into end grain, this one Johannes makes augers of all sizes. He had a large diameter auger he had just finished fo_r the telephone company. He picked it up and very easily bored the holes shown _below. I_ did goes at it with a zeal and eagerness that not measure the hole but the size can be judged by the size of the large blacksmith's anvil_ the is remarkable. When I first came across wood is resting on. The cutting edges including the sides are very sharp and make a continu­ the tool in Norway, about five years ago, ous curling shaving of wood. I was surprised that I'd not seen or heard of it before. The great skill of the toolmaker and the performance of the Info Sought On Unique Disston Slater's Saw tool astonished me. I thought them to be antique and no longer made. But when I saw them in a Bergen shop I bought a couple. Now, all this pleases me, because II.\ t the Green Bay, WI, meeting in June, able to gets ome slate from the damaged I am thinking that this is a fossil tool ll\\2003, I purchased a saw that is some­ roof. This saw cut the slate like butter, that has survived extinction since before thing of a mystery. with no damage to the saw. the Vikings were building their famous crafts. The saw is marked Slater's Saw No. If anyone has any information about 11, Henry Disston & Sones, ¥hiladelphia, this saw, I would like to hear from you. Article extracted from Eric Peterson 's USA and with a large etching of an eagle book, "The Brace: The Why and How of with spread wings. I have talked to many -Carl Bilderback, Making Holes. 11 Volume one, cahapter, other saw collectors and to one person LaPorte, IN "Sharing Serendipity. 11 who collects slater's tools, but none has ever heard of a saw for cutting slate. Also there is no listing in .------====iiiiiiiii-­ Disston catalogs for this saw. I was think­ M-WTCA.ORGing of going down to our local pool hall under cover of darkness to see if this saw would cut a pool table in half, but as luck would This is the logo of the Meland kommune (county) have it there was a just north of Bergen. Obviously auger making fire in a house with a was well appreciated. The Fosse forge is located in this kommune. A similar heraldic sign is used slate roof. The house by the Skanland kommune which is known for was saved, but I was it many boat builders dating from Viking times. The spikerbor was an indispensable tool for the A unique slater's saw. boat builders.

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 30 Story on Stanley No. 1 Size BAILEY-BOSTON NO . l BOSTON-BAILEY NO. l Planes Was Missing a Few 1867 1867-1869 Photograph fr\,ue to production problems in the De- 111 cember issue, several illustrations that may be helpful to readers were deleted in an article, "A Study and Stanley No.1 Size Planes" by Randall Harris. The correct Figure 2 illustration at right for page 13 BASE: S 23132" 19. x 1 7l16~ w. BASE: 5 23132'' lg. x 1 7 / 1&'" w . shows the similarity of frog receivers on Bailey -Boston No.1 and 2 planes. Figure 2.

BOSTON-BAILEY NO. 1 BOSTON-BAILEY NO. 2 Figure 3. Size is the most noticeable difference TOP OF CUTTER & C/tP .RON TOP OF CUTTER LOVIER HALF between the Boston-Bailey No 1 and No 2 OF planes. The No. 2 solid brass adjusting nut is CAP IRON larger and has two patent dates. The location of the trademark on the cap iron differs. (Page 13)

5 23/3Z' lg. x l 7/16" w. 7 5/16" lg. x l 3/4" w.

NOTE: IRONS PHOTOGRAPH BAR.EV LEVER CAP BAILEY 1867 COMPUTEl!l2ED JMAGE IS SMALLER HANDLE & KNOB THAN STANLEY Figure 4. Boston-Bailey No.1 irons, side rails, lever caps and knobs are compared. The rare Dec. 24, 1867, trademark is at the top of both the cutter and cap iron. The later type reverses the 1867 trademark on the cap iron to the lower half and places it upside-down. (Page 14}

BEADED KNOB 1867 1892 1925 w.1Wl>E BASE

l.892-1899 l&CJf>-1900 ALL IUINS WERE Figure 5. The B casting on No.1 Bailey or Stanley SCHADE'$ 18'2PATENT planes may have either of two trademarks or handles. ..,, .>ut..1!',r S or B castings were located behind frog receivers UP'\9 2 from 1892 to 1902. (Page 14} M-WTCA.ORG S & BCASTING MARKS FOUND ON BASES SOME FROGS LEVER CAPS BASE: 5 3/4" lg. x 11/2" w. NO BEAD

191.0-l. 919 l. 92..3-1939 1936-l. 944 Figure 6. Trademarks used on Stanley cutters from St A ' I FY ·,rANl t Y) ""I,._ nr11 1AJP# 1910 to 1944 and three types of handles are shown. co.-.N. '

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 31 / Auxiliary Quilt Goes on the Auction Block

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ll\ fter approximately five years in the making, the queen-sized quilt titled "Tools • ftof the Home" made by the M-WTCA Auxiliary members will be raffled off at the Spring 2004 meeting in Akron, Ohio. Raffle tickets cost $5 each with no limit. Any member that has not purchased a ticket and is unable to attend the spring meeting may send a check to Barbara Galofaro, 1801 Edsel Drive, Trenton, MI, 48183. This is an in-house raffle, and tickets must be in a M-WTCA member's name No.3 due to tax purposes. In addition, the auxiliary will auction off quilt squares left over from the quilt. AUXIUAIY OfflC!IS Three sets of four pieces each with a minimum bid of $25 has been set. If unable to attend and you are interested in bidding for the squares, you can President Arlene Fritchen mail, call or email your bid to: Barbara Galofaro, 1801 Edsel Drive, Trenton, MI, 48183 (734) 676-0997; [email protected] Vice President Susan WitzelM-WTCA.ORG Secretary Helen Devitt If using email, please type M-WTCA auxiliary auction as subject. The pictures Treasurer Barb Slasinski are labeled No.l, No.2, No.3. Please indicate your preference with your bid.

All material for The Women's Auxiliary Pages should be sent to THE GRIST­ "Letters for Emily" Selected for Book Group MILL editor: Mary Lou Stover The book chosen for the Akron, OH, auxiliary book review session is "Letters S76 W19954 Prospect Drive for Emily" by Camron Wright. It is interesting how everyone reads the same book Muskego, WI 53150 but sees things differently, which makes for good discussion.

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 32 Three bears also showed up at the meeting. Barb Slasinski displayed the bears she had made from her mother's mink stole and black persian coat. They even used the buttons and label from the coat on the bears. Phyllis Moffet came decked out in a lovely red hat but said she isn't a "red hatter." She showed hen house linen (feed bags) and discussed the fact that many of our clothes used to be made from them. It was important to buy enough bags with the same print depending what you wanted to sew. A lovely audubon quilt Mary Ganden­ berger constructed was displayed. She had found 11 squares when she was out and about and made four extra to complete the project. Something to be proud of. Past presidents were honored at the 20th anniversary of the Auxiliary, celebrated in Bowling Green, KY, in October. Auxiliary past presidents are lfrom left) Barb Slasinksi, Norma Rigler, Sandy Weaver displayed a nine patch Mary Gandenberger, Maggie Risley, Judy Gambrel, Sue Tubman and Ann Boltz. Eila Arnold was marquetry bowl that her husband made. It absent. Ginger Bergdahl and Loretta Ring are deceased. was to be a gift for some lucky person. Helen Devitt is busy making turbans for cancer patients. She is willing to show Auxiliary Luncheon Show And Tell At Bowling anyone interested how it is done. Rita Myers showed a tag quilt. The quilt was Honors Past Presidents Green, Kentucky constructed from patches of clothing with the makers tag attached to them. What a president Ann Boltz welcomed everyone t([ostess Paula Cox graciously welcomed neat idea. If to the anniversary luncheon in Bowl­ tfllthe ladies to Bowling Green on the Susan Witzel came adorned with a ing Green celebrating the Auxiliary' s 20th 20th anniversary of the auxiliary. lovely red hat like a real "red hatter". anniversary. The list of past presidents was read She showed her cloth and comfort book. Past presidents of the organization and those present were asked to stand It showed women's diaries and the quilts were recognized and given plumb bob and be recognized for their contribution made from them. Rita Zamzow passed pendants. Thanks to these early ladies to the club. Each was presented with a around a basket of fabric pieces for each for having the foresight to start this or­ lovely plumb bob pendant. to take one and read a poem "Like a ganization. Present were Maggie Risley, Patchwork Quilt." There were three first-time attend­ Norma Rigler, Barb Slasinski, Mary Gan­ ees. Each one was recognized and given Linda Wade shared a follow up on her denberger, Sue Tubman and Ann Bolz. a lovely plumb bob pendant as a welcome adoption trail. She bad been able to meet Also at the Bowling Green meeting, gift. It is important that the first-timers with a half sister she had made contact Judy Gambrel installed the new officers: get to know the other ladies and get in­ with this past year. It is wonderful that President, Arlene Fritchen; vice presi­ volved in Auxiliary activities. she has been able to find her family and dent, Susan Witzel; Secretary, Helen spend time with them. Devitt; Treasurer, Barb Slasinski. She There was much sharing of thoughts, collections and hand-crafted items. Judy Gambrel said she has requested then presented the outgoing president to be buried in red, white and blue. Mau­ with her president's pin. Arlene Fritchen wore the sweat shirt reen Henze told Judy she wanted to be Meeting hostess PaulaM-WTCA.ORG Cox intro­ she received for her 70th birthday. It was buried in green so Judy gave her a pair of duced Sandy Staebell from the Kentucky purple with red hats painted on it bear­ green thong panties. It goes to show you ing the words "When I Grow Old I Shall Library and Museum who presented the have to be careful what you say and who Wear Purple." program. She told of Mrs. Taylor's dress you say it to. making business from years ago. You A neat water faucet planter was Carolyn List was wondering if the had to go for three fittings but then the shown by Maureen Henze. It was a piece group might be interested in starting a dress fit perfectly. She told of second day of copper pipe with a faucet mounted on M-WTCA tour to Europe. She felt she dresses. Mrs. Taylor shoppedfor fabric in it and a crystal affixed to the faucet to might be able to get a tour guide to come New York, London and Germany depend­ resemble a drop of water. Something we to a meeting if there is any interest. ing on what she was making. She did well can all make for our garden. with her business until ready-made cloth­ An anniversary cake and punch were ing hit the scene. Joan Bunn, who does a lot of estate enjoyed by all. It was another enjoyable and moving sales, said red and purple hats evening for the women. and etc. are hot items these days.

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 33 Bowling Green Auxiliary Display Winners

A\ uxiliary members created displays .ff\\based on a memories theme. The winners: Best of Show -Janet Eckstein, "Most Memorable Finds; Most Creative, Joey Gilmore, "20Years of Fellowship &Fun;" Most Notorious, Del Edwards, "Memories of Recycled Road Kill 2003;" Most Well Read, Kathleen Holmes, "A Legacy of Books." Most Educational, Rita Zamzow, "Cranberries;" Most Traveled, Linda Wade, "Miles of Memories;" Most Nos­ talgic, Joan Bunn, "Dad's Final Gift;" Auxiliary display award winners were: front row, from left: Janet Eckstein, Rita Zamzow. Most Historical -Helen Devitt, "Memories Back: Helen Devitt, Joey Gilmore, Linda Wade, Dell Edwards, Kathleen Holmes, Joan Bunn. Grow Through The Years."

very excited when we find a new keeper Thanks for the Memories for our collection. Display Highlighted We have a lot of items in our collection Auxiliary' s Leaders By Janet Eckstein that certainly were not a bargain but we treasure them all. By Helen Qexitt hen we were married almost 44 years Having displays has brought me many W'1 '1 ago, family cast offs seemed to end new friends and I hope mine will encour­ NIIY display "Memories Grow Through up at our home. The 'Yard of Kittens" age others to display. t"Jllthe Years" featured the ten presidents belonged to my grandmother. We lived of the M-WTCA Auxiliary. Each of their with her and I remember the wall it hung My certificate was for "Most Memo­ pictures was nestled within a large white on at the farm. A little over 30 years ago rable Finds" and won the "Best of Display mum attached to a dowel stem. Each we started finding bargains and still are Award" at Bowling Green. stem had four leaves which told the date and location of the meetings and noted some of the events during the woman's presidency. I read through twenty years of minutes and selected important activities. Some of the noteworthy events were: 1983: Auxiliary formed with Maggie Risley, President, Martha Snyder, Vice Pres., Eila Arnold, Secretary and Norma M-WTCA.ORGRigler, Treasurer. 1984: $200 to spend per meeting. 1985: Awards for first theme dis­ plays given. 1986: A logo contest was initiated. 1987: Quilt blocks ready to distrib­ ute. 1988: Distributed bylaw booklets. 1989:Decided to order pins to sell The Best of Show award was presented to Janet Eckstein's display. to members. 1990: Decided to form an auxiliary member cookbook.

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 34 Miles Of Memories Px Lipda Wade

[began my memory trip with cars of ) Umy life. My first car ride was from the hospital in a 1929 Rio. After that my parents owned a 1936 Plymouth used for ourchicken and egg business and picnics at roadside tables. Next in my display was the '41 Olds. Travel was limited because of WWII, but I recall stopping at Price's Ice Cream Shop in Lansing on Sunday drives. Hobos who traveled our highway also of­ ten sat on the running board to eat plates of food my mother fixed for them. I learned to drive on a 1946 Olds. There was one more of my parents' cars I used before Dick and his used 1938 Ford Helen Devitt's display, "thanks for the Memories," was named Most Historical. entered my life. We used it to go on fun dates and I received my engagement ring in this car. 1991: President's pin adopted using 2001: "Women's Tools" quilt almost After we were married, we purchased logo. complete. a more reliable 1947 Ford Club Coupe for 1992-Drawings being done for 200 I -Luncheon program was ""From $300. It took me to California to be with "Women's Tools" quilt. 1993: "Men's Corsets to Cloaks." Dick when he was in the service and also to Tools" quilt awarded at banquet. Foothill Union Elementary School, where 2003: Happy 20th Birthday M-WTCA I taught. We bought our first new car - a 1994: Chinese Auction a big success. Auxiliary. Each stem had four notations 1956 Volkswagon Beetle for $1,600 and 199 5: Cookbooks on sale. for each president's term which I hope moved back to Michigan. We brought our included some of the highlights over the first son home from the hospital in it. 1996: First show and tell program. years. In front of the display on the center 1997: Book discussion group is intro­ of the green tablecloth was a mum, a copy My display covered all the other cars duced. of the cookbook and the first secretary's in my life - new or used. Each had its events and travels in my memory. There 1998: Auxiliary included on M-WTCA book. So "Thanks for the Memories." were eighteen photos, three license plates, web page. 1999- Mt. Vernon Committee The display was named Most Histori­ two bills of sale and a drawing of the '67 became a Standing Committee. cal at Bowling Green. Ford Wagon done by my youngest son in 2000: Letters to be sent to new kindergarten. members wives. Cars play an important part in our lives. They connect us to nature, history, events, places and people. Listing all these cars and recalling all the events and travels associated with each has been a wonderful way to review my life - and especially my husband's and my SO years together. The display won the most travled award in kentucky.Thanks for the M-WTCA.ORGmemories!

The Most Traveled award was presented to Linda Wade's display, "Miles of Memories."

The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 35 A>

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 36 MYSTERY TOOLS AND GADGETS

By Q.M. Ramsey Aug. I 3, I 929. C. M. WICKSTROM 1,724,688

fEN'!'PIN FiledJulyl:S, 1928 Unfortunately, no one has responded to the September Whats-its other than 1 .A. sending the patent description of item 6D. The hammer-looking tent device with the u-shaped holes is designed to /3 .P'-f/-8· hold the tent walls down to the ground ,t:) and not blowing around. -:A. ;9 Item 6F "8 IZ 6F This item is a question of what it is /:Z ..r used for from Richard Walters of Ameila, OH, and with a maker's logo embossed ? into the side of the head. from all appear­ 6 ances it is a chipping hammer as used /3 by welders, but their tool usually has a ~~ cross blade rather than one parallel to the Item 6G handle, as this one. Iron foundry workers //~/~ -Zotfi.4. also use a similar hammer to break away the "flash" metal that forms when the 6 C.M.TWc7UlP1Hn metal flows into the cracks between the J•~- parted sands between the cope and the li~~. drag and cores that may have been in the 6"oc."4•~:,. mold cavity. Their hammers were always customized to reach whatever cavities the Item 6D casting might have created. So this would be an optional variant. 6G Is a neat, small handheld brass pitchfork tool withone of the prongs much Item 6H shorter. I spotted this at the Indiana Dar­ ley' s Barn show last sumemr from one of our Michigan guests. 6H Comes to us from James Gray of Paola, KS, and has four markings: R77, R8O, R8 and R82. I'm guessing that they are along the slot and two cranks, with no indication of what they do. We had the same type tool from Jack Devitt in 1998, in which the records indicate a strike out opinion in that it had one more piece than Jim's tool. I have a gut feeling that it is a saw tooth swaging tool for circular saws. If you have any knowledgeM-WTCA.ORG or opinions on these tools, drop me a line. Snail mail will do since I have no email. Or if you have a mystery tool, send a photograph, describe the action in it, nnmaes, patents etc. We usually need more than a silhou­ ette image and, it is hoped, no shadows which would make one handle or leg look like two. 0.M. Ramsey Bo1: 8715 / Sugar Crc k, MO 64054 / (816) 252-9512 8114-lA Bridgeway Cir. [email protected] /www.kram rize.com Ft. Wayne, IN 46816 16 PAGE BOOJ{ or lJ\: 'TRUCT IOl\'S & U BS l 'REE ¾ITH PURCHASE-: (260) 447-2099

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 37 IEW MEMIEIS

Alabama Jones, Steve Kokomo Leary, Brian Pulaski Johnson, Douglas Wetumpka Lueking, James R. Bloomfield North Carolina Arizona Peters, Donald Center~tnt Burka, Tom Durham Kinnison , Teri Jo Chandler Stahl, Jeff A. South hitley Dickson , Nelson Shelby Arkansas Williams, John C. Salem Gerdes, Phillip Charlotte Allen , Richard D. Viola Yoder, Bobbie Goshen Lackey, Walt Wilmington Davis, Don Maynard Kentucky Novinfler, Walter RaleiFch California Evans, Dan Richmond Russe , Robin Char otte Harden, Harold E. Garberville Ma~land Tupper, Scott Wilmington Ormsby, Bradford S. Westlake Village Bel l, John Cabin John West, Brian Wilmington Satern, Monte Gasquet Massachusetts Ohio Colorado DeCandia, Frank Malden Bunger, Richard Coll insville Mon~omery, Norman Centennial Turcketta , Thomas L Brewster Mirman , Jerry Copley Flori a Michigan Poole, Cameron Maineville McKee, Richard Port Saint Lucie Bartlett, Russ Novi Ontario Miller, James Sarasota Grftrp, Ron CassoRQJis Schultz, Gerald Kaoota Robinson , Dave Lutz Ho man , Dale Pointe Aux Pins Penns~lvania Rogers, David Lake Worth Menacher, Jack Menominee Guzy, ed Gibsonia Sass, Ron Saint Au~ustine Ross, Richard Pointe Aux Pins Land is Jr., James Palmyra Toole, Glen Cottonda e Minnesota Love, Bruce Pipersville Georgia Maki , Harold Kettle River March, Clyde Reading Brewer, A. Bruce Carrollton Patzman, Sandra Lakeville South Carolina Illinois Rehbein, Melvin Lino lakes Hartness, Bobby Greenville Boswell, Rotr Cutler Silseth, Tim Eagan Knight, Hank Columia Davis, Don . Mount Zion Misouri Stone Jr., David Charleston Field , Jard Lake Forest Armstrong, Chuck ~ringfield Tennessee Kinast, Arnold Hampshire Haberberger, Bernie artnasville Cogdill , Ted Sevierville McClennin~, Mack Granville Holthaus, Bud Gray Summit Texas Nieman , E ward D. Buckley Laubinger, Clarence Union Welch, Kenneth D. Temple Patterson, Dale A. Dawson Willhauck, William Potosi Werling, David C. Granbury Redman, Donald Decatur New Jersey Utah Ryder, Keith Wheaton Ireland , lee ~g Harbor Twp DeVol , David H. Clinton Indiana Scordo, Frank etucli-en Wisconsin Baltzell Sr., Wes Indianapolis New York Amon , Tom Elkhorn Buesching, Steve Fort Wayne Fox, Fred East Aurora Lorio, Robert J. Waukesha Daniel , Roger Spencer Johnson , Paul R. Newark Nolden , Larry Lodi Haston, Marc Greensburg Kaplan, Ron New York

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The GRISTMILL • March 2004 • 38 BUY, SELL, BARGAIN WANTED

Wanted: Tools of any sort made by the Sandusky Tool Co. I don't have them all yet! Also, catalogs, Custom MAKERS STAMPS advertising and related material. John Walkowiak, Plane Irons+Blanks, 3452 Humboldt Ave. , Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612) FOR SALE Grinding and More! 824-0785 lwalkowjak@mn u com For Sale: Steam Whistle Patents book. 216 U.S. patents for whistles, valves, sirens, horns and more. $35 includes Send for brochures. Wanted: Winchester items, tools, sporting goods or shipping. Bruce Cynar, 10023 St. Clair's Retreat, Fort MAZZAGLIA TOOLS advertising. No firearms . Collections or pieces OK. Wayne IN 46825 PayPal at Oldtchnlgy@msn com PO Box 18 Groveland., MA 0 1834 Please advise price and condition. David McDonald, 14211 Kellywood Lane, Houston, TX 77079 (281) For sale: Reprint of 1954 Plumb Tool Catalog. Color 558-5236 undermc@gateway net catalog pages of hammers, hatchets, axes and files, Always buying Alway• Selling also with history of Plumb tools and usage. $53 each. Pete Niederberger Wanted: Hollows, rounds and side beads marked"! Lloyd Hardin, 15 Dover Lane, Villa Ridge, MO 63089 or UHd and Antique Toob and Sym," "Nelson 122 Edgeware Rd" or "Nelson" (zigzag lhardjn636@earthlink net Parts for Same and lined border). Gerry Shaw, 34 70 Ridegwood Dr., Mail Order Call Me and Morgantown NC 28655 (628) 438-1755 For sale: Hardware wholesaler catalogs, Hibbard , Come to the Shop Spencer, Bartlett No. 66, 1919, good condition, (wt. 6 415-924--8403 [email protected]:om Wanted: Frog for No. 2 Stanley Plane. Also, Frog for pounds), $90; Morley Murphy No. 7, cover worn pages No. 7, Pat. 2-17-20 Gage plane. Bicking, 101 Carrol intact (wt. 9 pounds), $35; Vonnegut Hardware, 1953, Gate Wheaton IL 60187 1084 pages intact, cover loose, (wt. 8 pounds), $25. A-1 LEVEL REPAIR Add shipping charges. For list of other old hardware Most brands repaired and restored wholesaler catalogs, send SASE. Bicking, 101 Carrol Wanted: Greenfield "Little Giant," solid stock adjust­ Bob and Diane Skogman able die pipe threaders, "Little Giant" fine thread tap Gate Wheaton II 60187 18639 • 327th Ave. Isle, MN 56342-4784 and die sets, pipe tools, Armstrong, Reed, Toledo, Phone: 1-320-684-2078 E-mail: a 1 [email protected] Nye Pipe Tools & Threaders. Al Conrad, Rockaway, NJ Website: www.a 1 levelrepair.com f973) 625-8508 AConrad@NHPI net "WE'RE ON THE LEVEL!" Wanted: Greenfield "Little Giant" 2-piece pipe dies & bushings for No. 1, 11/2 & 2 solid pipe stocks, Armstrong single & double ended adjustable pipe dies Mark Your Calendar! & bushings for No. 2 1/2 stock. Al Conrad, Rockaway, Wanted for research: Tools marked by Nl f973) 625-8505 AConrad@NHPI net a Beatty, catalogs, advertisements, or Antique tools-Farm Primitives Auction Wanted: Wood "Greenlee Bros. & Company" other information on the Beattys. If you tool chest/box. Buzz Whowell, 5417 Lee Ave., have any, I would like to hear from you. 1st Saturday in June -June 5 Sullivan, IL Downers Grove, IL, 60515. (630) 968-3660 Especially looking for a copy of a Beatty wwbuzz@earthlink net Moultrie Co. 4-H Center Edge Tool Company catalog dated 1899. Ed Dunphy Colelction Wanted: Stanley boxwood rules in metric; folding and Charles Beatty, 566 North Shore Drive, 816 N. Worth St. 61951 non-folding. Bill Youart, 175 Williams Rd., Stephens­ port KY 40170 phone (270) 547-4692 South Haven, Ml 49090. (217) 728-4952 (269) 637-9265 [email protected] [email protected] Wanted: Information that might unravel the mean­ ing of a trademark made up of the letters "LMSD" inscribed parallel to the upper half of the circumfer­ ence of a circle. A numeral may also appear within the circle. This trademark appears on six plumb bobs I Advertising Information have accumulated in my collection over the years. The country of origin is most likely, but not necessarily ISSUE COPY DEADLINE DISPLAY ADS - RATES British. Any solid or speculative leads on the subject March January 10 SIZE COST WORD LIMIT would be appreciated by Nelson Denny, PO Box 488, Hadlyme CT 06439 or at ndenny0l@adelphja net June Aprill0 Full page, 4-color, September July 10 (when available) $275 900 Wanted: Wood planes with trademark shown below. December October 10 Full page $180 900 Please contact: Jack Howe, 708 Trojan Rd., Auburn, IL CLASSIFIED ADS - RATES Half page $ 105 450 62615. (217) 438-3776. email: [email protected] $.18 per word-ALL words. Quarter page* $ 60 225 $3.50 minimum per ad. Other sizes $9.50 per column inch M-WTCA.ORG(1 column approx. 2-1/4" wide.) 25 word limit. *NOTE: For layout purposes, all quarter page ads must meet the following specifications: 2 columns (4-7/8") wide x 3-3/4" tall. This is called a "double column size ad ." Photos - additional $8 each (Polaroids not acceptable). Typesetting and borders are not included in the page rates. Special artwork will be charged at cost. We must have a sketch or rough drawing indicating how you want your ad laid out. Camera-ready ads are accepted at no additional charge. For your protection and complete satisfaction, ALL ads should be typewritten and double-spaced. If this is not possible, please PRINT legibly. Payment must accompany ad. Make checks payable to M-WTCA. At this time, advertising will be accepted only from M-WTCA members in good standing. For information and membership application, contact Paul Gorham at the address below or one of the officers whose address is shown on the inside front cover of this publication. Send all ads to: Paul Gorham, 811 Robin Glen, Indianola, IA 50125 (515) 962-5207 email: [email protected] or [email protected]

The GRISTMILL• March 2004 • 39 Brown Auction Services 24th TOOL SHOW & INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE TOOL AUCTION RADISSON INN CAMP HILL, PA APRIL 2 & 3, 2004

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