ANTIQUE TOOL GAZETTE OCTOBER 2016 Welcome to the World of Antique Tools and Collectibles UPCOMING ATLANTIC TOOL COLLECTORS FALL SHOW AND SALE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1; Join us for a day involving all things tool-related. See everything from the “plane” to the unique. Held at the Big White Barn, 1436 Hwy. 358, Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada. More info contact Art Keeble at 902.8892324 – [email protected] or Mike Illingworth at 506.577.6534 or [email protected]. THE TOOL GROUP OF CANADA MEETING: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1; See our website for additional information. VICTORIA SQUARE COMMUNITY CENTRE, 2929 Elgin Mills Road East, Markham. Ontario, Canada, Richard Moore, 905.4739878, [email protected] TOOLS OF THE TRADES SHOW AND SALE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2; PICKERING RECREATION COMPLEX, East of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Antique tools of the various trades, collectible and usable farm, industry, kitchen and household collectibles, medical and scientific instruments, associated books and catalogues. 30+ Selected Dealers. John Pirie, 905.928.9412, www.ontarioantiquetools.com T.A.T.H.S TECHNICAL DAY: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9; at the Kelham Island Museum/Ken Hawley Collection Trust, Sheffield, for members/associates of The Tools and Trades History, The Ken Hawley Collection Trust and Regional Furniture Society. The meeting (10am – 4pm) will be focused upon the relationship between hand tools and furniture making. There will be the opportunity to see and use traditional hand tools that have been and are used for the making of furniture and similar wooden products. There will be a variety of activities during the day, to include displays, talks, and demonstrations by; Richard Arnold – traditional woodworking hand tools; Dick Reid – Carving chisels; Joe Craven - 18th century moldings planes; Joseph Moore – contemporary furniture maker. Further details will following shortly, so please place this date on your calendar in preparation for an informative day out in Sheffield. ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOOL COLLECTORS – NEW MEXICO AREA MEET: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22; At the home of Jason Fink and Tracy Clark, 1:00-4:00. M-WTCA AREA S, Q, P AND EAIA GUESTS, VIRGINIA TOOL COLLECTORS, SHENANDOAH VALLEY TOOL COLLECTORS TOOL MEETING: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22; Meeting is open to invited and pre-registered tool collectors/users/friends. New Location!!!!! At the Plains District Community Center, Timberville, Virginia. All meeting activities including tool trading will be held in the Community Room – Use side entrance. 7:30A - set up displays and tool trading tables in the Fellowship Hall; 8:00A - Tool Trading and Tool Display Viewing. 9:45A - Tool Trading Suspended and Meeting Begins: Introduction of meeting participants. Program –Bob Roger – Patents and the patent process. How to find the patent for your tool. Aids that are available to help in the search process; What’s It- Session led by Bob Roger and Dave Peoples. Bring your unidentified or unusual items for the group to see and/or identify. Tools will be divided between true what’s its and unusual (but known by owner) items. (540-421-8484 or 540-476-4341 day of meeting) ANNOUNCEMENTS If you want your group, club, outing, auction to be listed here, please send a write-up to me and I’ll include it. gm Stanley Tool Collectors Exhibit - “Celebrating over 170 years of Excellence” Dear Fellow Tool Collector, My name is Preston Sweeney. I am coordinating a Stanley Tool Collectors Exhibit that will be hosted, in partnership, with the Northeastern Woodworking Association Showcase. The event will be held on April 1st & 2nd, 2017 from 10am-5pm, at the Saratoga Springs City Center located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Northeastern Woodworking Showcase has been an area attraction for the past 25 years. The show highlights beautiful displays of furniture, turnings, woodcrafts and vendors. This year, one of the attractions will be a tribute to the Stanley Tool Company, highlighting over 170 years of excellence. I am extending an invitation and asking you to consider displaying items from your collection that will showcase the Stanley Tool Company over the past 170 years. If you are interested in participating in this event, please complete the registration form and return it to me by December 10th. Email registrations will be accepted. Once I have a list of participants, I will be sending out an agenda and local hotel information for those who will need accommodations. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me: (518)269-8568 or [email protected]. ***Please note: The NWA Association has graciously donated the space for our displays. Items are shown as display only and cannot be labeled “for sale”. Sincerely, Preston Sweeney, Event Coordinator IN AUCKLAND ONLY The New Zealand Vintage Tool Collectors Club meets 7.30 pm at Lynfield College, 191 White Swan Rd, Mt Roskill, Auckland, on the last Thursday of each month. On a Bi Monthly basis Club meetings follow the general format of “Tool of the Evening”, “The Competition Tool”, “What is it” “Latest acquisitions” (limited to 4 items as this can carry on a bit especially with the members who cannot count.) The alternate month is a Hands On evening with practical demonstrations, or auction (refer to the web site for current and past tool auction lots). At times there is a guest speaker or a member gives 15 minute background of themselves and their interests. Tool collecting visitors very welcome. Phone to advise and for confirmation of venue. President Des Barnes, +64 09 296 2228 or Secretary Max Barclay 07 884 8004. Kind Regards, Des. ANNOUNCEMENT: Your knowledge of old tools is needed! The UK Tools and Trades History Society is now publishing "whatsits" on its revised website at www.taths.org.uk/tools-and-trades/queries where there are several mysterious old tools resisting all attempts to identify them. Please have a look and add any information you can as a comment. Other parts of the site show the society's activities, shop, archive publications and articles on tools and trades. More info at taths.org.uk. ANNOUNCEMENT: The Western New York Antique Tool Collectors Association meets four times a year at the Clarion Inn, Batavia, New York, just off the New York State Thruway Batavia Exit. Meet dates are listed below in the Events Calendar. A typical meeting would include tool trading at 9:00am, a short business meeting with a presentation starts at 10:30am. Come and enjoy the trading, talking, coffee, and pastry. No charge for a trade table, but $5 meeting donation helps with room rental. Please contact Otto Dole, 315.524.7108, [email protected] WEBSITE AND INFO: For more information about The Tool Group of Canada, go to their web site at: http://www.thetoolgroupofcanada.com BLOGS/WEBSITES PLUMB BOB COLLECTORS: I have finished putting my newsletter about the 6th International Plumb Bob Collectors Meeting 2016 in Hamburg, Germany, on my web site. Go to www.plumbbobcollectors.info and then on sub-page "download PUBLICATIONS". Direct link to this page is: http://www.plumbbobcollectors.info/41328.html . There you must scroll down until you reach the newsletter 2016-Q02. Another way is: Go to sub page "WHATS NEW? WAS IST NEU?" with direct link: http://www.plumbbobcollectors.info/60801.html . There you see the newest inputs. Click on NEWSLETTER ..... and you will get the PDF-file . The most simple way is to go directly to the PDF-file with the report of the meeting. http://www.plumbbobcollectors.info/media//DIR_42117/DIR_268701/4ccf66afc0999f7affff8058fffffff0.pdf Hope everyone enjoys the newsletter. Wolf FROM THE EDITOR: http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/ - built to help people of any age to learn the basics of woodworking. Over the past 10 years it has grown into one of the UK’s biggest woodworking websites. There’s loads to offer including step by step projects & guides, tool reviews, links to other woodworking related sites and a forum with a great & active community – is the best place to ask for help and chat to other woodworkers from all over the world… FROM THE EDITOR: A real nice blog from our friends up north (REALLY UP NORTH). Please check it out! Address is www.alaskawoodworker.com . TOOL SWAP MEET INFORMATION: TOOLSWAP/USA is the Voice of the Independent Tool Collector, Dealer, and User. We put on ten Old Tool Swap Meets in Southern California (3 in San Diego, 4 in LA, and 3 in Pasadena). If you want to be on an Email Reminder List, send your name and email to [email protected]. Plan your next visit to CA around an Old Tool Swap Meet. Check with me for swap meet schedules. Laura Pitney. Schedule at www.socaltoolswap.com . FROM THE EDITOR: Check out www.finetools.com for interesting articles on old tools and tool buying opportunities. Now you can use your credit card for purchases! Tool folks should check out Tool Talk, a forum for vintage wrench and old tool buyers, sellers, and collectors. Friendly and informative group of dedicated old tool folks from all over the world gathered together to discuss old tools. Tool Talk has discussion forums for most aspects of old tool interests. http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=17380.0 MUSEUMS HAMMER MUSEUM: In Haines, Alaska, on the Inside Passage, Director David Pahl opened the “Hammer Museum” in 2002. With a 20 foot tall hammer in the front yard, this museum has 8,700 hammers (only 1,800 on display) and is not to be missed. In addition, Dave has one of the largest catalogs of hammer patents. Dave welcomes all collectors to view his website, and when up in Alaska, stop by and talk hammers anywhere. www.hammermuseum.org or [email protected] .