A little used MILLERS FALLS circular spokeshave with rosewood handles F
A rare 12" x 2 3/4" boxwood slide rule by GEORGE BOUSFIELD Grimsby marked The Vade Mecum Slide Rule Patent 12806 Designed Expressly for the Timber Trade F
A very rare brass framed brace by G HORTON Sheffield and Registered Nov. 8th 1850 No 2525 with ebony handle, repair to button pad G+
A fine and large bookbinder's press from the Hampson & Bettridge workshop in green and gold colours to take 18" x 12" work (not for mailing) G+
A very little used 1" steel soled gunmetal NORRIS A27 bullnose plane with rosewood wedge, all parts stamped 8 only the tip of the iron sharpened, minor pitting spots to sole o/w F
A rare STANLEY USA No 90J bullnose plane marked USA on lever and iron, some japanning losses o/w G+
A magnificent HAMPSON & BETTRIDGE bookbinders press 72" x 32" Hampsons were the largest Ruling Machine and Bookbinder's Press and Tool Makers in England in the late 19c. This is the largest we have seen and is in superb, little used condition F
A fine and little used 25 1/2" d/t steel NORRIS A1 jointer 95% orig early Norris iron remains, a few minor rust spots at heel o/w F
about Lot 932
An engineer's 2' four fold ivory rule with German silver slide and fittings by RABONE with J Routledge scales, one pin missing o/w G++
about Lot 917
A very little used 14" shipwright's masting R/H side axe by I HARRISON with 6" edge G++
about Lot 898
A SPIERS No 8 d/t steel shoulder plane with rosewood infill, shapely wedge and fine mouth 30% orig Ibbotson1 1/4" iron remains all parts stamped 3, in fitted box G++
about Lot 927
A very rare set of 6 x 12" boxwood Livestock Computer Patent cattle gauges by G.H.MEIRE Eyeton on Severn Shrewsbury t/w another 11 1/2" boxwood slide rule marked STANLEY London with Shillings, Pence, Farthings and Half Farthings Per Pound t/w a brass printing plate to advertise slide rules by Meire. All these rules were made by Stanley and are still in the box they were delivered in to Meire from W.F.Stanley F
about Lot 791
A little used half set of 18 H & R's Nos 2 to 18 by MOSELEY G++
about Lot 744
An unused ivory and lacquered brass Stadiometre Geographique (map measurer) c1870 undoubtedly by Brevete but not marked, also beautifully engraved General Chabaud La Tour, probably a presentation piece, with various scales for Metre, France, Prusse, Belgique, Italie, Suisse, Autriche, Russie, Angleterre etc c/w instructions in orig fitted red morocco caseF
about Lot 910
A rare, unusually large, 36" two fold boxwood and brass sector or setting out rule with Tangents, Sines, Secant, Chords etc with logarithmic scales and protractor hinge, the legs 1 3/8" x 1/2" Oh for a maker's name G
about Lot 761
A fine and rare steel soled gunmetal mitre plane 10 1/2" x 3" with ebony infill and cupids bow scrolled wedge G++
about Lot 870
