Welcome To Tooltique
Tooltique was originally started in the late 70’s by my father selling quality reconditioned used tools and Antique Tools here in Norwich, Norfolk, Read more about us . Having developed multiple ‘in the detail’ processes we feel our refurbished used tools consistently provide a genuine option for professionals who use quality hand tools. Our old Vintage Tools simply offer better value for money and saves you time!
Vintage Planes
Explore refurbished vintage woodworking planes from makers such as Stanley and Record. Properly prepared older planes can offer excellent materials, precision and value while retaining the feel and quality associated with traditional hand tools.
Vintage Leather workers Tools
Discover traditional leatherworking tools for saddlers, cobblers, hobbyists and professional makers. Many of these older specialist tools are no longer produced, making well-prepared vintage examples a valuable practical resource.
General Vintage Tools
Browse the wider collection of useful vintage tools that do not fit neatly into one specialist category. It is a good place to discover unusual workshop finds, with tools cleaned and prepared for practical use where appropriate.
Antique Tools
Explore collectable antique tools from respected historic makers, including names associated with fine British toolmaking. Stock changes regularly, so this collection is worth revisiting for rarer pieces and distinctive additions.
Woodworking Chisels
Shop vintage carving, turning, paring and general woodworking chisels from established makers. Older high-carbon-steel tools can take a keen edge, and Tooltique prepares suitable chisels so they are ready for meaningful workshop use.
Vintage Hand Saws
Browse vintage hand saws that have been checked, prepared and hand sharpened where appropriate. Traditional sawmaking produced many excellent tools, and careful sharpening helps return good examples to useful working condition.
Vintage Woodworking Edge Tools
Explore vintage and antique woodworking edge tools shaped by traditional forging and toolmaking skills. Some are excellent candidates for continued use, while older and rarer examples also appeal strongly to collectors.
Vintage Hardware & Odds
Antique, Vintage and old hardware contents from those practical chaps that knew everything would come in handy one day. Now you can browse quality made old vintage hardware what will be an ever growing area within our website, without building up the clutter in your own workshops.
Miscellaneous Antiques
Tooltique also finds interesting antiques and collectables beyond the main tool categories. These pieces can suit collectors, photographers seeking authentic props, and interiors that need a distinctive object with genuine history.
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Quality Vintage Used Old Tools Professionally Refurbished ready for use.
Investing in Antiques and Collectables
A smart investor buys when the prices are low and sells again when they are high. A smarter investor studies the subject to gain an advantage and this knowledge can be very profitable.
The antique tools market and demand for rare items have always been very buoyant, mainly due to interest and demand. Hunting and finding rare old tools is very much a challenge but this also helps to keep prices buoyant.
Vintage Old Tools That have been Sold Here
Above is a small selection of the vintage & antique tools that have graced our website – many from the past year or two, but there have been many more. Vintage & antique tools like these are added here on the website every week. Check what old tools are new in to keep up to date with what’s been added and sold.
About us
Tooltique is based in Norwich and was established 30 years ago by my father. Since his retirement, it’s taken a few years for us to follow in his footsteps but the gravitational pull has grown as we gained knowledge.
I guess dealing with old tools has been a bit of a calling which has now become a bit of an obsession. Vintage & Antique tools are in my blood and rather than fight it any longer we built what you see today.
Beginners Guide to collecting OLD tools
Without tools, the human race wouldn’t have evolved and we would be no different from any other animal on this Planet. Tools could be deemed the father of all things, without them everything that is man-made would be nothing more than an idea. Once man created tools it created those all-important skilled workers who mastered them, the tradesman was born! There has been an evolution of tools as with man himself, we use tools to make better tools that increase productivity. Somewhere in between, there was an era where it was important how tools should be crafted and to what standards they should be created.
Old Tools are collected for a number of reasons and each person collecting them generally has a connection or interest with a certain theme. There are obvious groups such as carpentry, leather working, and mechanical but there are others such as dentistry, architectural, surgical and scientific instruments, and many others besides. All subjects have history and I think where there is a practical skill it connects that person to the history of that subject. It’s interesting to know how your knowledge evolved to its current form, and history and the tools used are a bit like an ancestry to those skills.
Old tool refurbishment
At Tooltique we add value to many old tools by restoring their accuracy and by improving their functionality. This saves those who purchase old tools from us a lot of time and effort and is all part of our service. We pride ourselves on the standards we set which ensure every tool sold here is fit for purpose and is ready for use where appropriate, using our knowledge to bring these vintage tools back to life again.
Selling Antique Tools
There are various ways of selling your Antique tools but as a reputable used tool dealer, we can always help those looking to sell them in one swift transaction. It’s never easy to part with a collection that’s taken years to build but we can usually help if we can find common ground when putting a deal together.
Old Tools Wanted
Do you have any old tools in your shed? Maybe you were left a set of old tools by a relative in the past and want to sell them all together without all the fuss. We pay good prices for the right vintage tools so please feel free to send us an image to evaluate. Contact us today for more information.
