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This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Craftsman made 19th c  Herb cutter in good used condition.

This is one of our recently sold items: Good quality vintage conical oil can by Moore and Wright in good used condition.

This is one of our recently sold items: Nice pair of vintage solid steel dividers measuring 7″ in length with brass detail to the joint, with a nice smooth action. Much nicer than using the flimsy pairs often seen used in the leather working trade.  Probably made from Sheffield steel.

This is one of our recently sold items: These Chesterman 581S Folding rulers lock into a square position are pretty scarce and would be a very good tool when a job requires measurements when squaring joints.

This is one of our recently sold items: A rare collectable Buck 245 Tottenham Court Rd Adjustable Boxwood Spokeshave dating to between 1838 – 1861. Measures approx 11 1/2″ in length.

This is one of our recently sold items: Large Old Coopers Spokeshave in good used condition. Looks to be hand made from mahogany.

This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Marples Hibernia Works 26″ Rip Saw with 4 teeth per inch. The saw is reasonably sharp although a seasoned woodworker could improve it. The saw has a minor cosmetic damaged spot to the handle (see images) It not serious but worth mentioning. It’s a good quality…

This is one of our recently sold items: Nice Vintage Cross cut saw by John Cockerill of Sheffield in good used condition which is relatively sharp although a seasoned woodworker could improve it. Sheffield saw prices are on the rise and this nice example still provides good value for what are superior saws to those…

This is one of our recently sold items: Nice set of 3 spokeshaves probably made for a pattern maker at the same time as they all have the same centre locking screw. They are nicely made and certainly better kept as a set. The Preston Pattern Spokeshave is a direct copy and looks to have…

This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Sliding Box Chamfer Plane in reasonably good condition for its age, minor age crack to the rear of the body but structurally sound.

This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Imperial Internal Micrometer by Moore 7 wright in robust wood box with perspex sliding lid. GWO I am splitting an engineering chest and this is part of the kit.

This is one of our recently sold items: Vintage Stanley Rule & Level Co No: 113 Compass plane in good used condition. Some pitting to the sole but it’s hard to find one nowadays without any.