Tool Journals, Newsletters, and Auction Listings

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Allen, Hank, Ed. (1996). Tool shed treasury: An anthology of articles and stories 1978 - 1995: CRAFTS (collectors of rare and familiar tools society). Astragal Press, Mendham, NJ. IS.

American Woodworker.

APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology.  The Association for Preservation Technology International, 4513 Lincoln Ave., Suite 213, Lisle, IL 60532-1290.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies of: Bulletin: The Association for Preservation of Technology.
• Volume X, nos. 2 and 4, 1978. IS.

The Anvil's Ring. ABANA, PO Box 816, Farmington, GA 30638-0816.

Carpenter. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies.

June, 1928, XLVII(6). IS.

The Chronicle. Early American Industries Association (EAIA), Elton Hall, 167 Bakerville Rd., South Dartmouth, MA 02748-4198. IS.

• The EAIA's Chronicle is one of the most important contemporary sources of information about the tools and trades of pre-industrial North America.
• The Chronicle began publication in 1933 and is still issued monthly.  The Davistown Museum has two volumes of bound issues at the Hulls Cove office and more recent single issues in the library stacks at the Museum.
• Please help the museum by donating back copies of this journal that we do not have in stock.
• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• Volumes 1 through 11, November, 1933 to December 1958.
• Volumes 12 through 26, March, 1959 to December 1973.
• Vol. 30, Nos. 1 – 4, March, June, September and December 1977.
• Vol. 31, Nos. 2 and 3, June and September 1978.
• Vol. 32, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 1979.
• Vol. 33, No. 1, March 1980.
• Vol. 36, No. 3, September 1983.
• Vol. 37, Nos. 2 – 4, June – December 1984.
• Vol. 38, Nos. 1 – 3, March – September 1985.
• Vol. 39, Nos. 1- 4, March - December 1986.
• Vol. 40, Nos. 1 and 3, March and September 1987.
• Vol. 41, Nos. 2 – 4, June – December 1988.
• Vol. 42, Nos. 1 and 2, March and June 1989.
• Vol. 43, Nos. 1 and 2, March and June 1990.
• Vol. 44, No. 4, December 1991.
• Vol. 45, Nos. 2 and 3, June and September 1992.
• Vol. 46, Nos. 1, 3 and 4, March, September and December 1993.
• Vol. 48, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 1995.
• Vol. 49, Nos. 2 - 4, June - December 1996.
• Vol. 50, Nos. 1, 3 and 4, March, September and December 1997.
• Vol. 51, Nos. 1 –  4 plus May Supplement, June – December 1998.
• Vol. 52, Nos. 1 – 3, March – December 1999.
• Vol. 53, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 2000.
• Vol. 54, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, March, June and December 2001.
• Vol. 55, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 2002.
• Vol. 56, Nos. 1 - 4, March - December 2003.
• Vol. 57, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, March, June and December 2004.
• Vol. 58. Nos. 1 - 4, March - December 2005.
• Vol. 59. No. 1, March 2006.
• Vol. 60. No. 1, March 2007.
• Vol. 62. No. 2, June 2009.
• Index to Volumes 41 through 46, 1988 – 1993

The Cultivator. (1852). Vol. IX. Luther Tucker, Albany, NY. IS.

• A monthly journal devoted to agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, and to domestic and rural economy.  Illustrated with engravings of farm houses and farm buildings, improved breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, swine and poultry, farm implements, domestic utensils, &c.  An index is included.

Blacksmith's Journal. PO Box 1699, Washington, MO 63090.

Diecutting Diemaking Intelligence Newsletter. DDIN International.

• A quarterly 72 page publication devoted to all elements of the diecutting process.

Fine Tool Journal. Antique & Collectible Tools, Inc., 27 Fickett Rd., Pownal, ME 04069. IS.

• An excellent source of information on antiquarian tools, with specific articles on tool related topics in every issue.  For example, vol. 49, no. 2, fall 1999, has an important article on Henry Mercer, his life and his museum in Pennsylvania.
• The Davistown Museum is seeking back issues of this important information resource.  Numerous articles from the Fine Tool Journal are being added to these bibliographies.  Thank you to Clarence Blanchard for his donation of many back issues to the Museum.
• Most back issues of the journal are in stock at the Museum's Davistown Library in Liberty.
• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• Vol. 41, No. 4, Spring 1992.
• Vol. 43, No. 3, Winter 1994.
• Vol. 44, No. 4, Spring 1995.
• Vol. 45, Nos. 2 and 4, Fall 1995 and Spring 1996.
• Vol. 46, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Summer, Fall 1996 and Spring 1997.
• Vol. 47, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Summer, Fall 1997 and Spring 1998.
• Vol. 48, Nos. 1 - 4, Summer, Fall 1998 and Winter, Spring 1999.
• Vol. 49, Nos. 1 - 3, Summer, Fall 1999 and Winter 2000.
• Vol. 50, Nos. 1 – 4, Summer, Fall 2000, Winter and Spring 2001.
• Vol. 51, Nos. 1 – 4, Summer and Fall 2001, Winter and Spring 2002.
• Vol. 52, Nos. 1 – 4, Summer and Fall 2002, Winter and Spring 2003.
• Vol. 53, Nos. 1 - 4, Summer and Fall 2003, Winter and Spring 2004.
• Vol. 54, Nos. 1 - 4, Summer and Fall 2004, Winter and Spring 2005.
• Vol. 55, Nos. 1 - 3, Summer and Fall 2005, Winter 2006.
• Vol. 56, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Summer and Fall 2006, Spring 2007.
• Vol. 57, Nos. 2 - 4, Fall 2007, Winter and Spring 2008.

Fine WoodWorking. The Taunton Press, Inc., Taunton Lake Road, Newtown, CT 06470.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• Vol. 1, No. 3, Summer 1976
• No. 29, July/August 1981
• No. 32, Jan/Feb 1982 (2 copies)
• No. 37, Nov/Dec 1982

The Gristmill. Midwest Tool Collector's Association.

• Another excellent source of information about tools and trades.  The Davistown Museum is seeking back copies of this publication.
• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• No. 119, June 2005

Hammer's Blow. ABANA, PO Box 816, Farmington, GA 30638-0816.

MVWC Newsletter. Missouri Valley Wrench Club, Newsletter Editor, 659 E. 9th, York, NE 68467-3109.

Muzzle Blasts. Maxine Moss Drive, Friendship, IN 47021.

• This journal is published monthly by the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association.  It focuses on black powder firearms and often contains articles on gunmaking, reproductions of early American tools and the history of the muzzleloading era.

Muzzleloading and Traditional Living Magazine. 82 Little Houston Brook Rd., Concord Twp., Maine 04920.

Nautical Research Journal. Published Quarterly by the Nautical Research Guild, 19 Pleasant Street, Everett, MA 02149.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• Vol. 10, Nos. 1, 3 and 4, 1959.
• Vol. 12, Nos. 2 and 3.  (Partial copies only).
• Vol. 13, Nos. 2 – 4, Autumn and Winter 1965.
• Vol. 15, Nos. 2 and 4, Summer and Winter 1968.
• Vol. 16, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Spring, Summer and Winter 1969.
• Vol. 17, Nos. 1, 3 and 4, Spring, Fall and Winter 1970.
• Vol. 18, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Spring, Summer and Winter 1971.
• Vol. 19, Nos. 2 and 4, Summer and Winter 1972.
• Vol. 20, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, October 1973, January and October 1974.
• Vol. 21. Nos. 2 and 3, June and September 1975.
• Vol. 22, No. 4, December 1976.
• Vol. 23, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 1977.
• Vol. 24, Nos. 1 and 4, March and December 1978.
• Vol. 25, Nos. 1 – 3, March – September 1979.
• Vol. 26, Nos. 1 – 3, March – September 1980.
• Vol. 27, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, March, June and December 1981.
• Vol. 28, Nos. 1, 3 and 4, March, September and December 1982.
• Vol. 29, Nos. 1 and 2, March and June 1983.
• Vol. 30, No. 2, June 1984.
• Vol. 31, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, March, June and December 1985.
• Vol. 32, Nos. 1 – 4, March – December 1987 (no issues published in 1986).
• Vol. 33, No. 2, June 1988.
• Vol. 34, Nos. 2 – 4, June, September and December 1989.
• Vol. 35, Nos. 1 and 2, March and June 1990.
• Vol. 36, Nos. 1 – 3, March – September 1991.
• Vol. 42, No. 4, December 1997.

The Pine Tree Shilling: Opening a Window on Life in the American Colonies - 1650-1780. 507 Meany Rd., PO Box 1005, Charlestown, NH 03603-1005. ljmiller@turbont.net.

• Published 4 times a year by living history re-enactors.  This newsletter includes articles on how to make and use historically accurate tools.  It focuses on the every day life in the American colonies.

Plane Talk: The Quarterly Journal of Plane Collecting and Research. PO Box 338, Morristown, NJ 07963-0338. Published by the Astragal Press.

• This journal is no longer in publication.  The Astragal Press offers a text containing several of the most recent volumes.

Popular Woodworking.

Rural Heritage. 281 Dean Ridge Lane, Gainesboro, TN 38562.

• "A bimonthly journal in print since 1976, online since 1997, in support of small farmers and loggers who use draft horse, mule and ox power."

Shavings. Newsletter of the Early American Industries Association, Inc. 1402 Hickman Bluff Rd., Lavaca, Arkansas 72941.

• Published six times a year.

Sign of the JOINTER: The Quarterly Journal of Antique Wooden Planes. 6211 Elmgrove Rd., Spring, TX 77389. IS.

• This newsletter began in the summer of 1999 and is published four times a year. The Davistown Museum library has a complete collection through ________________.

The Spinning Wheel Sleuth. PO Box 422, Andover, MA 01810, 978 475-8790.

• Began publication in 1993; currently published four times a year.

Stanley Tool Collector News. Published 3 times a year by The Tool Merchant, 208 Front St., Marietta, OH 45750.

• The first issue was printed in the fall of 1990 and has now been discontinued.

Technology and Culture. The International Quarterly of the Society for the History of Technology, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

• We have just received a donation of 25 issues from the Columbia University Libraries.
• Current Bibliography (1990) published 1992. 33. IS.
• January, April, July, October 1992. 33(1-4). IS.
• January, April, July 1993. 34(1-3). IS.
• Current Bibliography (1992) published 1994 supplement. 35. IS.
• January, April, July, October 1994. 35(1-4). IS.
• Current Bibliography (1993) published 1995 supplement. 36. IS.
• January, April, April Supplement, July, October 1995. 36(1-4). IS.
• January, April 1996. 37(1-2). IS.
• January, April, July, October 1997. 38(1-4). IS.

Tool Chest. Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia, PO Box 1163, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3053.

• Published four times a year along with The Sharp Edge newsletter.

Tool Collectors' Picture Book. Early Trades & Crafts Society, Long Island, NY.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• 14th: The handy Hammer. May 1982. IS.
• 15th: The spoke-shave and related tools. April 1983. IS.

Tool Talk. PAST (Preserving Arts and Skills of the Trades), 1445 Fourth St., Berkeley, CA 94710-1335

• Published four times a year.

Tool Talks. Stanley Tools, New Britain, CT.

Tools & Technology: The Newsletter of the American Precision Museum. Windsor, VT 05089. IS.

• Published quarterly, the museum has copies from volume 1 in 1977 forward.
• Copies of this reference are available for visitors to browse in the Museum Library.

Tools and Trades. The Journal of the Tool and Trades History Society, The Membership Secretary, Woodbine Cottage, Budleigh Hill, East Budleigh, Devon EX9 7DT, United Kingdom.

• TATHS is the quarterly illustrated newsletter for the society.

The Tool Shed. Journal of the Collectors of Rare And Familiar Tools Society (CRAFTS), 38 Colony Court, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.

Woodworker: The Magazine for the Craftsman in Wood.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• August 1976, 80(993). IS.

Woodworker's Journal: The Voice of the Woodworking Community.

Woodworkers Library. Linden Publishing, 2006 South Mary, Fresno, CA 93721.

Woodworking Magazine.

Working Wood: The Quarterly Journal for the Craftsman Working in Wood. Quailcraft Publishing Co., Ltd., Aldershot, Hants, England.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• Summer 1982, 4(1). IS.

Ye Olde Tool Chest. Newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Tool Collectors. 24575 Butler Rd., Elmira, Oregon 97437.

• The Davistown Museum has in the library the following copies:
• March 1988, 5(2). IS.

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Auction Listing Catalogs Auction catalogs are a particularly useful source of information on antiquarian tools and their value, especially if illustrated. The following listing is under construction and includes only a few of the catalogs in the Davistown Museum collection. One of the best sources of tools on the web are auctions.

Baxter Auction Gallery, Indianapolis, IN:

• Saturday, Oct. 28 2000. IS.
• Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002. IS.

David Stanley Auctions, Stordon Grange, Osgathorpe, Loughborough, UK. Special collective sale by auction of quality antique woodworking & allied trades tools.

• October 4, 1983. IS.

Fine Tool Journal: FTJ Absentee Auction and Brown Auction Services, http://www.finetoolj.com/auctions/index.html.

Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, PA:

• Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. IS.

Johnny King Auctioneers, Ware Shoals, SC:

• Sept. 7, 9, 16, 20. IS.

Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools. The Catalogue of Antique Tools: The World's Premier Antique Hand Tool Value Guide. Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, PO Box 281, Bath, New York. (800) 869-0695. IS. www.mjdtools.com.

• The Davistown Museum has a nearly complete collection of the many auction catalogs he has issued.
• See annotations in the collector's guides bibliography.

Richard A. Bourne, Co., Inc., Corporation Street, Hyannis, MA:

• Tuesday, September 16, 1980. IS.

Tony Murland: International Tool Auction catalog of items: England:

• July 25th, 1997, Lot 2209. IS.

Toolshop International Auction Catalogues.78 High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8AW, England.

• "Our catalogues are the finest tool catalogues in the world and have become a benchmark reference publication for all those individuals who have an interest in antique tools."

Your Country Auctioneer:

• Sept. 24-25, 1999. IS.