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December, 1998

Scenes from Fall Meet in Decatur Page 4

Wilkinson's Boring Machine Page14

Van Namee's Framing Square Page18

A Hit Man's Tool Guide Page20

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From the President

I bring greetings from the banks of the Wabash and I give thanks to the members of this great and unique organization for placing their trust in me by electing me as their 14th president.

By doing a little arithmetic, I conclude that only a small percentage of those who read this have actually met me. So, I want to tell you a little about who lam.

I have been a member of M-WTCA since about 1972. I remember attending our first meeting in Columbus, OH, which is listed in the directory as being heldinJuneofthat year. We were welcomed by what were, and continue to be, some of the friendliest people in the world.

One of the reasons I want to tell you about myself is that we often know MWTCA members for years without knowing who they are and what they do in their hometowns. I am a SherwinWilliams man who sold paint and floor coverings in Huntington, IN until retirement in 1990. Loretta and I have been married for 40 years, and we have a son and a daughter who have given us five grandchildren whose pictures are carried in Loretta's wallet. My own wallet contains the credit card which is kept handy to purchase marking gauges, which have become my special interest in the tool world. The Ring mark on a plane seems to make me an easy mark.

For those who are wondering where I want to take this organization, I want to say that I don't want to TAKE it anywhere. The record of growth we have enjoyed over the past several years tells me that we must be doing something right, so you'll see no major changes recommended by me. Iwant to be a listener and facilitator who continues to promote growth in what

our By Laws call "the preservation, study and understanding of ancient tools ... and to share that knowledge and understanding with others, especially where it may benefit restorations, museums, and like institutions."

Our organization has a vast store of knowledge which is available to every member for use in promoting the study and understanding of ancient tools in his or her hometown. Please call on MWTCA when you need help in sharing that knowledge and understanding.

-Mel Ring

Elections for Director

Directors were elected in 16 areas this fall.

Chosen were: Area A,John Walkowiak; Area B, Mike Hanley; Area C, Lars Larson; Area D, Charles Gartzke; Area E, Terry Klingelhoefer.

Area F, Tim Bonnelli; Area G, Mike Jenkins; Area H, Don Riley; Area I, Gregor Mszar; Area K, Steve Bruder; Area M, Paul Hamler; Area N, Phil Baker; Area 0, Alan Foster.

Area P, Don Stark; Area O,John Shaw and Bob Fields; Area R, Bill Gustafson.

Their terms will expire in 2001.

Eliza Swope, who was half American Indian, was a carpenter. She built five houses in Bettsville, OH in the 1920s. The homes are still in use today. The photo was taken in 1923.

From the Warren Leemaster Collection

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N. 93 December, 1998 Copyright 1998 by Mid-West Tool Collectors Assodation, Inc. All rights reserved.

Editor Mary Lou Stover S76W19954 Prospect Dr. Muskego, WI 53150

Associate Editor Roger K. Smith Contributing Editor Thomas Lamond Advertising Manager Paul Gorham

THE GRISTMILL is the official publication of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc. Published quarterly in March, June, September and December. The purpose of the association is to promote the preservation, study and understanding of ancient tools, implements and devices of farm, home, industry and shop of the pioneers; also, to study the crafts in which these objects were used and the craftsmen who used them; and to share knowledge and understanding with others, especially where it may benefit restoration, museums and like institutions. President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary

Area A John Perzinski, 1999 Don Bosse, 2000

Mel Ring 35 Orchard La. Huntington, IN 46570-1744 (219) 356-7471 Donald Tubman 13904 Spring St., Sturtevant, WI 53177-1250 (414) 835-4658 Doug Cox 2938 Cynthiana Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324-9272 (502) 863-1407 Ronald Cushman PO Box 763, Alfred, NY 14802-0763 (607) 276-6085 John Wells P.O. Box 8016 Berkeley, CA 94707-8016 (510) 848-3651 Willie Royal 215 Anthony Circle Charlotte, NC 28211-1417 (704) 366-7081

Directors Area I

John Walkowiak, 2001 Area B

Emery Goad, 1999 Craig Guy, 2000 Gregor Mszar, 2001 AreaJ

John Henson, 1999 Larry Thorson, 2000 Mike Hanley, 2001 AreaC Michael Slasinski, I 999 Jerry Henze, 2000 Lars Larson, 2001 Area D Paul Gorham, 1999 Alan Fetty, 2000 Charles Gartzke, 2001 Area E Gary Johnson, I 999 Dick Chapman, 2000 Robert St. Peters, 2000 Terry Klingelhoefer, 2001 Area F Norman Heckman, 1999 Bill Baxter, 2000 Joe Greiwe, 2000 Tim Bonelli, 2001 AreaG Jack Devitt, 1999 George Elsass, 2000 Mike Jenkins, 2001 Area H Milton Bacheller, 1999 Don Riley , 2001

Dale Kirby, 1999 Nick Heatherly, 2000 Paul Reichert, 2000 Area K Jim Conover, 1999 Robert Sutton, 2000 Steve Bruder, 2001 Area L Dave Miller, 1999 Area M Jim Jones, 2000 Paul Hamler, 2001 Area N Paul Mikula, 1999 Charles Webster, 2000 Phil Baker, 2001 AreaO Bob Gilmore, 1999 Bob Valich, 2000 Alan Foster, 2001 Area P Jack Zimmerman, 1999 William Warner, 1999 Barry Hurchalla, 2000 Don Stark, 2001 AreaQ Ed Hobbs, 2000 John Shaw, 2(XH Bob Fields, 2(Xl2 Area R Martin Donnelly, 2000 Bill Gustafson, 2001

Committee Chairman Meeting Planning Elections Scholarship GRISTMILL Managing Editor Special Publications By-Laws and Policy Whatsit Family Assistance Marion Henley Award Displays Address Labels Publications Mailings Scrapbook

Donald Tubman Doug Cox Ronald Cushman Mary Lou Stover James Conover E.J . Renier James Mau Phyllis Morse Ron Pearson George Wanamaker Kerry McCalla Ann Henley Barb & Mike Slasinski

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By Mary Lou Stover

Dave Heckel, who stepped down as president this fall, did a fine job of leading this organization and preparing for the future. If you talk to him anytime soon, be sure to say thanks for all his time and effort in behalf of the membership.

Plaudits also go to all those busy people who helped put on a whopper of a meeting in Columbia, MO. Host Jim Price drew on Dennis Starzinger, Mike Urness, Peggy and Junior McBride, Ray Nissen and Mark Lynott to pull off a great meeting. Hostess Ann Henley was assisted by John and Joyce Metcalf, Marie Obermiller, Sue Lugers, Barbara Esterly, Maggie Risley and Norma Rigler. Sue made and donated the pottery for the Auxiliary program.

Even after the meeting, M-WTCA was making news. The Broadway Diner ran an ad in the Columbia Tribune that pictured Andy and Nancy Delans eating there. The ad quoted Delans: "We are in Columbia to attend an antique tool meeting.We're glad we stopped here. Great food, nice people."

Willie Royal, the club's new secretary, is interested in more than old tools. He's into flowers and gardening in a big way at his home with his wife Jean in Charlotte, NC. Not only did he plan, plant, replan and replant.the garden until it satisfied him - at the moment -he built the walkways, fences, stone wall, deck, fish pond and waterfall. And he's not done yet. His goal is to have flowers on bloom all year long. He was featured in the cover story of the Living & Garden section of the Charlotte Observer in June.

M-WTCA's intern at George Washington's Mount Vernon this summer got a good report card.James C. Rees, resident director, said," We are thrilled to have with us our first MidWest Tool Collectors intern, Quinn Sykes, who is adding a great deal to the Pioneer Farmer program. Quinn is

Mid-West Tool Collectors Association National Meetings

Spring, 1999

Fall, 1999

Spring, 2000

Fall, 2000

Area N Meeting Area Q Meeting Area P Meeting Area N Meeting Area N Meeting

Area A Meeting Area K Meeting Area F Meeting Area N Meeting Area Q Meeting Area D Meeting Area N Meeting Area E Meeting Area F Meeting Area C Meeting Area A Meeting Area Q Meeting Area F Meeting Area B Meeting Area Q Meeting

June 17, 18, 19, 1999. Harrisburg, PA. Radisson Penn.

Contact: Bill Warner {717) 843-8105 or Don Stark {717) 367-

5207.

Oct. 14, 15, 16, 1999. Stevens Point, WI. Contact Don

Tubman {414) 835-4658.

June 12, 13, 14, 2000. Omaha, NE. Contact Al Fetty {402)

223-5842 or Fred Leu {402) 592-1907.

Oct. 12, 13, 14, 2000. Cincinnati, OH. Contact George Elsass

{614) 888-0591.

M-WTCA Area & Other Meetings

Jan. 8, 1999. Oak Hill, FL. Dave Burnell {904) 424-1795. Jan. 16, 1999. Hillsborough, NC. Ed Hobbs {919) 828-2754. Jan. 23, 24, 1999. York, PA. William Warner (717) 843-8105. Feb. 5, 6, 1999. Madison, GA. Phil Baker {941) 485-6981. Feb. 13, 14, 1999. St. Petersburg, FL. Charlie Webster (813) 323-0863. Feb. 13, 1999. Medina, MN. John Walkowiak (612) 824-0785. Feb. 13, 1999. Bentonville, AR. Emery Goad Feb. 26, 27, 1999. Nashville, IN. Bill Baxter {317) 542-0026. March 12, 1999. Mount Dora, FL. Paul Mikula {407) 365-4686. March 13, 1999. Charlotte, NC. Bob Fields {704) 393-1282. March 21, 1999. Omaha, NE. Alan Fetty {402) 223-5842. March 26, 1999. Barberville, FL. Phil Baker {941) 485-6981. March 28, 1999. Rockford, IL. Gary Johnson (815) 636-1464. April 16, 1999. Franklin, IN. Norm Heckman (317) 422-8482. April 24, 1999. Chesaning, MI. Jerry Henze (517) 793-0498. April 24, 1999. Hastings, MN. John Walkowiak (612) 824-0785. May 15, 1999. Hickory, NC. Bob Fields (704) 393-1282. May 16, 1999. Franklin, IN. Norm Heckman (317) 422-8482. July 18, 1999. Merrill, WI. John Henson (715) 536-7555. July 24, 1999. Raleigh, NC. Ed Hobbs (919) 828-2754.

M-WTCA meeting dates must be cleared with Terry Klingelhoefer (618) 632-6127.

hardworking and a valuable asset to our agricultural program, and he has gotten along splendidly with the other interns and staff." More on Sykes and the intern program is in this issue.

recently opened the Thiers Tool Room. M-WTCA'sJim Baird and Len Borkowski, who are both active in museums in their own communities, helped sort and identify tools. The tools were donated by Werner and Ada Thiers. Thiers set up a blacksmith shop in the little southern Wisconsin town in 1946.

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Mo Arnold Receives Marion Henley Award

By Mary Lou Stover

A surprised Mo Arnold received MWTCA's highest honor, the Marion Henley Award, at the national meeting in Decatur, IL, in October.

Ron Pearson, chairman of the award committee, told the audience that Arnold has demonstrated the qualities associated with the award. He is an enthusiastic tool collector who is very knowledgeable and shares the knowledge with his fellow collectors, all in a very unassuming way. He promotes the preservation of tools and is always involved in M-WTCA activities. He is friendly, knows most everyone, and makes it a point to meet others.

"I've never heard Mo say a bad word about anyone," Pearson said. Mo Arnold (right) accepts the Marion Henley award from Ron Pearson,

committee chairman. Mel Ring photo. In. accepting the a ward, Arnold said,

"I'm overwhelmed. It's wonderful being at a meeting like this with good friends." And he has many good friends. One of them, fell ow Indianaian and tool collector Dick Opsahl, was chosen to bring Arnold forward to the podium.

Arnold has hosted two national meetings and co-hosts annual, very popular meetings in Indiana. He helps

set up, display and talk tools at the Indiana State Fair to promote knowledge about tools and tool collecting. He has held many auctions for deceased members' tool collections, compiling the catalog, doing the advertising and promoting the sale. He served as a director for many years and was an

Installed as officers at the Saturday night dinner were (from left) Willie Royal, secretary; John Wells, treasurer; Don Tubman, vice president - meeting planning; Doug Cox, vice president - elections; Mel Ring, president. Ron Cushman, vice president - scholar

ships, was not pictured. Mary Lou Stover photo.


officer in charge of programs.

Mo is well known for his Perfect Handle tool collection and his knowledge of wrenches. He proposed the Fred A. Curry A ward for the best Stanley display at national meetings and has made sure the hammers are available for the recipient.

M-WTCA President Dave Heckel said, "Mo has done, worked, helped, promoted, served and been there for MWTCA ... He has been a strong member of M-WTCA and has shown his desire by all of the things he has done. Mo has always shown this and probably always will."

Mo's wife, Eila, was introduced as a strong supporter of M-WTCA, its auxiliary and her husband. They will be married 50 years in February and have missed very few meetings since joining M-WTCA in 1978.

Only six others have received the Marion Henley A ward. They are: Bill Holden, Bill Rigler, Ivan Risley, Harlow Sternberg, Mary Lou Stover and Ray Wilson.

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Displays and Awards at Decatur

By George Wanamaker

Displays at Decatur were some of the most difficult to judge because the theme "Tools in Sets or Sets of Tools" could be interpreted so widely. We had 34 superb displays.

Milton Bacheller won Best of Show in Theme with an exceptional" Set of Planes Made by Beniah Dean." Jim and Phyllis Moffet won Best Display Out of Theme with "Patent Model? Salesman's Sample? Or What?"

Ever wonder what type of tools came with your typical]eep? Robert Solomon's "World War II Jeep" display, which won the Most Unusual award, showed all the tools that came with the WWIIJeep.

Best One Tool was Ron Cushman's "J. Siegley Plane," a patent model, which had a lot of information about the tool. George Wanamaker received the Fred Curry A ward for the best Stanley display titled "Unusual, Unnoticed Stanley Planes."

Winning Judges Choice a wards:

• Bill Alexander had a beautiful set of Multiform Moulding Planes with one handle and a whole bunch of bottoms.

• David Heckel showed a set of Sargent Auto-set Planes. A really nice iron plane display.

• Robert Green, "Chisel Sets by Stanley," a nice, informative display.

• Cliff Fales, "Spiral Screwdrivers of Decatur."

• John Walkowiak had a fabulous display of plow planes, "A Set of Three Plow Planes by Solon Rust."

• Tom Lamond, "Carriage Maker's Shaving Tools, Geral and Others."

• Don Rosebrook, set of four ChaplinRust plow planes.

• Roger K. Smith, "Special Purpose Micrometers."

• Bill Linstromberg, "Carpenter's Draw

Decatur award winners (from left): Bob St. Peters, Bill Alexander, Dave Heckel, Milton Bacheller and George Wanamaker. Mary Lou Stover photo.

Knives with Patented Handles."

• Bob St. Peters, "Set of Handrail Planes and Tools."

Congratulations to all winners. Displays are an important part of our efforts to educate others about tools, their history and uses. I hope we can get back up to around 45 or 50 displays at future meetings. Newly-elected president Mel Ring (right) presents the past

president's pin to Dave Heckel. Mary tou Stover photo.

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Most Unusual: Bob Solomon, "World War II Jeep." Best Stanley display: George Wanamaker, "Unusual, Unnoticed Stanley Planes."

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Best One Tool display: Ron Cushman, "J. Siegley Bench Plane,

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Judges Choice: Tom Lamond, "Carriage Maker's Shaving Tools - Geral and Others.''

Decatur host Terry Klingelhoefer conducting a meeting.

Judges Choice: John Walkowiak, "Set of Plow Planes by Solon Rust.''

Judges Choice: Roger Smith, "Special Purpose Micrometers. "

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Paul Hamler - Now how did I make this miniature ivory plane? Judges Choice: Bob Green, "Chisel Sets by Stanley."

Alicia gets some background music from M-WTCA members as she performs.

Judges Choice: Bob St. Peters, "Set of Handrail Planes and Tools."

Judges Choice: Dave Heckel, "Sargent Auto

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Judges Choice: Cliff Fales, "Spiral Screwdrivers of Decatur, IL."

Time to chat at the reception for (from left) Dick Opsahl, Lois Opsahl, Mil Wasson and Ken Wasson.

Judges Choice: Bill Alexander, "Multi-form Moulding Planes."

Hunter Pilkinton and Mo Arnold check out tools.

Judges Choice: Don Rosebrook, "Chaplin-Rust Plow Planes."

Judges Choice: Bill Linstromberg, "Carpenter's Draw Knives with Patented Handles."


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Setting up tools at the Badger Steam and Gas Engine Show. Ray Fredrich photo.

M-WTCA Well Represented as Badger Steam and Gas Engine Show Opens at New Site By Ray Fredrich

Mid-West tool collectors put their best foot forward at the grand opening of the Steam and Gas Engine Club's first show at its new location.

Wayne Ha tz of Baraboo organized a group of old standbys to represent MWTCA, with the help of Morris Olson. The Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club, northwest of Baraboo, had purchased 80 acres, allowing the group to permanently set up much of their larger equipment.

The M-WTCA group fit in nicely with the activities. Members set up their many tool displays and sales tables in two tents. The meeting was held Aug. 21, 22 and 23. One of the highlights was Hatz demonstrating how to make snow fence ,with wire and lath and a fencemaking tool. A lot of old-timers helped with this project. Representing MWTCA at the event were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ladwig, who displayed a great variety of saw sets; Don Christianson,

who sold tools, and Jim Keats, who displayed his many wrenches. Pete Leibsle, who is an amateur blacksmith, displayed anvils, swages and hardys. You have to be strong to have a hobby like this.John Rowsam showed a lot of Starrett tools, along with some Whatsits. His very interesting display kept the questions coming.

Carl Cotrone brought along several peg boards mounted with fence stretchers. His were all painted, which made a very nice display. Lyle Opperman displayed John Deere wrenches, which fit in perfectly with the variety of tractors on the grounds.

The crowd on Saturday was large, parking was at a premium and every bit of the site was used. There were seven rows of flea market which included about 300 tables with many tools available. Approximately 200 restored tractors as well as other farm equipment were shown.

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Record Crowd for Georgia Meeting

By Ph1l Baker

A record 158 registrations were received for the Georgia Peach Meet, and only four members failed to make it. Add to that spouses, girlfriends and guests and that adds up to quite a good group.

Dave Heckel gave a great lesson on Winchester, explaining special things the company did, with good illustrations. In the evening, a panel of Ron Cushman, Bob Hunter, Ken Kline,Jay Ricketts and Merrill Schmidt gave their opinions on tool restoration. The discussion was on how and when to restore tools.

It was interesting to hear what these tool experts, and the audience, had to say. Opinions were varied, but the discussion may save some rare tools from destruction. Treatment of some very rare and valuable tools was enlightening to collectors.

Display winners included Bill Rigler, first, $50, and Dave Heckel, second, $25. Ricketts performed his magical feat of turning saws with terribly shaped teeth into respectable cutting instruments.

A total of 105 sales tables turned up some nice tools. The Peach Meet policy of allowing setup as soon as sellers arrrive but not allowing trading until 6 a.m. Friday worked well. The policy levels the playing field for those who set up and those who don't. It wasn't unusual in the past for one to be setting up and lose the chance to acquire what he or she had been looking for for many years.

The next meeting will be held the first weekend in February in Madison, GA.

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Tools Shine at 1998 Indiana State Fair

By Matt Borders

We've all had times I'm sure when counting our blessings becomes the activity in which we are least likely to be engaged.Work isn't going well or we've suff erect some setback, and su?den~y we forget about all the good thmgs hfe has to offer, dwelling instead on the petty annoyances and minor irritations that beset us.

At these times, for me at least what is needed is a chance to slow dow~ gather with old friends (and make ~ew ones) around a common interest to take

. ' a qmet walk into the past and visit the spirits of our parents and grandparents to hear stories of the "old days" and ' immerse ourselves in the sights and sounds of a simpler time. In short, we need to visit the Pioneer Building at the Indiana State Fair.

Each year it is my privilege to participate in the M-WTCA exhibit at the fair, and each year I am amazed at the restorative effects of a few hours spent in the company of men in overalls and straw hats and women in bonnets sitting at quilting frames. The smell of the coal smoke from the antique farm machinery mingling with the sweet scent of hay awaiting the bailer, while the ringing of the blacksmith's anvil adds its own sort of music to the occasion, and all the while I am surrounded by my favorite subject: tools. I can think of worse ways to spend an afternoon, though better ways would be harder to come by.

This year's theme was E. C. Atkins Tools, which were made for over a century in Indianapolis. Ken Wasson, whose collection of Atkins tools is second to none, graciously provided his time and tools as well as his vast store of knowledge on the subject, and I can't begin to tell you how many times I overheard conversations between Ken and people who either worked for Atkins or had family members em-

Mo Arnold (left) and Ken Wasson at the M-WTCA exhibit at the Indiana State Fair. Dick Opsahl photo.

ployed there. Even though my knowledge of the subject was limited (less so now than before, for I feel I learned a lot in the short time I was there), it was gratifying to sit in on the reminiscences of all those people.

While visitors to our booth always seem to run the gamut from children to adults whose childhood memories are reawakened at the sight of what they consider to be parts of their own past on display, we occasionally have the unexpected celebrity as well.Jerry Sloan, the head coach of the Utah Jazz, stopped by for a visit. Too bad there wasn't a photographer present so that a picture of Mo Arnold and Jerry could be added to the "Celebrity Corner" adorned now by a picture of Mo with public television's Roy Underhill.

exhibited, as well as Dick Opsahl, Keith Thomas, Cliff Allen, Norm Heckman, George Saucerman,Jim Weaver, Alan Rodebeck, Bill Tangman,Jan Cover and Art Redinger for volunteering their time to ma? the booth. On a personal note, I especially want to say thank you to Mo for having me back year after year and letting me write this article, and to all of you for the kind remarks you have made to me about the articles I write. I hope they inspire you all to be more involved in what I consider to be a fine organization.

Though he always makes it look easy, Mo assures me that setting up and running the exhibit is no simple task, and it would not be possible without the help of many people. Mo asked me to thank Ken Wasson for the tools

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Area E Meet at Garfield Farm Museum By R1chard Chapman

In 1841, Timothy and Harriet Garfield sold their farm in Vermont and with their eight children moved to Illinois.

Timothy had been in this region some four years earlier prospecting and was aware of the fertile farm land. The family traveled via the Erie Canal, through the Great Lakes to the port of Chicago. With their possessions loaded on three wagons, the family first went to the vicinity of Pecatonica, IL. From friends they learned of some farm land being for sale near present day LaFox, IL. They proceeded there and purchased the property now known as the Garfield Farm Museum.

On Aug. 2,202 people representing the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and Early American Industries made similar journeys to participate in the sixth annual tool meet held at this site. Nine states were represented at the meet. Fifty-two trade tableswere set up. Displays and demonstrations presented included tinware and tinsmithing, an antique Bentley auto and the special tools required to service it, a treadle saw demonstration, a primitive cotton gin, a 20-foot trailer displaying wrenches and jacks, and antique washing ma-chines. For those needing suste-nance, a catered breakfast and box lunch were available.

This year, based on judging of the displays and demonstrations, two $25 cash awards were issued. Recipients were Leo and Dolores Winkler for their demonstration of tinsmithing and William Kuntz for his display of wrenches and jacks.

As with previous meets, the area was open to the public during part of the day during which 350 people attended. It was apparent that association members made a good impression as 16 new member-

The future Women's Auxiliary? Garfield Farm meeting photo by Richard Chapman.

ships were accepted during the show.

A note of thanks to all that came, and to Jerry Johnson, Pete N alperg and their museum staff. A special thanks

goes to volunteers assisting at the meet: Don and Sue Tubman, Phil Cannon, Verlene Barr, Chuck Schroeder and Maurice and Judy Gambrel.

<lColor ~bs <lComing The Gristmill plans to offer 4-color advertising for its premier

space - the back page - beginning in 1999.

Be the first to reserve your ad space in The Gristmill, official publication of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, the largest tool group in the world.

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For more information, contact Paul Gorham at (515) 961-4383.

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The Mid-West Tool Collectors Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, preservation and understanding of the early tools, implements and devices used by our ancestors in their homes, shops, on the farms and on the seas, and to a better perception of the industries and crafts in which these tools were used as well as the craftsmen who used them. Founded in 1968 by a small group of avid collectors, the organization has rapidly become international in scope with a membership of over four thousand who are scattered to all corners of the globe. Included are individuals from all walks of life as well as libraries, museums and other related institutions.

MEMBERSHIP IN MID-WEST ENTITLES YOU TO: • Attend with your spouse, the two an

nual national meetings as well as numerous local or regional meetings which are planned throughout the year. Featured at these meetings are tours and visits to appropriate museums, restorations and other sources of historical impact as well as lectures, seminars, films and interesting demonstrations of early crafts. Members are encouraged to display outstanding tools from their collections and to bring items for sale and trade. Programs for the ladies are an integral part of these meetings.

• A subscription to our magazine, THE GRISTMILL, a quarterly featuring stories about and of interest to M-WTCA members as well as articles of educational importance written by and for tool collectors.

If you feel that your interests and objectives coincide with those of the Association, we would welcome you as a member.

• All publications and reprints done by the Association. Over the years a wide and varied assortment of tool-related literature such as out of print tool and trade manuals, tool and hardware catalogs, etc. have been reprinted and distributed to the membership.

Membership dues are $25.00 per year for USA, $33.00 for Canada and $40.00 for Foreign members payable January 1 of each year in US FUNDS. Applicants joining after the annual fall meeting will be considered paid up members for the ensuing year.

Please carefully complete this application in its entirety and return it with your check or money order in the amount of $25.00 made payable to M-WTCA to:

John G. Wells P.O. Box 8016

Berkeley, CA 94707-8016

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN MID-WEST TOOL COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

MEMBER'S NAME: (FIRST NAME) (LAST NAME)

SPOUSE'S NAME: _____________ _ MAILING ADDRESS: _____________ _

(CITY)

(STATE) (ZIP CODE + 4)

TELEPHONE NUMBER: (AREA CODE) (LOCAL NUMBER)

FAX NUMBER: ________________ _ E-MAIL ADDRESS: ____ _ WHAT TOOLS DO YOU COLLECT: Are you able, and if so, are you willing to give demonstrations or lecture on an early craft for either national or local meetings?

Yes ___ No __ _ Describe: __________ _ Are you capable and agreeable to doing voluntary work for the association? Yes ___ No __ _

Are you: A collector? Yes No A dealer? Yes No

Connected with a museum? Yes __ No __ _

Recommended by ______________ _

Return to: John G. ·wells P.O. Box 8016

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John Wilkinson and his Boring Machine

By Hunter Pilkmton

The time is the mid-1700s. Factories as we know them did not yet exist. The economy, however, was doing well and there was an increased demand for goods to improve the level of living of the people. Sound familiar? The Indistrial Revolution was on the horizon, but there was one big ingredient missing.

The need for a source of power was the problem. Power sources in use at the time were human and animal muscle power; wind power, used only for pumping water and grinding grain, and transportation by sailing ships; and water power- not available everywhere. Such mills as there were had to be located along streams to have yearround water supply.

Obviously, human power was not practical to drive large machinery, but hand- and foot-powered machinery was available until early in the 20th century. Some so-called early factories were no more than a group of craftsmen working together to produce a product, by mostly manual means. Steam power, the use of steam, was in its infancy. This was the power that industry needed, but there were no practical means to harness its latent power.

People had boiled water for centuries without visualizing that the hot vapors from boiling water could do actual work.

Figure 1

The first recorded use of steam as a power source is credited to Hero of

Alexandria. He invented a device called an Aeolipile (Figure 1). Water placed in the base of the device was heated, and steam rose through the vertical arms C and D, entering the sphere and exiting at nozzles Hand K, spinning the sphere. This was said to be about 200AD. No practical use of this device was mentioned, but the idea of a jet and a turbine wheel is obvious.

A water pump for use in flooded mines was patented in 1698 by Thomas Savery (1650-1715). This did not use a piston propelled by steam, but operated by condensing steam to create a vacuum. This was a successful design and with modifications was used until about 1920.

Figure 2

In 1705, Thomas Newcom en (1663-1729) patented the first steam engine of modern design. It used a steam cylinder and piston with a walking beam to pump water, also from deep mines (Figure 2). Now we come to how the story of early steam engines ties into John Wilkinson.

James Watt, whom most people think of as the inventor of the steam engine, was not the first, but did come up with the prototype of the basic design used for a long time.

Watt was actually a maker of scientific instruments. He was doing


work in 1763 on a model of a Newcomen engine when he visualized an improved design. He patented the double action piston principle in 1782. This together with the crank and connection rod gave all the elements of the basic walking beam steam engine (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Watt had tried to build engines of his design, but he could not get the cylinders bored accurately enough to effectively use steam pressure. His efforts were fruitless for several years. He then called on John Wilkinson (1728-1808), who was the greatest ironmaster of his generation. He was the son of Isaac Wilkinson, also an ironmaster. At the height of his career, John owned foundries in Denbighshire, Shropshire and Bradley, all in England.

As a founder, Wilkinson was experienced in casting and boring cannons. Earlier practice used a cored casting and a sort of reamer to bore to size. The reamer, having a short cutting section, tended to follow the cored bore and gave erratic bores as well as thin walls at times. This cat1sed the cannon to explode in use, so better methods were needed.

Wilkinson devised and patented a method of casting and boring iron guns or cannons. This method, patented on

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Jan. 27,177 4, cast the cannon solid. The cannon was mounted on horizontal support bearings and a stationary boring head was advanced by a toothed rack and large hand-feed wheel. A similar design boring machine was designed and introduced by Verbruggen and installed at Woolwich Arsenal, England. Wilkinson lost a patent challenge because the Verbruggen machine was four years earlier.

Wilkinson bored the-cylinder for Watt on a revised version of his cannon boring machine (Figure 4). It was delivered to Soho, England, in April of 1775 and solved the inaccuracy problem that had stalled Watt's development of his engine.

Wilkinson saw the advantage of the Watt engine and soon became a user of it. He also realized his cannon boring machine would not be suitable for larger cylinders with open ends. He designed a second boring machine (see illustration) in which the cylinder was fixed and centered around a revolving boring bar.

The cutting head was advanced along the revolving head by a rack and pinion feed. The boring bar was 15 feet

long.

This machine was used to produce 38-inch diameter cylinders, and even a SO-inch bore.James Watt wrote a letter to a Mr. Smeaton, that "Mr. Wilkinson has so improved the art of boring cylinders, so that I promise upon a 72-inch cylinder being not further from absolute truth than the thickness of a six pence in the worst part."

Now, that would amount to perhaps 0.040 inch or so, which would be poor machining today, but in 1775 the art of measurement was poor. There were no mikes, no standards, and rules were hand scribed to the maker's own standard. Cutting tools were also primitive, of high carbon steel, and hand forged. And castings are prone to have blow holes and hard slag inclusions, just to add to the problem. So with all the difficulties, the results were remarkable.

You know the rest of the story. Steam soon powered river boats, textile factories, machine shops, steam ships and railroads. The first steam locomotive to be used on rails hauled five wagons containing 10 tons of iron and 70 men for 9.5 miles at 5 miles per hour


in 1804. This was the Richard Trevithick locomotive, made in England. The Industrial Revolution got a big push by the commercial use of steam by pioneers like Watt and Wilkinson. Wilkinson's boring mill is considered to be the first basic machine tool.

Bibliography

A Short History of Machine Tools. 1965. By L.T.C. Rolt

Encyclopedia Americana. 1958 edition.

DoAll Co. Historical Pamphlets.

Note: DoAll Co. has on display at its Des Plaines, IL, office a replica of Wilkinson's boring machine and an original]ames Watt steam engine.

Tool Studies

Tool studies are currently being made by several members of MWTCA. If you have information that will be helpful, please contact them directly. To include your project in a future column, please contact Don Bosse, (612) 779-6334. E-mail: [email protected]

. Dave Heckel, Siegley No. 2 series plane; Stanley 45.

. John Wells, 60 series Stanley plane.

-Bill Warner,E.W.Carpenter.

. Milt Bacheller, marking gauges.

. Don Rosebrook, levels.

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James Esterly was preceded in death by a son and a sister.

By Ann Henley William B. Thurman

Life M-WTCA member James A. Esterly, 61, died of cancer on July 9 at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City, MO.

Word has been received of the death of M-WTCA member William B. Thurman. He died Feb.12 in Louisville, KY.

He was born in Bismarck, ND, and graduated from North Central College in Naperville, IL, and the University of Chicago Medical School. He was a professor at the University of MissouriColumbia Medical School, where he was head of anatomic pathology from 1969-83. He had a private medical practice in the state of Louisiana from 1983-1997.

Delmer Hybertson

Jim was a quiet, smiling, caring person. He and Marion Henley met through their love of old tools. They had a deep, lasting friendship. Jim was so happy to return to central Missouri and was really looking forward to the Columbia meeting he, unfortunately, was unable to attend. His wife, Barbara, was one of the Auxiliary hostesses at Columbia. She was there every day, busy all the time. I'm sure she reported all the good details every evening to Jim.

Jim was an Army veteran, a member of the College of American Pathologists, M-WTCA, Midwest Decoy Collectors Association and the National Bit, Spur and Saddle Association.

Besides his wife, survivors include a daughter, Sarah Schaber of Ostrander, OH, a sister and a brother. He

Delmer Hybertson died recently from injuries suffered when the bicycle he was riding was hit by a truck.

Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Inc.

Balance sheet ASSETS

Operating Funds 1st National Bank 605 Farmers Savings 3,347 Mechanics Bank 34,188 Addison MM 2,715 Vanguard MM 2,128

Total Operating Funds $42,983 Reserve Accounts

Unrestricted Reserve 17,000 Restricted Reserve Accounts

Meeting Reserve 7,332 Life Membership Fund 42,000 Mt Vernon 6,453 Rigler Scholarship 540

$56,325

Total Reserve Accounts 73,325 Accounts Receivable 2,000

Total Assets $118,308 EQUITY

1998 Opening Balance 128,012 Current Earnings (Losses) -9,703

Total Equity $118,309 LIABILITIES 0

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $118,309

An M-WTCA member, he lived in Centerville, S.D. More information will be published in the next issue.

Burt Seeker Word has been received of the recent death of Burt Seeker.

An M-WTCA member for a number of years, he collected braces as his specialty. He lived in Bloomington, MN and was retired from 3M.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years,Jean, and one son.

Financial Report Aug.31, 1998

Income and Expense Statement INCOME

Membership Dues 27,937 Life Membership 800 Gristmill Advertising 3,327 Semi-Annual Meeting Net 893 Auction Committee Income 258 Internet Income 459

Interest Income 5,838 Donations: Rigler 540 Label Sales 333 Miscellaneous Income 280

Total Income $40,666 EXPENSE

Scholarships and Grants 6,000 Gristmill 16,926

Membership Directory 11 ,828

Membership 1,440 Internet 1,361

Elections 3,044 Other Committees 175 Area Expense 863 Administration 3,194

Accountant 225 Treasurer 4,662

Insurance 653

Totals Expense $50,370

NET INCOME -$9,704


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An lntern's Summer Work at Historic Mount Vernon

By Qumn Sykes

This summer, I worked outside in temperatures that made rocks sweat, wore clothes that were 200 years out of date and swung an axe till I thought my arms were going to fall off - and had a great tme.

I worked at Mount Vernon as the M-WTCA woodworking intern. I was chosen to work as an 18th century style carpenter on Mount Vernon's Pioneer Farm. My internship included working with 18th century style tools to make items that the Pioneer Farm site needed. If there were handles to be fixed, fences to be mended, blades to be sharpened or benches to be made, I was the one they called upon. Oh, I also demonstrated my trade to the throngs of people that visited the farm site every day.

My whole first week was spent learning about George Washington (after all, it was his estate) and of the many things he did outside of the military and politics. Never before had I had such a comprehensive course on a single individual. Besides learning the basic history that included dates and people, I learned about Washington's fascination with farming and of the many innovations he contributed to that field (no pun intended). I was immersed in history and mud at the same time - I helped hoe the fields, too.

After all the history lessons, I was ready to go to work on the Pioneer Farm site: A place where a little area of the past presents itself so that it can be explored by all who enter it. I worked in a shed making odds and ends for the farm. My first duties included refurbishing a couple of old draw knives and fixing a well-worn shaving horse. While performing these tasks, I interpreted my job to visitors curious enough to stop and take a look. I explained my work to them and answered questions. Some days, I talked to nearly a thousand people, and those were just the ones interested in my farm site. I helped the people to understand what went into making the things they saw around the farm, be it a fence or a frame saw.

Quinn Sykes

I learned to make many things for Mount Vernon. I made some cedartopped benches to be placed around the farm, I made handles for hoes, I repaired the shaving horse, and I even got to repair a reproduction, winnowing fan. There were days that required me to work in the fields, as well. I hoed many a row of potatoes and corn. these experiences really enhanced the learning. I understood how hard it was to earn a living in that period. I also found new respect for Washington for all the new ideas and methods he used in farming.

Besides working at the historic site, I lived there. I lived with six other interns in modern quarters on the backside of the estate. It was great being able to meet new people from different places and then working and living with them for the next ten weeks. We became very close and now keep in touch.

I also had the opportunity to explore Washington, D.C. One of the things I enjoyed most about living at Mount Vernon was its proximity to D.C.


I could hop on the Metro and be anywhere in D.C. in about 15 minutes. This gave me the chance to see the great museums in the area. I spent about a day in every Smithsonian Museum. I got to go to all the memorials and monuments in D.C. as well. The other interns and I also went on a couple of field trips to other historic sites in the area. One of the most relaxing things we did was to go to Delaware National Seashore, where we all took the day off and had a good time.

Overall, my summer was one of the most memorable ones that I have ever had. I learned a great deal at Mount Vernon. I was able to have a very interesting job with many interesting people. This experiecne will be hard to outdo.

ailable

M-WTCA will again sponsor a summer intern at the Mount Vernon historic site in Virginia.

The 1999 intern will be provided round-trip transportation to Washington, D. C., a weekly stipend of $200, housing on the Mount Vernon estate, laundry /linens, educational side trips, period attire of the 18th century and a tremendous experience. Total value of the 10-week Uune-August) internship is $3,300.

The intern must be between 18 and 22 years old and sponsored by an MWTCA member.

Applications must be received at Mount Vernon before Feb. 8. For application forms and information, contact Al Renier, Mount Vernon Committee Chairman, at (612) 937-0393, or any director.

The winner is chosen by Mount Vernon officials from the applications received.

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The Van Namee Framing Square

By Bob Nelson

In the hands of a competent carpenter, the steel framing square could be used to determine all of the angles and lengths involved in cutting the different rafters required to frame a roof. It was a simple, sturdy tool well-suited to the rigors of a construction site.

Naturally, a number of inventors felt compelled to try to" improve" such a tool, and some of those new designs can be found today in numbers that indicate a fair degree of success. One example of such is the Topp's framing tool made by G.A. Topp & Co. but patented by Thomas R. Cook, Irvington, IN. But there were others that, deservedly, never enjoyed such success; one such, pictured in Fig. I, is the only example of its type currently known to have survived.

The central body of the Fig. I tool is 17 inches long and 2 inches wide and has two fully brass bound pieces of 5/32-inch- thick boxwood separated by spacers to allow the five arms to be folded into the cavity between them. The two larger arms on the bottom are also fully brass bound boxwood, the two smaller arms to the upper left are unbound wood and the one on the upper right is a slotted piece of brass which, in use, is slid out the end of the body vs. being angled as pictured. The tool is very well made and marked, but it bears much more resemblance to a dressmaker's rule than to anything that might be expected to survive very long on a construction site. The only marking is" PA Ttd API 4th 1899/ Another pending."

The patent marked as pending was found to have been issued on 3 April, 1900 (#646,588); it and the 4 April 1899 patent (#622, 569) were both issued to John A. Van Namee, Streator, IL. The drawings with both patents are quite substantially different from the Fig. I tool. The 1900 patent was applied for on 27 July 1899, so it is assumed that the tool's actual design was a further evolution occurring sometime between

Figure 1: The Van Namee framing square. Photo by Bob Nelson.

the second patent's application and issue dates.

Neither patent is very specific about how the tool was used, saying such things as, "The device may be employed for giving all the bevels and lengths required in framing roofs, bridges and stairs in a manner which will be well understood by carpenters and builders." Further, the difference the patents and the tool make those patent descriptions that are a bit more specific hard to correlate to the tool's actual design. It is assumed that there must have been some sort of instruction booklet for the tool, but it is probably too much to hope that one of those can ever be found.

To Van Namee's credit, both patents do describe the tool as being made of plates of metal "or other suitable material." Why and how boxwood came to be viewed as such an "other suitable material" is questionable.

From the patent descriptions, it is fairly clear that the two larger arms on the bottom of Fig. 1 were used to determine the pitch of a main roof rafter and that rafter's top and bottom angles. On


the tool, neither arm is marked with any sort of degree of angle indicators (as are shown on the patent drawing), but there are holes in each arm which can apparently be aligned and held in place with a peg to establish various relative angularities.

The two smaller upper left arms were used to determine the bevels of related jack rafters; they do have angularity markings for alignment when they are overlapped vs. both being angled the same way as pictured. The patent says that the upper right slotted brass arm can be "moved in and out - - for taking various measurements." Since the spacings of the markings on that arm are non-linear (graduating from 3/32 inch between 2 and 3 to 27132 inch between 17 and 18), it is uncertain what measurements are involved. Both sides of the central body have six separate scales calibrated to give the rafter lengths for each foot of horizontal span for different inches of rise per foot.

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Catalogs Offer Glimpse at Past

By Andrew E. Delans Jr.

I recently acquired at auction an 1869 Auburn Tool Co. catalog and an 1868 Augustus Howland & Co. -Auburn State Prison catalog. Both catalogs were found in a hardware store in Binghamton, NY.

The Auburn Tool Co. catalog, Fig. I, contained the flyer shown in Fig. 2, stating that none of their planes was made by convict labor.

The Augustus Howland & Co. catalog, Fig. 3, is clearly marked state prison and consists ofan electric blue cover with gold lettering and trim. On the back and also shown inside is an excellent tool logo as shown in Fig. 4. Close examination shows that the name Augustus Howland & Co. was taped over the original published name, which was Easterly & Co., the company that lost the prison contract in December, 1867.

Both catalogs use the same style numbers for similar profiles, which would conclude that both Easterly and Howland used the style numbers originated by Auburn Tool Co. Both

Figure 3

catalogs list rules manufactured by H. Chapin's Sons. The Augustus Howland catalog also lists 26 styles of gauges made from beech, mahogany, rosewood and "appletree." Prices vary from similar, lower prices for "prison planes" to some higher prices for "prison planes."

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member living in Streator, was kind enough to extract some data about Van Namee from directories and other records maintained by the Streator land Historical Society. Van Namee was born in 1869. The 1898-99, 1901-02 and 1904-05 directories all list him as a carpenter. His name disappears from Streator until 1919, when it is listed for a variety of types of work from then until his death in 1933.

His employer in the 1898-99 listing was a John M. Davidson & Son who were listed as "carpenters, contractors and builders, sash, doors, blinds, lumber, lath, shingles and agents for - -." His employer in the 1901-02 directory was not specified, but the 1904-05 one has him working for a George A. Schmid, whose listing was almost identical to the earlier Davidson one.

It seems doubtful whether Van Namee himself was capable of the level of rule-making expertise evidenced in this surviving example. The only maker of any type of tools known to have ever worked in Streator is the I wan Bros., but the picks, shovels and other farm and tinner tools they are primarily known for are fairly inconsistent with this tool. Some experienced rule maker elsewhere, possible in nearby Chicago, seems more probable as this tool's maker. Such a rule maker's greater familiarity with boxwood might help explain the use of that vs. the metal initially envisioned by Van Namee.

The writer would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone else who has one of these tools and/ or any additional information about it.

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A Beginning Hit Man's Guide to Tools of the Trade

Or When Is a Wrench

Not a Wrench?

By Howard Mironov

Back in December I spent a week in New Jersey with my children visiting with my mother and sister, and with my brother and his family who were up from Atlanta. While there, I did a little poking around for tools and came home with a few interesting items.

We returned on an early morning flight out of Newark airport to Minneapolis/ St. Paul. We had left my mother's apartment with what I thought was plenty of time to make our flight and made good time on the New Jersey turnpike. However, upon reaching the airport it took us about 20 minutes just to go from terminal A to terminal C, where we were scheduled to leave. It took about ten minutes to check our baggage in outside and then we headed straight for our departure gate. We put two small carry-on bags onto the baggage check conveyor and walked through the security check.

The backpack with children's books and toys went through the check no problem. However, as the second bag went through I was asked by security personnel if they could go through the bag and check it by hand. "Sure! No problem." It had not dawned on me where this was all headed. Let me backtrack to say I had put a half dozen of the tools that I had purchased into the second carry-on bag.

The security person first pulled out three screwdrivers that I had purchased. One was an F. A. Howard patent 1895 brass and wood reversible screwdriver. The second was a small Goodell- Pratt nickel plated screwdriver about 4 inches in length with several interchangeable bits inside the head. The

third was an unnamed patented 1889 (Sutterley patent) driving type screwdriver {brace) with a chuck made to take bit-stock type bits.

The security person looked each piece over very carefully. I on the other hand with the inspiration and naivete of a person who had assumed that they had purchased three screwdrivers carefully explained that they were "screwdrivers." I think my persuasive argument won them over to my point of view. At this point I still thought that everything was under control.

My real downfall began with the next group of tools. I am not really a wrench collector, but I know a nice looking wrench when I see one. While out tool hunting I had seen not one, but three nice wrenches I could not resist. The first was a 6-inch S shaped Perfect Handle adjustable wrench, the first of its type I had ever come across. The other two wrenches were both double end W. Baxter patents. The small 4-inch version was the later 1868 patent with the center adjusting screw. The larger 13-inch wrench was the earlier 1856 patent with the side adjusting screw that comes off at about a 45 degree angle. Again, as the tools were carefully inspected, I mustered the brilliance to declare that they were "wrenches." Of course, I expected that to be the final word on the subject.

The security person had other ideas. She called over her supervisor who then also looked at the tools and told me they would have to be checked in with my non carry-on luggage. I asked what the problem was and was told that my tools were not tools, but potential weapons, especially the larger Baxter wrench, which had some heft to it. I countered that they were" tools." Then with another bit of brilliant inspiration I raised my hand, clenched my fist and argued that this (my fist) could be a weapon too. Luckily I was not arre~ted. I was told to check in the tools. Agam I countered! "But I will miss my flight!" By this time that was begin1:ing t~ look like a real possibility. If argumg with


airport security were an Olympic event, I would have scored O out of a possible ten points. I analyzed the situation for what it was and raced upstairs with my bag. I saw what I thought to be a 20-25 minute line at the ticket counter. I raced outside to see if I could check the bag in more quickly. It took about ten minutes to check in the bag and I raced back inside and to my departure terminal. I made the flight with about ten minutes to spare.

Next time I am at an airport terminal I will remember that all tools are not what they appear to be.

The culprits

. A brass and wood reversing screwdriver, which is aJ. W.Jones patent #543,096 of July 23, 1895, and was manufactured by F. A. Howard & Son of Belfast, ME. This patent made several improvements to the Jones patent #470,055 of 1892. The 1892 J. W. Jones patent was for the development of the first spiral type reversing screwdriver and preceded by several years si:nilar patents awarded to tool designers/ inventors connected with North Brothers (Yankee), Goodell-Pratt and Miller Falls companies. I own several design variations of the Jones ~895 patent screwdriver and the primary reason I acquired this model was because of a major design variation in the handle. All the other models I own have full round type (circular in cross section) handles with beading on the handle where it connects with the metal shafting. This handle is flattened on opposite sides and has no beading at all and appears to be an original handle, not craftsman made. As far as I am concerned the Jones patent/ Howard manufactured screwdrivers are among the most aesthetic ever made. Further information on F. A. Howard screwdrivers which include the Isaac Allard patents of 1868 and 187 4, ~an be f~und in an excellent article by Chff Fales m the June 1992 issue of THE GRISTMILL.

. This is a Goodell-Pratt-# 231 pocket screwdriver. It contains three

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screwdriver blades and one reamer that can be kept inside the head when not in use. It is a mere 3-inches long when in the closed position and easily carried in the pocket.

• A G.T. Sutterly screwdriver's brace patent No. 401,604 dated April 16, 1889. The main premise of the patent is an attempt to simplify and reduce the number of internal parts, guarantee more integrity to the operation of the spiral drive screwdriver and provide increased protection to the internal parts of the mechanism with a tubular enclosure. How well it met its objectives is hard to say without putting this tool to use.

This is the first of this model I have come across, which either makes it a testament to poor funding and/ or advertising or perhaps that it was not able to compete with other models in terms of performance. Certainly it appears to me somewhat inferior in construction to similar Mueller brace/ screwdrivers patented on July 30th of the same year. However, one of the claims in the Sutterley patent is cheap (economical) construction. For sure it is a model that you will not see very often.

The handle of this brace, while old, may not be original to the screwdriver and certainly is not close in design to the patent drawing. The brace does not fulfill all the practical functions specified in the patent, which lends credence to my view that the handle is probably a replacement or at the very least has some broken or missing parts.

This wrench is an H. D. Smith Company production based on the famous "Perfect Handle" construction. The three patents that apply to this handle are design patent #33,468 of October 30, 1900, invention patent# 666,029 of January 15, 1901, and design patent# 34,136 of February 26, 1901. The first two patents were assigned to Amos Shepard of Plantsville, CT, who either was an employee of or sold his patent rights to H. D. Smith Co. The third patent was made to W. S. Ward, who assigned his design patent directly

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I The culprits: (upper left) Jones patent 1895/F.A. Howard manufacturer screwdriver;

(top) W. Baxter patent 1868 wrench; (upper right) H. D. Smith "Perfect Handle" wrench; (middle right) Goodell-Pratt #231 pocket screwdriver; (lower right) Sutterly

patent brace 1889 (may be a replaced handle); (center) W. Baxter patent 1856 wrench. Howard Mironov photo.

to H. D. Smith Co. The two design patents show obvious modification to the design of the handle, both in internal and external construction. The invention patent related specifically to adjustable nut wrenches and made what were considered improvements both to the method of construction of the handle and to the construction of the jaws for the wrench. Later patents by W. S. Thomson in 1913 and 1915 and assigned to H. D. Smith Co. related directly to improvements in the adjustable wrench mechanism. My wrench apparently predates these improvements.

• This 13-inch double ended adjustable wrench was the primary culprit in my little episode at the airport. It was patented by W. Baxter of Brooklyn, NY, on Feb.12, 1856 and assigned patent # 14221. The basic construction of the wrench consists of two large face plates moving uniformly across each other's inner surfaces. Movement is accomplished by means of an exterior

mounted threaded screw coming off the main axis of the wrench at approximately a 45 degree angle. The adjusting screw is mounted within a housing on one of the face plates and the internally threaded section is within the housing on the other face plate. The jaw openings were made different sizes to accommodate a large range of nut sizes and the wrench came in a number of sizes. The patent was renewed in 1870. On July 17, 1883 an improved version was given patent# 281,431. This version maintained the basic wrench style while making changes in the relationship of the adjusting screw and face plates to reduce racking between the plates and to allow adjustments to be made more easily. My wrench is based on the earlier 1856 patent.

. This cute little 4-inch double end wrench was also a W. Baxter creation and was assigned patent# 84,605 on Dec. 1, 1868. The main purpose of this design was to provide an adjustable

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The Scalf and Ramsey Saw By J1m Conover

This saw was brought into my shop by Leo Scalf, the maker's grandson, as a curiosity. The saw was not for sale. He just wanted to know about it.

William Scalf, Leo's grandfather, was born in October 1898 and died in June 1976. He made the saw in the 1940s along with 500+ others, according to Leo's two uncles. William is reported to have sold these in the Corbin, KY area where he lived. It is possible that some were sold in the southern Ohio area. Only three, plus a prototype handle, are known to exist within the family. It is thought that Ramsey provided financial support and perhaps worked on patent drawings. A patent search by Lars Larson has not turned up any patent so far.

The Scalf and Ramsey Saw.

The saw is about 30 inches long and has teeth along its entire lower edge, 8 per inch. The straight edge back has forty-seven 1/8 inch holes which were 1/2 inch apart. The cutout arc in the blade is a protractor. Numbers 1 through 23 are stamped into the blade along the lower holes. No other markings are on the blade.

The handle is aluminum with amber-colored plastic grips with two levels at the top. The screws fit into each other. One side has the name, Scalf & Ramsey, and the other has Pat. Pend. inscribed.

This multi-use saw could not only cut, but also level, scribe arcs, measure and be used as a straight edge. Each of its.functions has been

identified prior to the saw's existence, but the combination on one saw may have been the intriguing element to William Scalf.

Perhaps, several more of his saws will surface. Any information or comments are welcome.

The handle, with the amber-colored plastic grips removed.


Two levels are visible on the handle.

Hit Man Continued from page 21 wrench with the basic rigidity of a nonadjustable wrench yet the flexibility to be adjusted with one hand, especially in restricted situations where it might not be possible to use two hands to adjust the mechanism. To me this wrench is probably a monument to simplicity of form and construction to achieve a basic purpose. I guess I like the aesthetics of this tool. W. Baxter was not one to rest on his laurels. On July 17, 1883 he received patent# 281,432, his second patent (see #5) of the day for various design and structural improvements to this wrench.

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7 College Scholarships to be Awarded in 1999

By Ronald cushman

If a member of your family - children or grandchildren-is currently attending college or plans to attend college during the 1999- 2000 academic year, an MWTCA scholarship might be his or hers.

M-WTCA awards up to six scholarships a year. For 1999, an additional scholarship will be offered as a memorial to Bill Rigler. Each scholarship is in the amount of $1,000.

Applications are now being accepted for the 1999-2000 scholarship year. Completed applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee · prior to April 1, 1999.

The M-WTCA Board of Directors recently voted to include grandchildren of M-WTCA members as well as children of members to be eligible for the scholarships. We hope many of you will take advantage of this opportunity to become an M-WTCA scholarship recipient.

Basic guidelines for the scholarship program can be found in the back of the current M-WTCA Directory under "Policies, Procedures and Practices." For a scholarship application and any additional information, write, call oremail:

Ronald Cushman . P.O.Box 257 Almond, NY 14804 (607) 276-6085 [email protected]

Four children of M-WTCA mem-bers have received a $1,500 college scholarship from M-WTCA for the 1998-99 academic year. The winners are as follows:

. Cory Gildea, son of Allene Gildea of erie, PA, attendingJohn Carroll University at University Heights, OH, majoring in biology.

. Andrea Hartmann, daughter of Peter J.

Hartmann of Brookfield, WI, attending Marquette University, majoring in international business.

. Marcy Koch, daughter of Rick Koch of Machesney Park, IL, attending Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, IN, majoring in business.

. Rebecca Weinstock, daughter of Daniel Weinstock of Geneva, NY, attending Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, majoring in international relations.

Corey Gildea

Andrea Hartmann


Marcy Koch

Rebecca Weinstock

M-WTCA Family Assistance The M-WTCA offers assistance to members and families of deceased members who wish to dispose of their collections. Please contact Phyllis Morse, chairman of the Family Assistance Committee.

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All material for The Women's Auxiliary Pages should be sent to THE GRISTMILL editor:

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Women's Auxiliary Officers President Sue Tubman

Mary Lou Stover S76 W19954 Prospect Drive Muskego, WI 53150

Decatur Programs and Tours

By Judy Gambrel

Thank you,Jody Klunk, for interesting and fun programs at the national meeting in Decatur, IL.

The fall weather was ideal for enjoying Mother Nature's gifts. We toured the Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery where we viewed interesting displays and walked to a peaceful grove of white pine trees and then toured Homestead Prairie farm, (an 1847 log cabin with additions).

From there, it was on to MariMann Herbs where we learned about the various uses and popularity of herbs. Their shop featured many products they manufacture from their own herb garden and we were able to enjoy snacks they prepared for us from their products. Many ladies must have enjoyed their visit to Hobby Lobby, because there were lots of sacks being carried out of the store and onto our bus.

The Friday night program, entitled "My Life is in this Quilt," was a delightful historical reading and interpretation by a gentleman and two ladies who read diaries, letters and other writings from the 1860s. Especially humorous to us living in 1998 is what a man expected of his woman back then. Wonder what the next century will bring. Our group participated in a sing- along of old songs played on a dulcimer.

The Ladies Luncheon on Saturday featured an interesting program on preserving photos and memories by guest speaker Sue Ellison. Sue shared

Vice President Judy Gambrel Secretary Peggy McBride Treasurer Sally Marsh Asst. Gristmill Editor Janet Beatty

Auxiliary members toured the Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery. Judy Gambrel photo.

methods to conserve precious photos and stressed the importance of doing so properly. We enjoyed her introduction and are sharing it below:

There's a box in your house, I'm not sure where

In the attic, the closet, it's in there somewhere

You know the one. Started small but it's GROWING.

It's the box into which all your pictures are going!

I have one, too, though it's slightly nomadic

It started downstairs and is now in my attic.

When I go upstairs to get our decorations

I always spend hours re-living vacations!

I look at the pictures of us when we dated

Much younger than those now that we are related.

The babies complete with spaghetti sauce/aces,

Yogurt mousse hair and peas in strange places.

If my house were to burn, the pictures I cherish

Would be the possession I would not want to perish.

For they hold our life story, our values and our laughter,

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And the Winners Are

It was sheer pleasure being in Decatur Oct. 8-10 with all our tool friends and sharing our favorite pastimes-good conversations and our appreciation of the past.

The theme for the Auxiliary was "Pleasures and Pastimes," and the displays were extremely difficult to judge because they were all very appropriate and well done. A big thank you to the judges: Shirley Linstromberg, Jane Venable Brown and Ann Boltz.

The winners are:

Best of Show, Best of Theme and Most Nostalgic: Schoenhutt Pianos by Joyce Metcalf; Most Creative:My Garden Scrapbook, by Sue Tubman; Most Historic: Fluting Irons, by Carole Meeker; Outstanding Collection: Pincushions, by Peggy McBride.

Judges Choice awards:

Lacemaking, by Joey Gilmore; Animals, by Alta Leemaster; Threaded Needles, by Pam Rosebrook; Joan Walsh Angund, Author and Illustrator, by Susan Witzel; Tatting, by Donna Zerkle.

Another Successful Show and Tell -

By Judy Gambrel

The Auxiliary welcomed its first-time attendees with our Show and Tell program at Decatur, IL.

It's a great way to get to know one another and to share interests. Mil Wasson showed a wonderful basket made by her daughter-in-law which is large enough to hold a quilt. Pat Mau brought her collection of quilted oval tablecloths which she made and uses to adorn her table for holidays and special occasions (Valentine's Day, St. Pat's, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween and

Award winners at the Decatur fall meeting were: (back row, from left) Donna Zerkle, Joyce Metcalf, Pam Rosebrook, Alta Leemaster, (front row, from left) Joey Gilmore, Sue Witzel and Sue Tubman. Judy Gambrel photo.

Mil Wasson displays a quilt basket (big enought to hold the quilt you're working on) at the Show and Tell program at Decatur.

an adorable Happy Birthday tablecloth decorated with cupcakes holding candles and the greeting "Make a Wish.")

Joey Gilmore was on the Caterpillar


tour so Shirley Linstromberg showed Joey's charming Victorian book carriers which children used many years ago. Sewing afficianado Peggy McBride brought a Putnam yardage estimator for estimating yards on a bolt of cloth. Sue Witzel brought a whatsit.

Pam Rosebrook was seen working on her sewing machine in her hotel room and was convinced to bring her work in progress - a lovely Challenge quilted wall hanging. Helen Watkins made charming note pads decorated with pressed flowers.Judy Gambrel showed an electric marshmallow toaster by Angell us Campfire Marshmallows. It was a fun event, after which the women enjoyed cookies and punch.

Pleasures and Pastimes

By Sue Tubman

When the theme for Decatur was announced, I was busily involved in my garden, something I had not b®en able to do for a couple of years. There was lots


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Continued from page 25 of work cleaning up areas which had not been tended, along with completing other areas. The results were rewarding, and I wanted photos to record my efforts.

I remembered an Auxiliary luncheon in which we were introduced to archival photo albums. My daughter-inlaw introduced me recently to scrapbooking, which incorporates the archival albums, embossing, stamps, paper cutting and many other crafts, and so this album of "My Garden" evolved.

Scrapbooking has become very popular. Supplies are no longer hard to find; indeed, many specialty shops have opened dealing only in scrapbook supplies and classes. Michael's chain of stores has a good supply, as does Joanne Fabrics. Magazines are now being published bi-monthly and quarterly with their theme strictly on the varieties available to scrapbooking. Books are available in all the book stores.

The photographs are all ones taken by me (the art of cropping has been diligently practiced), with the exception of the first one of my mother. All materials, from the paper to the stickers, glue and color, are of archival quality. This means acid-free paper, inks, paste, etc. If, as in the last page of my album,

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"Schoenhut Pianos" by Joyce Metcalf took home the Best of Show, Best of Theme and Most Nostalgic honors at Decatur. Mel Ring photo.

you incorporate something that is not archival, it can be used if it is segregated from your photographs.

I enjoyed putting this all together, and once I got over the fear of such a large blank page, the ideas started flowing with no trouble. It has also become a good horticultural record of my gardens, and I will use it for future plans.

Amish Books Up Next for Pennsylvania

For the Pennsylvania meeting the Book Discussion Group will be reading books about the Amish.

Participants may read either or both of the following: A Midwife's Story, Ivy Books. Reissued in 1988. ISBN 0804101787. $5.99. By Grace Kaiser;Dr. Frau: A Woman Doctor among the Amish, Good Books. Reissued in 1996. ISBN 1561482161. $8.95.

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Both books are autobiographical and very readable. If you've been waiting for me to select a book that you'll just love, either of these will please you. Dr. Frau writes more about the obstetrical care to the shy Amish women and tells about the philosophy of the people. A Midwife's story includes more of the culture and economics of the Amish.

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A Treasured Teddy

By Peggy McBride

Hi there.

My name is Teddy. I know, that isn't a very original name for a Teddy Bear, but Peggy said it was she could think of when I came to live with her. (She says she didn't have much imagination, even back then.) That was in Christmas, in 1946. There, now you know how old I am.

There are some other Teddy Bears living at our house, but I am the only one that has his very own chair, and really, it's kind of a neat chair. Since I was the very first Teddy Bear, I consider myself to be the Head Bear. The others are mostly sitting on the love seat, except for Harding and Bosley.

I was really pleased when I found out I was going to the tool show in Columbia. I have gotten to go to other special places because I am a "Christmas

Treasure." I went to the local historical society for their Christmas potluck a few years ago. That was when I got all dolled up and got my red ribbon bow. (None of the other Teddy Bears had a red bow like mine.)

The cast iron bed is another Christmas Treasure. Husband Junior gave it to Peggy for Christmas this past year.June and Mike knew their mother was getting a doll bed, so they gave her Harding (the gray bear), and Peggy was afraid that he would get lonesome, so she bought Bosley.Junior is afraid that won't be the last of the Boyd bears, and it is all June's fault. The quilt on the bed was made by Sally Leu, and given to Peggy at the Davenport tool show.

Shiny and Bright

By Judy Gambrel

My display of Christmas Memories featured two Christmas trees decorated with antique glass and other ornaments. Some of the most interesting are one of the Seven Dwarfs, an angel, a hot air balloon, Santas, flowers and nuts. Most were hand-blown in Germany prior to

Peggy McBride won a Judges Choice award at Columbia for Christmas treasures. Mel Ring photo.

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Antique glass and other ornaments decorated Judy Gambrel's tree at Columbia. Her display was a Judges Choice winner. Mike Slasinski photo.

World War I.

There are also other interesting ornaments made of plastic, paper mache (during the Depression} and paper decorated with tinsel. Also shown were many figural tree lights including angels, Santas,Japanese lanterns and others. I've collected these fragile decorations for 25 years.

Germany is generally credited with establishing the tradition of the Christmas tree as an indoor decoration. The Christmas tree arrived in England with King George I, whose native Germany originated the custom. But it was a famous 1848 etching of George's greatgranddaughter, Queen Victoria, with her German- born husband, Prince Albert, and their family gathered around their Christmas tree in Windsor castle that catapaulted the tree into Victorian fashionability. The Christmas tree was then brought to America by Germans settling in Pennsylvania. And it was decorated.

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Shiny and Bright Continued from page 27 glowed with shiny, bright glass figuratives in scores of shapes, handblown glass balls and exquisite paper ornaments.

The history of the glass Christmas tree ornament began in 1840 in Lauscha, a German village. Ornament making was a cottage industry (the factory was a cottage and workers were family that lived there). Ornaments were blown by hand and most handblown ornaments have a small dot where the glass blower cut the ornament off his blower.

The first handblown ornaments were introduced to America about 1870, but most people could not afford them. In early 1880, F. W. Woolworth had to be convinced to stock them, but by 1890, Woolworth had 13 stores and traveled to Germany where he purchased more than 200,000 ornaments.

America could not compete with the quality of the German-made ornaments, but with the outbreak of World War I, imported ornaments were no longer available and, in 1918, Americans began making their own, which were of a much inferior quality. When the war was over, Germany regained the market.

In the late 1930s, Corning Glass Works in New York, which employed many people who formerly made ornaments in Germany, patented a machine that could produce 2,000 electric light bulbs in a minute. By December of 1939, the machine had been adapted to produce ornaments and the firm Shiny Bright was in operation. The firm later became the largest producer of ornaments in the world.

Hank Disston at Work

By Barbara Schaffer

My husband,Erv,collects and writes about handsaws. Since Henry Disston is the best-known U.S. handsaw maker, it was only fitting that I give Erv a handknit carpenter doll for Christmas

one year.

The tool bench arrived for "Hank" the following Christmas. The tool bench was a necessity as Hank could be found anywhere in the house, ready to saw off chair legs, pound nails into the coffee table, stick a screwdriver in the electric outlets or write the dimensions for his next project on the wall.

The display at Columbia shows young Hank as he begins his career as a saw maker. He is still in the klutzy stage and doesn't know he shouldn't use a hammer, saw, screwdriver or nails to make a saw. By the looks of all the wood shavings on the floor, workbench and all over his clothes, you can tell he's still a bachelor. Eventually, he did get married, as saw blades were later etched H. Disston and Son, and Disston and Sons. No doubt his wife taught him to make fewer shavings and keep his clothes cleaner. His saws got better, too.

Hank fancies himself "Protector of the House" when Erv and I go out for the evening. The first tool meeting Hank attended was a PAST gathering in January, 1998, and he begged us to take him to a M-WTCA national meeting, which we did. His lifetime dream, for now, has been fulfilled at Columbia.

Judges Choice, Columbia: "Hank Disston at Work," by Barbara Schaffer. Mel Ring photo.

Most Nostalgic, Columbia: "A Little Girl's Dream Come True," by Faye Beckwith. Mike Slasinski photo.

/ Outstanding Collection, Columbia: "Gavels," by Kathleem Holmes. Mel Ring photo.

A Little Girl's Dream Come True

fulfills her dream as a young child.

Memories of her youth and her collection of sewing machines and related items resulted in a charming display and Most Nostalgic award winner at Columbia. Faye's display featured a child's treadle sewing

By Faye Beckwith and Judy Gambrel

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Dream Come True Continued from page 28 machine; sewing kit with doll patterns; child's sewing box. thimble and doll pattern. Her love of sewing has resulted in 15 years of collecting for pure pleasure.

Faye feels that collections must have some meaning or relevance to your past to bring you joy. Her display brought us joy.

In an Orderly Manner

Collecting Gavels

By Kathleen Holmes

I had acquired several gavels when I was involved with the leadership of General Federation of Women's Clubs as first a county chair, then a district director.

I wanted to give the women who had assumed leadership in their own clubs a token of that responsibility and decided on giving them a unique gavel. So I began to look for them. As my husband, Cecil, wandered looking for his treasures, so did I.

One thing led to another and I did several short programs on the use of leadership and the gavel. I include in the collection a couple of mallets, for some use a gavel more like a workman's tool than an instrument for guiding and controlling a meeting.

Included in the collection are several brass gavels as well as one that Avon put out for men on Father's day a number of years ago. The gavels are all shapes and sizes, well cared for and some shabby, beaten up ones - just as leaders are.

A search for the history of gavels has yielded little and nothing. So, if anyone can assist me, I'd certainly be most grateful.

Two Makers, One Plane By Dick Dickerson

When I travel back east I like to go to as many antique shops as possible. I usually find some interesting tools and tend to go to the same places each visit.

During October of last year, my wife and I were in Connecticut visiting my family and going to tag sales, flea markets and antique shops, as time permitted. At one shop I found a very interesting wooden plane. At the time, I didn't realize how unique it is. I had a few reference books with me, but most were at home in Wyoming.

The plane is #8 size hollow, made of beech and is 9-inches long (fig I). It is stamped with the names of two makers, 0. Gladwin and 0. Gladding (fig 2). The book A Guide to American Wooden Planes and Their Makers has no listing for either maker. However, 0. Gladwin is on the" maybe list." The Directory of American Tool Makers lists an 0. Gladwin name on a plane, with no working dates or location.

The Catalog of American Wooden Planes has the same" 0. Gladding" and "O. Gladwin" maker marks. Both have the same characteristics as the marks on my plane. And both are placed in southern Connecticut, where I found it.

I compared the wedge profile and it

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matches the 0. Gladwin. The article on these plane makers in The Catalog of American Wooden Planes speculates that the names are interchangeable. This is possible, but brings up another question. Why use both names?

I have not been able to do much other research on these makers. If any members have information, please let me know.

References

Directory of American Tool Makers, Gene W. Kijowski, Draft edition, EAIA.

A Guide to American Wooden Planes and Their Makers, second edition, Emil and Marty I Pollack, the Astragal Press, Morristown, 1987.

The Catalog of American Wooden Planes, issue# 20 September 1996, Michael Humphrey, Beacon Street Press, Sherborn, MA

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Item MMM: Remember the unusual STANLEY logo brace that we reported last June? Well, Harvey Henderson of El Cajon, CA, reports that he too has a #923 brace with an 8-inch sweep and set screw collars hold the sweep handle in place. He feels that it was used from 1905 to 1910. I wonder if this logo was used on other tools or just the Stanley brace that they took over?

Item LLL: It was a pleasant surprise to hear from the owners of the "Mouth Bow." They wanted to visit the Appala-

chia Museum in Tennessee as a result of our article.

Item PPP: Don Kessel of Paddock Lake, WI, recently participated in a living history event in Salem, WI. He was demonstrating barn beam boring when one of the visitors presented an unusual device of wheels, cranks and levers for identification. The pictures more resembled the log advance mechanism on the carriage of a sawmill.

In researching the patent date of 1902, I found it to be a very sophisticated joist boring tool which was clamped to the underside of the joist and could thus bore a series of holes all in alignment with each other. Since few houses were being

wired for

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purpose was for installing 3/8-inch pipes for gas lights. The alternate way was to remove strips of flooring, notch the top edge of the joist, lay the pipe, then replace the flooring. Otherwise, the pipe had to be slid into position from the outside of the building; either way was a lot of work. Thank goodness for electric-powered angle head drills.

Item QQQ: Many of the tool collectors who attended the world's tractor I engine show at Portland, IN. last August may have seen this item. My son got some pictures of this 24-inch diameter drum with removable recessed face pieces that was patented in 1882. The patent papers indicated


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that the machine was recessed into the table top at an angle. Cigars were then inserted in the recessed portions. A flat belt was held against the back side of the drum, passed over a set of pulleys and then behind the drum so that the removable caps could be lifted to remove and insert the cigars.

A spring-loaded pulley and pressure plate that the cigars passed over pressed them into the desired shape characteristic of that brand of cigar. One of the smaller belts had a crank drive mechanism. The belt drive was usually advanced to replace five or six cigars at a time.

If you have any other gadgets, tools, or even comments, send them to me:

O.M.Ramsey 8114 IA Bridgeway Circle Fort Wayne, IN 46816-2315 (219) 447-2099

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By Hunter P1lkinton

My wife and I just returned from Decatur, IL. It's sorta hard to get my brain cleared of all those delicious tools I had to pass up and get back to the real world. But, I got some goodies to show for the trip, and the speakers were excellent.

I also wish to thank those of you who spoke to me about my little puzzles, expressing your enjoyment of the column.

Ray Nissen of Fox Fire Village, NC, who said he preferred phone to letter writing, called me with answers to all three puzzles. 0. G. Thomas of Chettenham, Ontario, answered all the puzzles and got into some convoluted thinking in doing so. I guess that's a compliment because he thought they were really hard!Jimmy Cummins of Greenville, MS, sent an answer to the paper clip puzzle.

Now for the answers for Puzzles in the September 1998 issue of THE GRISTMILL.

Puzzle #I-Cut out a dime-sized hole in a sheet of paper and put a quarter through the whole with no damage to the paper.

Answer -By putting the quarter on the paper and loosely folding the paper across the dime sized hole, and bending the folded paper upward into a slight vee shape, the quarter coin will fall right through with no damage to the paper.

Puzzle #2 -Paper Clip Linkage. Place the two paper clips as shown in the sketch on the edges of a one dollar bill. Grasp the ends of the bill and pull (don't jerk) and the clips will be fastened together. Jimmy Cummins said he first heard this as an illustration of a story. A

country gentleman allowed a traveling salesman to share a bed with his wife overnight, after he folded the sheets as the dollar bill was folded. Upon checking during the night he found them just as the paper clips ended up!

Puzzle #3 -Can you divide a clock face into two equal parts with a straight line so the numbers on each half add to the same total?

Answer-Draw the line from 3:30 through 9:30, giving a total of 39 on each half.

Bonus- What is the largest number that can be spelled without using the letter "A"?

Well, I goofed. I should have explained that you start with one and count upward. I got a half a page explaining the possibilities above one thousand, which is the answer I was looking for. You can count and spell from one through 999 without the letter"A".

Now for this issue's puzzles.

Puzzle# 1- I used this one several years ago, but it is worth repeating. (See sketch.)

The proffiem: Calculate the length of the line AC. Line OC is 5" and line CD isl". The triangles are 90 degrees, and AO and BC are parallel. Line AB and QC are also parallel.

Puzzle #2 -See if you can arrange the ten numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 so they equal 100 total. You may use two numbers together, such as 39, and you

Puzzled

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may use fractions made of the numbers, and, of course, a plus sign. Use each number only once.

Puzzle #3- The Philosopher's Pupils. "Tell us, oh Great Pythagoras, how many pupils attend thy school."

Answer "One-half study math, onefourth natural philosophy, one-seventh observe silence and there are also three girls." How many pupils were there?

The above puzzles are from World's Best Puzzles by Charles Townsend and Fun With Puzzles by Joseph Leeming.

Have fun! Send replies direct to:

Hunter Pilkinton, 2431 High way 13, South, Waverly, TN 37185, 931-296-3218.

GREATER MID-WEST "SPRING" TOOL AUCTION & SHOW Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 1999 Ramada Inn Airport, Indianapolis, IN

THE ROY BRADLEY COLLECTION .. . Catalog $15.00 Tom Witte, P.O. Box 399, Mattawan, MI 49071

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FOR SALE For Sale: Winchester catalog reprint. 70th Anniversary Printing. 1926-27 Winchester Store Catalog. 300 illustrated pages - over 7000 items. $16.95 (plus) $2 S/H. Many more catalog reprints available. K.K.-Remington-Harley Davidson-Winchester-Coes and more. Send SASE for list: R.L. Deckebach, 6617 (B) Beach Dr., Panama City Beach, FL 32408-6017.

for Sale: 3,500 antique trade catalogs, pictorial histories, operation manuals, etc. First list (71 pages - $5) covers metal and woodworking machines and hand tools to 1800. Second list ($5) covers farming tools, steam machines, auto, mining, sheet metal, etc. Fifth list ($5) covers domestic subjects: sewing, medical, history, etc. Internet: http://www.apexephemera.com (catalog or merchant). Harold Barker, 3108 Klinger Rd., Ada, OH 45810.

For Sale: The Toolemera Press. Out of print books and ephemera on tools, trades and technology. Limited edition trade catalog reprints. By e-mail only. Mention GRISTMILL when requesting list. Gary Roberts, ([email protected]).

for Sale: Due to poor health. One of the South's largest collections of rare and unusual items. Thousands of antique tools all trades, primitives, country store items, furniture, kitchen items, farm, trappers, sports, blacksmith, coopers, etc. Over 2,000 baskets and nutcrackers, miners, nautical lights and ship models, scales, keys, toys, bottles, Chinese bell brass/Cloisonne', books, copper, brass, iron, tin, silver, pewter items, cash sales - sold here. Charles Maybury, Mosheim, TN 37818 (423) 422-4819.

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WANTED Wanted: Longtime collector seeks early technical related objects. Surveying instruments, compasses, transits, etc. Computing devices, unusual slide rules, assaying and bullion balances, surgical sets, medical curiosities, microscopes, telegraphy, scientific instruments, other interesting mechanical and technical objects made prior to 1910. Dale R. Beeks,P.O. Box 117, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314. Call collect: (800) 880-5178.

Wanted: Anything "Winchester," especially tools, sports (eq. or its advertising), other paper & cardboard, boxes and cartons, items marked "The Winchester Store." Need displays (wrench, flashlight, brace & bit, grease, lock, etc.) Premium paid for zig-zag rules, TD square, house appliances, Scooter skates, paint items, Herald and "Store Times." Can trade if that works for you! Tim Melcher, 30140 S. 587 Circle, Grove, OK 74344.

(918) 786-8500. e-mail: tmelcher @greencis.net

Wanted: Plomb tools made in Los Angeles or Plomb tools with no origin of manufacture stamped on them. Also wanted, A. Plomb and Calif. Tool Co. stamped tools. Dale Moore or Carl Miller, 1929 So. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. (M-F 8-5) (800) 522-5877.

Wanted: Literature wanted. Catalogs, fliers, price sheets, etc. wanted for the Plomb Tool Co., the A. Plomb Tool Co. and the California Tool Co. Dale Moore or Carl Miller, 1929 So. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 (M-F 8-5) (800) 522-5877.

Wanted: Wm. Beatty, Wm. Beatty & Son, J . Beatty, and Wm. Beatty & Sons' tools and catalogs. Charles Beatty, 566 North Shore Drive, South Haven, MI 49090. (616) 637-9265. E-mail [email protected]

Wanted: Winchester items, tools, sporting goods, or advertising. Collections or pieces OK. Please advise price and condition. David R. McDonald, 14211 Kellywood Lane, Houston, TX 77079. (281) 558-5236.

Wanted: Speed indicators by Welles Caliper Co., Tabor Mfg. Co., Woodman Mfg., Ulster Machine Co., Sleckenreiter Mfg., Queen & Co., Paragan, Fowlers Improved Indicator, McDonnell Odometer Co., Gesetzil.Geschutzl. Ivan Lux, 443 W. Lexington, Minden, NB 68959, (308) 832-2495.

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recently acquired a hand vise made by LC. Starrett Co. It has a #86 (see sketch) onit.

Can you direct me to an address of the Starrett Co. and someone who might supply information as to the purpose, age and original cost of this tool? Possible a catalog or something.

I wil be happy to receive any information.

Figure 1: Is it a flax break? Ralph Bachmann 215 S. Hamlin

A Flax Break?

A friend of mine has this piece (Figure 1), but we haven't been able to identify it. The handle is 24 inches long. The metal part opens up and there are three sharp blades. It appears to have been bolted onto something.

Is it a flax break or what? Any help would be appreciated.

Atlee Hochstetler 1493 Wheatridge Rd. West Union, OH 45693-9735

Any Ideas?

Does anyone know what this tool (Figure 2) is?

Size: 13 inches total length, 5 inches across wide end.

Material: all brass.

Handle/reservoir is heavy brass pipe.

Hollow head is soldered sheet brass, embossed.

Pet cock controls flow of liquid from reservoir to hollow head.

Shallow toothed comb(?) across underside of head has teeth 1/8 inch deep, 7 teeth per inch -teeth do not show evidence of wear.

Narrow opening across width of head, above comb, 1/ 4 inch back from forward edge for liquid/solvent/fuel(?) to exit-

what liquid? To burn?

Clifford D. Fales 1435 South Urban Way Lakewood, CO 80228

Starrett info

I am a recent new member of M-WTCA who has on and off collected tools of various kinds and ages.

Most of them were either used by me or known to others who used them. I

Park Ridge, IL 60068

Figure 3: L. C. Starrett hand vise.

Figure 2: Any ideas?

Send letters and artwork to: Backtalk,

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M-WTCA membership hit a record 4,000 at the fall meeting in Decatur. Herman Lathrop of Shertz, TX, one of those joining at the meeting, was recognized at the banquet as the 4,000th member. The organization has gained 33 members since early October.

Members will pay $5 more for the privilege of belonging to M-WTCA and receiving its benefits. The Board of Directors approved the following dues, now in effect: United States residents, $25; Canada, $33; foreign countries, $40. A new application form appears in this issue. Please copy it to distribute to prospective members and throw away the outdated ones. Also note that dues should be sent to John Wells.

A $1,000 memorial scholarship in Bill Rigler's name will be given for the 1999-2000 school year. The scholarship was established from memorials sent to M-WTCA. Contributions honoring Bill, a longtime leader in the organization, may still be sent to the treasurer,John Wells.

Information on the seven scholarships to be awarded is published elsewhere in this issue. Eligibility has been extended to include grandchildren of M-WTCA members.

Identification of Judges Choice winners at the Columbia meeting was reversed in a photo in the last issue. Winners were (from left): Bob Gilmore, Bob Valich,Jack Devitt and Jim Mau.

TWO CLASSICS FOR THE TOOL COLLECTORS LIBRARY

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The latest bunch of tools donated by members was being sent to the hurricane-ravaged Dominican Republic. They were slated for the Honduras, but it was decided that people in the Republic needed them even more.

Mel Ring has spearheaded Tools for Humanity, hauled boxes to his garage in Indiana and arranged fortransportation to needy countries since Mid-West began the program. Earlier this year, about 100 tools were delivered to Russia by Doug Cox, who said the appreciation was tremendous.

t The Special Publications Commit

tee is putting out a call for materials to reprint for the membership. Anyone with tool-related pamphlets, catalogs or books should contact Jim Conover, chairman.

WOODEN PLANES IN 19TH. CENTURY AMERICA VOLUME II by Kenneth Roberts We.are.proud to have been chosen to distribute the last remaining copi~ of this 1983 classic dealing with plane and tool making by the Chnpin f am.ily from 1826 to 1929. This 452 page leatherette bound volume with dust jacket contains an eight page insert of color plates of planes in exotic woods, Just about every page has an illustration or reprodu~tion of an historical document to augment the comprehensive text .. Refer to this book for the rest of your life. $40.00 plus $5.00 shipping USA

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ORR & LOCKETT HARDWARE CO. 1898 CATALOGUE OF MECHANICS TOOLS TI1e 208 page reprint -of th.is dealer size catalog is stuffed with engravings of tools of this tum of the century Chicago hardware company: Many illustrations and products found nowhere else. You will always be glad you had a copy of th.is out of print reprint. Limited availability $20.00 plus $3.00 shipping USA

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MID-WEST TOOL COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. Ann Henley, 808 Fairway Drive Columbia, Missouri 65201

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE ALBERTA John H. Cherepanik, Edmonton

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