At 01:05 PM 9/21/2014, RH Hutchins wrote:
>On 9/21/2014 11:44 AM, Anthony Seo wrote:
>>While walking around the flea market this morning, there one seller 
>>who had a few interesting tools that I grabbed, but then he 
>>mentioned that he had this tool chest.  He mainly brought it to 
>>show.  According to the people he got it from the original owner 
>>had worked as a carpenter for a circus around the turn of the 
>>century (19th into the 20th.)  My guess this was constructed more 
>>around 1920 or so based on some of the tools. But what a treasure trove.
>>
>>http
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>>
>>http
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>>
>>http
://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/miscpics/toolchest09212014c.jpg
>>
>>http
://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/miscpics/toolchest09212014d.jpg
>>
>>http
://oldetoolshop.com/jointer/miscpics/toolchest09212014e.jpg
>>
>>The only thing I didn't see were planes but there are two drawers 
>>on the one side that I didn't look in.  They wouldn't have been big 
>>planes but, who knows.  My guess is that the guy was primarily a 
>>wood carver but did a lot of other work as well.  There is a big 
>>round or heading knife for leather work but I didn't see any other 
>>leather tools.  The copper coated square is a Duby & Shinn 1902 
>>Patent Carpenters square.  That was plated originally but the 
>>plating on those was very thin or weak and most of the time you 
>>find them, the copper wash coat is showing.
>>
>>I don't know if anything in there was cleaned or not.  But this is 
>>a neat old tool chest and these fitted ones do not show up very often.
>>The seller did mention a price that he might consider ($3000) but I 
>>think even that is cheap and he wasn't really trying to move it.
>>
>>Enjoy
>>
>>Tony (who would have loved to brought it back here but........)
>That post deserves a violation of the snippage rule!
>
>In the 4th photo, at the top left, is a sort of square and/or rule 
>that I've never seen before.
>
>Can anyone shed light on it?  Does it have a name?  What is its 
>intended use?  etc.

That is the Duby & Shinn 1902 Patent Carpenters square that I mentioned.

This is Google patent link which has more info than the DATAMP one.

https://www.google.com/patents/US700023?dq=patent:700023&hl=en&sa=X&ei=
ZwYfVMuoHcn2yQSKzIKADA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw">https://www.google.com/patents/US700023?
dq=patent:700023&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZwYfVMuoHcn2yQSKzIKADA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw

They were  made in 6", 10", and 13" sizes and were sold through ads 
in Popular Mechanics and other magazines.  They aren't very common, 
I've had 3 that I can recall over the years.

Tony



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