The Collectors of Rare And Familiar Tools Society (CRAFTS) of New Jersey proudly hosts this live auction of tools consigned by numerous sellers and several significant estates including Alexander Farnham (co-founder and author of books on New Jersey Tools & Makers), Hank Allen, Ken Vliet and others. There are 525 lots most of which will be sold without reserve. All items are offered "as-is, where-is."

The auction is held indoors inside a pleasant banquet hall at the Oldwick Fire Company. Chairs are provided. Wheelchair-accessible site.

Inspection preview begins at 7:30 a.m. and the auction commences at 9:30 a.m. Tailgate sales begin at dawn.

We have hired the famous auctioneer Paul Wilmott to call the auction. There are no online, absentee or phone bidders -- just those who register for a bidding number on the morning of the auction.

A food truck will be on site (we hope!).

Please download the lot list (PDF) and review the photographs of selected highlights here on AuctionZip or visit our website craftsofnj.org where you can also review previous auctions and realized prices.

A partial list of items in this sale:

Axes, Adzes, Hatchets & Twybil incl. Beatty, Black Diamond, Black Raven, Columbus, Davois, Farr, Juniata, McKinnon, Pottiger, Turner, White, bearded, cooper’s, goosewing, hewing, Erie Railroad

Wooden Molding, Plow, Sash & Spill Planes incl. Alder, Andruss, Baldwin, Barton, Chapin, Colton, Cook, Copeland, Crane, Danberry, DeForest, Fish, Greenfield, Hoffman, Kellogg, King, Marley, Mockridge, Norman, Norton, Owasco, Rogers, Sandkuhl, Sandusky, See, Taber, Union, White

Saws incl. Disston, Fenner, Groves, Millington, Richardson, Sorby, Woodrough, pit, ice, two-man

Primitives incl. croze, hay fork, hinges, mallets, race knife, scorp, scythe, shaving horse, travelers, yoke

Vises incl. Emmert Turtleback, Hollands, Sheldon, Wilcox, Wilton "Baby Bullet," Yost

Marples Ultimatum Brace

James Bee English Brace

Shaker Broommaker's Bench from Sabbathday Lake 

English Infill Smooth Planes

Embossed Red Warrior Axe by Wm. Mann (1868)

Adjustable Beam Boring Machine

John Roach Brass Sighting Compass w/ Tripod

Copper Stills

Millers Falls Treadle Scroll Saw #387

Wrench-Brace by Joseph Goodrich (1878)

Three-Claw Hammer by Zimmerman

Thayer Patent Hammer (1862)

P. L. Fox Patent Machinist's Square (1888)

Ironmonger's Caliper Rule by Rabone

Spring Winding Tool by Hjorth Lathe and Tool (1907)

Mitteldorfer-Strauss Goat Head Hammer

Boy's Union Tool Chest #60B w/ 12 tools (ca. 1905)

Tinsmith's Burring Machine by J. Stow

Tinsmith's Crimping Machine by W. Burton (1865)

Patternmaker's Mold Patterns

Chute Board Plane by Joseph Jones (1866)

Lie-Nielsen Chisel Plane & Rabbet Block Plane

Franklin Mint repro of Millers Patent Plane

ALSO: Other Edge Tools (Chisels, Gouges, Drawknives, Froes, Scorps, Slicks, Spokeshaves, etc.); Blacksmith-Made Tools; Stanley Planes #s 3, 3C, 4, 5, 5C, 5½, 6, 6C, 7, 7C, 8, 9¼, 11, 12, 20, 45, 60, 71, 72, 78, 80, 81, 90, 93, 95, 110, 112, 120, 140, 190, 192, 605, A4, A5, Liberty Bell, Transitional; Metal Planes by Gage, Sargent, Millers Falls, Union, Keen Kutter, Record, Siegley, Craftsman, Fulton, Shelton, Tower & Lyon, etc.; Logging, Farm, Blacksmith's, Cobbler's, Cooper's, Farrier's, Leatherworker's, Machinist's, Plumber's, Surveyor's, Tinsmith's, Wheelwright's Tools; Auger Bits; Clamps; Drills; Dividers; Grinding Wheel; Hammers; Levels; Mallets; Marking Gauges; Plumb Bobs; Rules; Squares; Tool Chests; Trammels; T-Bevels; Vises; Wrenches; Books, Journals & Catalogs; Many Box Lots!