The Old Tool Reprint Room
Reprints: N-Standard
Some of the reprints listed here were re-created from damaged originals. Others, especially those reprinted by Ken Roberts, have had additional pages of background information added to them. Conversely, some titles were not reproduced in their entirety in order to keep production costs down. Most reprints sell at a fraction of the cost of the originals, so building a library of them is far more economical in terms of time and money than seeking out originals.
Some of the reprints listed are still in print and available from the publisher. Others are can be located when offered for sale by antique tool and used book dealers or on online auction sites. Copies regularly turn up at old tool swap meets and in estates of tool collectors.
National Saw Company
- Cover title: National Saw Company, Newark, N.J.
- Title page: Price List of the National Saw Co. Saws
- Newark, New Jersey : National Saw Company, 1895.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 2006.
- Reprint is paperbound, 192 pages, 17 x 25 cm.
- The National Saw Company marketed saws branded Richardson Brothers; Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Manufacturing Company; Harvey W. Peace and Woodrough
& McParlin. All were once independent operations.
- Includes, one-man saws, two-man saws, circular saws, buck saws, hack saws, de-horning saws, butchers' saws, corn knives, cleavers, saw gummers, trowels, etc.
Nicholson File Company
- Cover title: A Treatise on Files: Nicholson File Co., Providence, R.I.
- Title page: A Treatise on Files and Rasps, Descriptive and Illustrated: for the Use of Master Mechanics, Dealers &c. in Which the Kinds of Files in Most Common Use, and the Newest and Most Approved Special Tools Connected Therewith, are Described—Giving Some of Their Principal Uses. With a Description of the Process of Manufacture and a Few Hints on the Use and Care of the File
- Providence, Rhode Island. : Nicholson File Company, 1878.
- Reprinted: Early American Industries Association, 1983.
- Reprint is hardbound, 79 pages, 22 x 28.5 cm.
- Title of guide is descriptive of its contents.
Norris & Son
- Various dates
- Norris Metal Planes
- Lakeville, Minnesota : Astragal Press, 2002. (ISBN 978-1-931626-08-8)
- Paperbound, 38 pages, 13.5 x 21 cm.
- Contains facsimiles of 1914 and 1928 Norris catalogs.
- Includes 14 pages of additional content (chiefly photographs) related to the Norris catalogs.
- In addition to the Norris catalogs, includes the 1938 Norris section of the 1938 catalog of Buck & Ryan, a hardware house.
North Brothers Manufacturing Company
- 1909
- Cover title: "Yankee" Tool Book: North Bros. Mfg Co., Philadelphia
- Title page: "Yankee" Tool Book: Describing, with Illustrations, Some Up-To-Date Labor Saving Tools; More Especially, Ratchet Screw Drivers, Automatic or Push Drills, Breast and Hand Drills, etc., etc.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : North Brothers Manufacturing Company, 1909.
- Reprinted: O. M. Ramsey and Philip Whitby, 1998.
- Reprint is paperbound, 44 pages, 15.5 x 16.5 cm.
- The catalog includes: plain, ratcheting, and spiral screwdrivers; push, hand and breast drills, etc.
- 1912
- Cover title: "Yankee" Tools, Ice Cream Freezers: 1912
- Title page: Catalogue of "Yankee" Tools, Ice Cream Freezers etc. etc.: Manufactured by North Brothers Mfg. Co.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : North Brothers Manufacturing Company, 1912.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1998.
- Reprint is paperbound, 117 pages, 15 x 23.5 cm.
- Reprint includes one-page chronology of North Brothers history.
- The catalog includes: plain, ratcheting and spiral screwdrivers; push, hand and breast drills; ice cream freezers; ice breakers, chippers and shaves; tobacco shaves and cutters, etc.
Norvell, Saunders
- Forty Years of Hardware
- 1st Edition
- New York : Hardware Age, 1924
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1992.
- Reprint is paperbound, 443 pages, 12.5 x 18 cm.
- A memoir of the St. Louis hardware trade by Saunders Norvell of the Norvell-Shapleigh Hardware Company. distributors of Diamond Edge tools. Prior to his presidency, Norvell was an executive with the Simmons Hardware Company, distributor of Keen Kutter tools.
Ohio Tool Company
- 1900
- Ohio Adjustable Planes
- Charleston, West Virginia : Ohio Tool Company, ca. 1900.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1981. (ISBN 0-913602-47-7)
- Reprint is paperbound, 36 pages, 15.5 x 9 cm.
- Small booklet featuring metallic and transitional planes, draw knives, auger bits, chisels and screwdrivers.
- ca. 1910
- Cover title: Catalogue No. 23
- Title page: Illustrated Price List No. 23: Planes, Plane Irons, Chisels, Drawing Knives, Gouges, Auger Bits, Spoke Shaves, Cabinet Makers' and Manual Training Benches, Handles, Bench and Hand screws, Coopers' Tools, Wood and Edge Tools
- Columbus, Ohio : Ohio Tool Company, ca. 1910.
- Reprinted: Lancaster, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1976.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1990.
- Reprint is paperbound, 84 pages, 14.5 x 22 cm.
- A catalog featuring wooden planes, metallic planes, chisels, gouges, augers, draw knives, hand screws, bench screws, etc.
Oldham, Joshua
- Cover title: Joshua Oldham catalog, 1887
- Title page: Catalogue and Price List: to Which is Appended a Treatise on Saws, their History, Manufacture, and Use
- New York : Joshua Oldham, 1887.
- Reprinted: South Burlington, Vt. : Early American Industries Association, 1976.
- Reprint is paperbound, 53 and xxxiii pages, 15 x 21 cm.
- Includes: Saws, their History, Manufacture, and Use: a Treatise
- Catalog includes hand saws, circular saws, band saws, machine knives, cane knives, etc.
Orr & Lockett Hardware Company
- Cover title: Catalogue of Mechanics Tools: Orr & Lockett Hardware Co., Chicago, Ill., 1898
- Title page: Catalogue of Mechanics' Tools: Orr & Lockett Hardware Co., Dealers in Builders' and General Hardware, Cutlery and Tools, Butchers' Supplies, Contractors' Supplies, Stable Fittings
- Chicago, Illinois : Orr & Lockett Hardware Company, 1898.
- Reprinted: Berkeley, California : Robin Hood Publications, 1975.
- Reprint is paperbound, 208 pages, 21.4 x 28 cm.
- Catalog of a large Chicago-based hardware house featuring a line that included: Stanley and Chaplin's patent planes, wooden planes, Disston and Harvey Peace saws, Buck Brothers chisels and gouges, Cook's Stanley and Davis levels, foot-powered scroll saws, Barnes' machinery, Seneca Falls machinery, Starrett precision tools, etc.
Osborne — C. S. Osborne & Company
- Cover: C. S. Osborne & Co., Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey: Standard Tools, 1911
- Title page: C. S. Osborne and Company: Standard Tool Manufacturers
- Newark, New Jersey : C. S. Osborne & Company, 1911.
- Reprinted: Early American Industries Association, Early Trades and Crafts Society, Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1976.
- Reprint is paperbound, 63 pages, 15 x 23 cm.
- Catalog includes such harness tools and leather working tools as round knives, revolving punches, pinking irons, draw gauges, awls, upholsterer's hammers, saddler's and cobbler's hammers. Also includes meat juice presses, solder pots, sloyd knives, cigar knives, pruning knives, etc.
Owatonna Tool Company
- OTC: Our 50th Year, 1925-1975
- Owatonna, Minnesota : Owatonna Tool Company, 1925.
- Reprinted: Owatonna, Minnesota : Owatonna Tool Company, 1925.
- Reprint is paperbound, 25 pages, 11 x 18 cm.
- Catalogs includes automotive tools
Peck — A. G. Peck & Company
- Illustrated Catalogue of A. G. Peck & Co., Manufacturers of Axes and Edge Tools, Factory at Cohoes, New York, U.S.A.
- Cohoes, New York : A. G. Peck & Company, 1891.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1980. (ISBN 0-913602-39-6)
- Reprint is paperbound, 32 pages and 4 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm.
- Reprint includes four-page price list of Ten Eyck Manufacturing Company, 1870.
- Catalog includes axes, hatchets, adzes, picks and mattocks.
Peck Stow & Wilcox Company
- 1899
- Cover title: The Peck Stowe and Wilcox Company's Tinsmiths' Tools and Machines of the Highest Grade and Best Quality
- Title page: Tinsmiths' Tools and Machines of the Highest Grade of Excellence Manufactured by the Peck Stowe Wilcox Co.
- 2nd Centennial edition
- New York : Peck Stowe & Wilcox Company, 1899.
- Reprinted: Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press, 1993. (ISBN 1-879335-38-7)
- Reprint is paperbound, 150 pages, 15.5 x 23.5 cm.
- Catalog includes hammers, screwdrivers, shears, beading machines, seaming machines, tin folding machines, brakes, snips, tinner's stakes, etc.
- 1927
- Cover title: Mechanics Hand Tools
- Title page: Mechanics' Hand Tools for Carpenters, Machinists, Electricians, Tinsmiths, etc.: Catalog No. 26T
- Southington, Connecticut : Peck Stowe & Wilcox Company, 1927.
- Reprinted: Lancaster, Massachusetts : North Village Publishing Company (i.e. Roger K. Smith), 1981. (ISBN 0-940458-02-0)
- Reprint is paperbound, 94 pages, 13 x 18 cm.
- Catalog includes chisels, gouges, braces, hammers, hatchets, squares, draw knives, screwdrivers, pliers, tinsmith's tools, etc.
Phelps Manufacturing Company
- Patternmaker's Tools: Catalogue No. 28
- Oakland, California : Phelps Manufacturing Company, ca. 1941
- Reprinted: PAST (Preserving Arts and Skills of the Trades), 1991.
- Reprint is paperbound, 24 pages, 9 x 16 cm.
- A catalog of patternmaker's planes, spoke shaves, routers, gauges, etc.
Pike Manufacturing Company
- Cover title: How to Sharpen and What to Use: an Aid to Users of Pike Sharpening Stones
- Title page: How to Sharpen and What to Use: a Book for the Mechanic, the Farmer, the Handyman, and the Housewife
- Pike, New Hampshire : Pike Manufacturing Company, 1913.
- Reprinted: Southwest Tool Collectors Association, 1982.
- Reprint is paperbound, 47 pages, 8 x 15.5 cm.
- Includes a 25 pages on how to sharpen. The remainder of the booklet is a catalog featuring a variety of sharpening stones and slips. Also includes sharpening oil, knife sharpeners, grinding wheels and scythe stones.
- information not verified
Pomeroy, A.H.
- Illustrated Catalogue of Scroll Saws, Lathes, Fancy Woods, Clock Movements, Pocket Cutlery, Mechanics' Tools, &c., &c
- Hartford, Connecticut : A. H. Pomeroy, 1886.
- Reprinted: Harwich, Connecticut : William C . Cavallini, 1974?
- Reprint is paperbound, 34 pages, 1974?
- Catalog of a hardware house selling scroll saws, foot powered lathes, pocket knives, hammers, braces, planes, etc.
Preston — Edward Preston & Sons
- 1901
- Illustrated Price List of Rules, Spirit Levels, Planes and Tools &c.: Manufactured by Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd.
- Sixth edition
- Birmingham, England : Edward Preston & Sons, 1901.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1979. (ISBN 0-9130602-30-2)
- Reprint is paperbound, xxvi and 167 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm.
- Reprint includes all of original catalog plus 23 pages of additional content.
- Roberts' reprint was distributed with a small Preston centenary pamphlet.
- "All material appearing in the original is included within this Reprint, but may be in slightly different order."
- Catalog features an extensive line of carpentry and woodworking tools.
- 1909
- Cover title: The "Preston Catalogue: Rules, Levels, Planes, Braces and Hammers, Thermometers, Saws, Mechanic's Tools, &c.; Catalogue No. 18, May 1909
- Title page: Illustrated Catalogue of Rules, Levels, Plumbs & Levels, Thermometers, Planes, Improved Woodworkers' and Mechanics' Tools &c.: Manufactured by Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd.
- Birmingham, England : Edward Preston & Sons, 1909.
- Reprinted: Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press, 1991. (ISBN 0-9618088-9-6)
- Reprint is paperbound, xxvi and 167 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm.
- Reprint includes 42 pages of additional content not found in the original publication.
- Reprint includes catalog supplement dated 1912 and a history of the company by Mark Rees.
- Catalog features an extensive line of carpentry and woodworking tools.
- 1925
- Centenary of Edward Preston & Sons Limited: 1825-1925
- Birmingham, England : Edward Preston & Sons, 1925.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1979.
- Pamphlet, 12 pages including covers, 10 x 14 cm.
- Distributed by Ken Roberts with his reprint of the 1901 Preston & Sons catalog.
- Small celebratory booklet with chronology of the company's history.
Rabone — John Rabone & Son
- 1867
- Instructions on the Use of the Practical Engineers' & Mechanics' Improved Slide Rule: as Arranged by J. Routledge, Engineer
- Birmingham, England : John Rabone & Son, ca. 1867.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1983. (ISBN 0-913602-57-4)
- Latest edition, with alterations and corrections.
- Size of original publication: 10 cm x 16.5 cm.
- Reprint is paperbound, 32 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm.
- Reprint includes two pages of historical notes by Ken Roberts on inside covers.
- An instructional book.
- Information courtesy of Chuck Guilford.
- 1880
- The Carpenter's Slide Rule: Its History and Use, Containing Instructions for All Kinds of Boards and Planks, Timber in the Round or Square, Glazier's Work and Painting, Brickwork, Paviours' Work ...
- 3rd edition
- Birmingham, England : John Rabone & Son, 1880.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1982. (ISBN 0-913602-50-7)
- Original size: 10 x 15.5 cm.
- Reprint is paperbound, 32 pages, 22 cm.
- Reprint includes two pages of historical notes by Ken Roberts.
- An instructional book.
- 1892
- Cover title: John Rabone & Sons Hockley Abbey Works, Birmingham, England: Rules, Tapes, Steel Straight Edges, Steel Band Chains, Spirit Levels, etc.
- Title page: Catalogue of Measuring Rules, Tapes, Steel Straight Edges, Steel Band Chains, Spirit Levels, &c.: Manufactured by John Rabone & Sons Hockley Abbey Works, Birmingham
- Birmingham, England : John Rabone & Son, 1892.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1982. (ISBN 0-913602-49-3)
- Reprint is paperbound, 94 pages, 30.5 cm.
- Reprint includes Ken Roberts' article on rulemaking in Birmingham, an 1866 John Rabone, Jr., article on rulemaking, facsimiles of advertisements and labels.
- Includes rules, tapes, levels, gauges.
Rayl — T. B. Rayl Company
- ca. 1888
- T. B. Rayl & Co. Wood-Workers' Tools: Detroit Tool Depot
- Detroit, Michigan : T. B. Rayl & Company, ca. 1888
- Reprinted: Early American Industries Association, 1973.
- Reprint is paperbound, 144 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm.
- Reproduced from original lacking cover—cover is a reconstruction
- Catalog of a Detroit hardware house featuring saws, saw vises, saw sets, wooden and metallic planes, spoke shaves, draw knives, chisels, gouges, carving tools, boring machines, Backus and other braces, auger bits, countersinks, rules, try squares, hollow augers, axes, clamps, etc.
- ca. 1905
- Rayl's, Detroit, Michigan: Wood-Workers' Tools, Catalog No. 21
- Detroit, Michigan : T. B. Rayl Company, ca. 1905.
- Reprinted: Lancaster, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1976.
- Reprint is paperbound, 290 pages, 15 x 22.5 cm.
- A catalog of a Detroit hardware house with a massive line of woodworking tools, including: blow torches, Barnes machinery, drafting tools, wrenches, pliers, glue pots, vises, benches, grinding stones, sharpening stones, precision tools trammels, plumbs, Stanley and Davis levels, rules, wooden and metallic planes, razors and strops, files, carving tools, chisels, gouges, wood and metal cutting saws, squares, bits, braces, hand and breast drills, etc.
Rose, Joshua
- The Pattern Maker's Assistant: Including the Preparation and Use of Tools; Lathe, Core, Branch, and Sweep Work; and Practical Gear Construction
- 6th edition
- New York : Van Nostrand, 1889.
- Reprinted: Mendham, N. J. : Astragal Press in cooperation with the Early American Industries Association, 1995. (ISBN 1-879335-59-X)
- Reprint is paperbound, 249 pages, 15 x 23 cm.
- "Joshua Rose explains the various types of patterns, how they are constructed and the tools that are used. Subjects include lathe work, branch work, core work, sweep work, gear construction, pulleys, cog teeth, valves, square and round columns, and much more ... " — from back cover.
Roys & Wilcox
- Roys and Wilcox, Mattabesett Works, East Berlin, Conn.: Manufacturers of Tinmen's Tools and Machines.
- East Berlin, Connecticut : Roys & Wilcox, 1852.
- Reprinted for the Early American Industries Association, 1975.
- Broadside, 43 x 28 cm.
- A broadside listing prices for such tinsmith's tools as shears, hammers, stakes, riveters, punches, riveters, etc.
- item not seen
Russell & Tremain Company
- Russell's Screw Power Mower and Reaper, Combined.
- Manlius, New York : Russell & Tremain, ca. 1862.
- Reprinted: Levittown, New York : Early Trades and Crafts Society, 1978?
- Reprint is paperbound, 6 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm.
- A circular extolling the virtues of the partners' combined reaper and mower.
- Information courtesy of Kendall Bassett.
Russell Jennings Manufacturing Company
- 1884
- Russell Jennings' New Price list of Patent Augers and Extension Lip, Auger Bits: Revised and issued January, 1884
- Deep River, Connecticut: Russell Jennings Manufacturing Company, 1884
- Reprinted: Early American Industries Association, 1979.
- Distributed to subscribers of the Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association.
- Broadside, 30.5 x 25.5 cm.
- Includes portraits of Russell and S. H. Jennings as well as prices for auger bits, dowel bits, boat bits, hand rail bits, machine bits, boring machine bits, car bits, carpenters, augers, millwrights' augers, and machine dowels.
- ca 1899
- Price list: The Russell Jennings Mfg. Co., Deep River, Conn., U.S.A.
- Chester, Connecticut: Russell Jennings Manufacturing Company, ca. 1899
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, Massachusetts : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1981.
- Reprinted: Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press (ISBN 978-1-879335-18-9)
- Reprint is paperbound, 32 pages, 28 x 34.5 cm.
- Includes 11 pages of supplementary historical material compiled by Kenneth D. Roberts: forward, historical information, photos of tools and factories, 1881 price list and text of patent.
- Catalog features company's auger bits.
- 1907
- The Russell Jennings Manufacturing Co.: Manufacturers of Patent Extension Lip Augers and Auger Bits.
- New York: American Suburb Company, 1907.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, Massachusetts : Ken Roberts Publishing, [1981?]
- Poster, 26.5 x 17.5 cm.
- Side one consists of a reprinted article from American Suburbs Illustrative that is reduced in size from the original magazine (88%).
- Side two is a reprint of an unidentified, undated newspaper advertisement.
- May have been shipped with the Roberts' reprint of the ca. 1899 Russell Jennings price list.
Sandusky Tool Company
- 1877
- Illustrated List of Planes, Plane Irons, Coopers' and Cabinet Makers'
Tools, Axes, Picks, Mattocks, Sledges, Hoes, Stone Masons' and Miners' Tools, Hand and Bench Screws, All Kinds of Handles, Mallets, Screw Drivers, Saw Bucks, &c., &c. Manufactured by the Sandusky Tool Company, Sandusky Ohio
- Sandusky, Ohio : Sandusky Tool Company, 1877.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1978. (ISBN 0-913602-24-8)
- Reprinted: Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press, ca. 1991. (ISBN 1-879335-19-0)
- Reprint is paperbound, 66 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm.
- Catalog includes wooden planes, Morris Patent planes, hand and bench screws, handles, mallets, screwdrivers, etc.
- 1925
- Cover title: Catalog No. 25, September 1st, 1925
- Other: Manufacturers of Metal and Wood Planes; Plane Irons; Eye, Shank, and Gooseneck Hoes;: All-Wood and Steel-Spindle Hand Screws; Wood and Iron Bench Screws; Coopers Wood Tools; Wooden Mallets and Handles
- Sandusky, Ohio : Sandusky Tool Company, 1925.
- Reprinted: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing Company, 1978. (ISBN 0-913602-23-X)
- Reprinted: Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press, 1991? (ISBN 978-1-879335-26-4)
- Reprints are paperbound, 72 pages, 14 x 21.5 cm.
- Catalog includes wooden planes, metallic planes, coopers tools, mallets, bench screws, garden hoes, chisel handles, etc.
Sargent & Company
- 1911
- Cover title: Sargent Tool Book
- Title page: Mechanics Tools: 1911
- New Haven, Connecticut : Sargent & Company, 1911.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1995.
- Reprint is paperbound, 250 pages, 15 x 20 cm.
- Catalog includes hand planes, chisels, gouges, augers, bits, bevels, vises, screwdrivers, axes, hammers, squares, saws, etc.
- 1925
- Cover: Sargent Planes
- Title page:: Wood Bottom and Iron Planes: Sargent
- New Haven, Connecticut : Sargent & Company, 1925.
- Reprinted: Roger K Smith, 1975.
- Reprint is paperbound, 56 pages, 11 x 17 cm,
- Catalog features transitional and metallic hand planes and scrapers
- various dates
- Sargent Tool Catalog Collection
- Mendham, New Jersey : Astragal Press, 1993. (ISBN 1-879335-42-5)
- Paperbound, 176 pages, 26 cm.
- Includes forward by Paul Weidenschilling.
- Includes the tool section of the 1894 Sargent & Company catalog.
- Includes the tool section of the 1910 Sargent & Company catalog.
- Includes the tool section of the 1922 Sargent & Company catalog.
Sawyer Tool Manufacturing Company
- Cover title: Sawyer Tool Manufacturing Co., Fitchburg, Mass, U.S.A.: Fine Tools
- Title page: Illustrated Price List of Fine Tools and Hardware Specialties Manufactured by the Sawyer Tool Mfg. Co. (Incorporated): Catalog G
- Fitchburg, Mass: Sawyer Tool Manufacturing Company, 1904.
- Reprinted: Bath, New York : Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, ca. 1993.
- Reprint is paperbound, 54 pages, 9.5 x 14 cm.
- Catalog includes machinist's tools, rules, gauges, micrometers, levels, squares, trammels, etc.
Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Tools, Machinery, Blacksmiths' Supplies
- Chicago, Illinois : Sears Roebuck and Company, ca. 1910.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1984.
- Reprint is paperbound, 148 pages, 21.5 x 28 cm.
- A list of blacksmith's tools far more comprehensive than might be imagined. Includes: screw cutting lathes, pulleys belting, cross-cutting table saws, rip saws, band saws, forges, vises, post drills, planes, levels, hammers, wrenches, horseshoes, wheels, buggy parts, anvils, axes, squares, calipers, ropes, post drills, etc.,
Shannon, J. B.
- Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Carpenters' Tools: Catalogue No. 7, August 1873
- Philadelphia : J. B. Shannon, 1873.
- Reprinted: West Harwich, Massachusetts: William C. Cavallini, 1972.
- Reprint is paperbound, 107 pages, 14 x 20.5 cm.
- Includes a 4-page guide to prices of antique tools compiled by Cavallini.
- Catalog of a Philadelphia hardware house featuring's handsaws, wooden planes, Bailey and Palmer & Storke metallic panes, gouges, chisels, augers, bits, rules, gauges, tapes, wrenches, draw knives, clamps, etc.
Shapleigh Hardware Company
- Diamond Edge Planes
- St. Louis, Missouri : Shapleigh Hardware Company, 1927
- Reprinted by Philip J. Whitby, 1992.
- Reprint is paperbound, 15 pages, reprint, 11 x 17.5 cm.
- An illustrated price list of metallic planes
Shipman — A. H. Shipman Bracket Saw Company
- The Amateur Mechanic's Manual and Catalogue of Scroll Saws & Lathes Manufactured by A. H. Shipman
- New York: A. H. Shipman Bracket Saw Company, 1881.
- Reprinted: Early American Industries Association, 2002.
- Reprint is paperbound, 32 pages, 15 x 23 cm.
- Includes extremely brief introductions to fret sawing, lathe work and wood carving
- Reprint includes a 3-page history of the company by Frank Kosmerl.
- Catalog includes scroll saws, foot powered lathes, accessories etc.
Simmons Hardware Company
- ca. 1912
- Standard-Simmons Hardware Company
- Simmons Mail Order Want Book: E. C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools
- Toledo, Ohio: Standard-Simmons Hardware Company, ca. 1912.
- Reprinted: Royal Oak, Michigan : R. L. Deckebach, 1989.
- Reprint is paperbound, 60 pages, 15 x 25 cm.
- An order book for Simmons hardware dealers that features electrotypes for laying out ads, Keen Kutter price tags, circulars, booklets, signs, posters, ideas for window displays, promotions etc.
- 1915
- Cover title: Sectional Views of Simons Hardware Company's Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Manufacturers' Palace, San Francisco, 1915
- Title page: Simons Hardware Company's Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Manufacturers' Palace, San Francisco, 1915
- [S.l.] : Simmons Hardware Company, 1915.
- Reprinted: San Francisco, California, Dave Paling, 1993.
- Reprint is paperbound, 40 pages, 10.5 x 17.5 cm.
- Contains drawings of the company's display at the exposition. The display was constructed out of 10,000 pieces of hardware and 2,000 feet of chain..
- 1930
- E. C. Simmons Hardware Company
- Cover title: E. C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools (M-WTCA printing)
- Cover title: Hardware Catalog: E. C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools (Roger K. Smith printing)
- Title page: The Mark: E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools and the Motto: "The Recollection of Quality Remains Long After the Price is Forgotten"
- St. Louis, Missouri : Simmons Hardware Company, 1930.
- Reprinted: Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1984. (orange and yellow cover)
- Reprinted: Lancaster, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1984 (orange and violet cover)
- Reprints are paperbound, 242 pages, 21 x 27.5 cm.
- Identical except for the covers, these reprints include the complete tool section of a catalog that originally contained over 2,000 pages.
- Cover of the Smith reprint bears the designation: Catalog No. U
- E. C. Simmons Keen Kutter Cutlery and Tools
- St. Louis, Missouri : Simmons Hardware Company, 1930.
- Reprinted: St. Louis, Missouri : American Reprints, 1971.
- Reprint is paperbound, 56 pages, 15 x 23 cm.
- Reprints the pocket knives pages of Catalog No. U—a volume containing over 2,000 pages.
Simonds Manufacturing Company
- 1910
- Price List, Simonds Mfg. Co.: Makers of Saws, Machine Knives, Crucible Flat Steel, Files and Hack Saws, January 1910
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts : Simonds Manufacturing Company, 1910.
- Handsaw section of this catalog is reprinted in: The Handsaw Catalog Collection (Astragal Press)
- 1919
- Cover title: The Simonds Saws & Knives, 1919
- Title page: Catalogue No. 19
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts : Simonds Manufacturing Company, 1919.
- Reprinted: Athol, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1994.
- Reprint is paperbound, 195 pages, 15 x 22.5 cm.
- Catalog includes catalogs, saws, saw blades, files, saw sets, swages, saw jointers, speed indicators, cane knives, machine knives, etc.
Smith — H. D. Smith & Company
- Cover title: The H. D. Smith & Co's Drop Forged Tools: No. 25
- Title page: The H. D Smith & Co., Plantsville, Conn. U.S.A.: Makers of Drop Forged Fine Tools
- Plantsville, Connecticut: H. D. Smith & Company, 1920.
- Reprinted: Athol, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1994.
- Reprint is paperbound, 36 pages, 15.5 x 20 cm.
- Catalog includes perfect handle screw drivers, hammers, wrenches and draw knives, pincers, etc.
Smith, Joseph
- Cover: Explanation or Key, to the Various Manufactories of Sheffield
- Title page: Explanation or Key, to the Various Manufactories of Sheffield, with Engravings of Each Article
- Sheffield, England : J. Smith, 1816
- Reprinted: South Burlington, Vermont: Early American Industries Association, 1975.
- Reprint available either hard paperbound, 21 pages, 71 leaves of plates, 22 x 28.5 cm.
- Reprint includes an introduction by John S. Kebabian and 17 pages of ancillary material not found in the original.
- A pictorial record of the various tools manufactured in Sheffield in 1816. Includes edge tools, cutlery, dental and surgical tools. The actual use to which the key was put remains a mystery.
Smith, Otis A.
- Otis A. Smith, Manufacturer of Firearms and Hardware Specialties, Rockfall, Conn.: 1905 Trade Catalog
- Rock Fall, Connecticut : Otis A. Smith, 1905.
- Reprinted: Lancaster, Massachusetts : Roger K. Smith, 1984
- Reprint is paperbound, 27 pages, 16.5 x 9 cm.
- Reprint includes one-page historical note.
- Catalog lists Fales patent combination plane, a marking gauge, clapboard marker, washer cutter, hand vise, other miscellaneous tools and and Smith's line of single-action and double-action revolvers.
Spear & Jackson, Ltd.
- Price List Issued by Spear & Jackson, Ltd., Aetna Works, Savile Street East, Sheffield, England.
- 12th edition
- Sheffield, England : Spear & Jackson, Ltd., 1905.
- Handsaw section of this catalog is reprinted in: The Handsaw Catalog Collection (Astragal Press)
Spiers, Stewart
- various dates
- Scottish and English Metal Planes Manufactured by Spiers/Norris
- Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1979. (ISBN 0-913602-31-0)
- Reprint is paperbound, 72 pages, 14 x 21.5
- Contains facsimiles of Spiers and Norris price lists.
- Contains 33 pages of non-catalog information compiled by Kenneth D. Roberts.
- not seen
- various dates
- Scottish and English Metal Planes Manufactured by Stewart Spiers and Manufactured by T. Norris & Son
- 2nd revised and enlarged edition.
- Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire : Ken Roberts Publishing, 1991. (ISBN 0-93602-69-8)
- Paperbound, 101 pages, 14 x 21.5
- Contains facsimiles of Spiers and Norris price lists.
- Contains facsimile of Norris section of 1938 Buck and Ryan catalog.
- Also includes a number of additions by Ken Roberts including: a four-page history of the Stewart Spiers operation, a photo of the Spiers factory, 13 pages of photographed Spiers planes, four pages of miniature replicas of Spiers planes manufactured by Bob Baker, and 2-page essay on making Spiers miniatures by Bob Baker.
- Also includes a four-page introduction to the Thomas Norris & Son by Ken Roberts 16 additional pages of miscellaneous information.
Standard Rule Company
- The Standard Iron and Wood Planes Manufactured by the Standard Rule Co.: Manufacturers of Boxwood and Ivory Rules, Try Squares and T Bevels, Plumbs and Levels, Iron Planes, etc.
- Unionville, Conn : Standard Rule Company, ca. 1885.
- Reprinted: Ken Roberts Publishing. Company, 1980?
- Single sheet folded to 8.5 x 15.5 cm.
- Price list of metallic planes and transitional planes
Standard Tool Company
- Standard Tool Co.: Manufacturers of Mechanics' Fine Tools, Athol, Mass. U.S.A.
- Athol, Mass : Standard Tool Company, ca. 1899.
- Reprinted: Bath: New York: Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools
- Reprint is paperbound, 90 unnumbered pages, 11 x 19 cm.
- Catalog includes such machinist's tools as calipers, gauges squares, levels, Athol Machine Company vises, etc.