Workman 2 Day Antique & Primitive Tool Auction
Kaufman Auction House
Location: Kaufman Auction House 3149 SR 39, Millersburg OH 44654 next to Amish Country Theater, Directions: 3.3 miles east of Berlin or 0.5 mile west of Walnut Creek, Ohio in Holmes County. From I -77 take SR 39 west approximately 12 miles to Auction House.
GPS Coordinates 40.545922, -81.736025
March 11th & 12th, 2016
* Blacksmith * Machinist * Wheel Wrights * Carpenter * Jewelers * Coopers * Shipbuilders * Leather Working * & More*
Day 1 (March 11) – 3:00 PM:
Approx. 500 uncatalogued lots of Early American items of many types.
4 early work benches; welding table; primitive wood lathe; vices; grinding stones; wooden water pipes and the tools to make them; huge amount of axes, adzes, hatchets, picks, etc.; 12 drawer wooden tool cabinet; lg. metal shears; broom makers vise & needles; primitive water gate, saws, braces, drills, bits, reamers; lg. amount hand forged log items, incl. chains, hooks, axes, bars, log rollers, log dogs, cant hooks, log carriers, stump pullers, etc.; hand forged items incl. hinges, latches, trivets, nails, picks, frog/fish spears & gigs, wenches, chisels & many more items; wooden rakes; forks; clamps; vices; and so much more.
Day 2 (March 12) – 9:00 AM:
420+ catalogued lots
Anvils incl. 1600’s Colonial, Hay Budden, Trenton, Peter Wright, approx. 20 Stake anvils, Stump & Jewelers anvils; 75+ tongs; 100+ hammers incl. Flatter, Cross, Strait & Ball Peon; forge; blowers; bellows; marking hammers & punches; lg. amount Hardy & Swedging tools; nail headers; belt headers; 75+ miniature hand vises, some very unusual; lots of axes incl. Goosewing Broad, Ship Builders, Loggers, Barrel Makers, etc.; Wheelwrights Travelers; Reemers; spoke pointers & shaves; leather workers, pinking punches, sewing birds, vises, etc.; stone workers hammers, chisels, punches, picks; rare all wooden sausage stuffer; calf yokes; wooden rules; calipers; dividers; tool boxes & carriers; U.S. and other early compass; surveyors chairs; cast kettle; spoon mold; traps; miner’s lamps; huge assortment of hand forged items; trivets; frog & fish spears; crab rake; vises; hammers; clamps; hinges; 100’s of unusual items of every kind; lg. assortment of chisels from ¼” to 3”.
Manager’s Note: Mr. Workman collected blacksmith and the rare early & unusual early American types. Walking in his shop was like stepping back 100’s of years. The largest most unique collection of its kind I have seen. Join us for 2 days of going back to early American days.
Note: A lot of items will be sold in large lots in order to sell it all in 2 days. Online bidding available on catalogued items at www.kaufman-auctions.com thru www.proxibid.com. Visit www.kaufman-auctions.com for photos and updates.
Terms: Onsite bidders: Cash, check, or any major credit card with valid I.D. 3% buyer’s premium will be waived for cash sales. All phone bids: 10% buyer’s premium. Online bidders: 15% buyer’s premium.
KAUFMAN REALTY & AUCTIONS
330-852-4111 OR 888-852-4111
KAUFMAN AUCTION HOUSE
MARVIN YODER, MANAGER 330-204-4453 `
ANDREW YODER, SALE COORDINATOR, 330-473-2874
AUCTIONEERS: DAVE KAUFMAN, DERRICK KANDEL, ADEN YODER