Birmingham Plane and other finds
Tool shopping events are certainly limited in the winter up here, but we were invited to the home of a collector last weekend and acquired a few nice planes, saws and measuring tools. He is still working and using some of his hand tools, so would not let me buy all the ones I wanted. My favorite is this Birmingham No. 7 manufactured in CT 1899-91.
Also in this group is a rare No. 90, 60 1/2 and a 103. Not pictured: a nice clean Stanley No. 181 and a No. 75. The calipers and saws are yet to be photographed. At this point I must have three dozen assorted calipers and dividers from 3″ to 20″. They are always popular at shows and useful for many trades and hobbies.