Historical and Antique Engraving Tools - post your pics

[monk]

beautiful, for sure. what is the thingamajig betwixt the hammer and graver ? the thing with the thumb screw on top. reminds me of a thing i made years ago. i would slide it on a yardstick and used it for marking parallel lines on sign blanks.

 

[sam]

beautiful, for sure. what is the thingamajig betwixt the hammer and graver ? the thing with the thumb screw on top. reminds me of a thing i made years ago. i would slide it on a yardstick and used it for marking parallel lines on sign blanks.

It was his Chinese white holder.

 

[sam]

Have you been doing some "light painting" Sam? that's indeed a nice photo of some fun history.
Layne

Thanks Layne. Yes, it's a light painting.

 

[monk]

thanks, sam. i've learned something new today. i never knew there was a chinese white holder.

 

[sam]

thanks, sam. i've learned something new today. i never knew there was a chinese white holder.

Me either, monkster. It's the only one I've ever seen. Pretty clever though don't you think?

 

[mcengraving]

teledyne emesco

Anyone know anything about these teledyne emesco tools? And the older grs pnuematics?

 

[mcengraving]

ls Starrett co

Also have these, no idea what they are. Marked ls starett company no 56. Belonged to an engraver for the franklin mint.

 

[sam]

In your first photo the two handpieces with air hoses are older GRS handpieces. The black one is the 710. Not sure of the model # of the other one.

The rest of the handpieces appear to be of the dental variety (rotary handpieces) with one or two flex shaft handpieces in the mix.

 

[Roger Bleile]

My little seven pound A. D. Muhlmatt (patented in 1892) with a 45 pound LeTerneau and a 15 pound Vigor. The Muhlmatt was made in Cincinnati.

 

[sam]

Here are some of my favorite chasing hammers.

 

[Toad]

McEngraving. You have two Starrett marking Gage's there that also are used to hold a dial indicator. The item in the middle is a dial indicator holder for use with a milling machine to team the head in. It is also used to find center on a hold.

Todd

 

[mcengraving]

Sam, are they gravermeister handpieces? All of this equipment belonged to ralph alpen before he passed. I never found a machine over there so I purchased a graversmith. It appears that he turned the Pistons and springs around inside the handpieces to use with a non gravermeister system but they operate erratically.

 

[mdengraver]

Weldon that hand looks like a very good sophisticated tool where can I get one like that!

 

[grumpyphil]

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Here are some of my favorite chasing hammers.

Wow Sam!That is a beautiful collection of hammers. Some lovely pieces there. Love when these older threads resurface:hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer:

 

[mdengraver]

Weldon I must have an earlier version of your tool, it doesn't work as good!

 

[JJ Roberts]

Here are some of my historic and new tools.

 

[sam]

Love your workshop and your tools JJ!

 

[Leland Davis]

JJ, cool tools and shop. I like the way you ran the hose thru the handles on your Lindsay tools, do you ever pinch off the air?

 

[Bluetickhound]

Those flamed maple hammers are amazing! I'm making a block to hold my gravers out of a piece of beautifully flamed maple. The French polish I'm doing on it is a nice break from sketching and cutting copper practice plates.

 

[sam]

JJ gave me the sharpening fixture on the right