1928 Marples Tool Catalogue free download

[Mr_P]

Just found this, special thanks to AndyT and Taths for their generosity.

http://taths.org.uk/424-a-present-from-taths

 

[Wildman]

Excellent many thanks, I was surprised to find a lot of those tools in my workshop.

 

[Graham Orm]

Thanks for sharing. A fascinating read. Beautiful oval marking gauges 18 shillings a dozen, that's about 8 new pence each.

 

[Lons]

Thanks for sharing, fascinating read.

 

[AndyT]

And many thanks to Mr P for tipping me off that it was for sale!

I really do think that this sort of information is a lot more use when it is widely shared, and one of the aims of TATHS is to "further the knowledge and understanding of hand tools and the trades in which they were used" so it all joins up nicely, I think.

 

[Mr_P]

I'll confess when the hammer fell I was bit gutted I tipped you off, I'd have happily paid that much. On the bright side it couldn't have found a better home and all of us can now enjoy it.

In case you don't know Andy did the 1938 Marples catalogue a few years back.

http://toolemera.com/Trade%20Catalogs/t ... gs193.html

 

[AndyT]

Don't worry Mr P - my max bid was somewhat greater than the sale price - and I paid nearly twice as much for the 1938 one! :wink:

 

[David C]

Nice little honing guide there.

1928 is not what I would call recent!

David Charlesworth

 

[Corneel]

This ain't new either:

Oh boy, now we turned this into a sharpening debat Sorry Andy, I really like the catalog and appreciate your gift to all of us.

 

[sploo]

Many thanks for this. I think I've just identified the exact model of an old mortice gauge I scored on eBay