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19th May 2017, 02:41 PM #1
E. A. Berg blades??? plus big Chisel & Plane haul
I just picked up a big lot of old tools from a fellow who said they belonged to his frame-maker great-great-grandfather in Norfolk, UK. He had them shipped over about 20 years ago apparently.
Besides a few recent additions (a Titan bevelled chisel and a Stanley 63(x) spokeshave) the tools do indeed appear to be all British-made and date to 19th century or turn of the 20th century as far as I can ascertain. Most if not all are stamped 'Cast Steel' or 'Warranted Cast Steel'.
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Lots of odds and ends - 4 spokeshaves, a nice Marples screwdriver, a dovetail? saw, another saw, adjusting wrench, I. Sorby drawknife, marking gouge, etc.
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2 jack planes, one with it's sole metal-lined.
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9 moulding planes various makers
(A few chisel pics I'll post below separately)
An unknown item in the lot is a slim wooden box containing a ten or so bevel edged pointed blades.
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They remind me of woodturning spearpoint scrapers/chisels.
Almost all are stamped:
E. A. Berg
Sweden
Eskilstuna
[fish logo] {edit: or is it a Shark?? A Real Fish Story by Kim Malmberg }
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I'm sure it is obvious to some or most here, but honestly I have no idea what they are! They all look quite regularly sharpened and worn down so definitely important tools in this frame-maker chap's arsenal.
Anyone know what are they used for???
Cheers,
VaughanLast edited by dubrosa22; 19th May 2017 at 03:43 PM. Reason: Shark???
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19th May 2017, 02:51 PM #2
I still need to clean up and properly note what markers marks are present on all of these tools (especially the 24 chisels).
Of the chisels there's a healthy mix of I. Sorby, Robt Sorby, W. Marples & Sons, Footprint, Ward and at least 5 or 6 chisels of a set stamped with 'British-made Steel' but it's very hard to read their signature type logo on the reverse-side (I'll post pics later maybe). And there's the Aussie Titan.
Most are mortise, registered or pairing chisels and only a few bevelled examples including a slick I believe?
Unfortunately some of the pairing chisels have been pounded a few times and the handles are worse for wear. The Titan is really split and shattered.
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19th May 2017, 03:28 PM #3Member
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Hi. The fish logo belongs to Sandvik. Also a Swedish company. Probably one and the same company.
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19th May 2017, 03:35 PM #4
Thanks, at this point I'm not sure if it's a Shark or a Fish logo. I'm marine challenged!
I'll clean one up and take a better photo.
Interesting Berg/Sandvik article here:
A Real Fish Story by Kim Malmberg
VLast edited by dubrosa22; 19th May 2017 at 03:42 PM. Reason: fishy stuff
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19th May 2017, 04:04 PM #5
In this 1899 catalog there seems to be something similar:
Skomakareknivar helblanka / Shoemaker's knife???
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http://hyvelmuseum.madcap.se/PDF/EA%...ant%201899.pdf
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19th May 2017, 10:54 PM #6
I've rubbed them down with oil and examined these odd blades closer it turns out that 6 are E.A. Bergs with the fish/shark logo all similar except that 2 are cut down flattened on the end and the word Sweden is gone.
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One is unmarked
One is W. Marples & Sons with the clover leaf
One is E. Preston & Sons
One is J. Merison
One S. Tyzack
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What are these blades used for???
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20th May 2017, 08:45 AM #7
I finally figured out what these blades are.
In a W. Marples & Sons catalog from 1936
https://archive.org/details/MarplesToolsForWoodwork1936
Picture framing tool: mount cutting knife
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Seems I'm missing a 'rosewood pad' to hokd them if I even felt the need. Mystery solved!
Vaughan