Didn't have much time, and didn't have much luck.
But I did come home with a couple of nice Plombs and a Disston saw.The first Plomb is a big boy, a 5468 breaker bar in 1/2". That sucker is 19" long. Here is AA's picture of it:
http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/plomb_12dr_5468_cropped_inset.jpg Mine has the look of the oldie and the length of the pebble:
http://alloy-artifacts.org/Photos/tools/plomb_12dr_5468_pebble_f_cropped_inset.jpgThe other one is a nicely patinated WF 83 in 3/4 by 7/8". I looked on the bay for others; for some reason, there are jillions of the WF 84 in 7/8 by 13/16" but I only found one of the WF 83's. Turns out I already had one. This has the unidentified Q code. Maybe that mystery will be solved someday. Any ideas?
The third find is a rather uncommon (but certainly not rare) DISSTON & SONS / PHILADA model D-100. I was alerted by the unusual wheat pattern on the tote and the old-style medallion. The web tells me that the apple tote was made between 1903 and 1923 and the medallion between 1896 and 1917. So that puts mine between 1903 and 1917. The tote is in super condition, but the blade needed a little TLC. Mine is the 26" 6 point per inch rip version with 5 screws but no thumbhole.
http://www.disstonianinstitute.com/D100page.htmlI have way too many hand saws as it is, but this one was too nice to pass up for the princely sum of $.25.
I am off to Oronoco, Minnesota, this weekend for their Gold Rush days.
