I picked up the Kraeuter pliers pictured at an estate sale this last weekend, one of the two better finds at that sale (along with a 1-1/2 HP Baldor motor of uncertain condition for $5, gloat gloat - or not, depending on whether it runs). They're a neat design, and I could no doubt find use for them, although it's not like I'm lacking for pliers. But I don't know if there are pliers collectors out there, just waiting to offer me a fortune for them*.
Alloy Artifacts dates them to 1910-1924 (at the latest), so they're approaching a century of age. But cruising around on eBay, I'm not finding Kraeuter pliers of any sort going for much more than $5-6. At that price, I'd rather hold on to them.
Thoughts appreciated.
*I do not intend to be, to use the term common on another forum I visit, chumming here, seeking a buyer; if it turns out they have some value and I decide to sell them, I'd find an appropriate place, whether a buy/sell board or That Auction Site, to offer them.