Great Expectations Antiques is a family owned company that has over ten years experience in offering antiques and collectibles for sale. We have a large selection of Antique and Used Woodworking, Machinist, CooperÂ’s, Primitive, and Rare Tools. Due to our love of reading, we have an extensive selection of antiquarian and rare books and maps; Other categories include costume jewelry & watches; lighting fixtures (lamps, chandeliers); porcelain and pottery (American, English, European); vintage textiles (hooked rugs, quilts, linens); collectible & antique toy trucks, cars, and dolls. Nice selection of vintage ladies accessories (purses, perfume bottles, jewelry boxes, music boxes). Our continuing goal is to offer quality items and excellent service to our customers. We look forward to the opportunity of serving you!
Fencing Pliers, Puller, Hammer, Cutter Early Design Maxson &...
This is a rare, patented, good looking, working patented combination pliers, mostly used for fence w...
$90.00
Combination Tool, Hatchet, Hammer, Saw, Sheffield
This is a nice clean combination tool with lots of features including a hammer, hatchet, hex nut wre...
$28.00
Irwin No. 22 Expansive Bit for Your Brace
This is a top quality used adjustable expansive bit with both cutter inserts. The writing on the pla...
$28.00
Eifel-Geared Wrench American Plierench Corp.
This is a good clean Eifel plier wrench. It's marked, EIFEL-FLASH PLIERWRENCH PAT. 5.2.16 FLASH SLS...
$45.00
Stanley Iron Level No. 36-12 inch long
Offering this nice Stanley No. 36 adjustable cast steel Plumb & Level in good++ condition. It's ...
$55.00
Antique Tack Puller CF MFG CO Unique Design!
This is a very unique and useable antique tack, or small nail puller. It has a unique design with a ...
$24.00
HJORTH Lightning Pliers Wrench Parrot Head Style
This is a very nice patented combination plier marked with an uneven maker stamp, but enough there t...
$55.00
Pexto Wing Divider Peck, Stow, & Wilcox 6 inch Fine Adj
This is a nice wing divider marked by the maker, PECK, STOW, & WILCOX CO. EAST BERLIN CT 6 . Th...
$38.00
Starrett Wire Cut/Nippers No. 1-5 1/2
Offering this handy fine wire end nipper marked THE L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS. U.S.A. NO. 1-5-1...
$40.00
Beam Trammels/Caliper Iron CA 1880's
Offering this early design of a combination compass, dividers, inside and outside caliper in useable...
$185.00
Brass Bell Hotel Motel Front Desk Owl Figure Base
This is a very nice, brass bell that has a figural shape like an owl at the base with the bell formi...
$120.00
Hargrave C-Clamp 4 inch w/Butterfly Wing Screw No. 605
This is a nice clean 4 capacity, heavy duty C-Clamp marked CINCINNATI TOOL CO. HARGRAVE 4 IN BODY ...
$30.00
Hargrave C-Clamp 6 inch w/Butterfly Wing Screw
This is a nice clean and straight 6 capacity, heavy duty C-Clamp marked CINCI TOOL CO. HARGRAVE 6 ...
$40.00
Dayton C-Clamp 8 inch w/Butterfly Wing Screw
This is a nice clean and straight 8 capacity, heavy duty C-Clamp marked DAYTON 8 IN , with raised ...
$45.00
Antique Drawer Pulls Hardware Copper 4 Pulls
This is a nice clean set of 4 drawer pulls, all the same style and size, all have antiqued copper fi...
$25.00
Precision Straight Edge Beveled Edge
This is a nice vintage precision ground beveled edge, straight edge. Hardened tool steel. It has n...
$20.00
Precision Straight Edge Miter End & Beveled Edge
This is a nice vintage precision ground beveled edge, straight with one mitered (45 degree) end. Ha...
$15.00
Precision Straight Edge Miter End & Beveled Edge
This is a nice vintage precision ground beveled edge, straight with two mitered (45 degree) ends. H...
$24.00
Precision Straight Edge Miter End & Beveled Edge
This is a nice vintage precision ground beveled edge, straight with one mitered (45 degree) end. Ha...
$24.00
Utica Slip-Joint Pliers Vintage 5 inch Thin Jaws 11-5
This is a nice clean 5.5 long slip-joint pliers with the narrow or thin jaws, measure only .16 thi...
$22.00
Vintage Ratchet Screwdriver Ball Handle & Hex Tips
This is a very unique ball type handle ratchet screwdriver with a set of like new slot hex bit, plus...
$24.00
Bergman Tool Mfg. Co. S-Handle Adjustable Wrench 8 Inch
This is a nice old 8 inch long adjustable wrench marked BERGMAN TOOL MFG. CO. BUFFALO NEW YORK U.S.A...
$45.00
Barton Draw Knife Hand Forged 6 inch
This is an early hand forged draw knife, made and marked by a well known mid to late 1800's edge too...
$70.00
Buck's Machine Crank Handle No. 3
This is a machine crank handle for a Buck's machine and so marked. There is a stamped number 3 Ne...
$14.00
Jennings Draw Knife Folding Handles Arrow Brand 8 inch
This is a very hard to find 8 wide blade draw knife with folding handles, all in very good working ...
$120.00
Stanley Carpenter's Level No. 102 Pat. 1896
This is a very nice 14 long Carpenter's level marked, STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. NEW BRITIAN CON...
$35.00
Eagle Oil Can 10 inch Tall Flex Tube
This is a nice clean oil can with a 4.5 diameter base, 10.0 tall overall. It is marked EAGLE MADE...
$32.00
Eagle Oil Can 5 inch Tall
This is a nice clean oil can with a 3.5 diameter base, 5.0 tall overall. It is marked EAGLE on t...
$20.00
WORTH Socket Bevel Chisel 3/4 inch
This is a nice clean .75 wide, quality socket bevel chisel marked by the maker, WORTH . This on...
$24.00
Warranted Steel Socket Firmer Chisel 1/4 inch
This is a nice clean .25 wide quality socket firmer chisel marked by the maker, but the mark runs o...
$34.00
Union Hardware Socket Bevel Chisel 5/8 inch
This is a nice clean .62 wide quality socket bevel chisel marke MFG. BY UNION HARDWARE COMPANY TOR...
$36.00
Millers Falls Push Drill No. 185C w/8 Drills Yankee NOS
This is a nice new old stock, never used, vintage spiral push drill marked MILLER FALLS CO. GREENFI...
$110.00
Starrett Extended Divider No. 85 Pat. 1889
This is a nice clean Starrett No. 85 Improved Extended Divider marked, L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS...
$165.00
Starline Single Rope Pulley Block & Tackle
This is a very nice, clean single rope pulley marked STARLINE INC originally produced in the 1930'...
$57.50
Stearns Adjustable Hollow Auger
This is a good useable late 1800's single cutter hollow auger, to be used in your brace. It is mark...
$55.00
Federal C70 Dial Indicator in the Box
This is a nice clean older Federal indicator, in very good used condition. It is .001 increment wit...
$50.00
Wood Dumbbell .5 Pound Gymnasium
This is a nice antique exersize dumbbell that weighes .5 pounds on the scale. It's about 8 long an...
$25.00
Becton Dickinson Syringe Glass Vile Case
I thought this case was a cigarette case when I bought it. Because it does have a 1913 and 1915 pat...
$60.00
S. & H. CO Lineman's Splicing Pliers Small Size
This is an nice, clean, small size, early 7 linesman's splicing pliers with maker's mark on it that...
$32.00
Craftsman Carpenters Ratchet Auger Brace 10 Inch
This is a nice clean hand brace, and it has a 10 sweep. It is marked CRAFTSMAN-10 MADE IN U.S.A. ...
$55.00
Mohawk Shelburne Hand Brace No. 1710 10 inch
This is a super nice clean, 10 inch swing ratchet brace marked Mohawk Shelburne MADE IN U.S.A. on ...
$35.00
Millers Falls No. 731-12 inch Swing Ratchet Bit Brace
This is a nice clean, hard to find 12 inch sweep ratchet bit brace marked MILLERS FALLS MADE IN U.S...
$75.00
Reid Archimedean Screwdriver Drill w/bits 1880's
This is a quality made spiral drive screwdriver that measures 21.25 long not including the removabl...
$80.00
Antique Garden Dibble Small Size
This is a nice clean antique utility tool similar in some ways to a cooper's tool called a bung auge...
$25.00
PEXTO Adjustable Wing Divider 6 inch
Offering this nice clean 7 long extension wing divider marked P.S. & W. CO. on the side of o...
$38.00
AJC Slate Roof Nail Ripper Cutter Slaters
This is a nice, clean, used slate roof repair tool, designed to slide under the slates of the roof, ...
$32.00
Benton Adjustable Speed Wrench Unique!
This is a very rare, nice clean antique adjustable speed (quick change slip gear) wrench marked BEN...
$98.00
CAR-VAN Brace Auger Bit 1.25 Dia. x 10 inch Long
This is a nice, clean heavy duty 10 long x 1.25 diameter brace auger bit. This is a double cutting...
$25.00
Cincinnati C-Clamp Super JR. No. 54 2.0 inch
Offering this nice pair (2) vintage of 2.0 capacity C-Clamps marked Cincinnati Tool Co. No. 54 Sup...
$32.00
W. Scollhorn Lodi Wing Divider 6 inch Long Rare!
This is a very nice wing divider marked by the maker, W.S. CO. NEW HAVEN CONN. MADE IN U.S.A. LODI ...
$38.00