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, Coopers, 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!
Raw-Hide Leather Mallet 3/4 Pound
This is a super nice raw-hide leather head mallet! The entire head is raw hide with three brass scre...
$22.00
Antique Sewing Scratch Awl Handle Peg Shaped
This is a very nice, turn of the century peg shaped awl handle, featuring the steel collet type chuc...
$25.00
Heller NuCut Rasp/File No. 2797 Bent Tang
This is a nice arch bottom file with the bent handle tang so the handle clears the work piece while ...
$28.00
Estwing Hammer Leather Handle 16 OZ.
This is a very nice carpenter's hammer with the steel shaft, and leather handle. The metal plate on ...
$25.00
Antique Tack Puller Hammer Upholstery Tool
This is a very nice vintage upholsterer's hammer with a square solid hammer end at one end and the s...
$12.00
Veeder Digital Speed Indicator Pat. 1907
This is a very rare digital speed indicator or tachometer marked THE VEEDER MFG. CO. HARTFORD CONN....
$65.00
Lufkin Outside Spring Caliper No. 41-8 inch
This a very clean used, yet like new spring caliper that is marked THE LUFKIN RULE CO. SAGINAW MICH...
$25.00
Starrett Inside Transfer Calipers No. 37-6 inch
This is a nice clean, 6 lock-joint caliper marked The L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS. U.S.A. . It's ...
$44.00
Bowl Woven Fabric Hand Made Beaded
Offering this one of a kind woven fabric bowl. These bowls are not the fabric wrapped coil bowls/ba...
$28.00
Bowl Woven Fabric Hand Made Beaded
Offering this one of a kind woven fabric bowl. These bowls are not the fabric wrapped coil bowls/ba...
$35.00
Bowl Woven Fabric Hand Made Beaded
Offering this one of a kind woven fabric bowl. These bowls are not the fabric wrapped coil bowls/ba...
$24.00
Bowl Woven Fabric Hand made Beaded
Offering this one of a kind woven fabric bowl. These bowls are not the fabric wrapped coil bowls/ba...
$22.00
Lufkin Steel Folding Rule Zig Zag Pocket Type 36 inch
This is a quality made 36 steel zig zag folding rule in very good useable condition. It is marked &...
$35.00
Buck Bros. Socket Firmer Chisel/Slick 1/2 inch
This is a nice old chisel marked Buck Brothers Cast Steel and has the Buck logo on the steel. It h...
$28.00
Stanley Butt Chisel 1 inch No. 60 Everlasting
This is a nice sharp 1 butt chisel marked STANLEY NO. 60 MADE IN U.S.A. . Although this chisel doe...
$18.00
Stanley Butt Chisel 1/4 inch No. 50 Everlasting
This is a nice sharp 1/4 chisel marked STANLEY NO. 50 MADE IN U.S.A. . Although this chisel doesn'...
$22.00
Irwin Brace Auger Bit 20/16 inch
This is a nice clean 20/16 , 1.25 diameter auger bit in usable condition. It is marked THE IRWIN ...
$10.00
Antique Blade Slot Screwdriver
This is a antique example of a tool that was re-purposed. It was originally a file, then it was re-...
$12.00
Firm-Joint Inside Calipers 9 inch
This is a good clean 9 long firm joint inside caliper for measuring inside diameters. It is not ma...
$10.00
Millers Falls Ratchet Spiral Screwdriver No. 61A w/Hex Adapt...
This is a rare, clean spiral ratchet screwdriver, in very good used condition! It is marked MILLERS...
$55.00
Vintage Ratchet Screwdriver Made In U.S.A.
This is a unique well made ratchet slot screwdriver marked U.S.A. . It is similar to the Yankee an...
$16.00
Bullard Automatic Pipe Wrench No. 2
This is a hard to find automatic adjustable wrench marked BULLARD WRENCH NO. 2 PAT. OCT. 27 03 on ...
$70.00
Camillus Hawk Bill Pocket Knife Walnut Handle
This is a nice old pruner knife with the Hawkbill shaped blade. The 3 long blade is marked CAMILL...
$43.00
McKaig-Hatch Wrench Combination Open End 5/8 & 3/4 inch
This is a nice clean, double open ended wrench marked McKaig-Hatch Made in U.S.A. 5/8 & 3/4 . T...
$8.00
Barcalo Combination Wrench Open Ended 15/16 & 1 inch
This is a nice clean, double open ended wrench marked BARCALO BUFFALO U.S.A. 15/16 & 1 . The wr...
$14.00
C-Clamp 2 inch Vintage Wing Screw
This is a nice antique 2.0 inch capacity C-Clamp with the cast steel design, has the threaded wing s...
$12.00
Brink & Cotton C-Clamp No. 142-2 inch
This is a nice antique 2.0 inch capacity C-Clamp with the cast steel design, marked B & C. CO. ...
$11.00
C-Clamp 2 inch Vintage
This is a nice antique 2.0 inch capacity C-Clamp with the cast steel design, this one is not marked ...
$10.00
Shapleigh C-Clamp No. 122-2 inch
This is a nice antique 2.0 inch capacity C-Clamp with the cast steel design, marked S.H.C. 122 on ...
$12.00
Hawkeye Wrench Co. Slip Joint Pliers Antique 6 inch
This is a nice clean pair of slip joint pliers with a rare maker's name! This one has the marking H...
$22.00
Barcalo Slip Joint Pliers Antique 6 inch
This is a nice clean pair of slip joint pliers with a rare maker's name! This one has the marking B...
$12.00
Barcalo Slip Joint Pliers Antique 8 inch
This is a nice clean pair of slip joint pliers with a rare maker's name! This one has the marking B...
$18.00
Trimont Pipe Wrench Trimo 10 inch
This is a nice clean 10 pipe wrench marked TRIMO 10 MADE IN U.S.A. DROP FORGED . It's in clean co...
$25.00
North Brothers Yankee No. 20-3 Spiral Ratchet Screwdriver
This is a good clean Yankee ratchet / spiral screwdriver, clearly marked YANKEE NO. 20-3 NORTH BROS...
$75.00
Peck, Stow, & Wilcox Ratchet Brace 10 inch Swing No. 7010
This is a very nice, clean, late 1800's patented ratchet hand brace, and it has a 10 swing. It is m...
$58.00
Pexto Clark's Pattern Expansive Bit for Your Brace
This is a nice clean older expansive/expandable bit in sharp ready to use condition. It's marked CL...
$19.00
Stanley Plane Handle/Tote & Knob No. 5, 6, 7, 8 Walnut Repla...
This is a unfinished solid walnut hardwood handle/tote and the front knob that is designed to fit vi...
$24.00
Greenlee Brace Auger Expansive Bit
This is a very nice expansive brace auger bit, marked GREENLEE MADE IN U.S.A. on the shank, and co...
$14.00
Crescent Tool Co. Adjustable Wrench 10 inch
This is a top quality early style Crescent wrench marked "MFG. BY CRESCENT TOOL CO. JAMESTO...
$25.00
J.H. Williams Adjustable Wrench 8 inch
This is a very nice, top quality, vintage 8 long adjustable wrench marked "8 IN WILLIAMS A...
$18.00
Lawson Pipe Wrench Offset Jaws 10 inch
This is a nice antique, 10" adjustable pipe wrench, with the offset jaws style. It is mark...
$30.00
E. C. Simmons Brace 10 inch KP 10
This is a nice, clean, late 1800's plain hand brace, and it has a 10" swing. It is marked &...
$45.00
Shapleigh Hardware Ratchet Brace 10 inch DE 100
This is a nice, clean, late 1800's patented ratchet hand brace, and it has a 10" swing. It ...
$48.00
Millers Falls No. 1322-10 Ratchet Brace
This is a good clean, 10 inch swing ratchet brace marked "MILLERS FALLS CO. MADE IN U.S.A. ...
$25.00
Mohawk Shelburne Breast Drill 2-Speed Millers Falls
This is a nice clean 16.5" long 2 speed breast drill marked "MOHAWK SHELBURNE MADE...
$75.00
Craftsman Carpenters Ratchet Auger Brace 10 Inch
This is a nice clean hand brace, and it has a 10" sweep. It is marked "CRAFTSMAN-1...
$40.00
Coes Monkey Wrench 8 inch Knife Handle
This is a nice clean knife handle type monkey wrench with the two piece wood (metal center section) ...
$26.00
Peck, Stow, & Wilcox Carpenters Ratchet Brace No. 10-1202
This is a very nice, clean, late 1800's patented ratchet hand brace, and it has a 10" swing...
$58.00
Plumb Combination Wrench No. 1224 3/4 inch box/opened end
This is a very nice vintage opened end/box combination wrench marked "1224 PLUMB MADE IN U....
$15.00
Diamond Horseshoe 6 inch Adjustable Wrench
This is a good used 6" long adjustable wrench marked "DIAMOND CALK HORSESHOE CO. D...
$25.00