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!
Snell Hand Auger Drill 2.0 inch Hardwood T-Handle
Offering this top quality T-handle type (without the handle) hand drill auger in very good condition...
$75.00
Lufkin Spring Divider No. 140 Toolmakers 4 inch
This is a quality made, 4 inch size inside toolmakers spring divider, marked THE LUFKIN RULE CO. SAG...
$24.00
Starrett Inside Spring Caliper No. 274 Toolmakers 4 inch
This is a quality made, 4 inch size inside toolmakers spring caliper, marked THE L.S. STARRETT CO. A...
$24.00
Starrett Dividers No. 277 Toolmakers 4 inch
This is a quality made, 4 inch size dividers, marked THE L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS. U.S.A. on one...
$16.00
Starrett Outside Caliper No. 34 Screw Adjusting Perfected
This is a rare Firm-Joint Screw Adjusting Outside Calipers. It is marked L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MA...
$35.00
Starrett Lock-Joint Hermaphrodite Caliper No. 242
This a nice clean hermaphrodite lock joint caliper with three different threaded adjustment area. O...
$35.00
Starrett No. 243 Hermaphrodite Caliper 6 inch
This a nice clean hermaphrodite firm joint caliper marked THE L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS. U.S.A. N...
$25.00
Starrett No.77 Divider 8 inch
This is a quality made 8 long (from center of the center pin to the sharp end points) spring divide...
$25.00
Starrett No. 275 Toolmaker's Outside Caliper 2 inch
This is a quality made 2 long outside caliper in very good used condition. It is marked THE L. S. ...
$25.00
Starrett No. 275 Toolmaker's Outside Caliper 4 inch
This is a quality made 4 long outside caliper in very good used condition. It is marked THE L. S. ...
$22.00
Bridgeport Chisel Screwdriver Tool Handle Cocobolo
This is a very nice poor man's tool set with a beautiful rosewood threaded cap hollow handle, for mu...
$50.00
Millers Falls Early No. 1 Hand Drill Rosewood w/Drills
This is a nice clean, quality made egg beater type, single speed hand drill marked MILLERS FALLS CO....
$65.00
Antique Socket Firmer Chisel 1 inch
This is a nice clean 1.0 socket chisel believed to be an antique but has no maker's name anywhere o...
$20.00
Brown & Sharpe Vernier Height Gauge No. 585
This is a very nice 12 inch precision vernier height gauge with some extras including a nice leather...
$140.00
Lufkin Depth Micrometer 0-3 inch No. 513
This is a very nice 0-3 inch depth micrometer with 3 rods and one calibration wrench. It's clearly m...
$40.00
Starrett V-BLOCK and Clamp No. 567
This is a top quality Starrett machinist V-BLOCK and clamp No. 567 and so marked on the original box...
$190.00
Starrett Steel Beam Trammels Set No 251F
This is a top quality Starrett machinist trammels set No. 251F (has extra fittings and an extra 20 ...
$225.00
Pratt Whitney Flex Rule 6 inch NO. 2110R
This is a nice clean vintage 6 rule marked PRATT & WHITNEY MADE IN U.S.A. COMPLEMENTS OF STERLI...
$15.00
Lufkin Sterling Steel Rule No. C - 2204R Chrome
This is a nice clean vintage 6 rule marked C - 2204R COMPLIMENTS OF THE STERLING DIE CO.. So it wa...
$22.00
SJ Spearfile Needle Files 16cm 6 1/4 inch Cut 2
This is a nice set of 10 needle files in a red case as marked in the title. All ten are in great sh...
$35.00
Starrett Steel Square No. 63 Grad. Inch
This is a very clean used 4.0 inch size machinist's precision solid square. Both the beam and the bl...
$145.00
Lufkin Precision Solid Steel Square No. 166 - 4.5
This is a very clean used 4.5 inch size machinist's precision solid square. Both the beam and the bl...
$95.00
Stanley No. 720 Beveled Socket Chisel 1.0 inch
This is a top quality, beveled socket firmer chisel marked STANLEY NO. 720 MADE IN U.S.A. on the ste...
$45.00
Starrett Toolmakers Surface Gage No. 56
This is a nice quality made adjustable small hole telescoping gauge gage set, each marked STARRETT N...
$115.00
Starrett Telescoping Gages Gauge Set S579G
This is a nice quality made adjustable small hole telescoping gauge gage set, each marked STARRETT N...
$65.00
Starrett Small Holes Gage Set & Pouch No. S 829 E
This is a nice quality made adjustable small hole gauge set, each marked STARRETT NO. 829 & (A-D...
$77.00
Lufkin Master Planer Gage No. 900 Gauge
This is a very nice, used Master Planer Gauge marked THE LUFKIN RULE CO. SAGINAW MICH. MADE IN USA N...
$55.00
Starrett Steel Rule No. 600 Tempered 18 inch No. 4
This is a very nice lightly used Starrett rule with No. 4 type graduations. It is marked THE L.S.S....
$22.00
Brown & Sharpe Steel Rule 308 No. 8 Chrome Finish, Flexible,...
This is a very nice lightly used B & S steel flex rule with satin chrome finish. It is marked B...
$15.00
Starrett Center Head Combination 6 inch Rule
This is a nice clean, small center head with a 6 combination scale blade that is marked THE L.S. ST...
$35.00
Lufkin Die Makers Square No. 138
Offering this nice clean Die Maker's square with all (5) hardened steel components, (1) hardened adj...
$145.00
Starrett Mini Size Combination Square Head
Offering this very clean mini size square head for a combination square. The head is only 2.25 inch...
$25.00
Starrett No. 434 Combination Square 4 Pc. Set
Offering this very clean 4pc. combination square clearly marked THE L.S. STARRETT CO. ATHOL MASS. U....
$95.00
Brown & Sharpe 24 Inch Rule Combination Square Set
Offering this very clean 4pc. combination square clearly marked BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO. PROVIDEN...
$125.00
Billings & Spencer Open Ended Wrench
This is a nice clean 10 long, 31/32 & 29/32 open end S-Handle wrench marked THE BILLINGS &am...
$18.00
Dickens Tiny Tim & Bob Cratchit 1911 Framed
Offering this wonderful 1911 framed engraving of famous and well loved Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit fro...
$70.00
Mossberg Antique Ratchet Wrench Set + Box No. 350
This is a very nice clean ratchet wrench and socket set marked FRANK MOSSBERG CO. ATTLEBORO MASS. U...
$120.00
Stanley No. 36 1/2R Boxwood Caliper Rule
This is a nice clean 1 foot long single fold boxwood caliper ruler marked STANLEY NO. 36 1/2R WARRE...
$42.00
Union Thickness Gage to .025 inch
This is a quality made thickness gauge marked UNION TOOL CO. ORANGE MASS. . It is 3.0 long overall...
$19.00
Union Thickness Gage Gauge Feeler
This is a quality made inch thickness gauge marked UNION TOOL CO. ORANGE MASS. . It is 4.5 long ov...
$15.00
Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit Leather 1900's
Offering this handsome old edition of Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit. Published by Thomas Nelson ...
$26.00
William Thackeray Pendennis Leather 1900's
Offering this handsome old edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's Pendennis, His Fortunes & Mi...
$32.00
Dickens Nicholas Nickleby Leather 1900's
Offering this handsome old edition of Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby. Published by Thomas Nelson ...
$26.00
Charles Dickens Little Dorrit Leather 1900's
Offering this handsome old edition of Charles Dickens Little Dorrit, published by Thomas Nelson &...
$26.00
Craftsman All Steel Sliding T Bevel Gauge
This is a very nice, clean, unique, 8 inch blade sliding T-Bevel gage, marked by the retailer not th...
$38.00
Stanley Hatchet Vintage 1.65 pounds
This is a nice hatchet! It is clearly marked STANLEY on the handle and on the steel. It cutting ed...
$45.00
Collins Hatchet Head Unique Shape
This is a nice hatchet head clearly marked COLLINS on the steel. It cutting edge is sharp, about 3....
$60.00
Antique Food Chopper Knife 1887 Pat.
This is a nice clean double blade, adjustable food or vegetable chopper knife. It's turned hardwood ...
$55.00
Antique Food Chopper Knife Cast Steel
This is a nice clean food or vegetable chopper knife. It's turned hardwood handle is very nice, well...
$40.00
Lyon and Smith Coopers Hand Adze
This is a clean 10 inch long coopers' hand adze with three stamps on it. One stamp is the maker's n...
$145.00