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!


Goodell Bros. Spiral Screwdriver Ca. 1890's
This is a rare tool manufactured in the 1890's in Greenfield Mass! This slot bit screwdriver is 13 ...
$55.00

Antique Gaff Type Tool or Halberd Hand Forged
This is a very nice, and very old, antique gaff type tool or perhaps a weapon, similar in some ways ...
$235.00

Music Box Carousel Horse
This is a nice Carousel Horse music box with the single horse that moves up and down with the music ...
$19.00

Music Box Porcelain Yellow Birds
This is a very nice vintage music box with two detailed yellow birds setting on floral tree branches...
$25.00

Keen Kutter Offset Screwdriver 6.75 inch Rare!
This is a nice clean, right angle or offset screwdriver, designed for cramped spaces. It is 6.75 lo...
$37.00

Hog Nose Ring Pliers Hog Ringer Patent 1874
This is a nice clean and rare hog ringer pliers, clearly marked with raised cast lettering PAT. SEP...
$28.00

Gage Tool Co. Plane Transitional 14 inch Rare! 1880's
This is a rare gage plane marked GAGE TOOL CO. VINELAND N.J. on the toe, and on the cutter. It is ...
$205.00

Milbar Automatic Return Wire Twisters Pliers
This is a very good, used Milbar Automatic Return Wire Twisters Pliers. This tool features a spiral ...
$45.00

Dasco Carpenter's Pincers Nippers No. 328
This is a very nice, clean, carpenter's combination tool often called a pincer, but is basically a n...
$25.00

Johnson Wing Divider Caliper Unique! 10 inch
This is a very nice wing divider/inside caliper, marked MADE IN AMERICA FORGED ....MFG CO. NEWARK N...
$38.00

Antique Wing Divider Hand Forged Unique! 11 inch
This is a very nice, antique hand made, hand forged wing divider (compass) for metal working layout ...
$50.00

Veterinarian Molar Splitter Remover Pliers Large Size Antiqu...
This is a very nice, clean, 21.5 long curved nose veterinary molar remover, or splitting pliers. It...
$95.00

Calden Grinding Wheel Dresser Cast Steel
This is a very nice, clean 12 long x .50 wide wheel dressing roller. It is marked by the maker, C...
$18.00

Universal-Knight Bit Brace Ratchet 10 inch
Offering this top quality antique auger bit brace marked UNIVERSAL-KNIGHT MADE IN U.S.A. NO. 401 - ...
$55.00

Gilchrist No. 78 Ice Shave Box Type
Offering this top quality box frame ice shave that could still be used to shave fine shavings of ice...
$21.00

Socket Firmer Chisel 1.0 inch Antique
Offering this nice 1.0 (.98 ) wide x 16.7 long beveled socket chisel, and is not marked by the mak...
$35.00

Firmer Chisel Antique Hand Forged Forming
This is an antique hand forge tanged type flat firmer chisel/slick with the extra long hardwood hand...
$32.00

Armstrong Heavy Duty C-Clamp 4 inch 78-434
This is a very nice, clean, heavy duty 4 capacity C-Clamp, marked ARMSTRONG 78-434 DROP FORGED U.S...
$28.00

Danielson Adjustable Pipe Wrench 6 inch
This is a quality made 6 long wrench with the J.P. DANIELSON CO. JAMESTOWN NY U.S. 6IN DROP FORGED...
$32.00

Shelton Steel Low Angle Block Plane like Stanley 118
Here's a nice used low angle (15 degrees cutter bed) block plane that I don't see very many of these...
$32.00