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!


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

Mitutoyo 1.25-2.12" Telescoping Gage
This is a good used telescoping gage, marked MITUTOYO C on the main shaft. It is chrome plated, in...
$14.00

English Carving Chisels Nice Group of 4 Antique
This is a nice group of tanged carving chisel that are nice quality chisel but have no name on them....
$45.00

R. Sorby Gouge Carving Chisel 5/16"
This is a nice clean tanged, gouge carving chisel, marked ROBT SORBY CAST STEEL . It's in very good...
$22.00

Robert Sorby Parting Carving Chisel 15/64 inch
This is a nice clean tanged, V-groove carving chisel, marked (on the handle) ROBERT SORBY SHEFFIELD...
$19.00

R. Sorby Flat Carving Chisel 39/64"
This is a nice clean tanged, flat bottom, flared sided, carving chisel, marked ROBT SORBY SHEFFIELD...
$19.00

Marples & Co. Cast Steel Carving Chisel
This is a nice clean tanged, flat, angular carving chisel with the old trade mark, and marked W. MA...
$16.00

Stanley Plane Handle/Tote & Short Knob No. 5, 6, 7, 8 Walnut...
This is a unfinished (no stain or clear varnish), solid walnut hardwood handle/tote and the (the OLD...
$28.00

Stanley Plane Knob & Tote Handle No. 3, 4 Replacement
This is an unfinished solid walnut handle/tote and front knob that is designed to fit vintage Stanle...
$24.00

Slaymaker Rustless Padlock w/ Key Small Size
Offering this small iron alloy body padlock with working key. Marked Slaymaker RUSTLESS MADE IN U.S....
$20.00

C Schlieper Scale Weight Brass 2 ons
This is very good useable, clean, antique brass scale weight. It is marked 2 ons on the top, but ...
$12.00

P. Lowentraut Inside Calipers 4 inch
This is a nice clean inside caliper marked P. LOWENTRAUT MFG. CO. NEWARK N.J. along with a US lo...
$28.00

Keystone Mfg. SK555 Ratchet Wrench
This is an early ratchet wrench marked THE KEYSTONE MFG. CO. BUFFALO N.Y. U.S.A. DROP FORGED STEEL ...
$14.00

Brass & Leather Opera Glasses Antique
This is a nice medium sized pair of opera glasses in a leather case. They are of good quality with n...
$47.00

Art Deco Panther TV Lamp Retro Lime Green
Offering this excellent 1950's large art deco panther TV lamp, done in great retro lime green color,...
$65.00

Disston Cross Cut Hand-Saw 8 TPI
This is a very nice 26 long blade, 5-1/2 point (TPI) rip hand-saw marked, *H.DISSTON & SONS*PH...
$45.00

Steelcraft Yankee Type Push Drill 1940's
This is a nice clean vintage 1940's, used, spiral push drill w/ 3 different sized spiral drill bits ...
$32.00

Household Searchlight Recipe Book 1935 Cookbook
Offering this 1935 edition of the Household Searchlight Recipe Book (cookbook), published, (printed)...
$55.00

Household Searchlight Recipe Book 1952 Cookbook
Offering this wonderful 1952 edition of the Household Searchlight Recipe Book (cookbook), published ...
$44.00