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!


Art Deco French Lady Color Print 1936 Beautifully Framed
Offering this beautiful 1936 color print of a young French lady, all dressed for the gala, looking ...
$50.00

Wild Rose Lady Ornate Frame Engraving 1880's
Offering this exquisite 1880's engraving of a beautiful dark haired lady, excellent details in her ...
$240.00

Thomas Moore 1850's Hand Tooled Leather Gilt
Offering this absolutely beautiful old volume of the Poetical Works of Thomas Moore complete in one...
$400.00

Longfellow Poetical Works 6 Vols 1881 Leather
Offering these six large rare volumes of The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, publishe...
$330.00

Stanley No. 2 Try Square
Offering this nice clean 6 long bladed try square, with the built in 45 degree angle at the top of...
$25.00

Stanley No. 2 Try Square
Offering this nice clean 7.5 long bladed try square. This is one of the earliest types that Stanle...
$38.00

Stanley No. 65 Low Angle Block Plane Early 1900's
Offering nice nice clean older style type 2 Stanley No. 65 low angle (12 degrees cutter angle) bloc...
$155.00

Fulton Tool Transitional Plane 18" Rare & Nice!
This is a very good used transitional plane marked FULTON TOOL CO. WARRENTED on the cutter. Overa...
$120.00

Disston K-3 Keystone Pacemaker Hand-Saw
Offering this very nice clean 8 PPI skew-back saw marked Disston K-3 Keystone Pacemaker Hand Saw M...
$40.00

Gellman 6" Adjustable Polly Speed Wrench
This is a very nice, 6 adjustable speed wrench, with the spring loaded spring geared jaw feature. ...
$34.00

Pottery Bowl Arts & Crafts Style Cobalt ZSC
Offering this beautiful small bowl made by the Zanesville Stoneware Company, Zanesvill Ohio. Wonder...
$40.00

Smallwood Architects 2 Fold Rule Old! Smallwood, Marshall
This is a nice clean unique styled 2 foot, 2 fold boxwood rule with the semi-arch joint, and bevele...
$215.00

Morse Brace Drill Set in Canvas Roll
This is a nice clean set of spiral drills all marked MORSE NEW BEDFORD MASS. U.S.A. indicating th...
$49.00

Starrett No. 35-12" Firm Joint Inside Caliper
This is a nice clean Perfected firm joint Screw Adjusting inside caliper with the extra nice fine a...
$22.00

Brass Plumb Bob Long Neck Surveyor's Antique
This is a nice clean 14 ounce surveyor's plumb bob with an unusually long neck (1 5/8 long straigh...
$58.00

Stanley No. 4 Smooth Plane Type 17
Offering this nice clean smooth plane marked STANLEY MADE IN U.S.A. on the cutter, and BAILEY NO...
$95.00

Stanley No. 18 1/4 Block Plane Rare
This is a nice clean rare block plane with the 1 5/8 wide cutter x 6 long. It is marked STANLEY ...
$155.00

Metal Process Engineering 1948 1st Edition
Offering this book titled: Metal Process Engineering Author: Norman E Woldman Ph.D Publisher & ...
$48.00

Electrical Machine Design By Gray 1926
Offering this book titled: Electrical Machine Design (the design and specification of direct and al...
$38.00

Practical Designs Drilling Milling Tools 1938
Offering this book titled: Practical Designs for Drilling and Milling Tools - an illustrated descri...
$40.00