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Are you interested in: 

- History & Heritage
- Tools & Trades 
- Preservation of the Past 
- Antiques & Artefacts
- Ancient Manual Arts

The Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia, an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, has something to offer you by encouraging these interests and perhaps reviving earlier memories. As a heritage group we provide a forum for discussing traditional tools and the way in which artisans of the past worked with these tools, recognising the skill and ingenuity of their efforts.

Tool Community Announcements:

THOMSON BAGLEY AUCTIONS (2007) LTD
PRESENTS AN AUCTION OF VINTAGE TOOLS
FROM NOEL SIMPSON’S TOOL COLLECTION
ON SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2009 - 10.00AM
69 PORT ROAD, WHANGAREI, NZ

Noel Simpson - Tool Collecting from 1934-2009
Noel began his tool collection at aged 9 when he acquired a fretsaw. From this young age he became attracted
to tools, then he began his woodworking days as a little businessman where he made small items
to sell to school friends.
His career began as an apprentice joiner in 1941. Tools in the days during WW2 were almost unattainable
but he was given some by some old carpenters and retired joiners he had worked with and so began his
love of tool collecting. Noel was intrigued by the craftsmanship he saw in old tools and appreciated their
quality. He used them in his trade and continued using them throughout his life.
Collecting tools became a passion and his collection grew particularly after he joined the New Zealand
Vintage Tool Club. It was then he began to source tools from all over the world. Noel and Maureen (his
wife) have spent a great deal of time combing through Antique shops for different and specialised tools
both here in NZ and overseas.
This auction represents Noel’s life long interest in tools. Every item presented is in fine condition and has
Noel’s eye for quality. Noel is now 84 years of age and he hopes the buyers of his tools get as much satisfaction
from them as he has enjoyed over the years.

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