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Antique & Collectable Hand Tool Market

The next Antique & Collectable Hand Tool Market will be held on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 9am to 12:30pm.

St. Anthony's School Hall
164 Neerim Rd, Corner Neerim & Grange Rds, Caulfield East (Melway Ref. 68 F4).
Ample street parking or public transport: Frankston train, 600m from Glenhuntly Station
or # 67 tram from University, 310m walk from Glenhuntly Rd.

Sellers are HTPAA members only and members of the public are welcome.
Entry is $5 per person.

COVID-19 rules as applicable at the time will apply.

 

Directory of Australian Tool Makers

This online database is based on the database compiled by HTPAA member Rod Thomas and published in 2001 as a printed directory by Rod (Directory of Australian Tool Manufacturers & Makers ©2006 Rod Thomas, ISBN 0 9579110 1 7).

As well as Rod Thomas, HTPAA thanks all those who have supplied additional information to add to the database and welcomes additional contributions of historical information.

If you can add any further information on Australian manufacturers or branded suppliers to either extend or correct existing entries, add new entries or contribute images of makers' marks, please make contact with us via the Australian Maker's Database Update form.

Makers Database Search

   

(Note: spaces and full stops make a difference to search - if not found try variations or search by first letter below.)

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Order by:  Mark Maker State Date Added
Mark Maker Products Image
CHENEY Cyclone Co of Aus (under licence) Claw hammer with nail holder, also 20 Oz ball pein hammer thumb
WARTZ SOUTH AUS TRALIA Wartz South Australia Aluminium alloy caravan jack stands thumb
HIPSLEYS P/L HIPSLEYS P/L 27-45 Palm St Sydney, Automotive and General Engineers Automotive and General Engineers, Steel Boxed set of Cylinder Hones thumb
Tyrepliers in boomerang R Tyrepliers Engineering P/L PO Box ?12 SUNBURY Vic Tyre Pliers, "NATO NUMBER 5210/66 128,8,500 thumb
DUPERITE DUPERITE large range of Bakelite ware, including a hammer with Bakelite caps on the head. thumb
FD Engineering FD Engineering Enterprises, Orange, NSW Plumbers tool for forming branches in copper pipe thumb
G. H. Bishop 1916 G. H. Bishop, Kyabram, Vic Billhooks for Australian military, pocket knives, cutthroat razors and other bladeware, ref: Keith Spencer identified this maker in his book Australia & New Zealand Cutlers and Cutlery 1788 - 1988. Images J Kroezen & inset Alan Bandy thumb
SWAN No 19 Swan Brush Factory, Fremantle, WA household brushware, hair brooms, corridor and platform brooms, drawn-hair brooms, carpet brooms, base brooms, scavenger brooms, drawn bass brooms (for use in breweries, engine-rooms, etc.), heat resisting, winged hair brooms (made with wings to protect furniture, skirting ,etc.), bannister brushes, winged bannisters, toy bannisters (for dusting millinery and fancy articles), double bannisters, fireplace brushes, bearth brushes, pictures dusters, ETC ETC Image by Julii Gaunt thumb
SKIPPER SAW Skipper Saw Company Pty Ltd, Villawood Sydney All classes of saws, circular saws thumb
STOPLEAKS Ross Chemical Co, Sydney Repair patches for leaky pots and pans thumb
CHIP IT 1/2", 1" Registered firmer chisel thumb
DURHAM DURHAM No 2 Block Plane, Made in Australia No 2 Metal block plane (similar 110) thumb
WARD ADELAIDE WARD ADELAIDE Calipers, Aliminium thumb
Heritage Saws Heritage Saws Hand saws, tenon saws, dovetail saws, carcass saws thumb
AUSTRAL BOILERS Austral Boilers AUSTRAL has not been documented or known prior but it looks like this company has been making cast iron products for the domestic market and not just STEAM ENGINES (1880s or maybe earlier). thumb
WILTSHIRE Whiltshire File Co. Pty Ltd Files and other tools including kitchen knives and BBQ tools. (Had shareholding by Nicholas File Co. of Canada as well as original holding of McPherson's Pty. Ltd. and the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd.) thumb
CONTICO The Stanley Works Pty Ltd Plastic tool boxes thumb
BRONZEWING Turner Industries Ltd Hacksaw blades thumb
DAWN The Stanley Works Pty Ltd Vice and other metal products (acquired from SIDDONS Industries Ltd 1991) thumb
DAWN Siddon Industries Ltd Vice and other metal products (acquired from G N Raymond 1973) thumb
DAWN G N Raymond Pty Ltd Vice and other metal products (purchased from BLAKE Bros 1959) thumb
FOX Turner Industries Ltd Scissors thumb
TURNER Turner Industries Ltd Mower wrench, various hand tools (acquired by Stanley Titan 1970) thumb
POWERLOCK The Stanley Works Pty Ltd Retractable measuring tape rules thumb
ROE Stanley S Coffey Pty Ltd Measuring tapes & misc tools thumb

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This database has been developed by the HTPAA as a useful reference for collectors, interested tool owners and researchers seeking more information about historic Australian tool manufactuers and suppliers and their products.

This online version has been added to progressively by HTPAA members, members of similar interest groups and from members of the public with special interest in tools. and now holds many more entries. Information has been gleaned from various publications such as: catalogues, brochures, newspapers, magazines, from advertising material and packaging and the Internet. In particular, much information has been acquired from the Intellectual Property Office namely: patents, trademarks, registered designs, principles, addresses and dates.

As well as Rod Thomas, HTPAA thanks all those who have supplied additional information to add to the database and welcomes additional contributions of historical information.

Please note the HTPAA is not connected to any trade groups or organizations, so information about current manufacturers and suppliers should be sourced by the enquirer from trade journals, phone books, libraries or online. The HTPAA does not have a retail business so offers of tools from makers are pointless, as are requests to source tools or components. The HTPAA does maintain a collection of historic tools and welcomes donations of such.

Next Antique & Collectable Hand Tool Market

The next Antique & Collectable Hand Tool Market is on Sunday 29th Oct 2023 9.00 am to 12.30 pm at St. Anthony's School Hall, 164 Neerim Rd, Corner Neerim & Grange Rds, Caulfield East, Melway Ref. 68 F4. For more information see the Tool Market page.