Tools
Tools
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
John Rex explains some common misconceptions about magnetos and how they can lose their charge and offers advice for magneto maintenance.
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
The corn sheller collection of Ronald Hug includes various corn collectibles, like a popcorn sheller and corn grinders
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Various types of hand-held corn shellers, like nubbers and t-type, serve as a reminder of America's proud agricultural heritage
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Collector with 50 sickle bar grinders is closing in on complete set
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Unique handmade farm tools, implements and equipment abound in one Marylander's collection.
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Tool collector turns to wrench collecting with literally tons of adjustable wrenches
4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Pennsylvania's "Schoolhouse Cooper" keeps history alive with collection of cooper's tools
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Oklahoma saddle maker Ralph Teeter uses rare, vintage tools in leatherworking
7/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Family's tool collection shows ingenuity and includes old tools, planting items, seed sacks and kitchen items.
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Illinois man amasses impressive collection of farm tools, antique wrenches, antique jacks and planter plates.
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Collector Don Lux likes challenge of collecting antique wrenches from various farm machinery companies.
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
A distinct lack of trees in north-central Kansas led homesteaders to mark their boundaries with limestone fence posts.
8/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
An innovative tool design takes the U.S. by storm.
8/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Joe Greiwe's collection centers around the 4-inch adjustable wrench.
2/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Mark Giles' collectible wrenches tell story of antique farm equipment.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Popular fire extinguisher methods of the Victorian era involved hand grenades filled with carbon tetrachloride.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Collection of antique hatchets and vintage axes shows varied use of simple but essential farm tools.
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Third-generation farrier Danny Ward relies on vintage tools and passes on his skills.
8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
It's All Trew: An evolution of land measurement units and land ownership practices.
10/8/2008 4:36:00 PM
Running and maintaining a 2-cycle drag saw is easy and straightforward.
4/2/2009 2:18:29 PM
Whether you’re planting seeds or young sets, a dibble is a handy thing for a gardener.
5/20/2009 3:45:37 PM
Ohio collector explains critical step of check-planting corn.
5/27/2009 4:07:29 PM
The need to store more loose hay than farmers' haymows could hold led to outside haystacks and to tools designed to work with them.
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Wanted: GADGETS, GIZMOS and CONTRAPTIONS
6/23/2009 10:40:28 AM
A hand-made tool, land anchor, tenon cutter and nose ringer.
6/24/2009 1:42:21 PM
Carpet stretcher, unknown contraption, shoe stretcher and chalk line spool.
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS and CONTRAPTIONS
7/2/2009 8:59:58 AM
Shortly after the first hay presses came to the farm, farmers began to look for easier ways to handle bales rather than hoisting them by their wires. They turned to their local blacksmiths for help. Soon the bale hook (or hay hook) became a popular item.
7/27/2009 2:08:41 PM
Fence tool, slat replacer, beading tool and possible part to a tandem disc harrow.
9/22/2009 9:12:49 AM
Dough-forming machine, harrow-disc sharpener, combination tool, combination pliers and an answer for a previous month's tool.
10/14/2009 4:42:38 PM
Two unidentified devices, wire splicer for fencing and clinker catcher.
11/20/2009 11:17:18 AM
Collectors swarm over vintage tools at one of the few tool collectors’ shows open to the public.
11/25/2009 3:20:47 PM
Drill frame (or post drill), brush axe, metal-cutting shears and dehorner.
11/25/2009 4:14:51 PM
After-market air cleaner float, corn shock binder, hoof trimmer, perhaps a salt block holder and a couple guesses at a previous month's tool.
12/28/2009 12:22:34 PM
Hacksaw, unidentified tool, lubricating device for leaf springs and horse hay fork.
1/20/2010 9:37:56 AM
Perhaps a field balance, ash basket or grate, automobile jack and lineman’s climbing iron.
2/22/2010 10:52:27 AM
Tire chain tool, saw set wrest, perhaps a crate/barrel top tool or fence tightener and horn weights.
3/30/2010 9:10:33 AM
Built entirely of antique tools, this shed is a celebration of form over function.
3/30/2010 9:31:19 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old tools presented in the March issue.
4/26/2010 12:43:23 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old tools presented in the April issue.
5/21/2010 11:16:34 AM
A chance finding of a grain probe brings back memories of shelling corn.
5/26/2010 2:35:44 PM
"My friend has this homemade tool. It’s about 15 inches long and as thick as a 2-by-4. It has a wooden pulley on one end and a hole on the other end. Does anybody know what it was used for?"
5/26/2010 3:08:54 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old tools presented in the May issue.
6/21/2010 10:38:44 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the June 2010 issue.
7/20/2010 3:13:34 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the July 2010 issue.
8/25/2010 5:12:00 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the August 2010 issue.
8/31/2010 3:10:41 PM
When it comes to antique farm tools it's not surprising that many remain stubbornly unidentifiable. Do you know what any of these 24 mystery tools were used for?
9/29/2010 12:14:59 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the August 2010 issue.
10/27/2010 4:34:45 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the October 2010 issue
11/23/2010 11:13:12 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the November 2010 issue
12/22/2010 11:53:17 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the December 2010 issue.
1/17/2011 12:26:10 PM
Iron sculptor and blacksmith Joel Sanderson uses 100-year-old machinery in his blacksmith shop, which includes an 1898 15 HP Reid Type A gas engine that runs the line shaft.
1/18/2011 9:53:29 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the January 2011 issue.
1/19/2011 3:31:41 PM
Love old farm tools? See if you can correctly identify this mystery item from the March 2011 issue of Farm Collector
1/25/2011 9:58:20 AM
Hull-Oakes Lumber near Corvallis, Ore., operates the last industrial steam-powered sawmill in the country
2/3/2011 9:27:17 AM
Love old farm tools? Can’t wait for the ‘What Is It?’ mystery tools section? See if you can correctly identify this mystery item from the March 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
2/15/2011 3:46:36 PM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the old farm tools presented in the January 2011 issue.
3/4/2011 2:27:27 PM
Love old farm tools? Can’t wait for the ‘What Is It?’ mystery tools section? See if you can correctly identify this mystery item from the April 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
3/11/2011 11:37:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the 'What Is It?' mystery tools section? See if you can correctly identify this mystery item from the April 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
3/25/2011 10:05:25 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the April 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
4/22/2011 11:40:16 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
4/29/2011 9:39:05 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2011 issue of Farm Collector.
5/6/2011 10:24:37 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool - a group of brass stacking cups.
5/13/2011 9:25:59 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2011 issue.
5/20/2011 10:11:12 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2011 issue.
5/27/2011 9:59:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2011 issue.
6/16/2011 3:08:38 PM
Mystery Solved! May 2011 Mystery Tool Answers
10/3/2011 4:40:01 PM
Set goals, do your homework, and have fun are keys when collecting antique wrenches.
11/23/2011 9:32:05 AM
This restored butter churn is a beautiful relic from the American Wooden Ware Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
1/13/2012 9:24:17 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this web exclusive mystery tool.
1/20/2012 9:04:12 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery from the February 2012 issue.
1/27/2012 1:16:15 PM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the February 2012 issue.
2/10/2012 9:36:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the February 2012 issue.
2/17/2012 9:46:23 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the March 2012 issue.
2/24/2012 9:46:03 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It?" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this web exclusive mystery tool.
3/2/2012 10:15:59 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the March 2012 issue.
3/9/2012 9:32:22 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the March 2012 issue.
3/16/2012 9:19:01 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the March 2012 issue.
3/16/2012 9:28:49 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the mystery farm tools from the February 2012 issue of Farm Collector magazine.
3/23/2012 8:35:37 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this web exclusive mystery tool.
4/6/2012 9:14:03 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the April 2012 issue.
4/13/2012 9:49:23 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the April 2012 issue.
4/17/2012 9:23:43 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the mystery farm tools from the March 2012 issue of Farm Collector magazine.
4/20/2012 9:42:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the April 2012 issue.
4/27/2012 9:06:15 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the April 2012 issue.
5/4/2012 9:07:12 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2012 issue.
5/11/2012 9:02:39 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2012 issue.
5/15/2012 10:42:28 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the mystery farm tools from the April 2012 issue of Farm Collector magazine.
5/18/2012 9:06:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2012 issue.
5/25/2012 9:38:32 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the May 2012 issue.
6/1/2012 9:08:23 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2012 issue.
6/15/2012 9:12:06 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2012 issue.
6/22/2012 9:01:50 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2012 issue.
6/22/2012 9:35:54 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the mystery farm tools from the May 2012 issue of Farm Collector magazine.
6/29/2012 9:48:14 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the June 2012 issue.
7/5/2012 1:49:10 PM
The Stanley Tool Co. Defiance Farm and Home tool line brought quality tools for a reasonable price to farms across the country.
7/6/2012 10:28:39 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the July 2012 issue.
7/13/2012 9:38:31 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the July 2012 issue.
7/17/2012 10:59:12 AM
Mystery solved! Check your answers to the mystery farm tools from the June 2012 issue of Farm Collector magazine.
7/20/2012 9:32:24 AM
Love old farm tools? Can't wait for the "What Is It" mystery tools section in Farm Collector? See if you can correctly identify this mystery tool from the July 2012 issue.