This past week I had been reading a book on Stanley Boxwood and Ivory rulers. You can read the book online at this link. So while reading the book I saw this Stanley No.1 Odd Job tool. Until then I had never seen one of these. Well while we were out late Saturday afternoon, I walk up to this table and there is one sitting there. I picked it up and looked it over, ask the price and quickly pulled out my money and walked away.

 

There are two patent dates on the bottom, Jan 25 87 and Sept 18 88 and the last was issued on 389,647.

 

Here is an image I have from a 1892 digital version of a Stanley catalog.

 

This is the early version of the speed square. With this a carpenter could check 45's, plumb, level and with a four fold ruler attached depth and square. He could put a pencil through the hole in the top and draw a circle, find center and so on.

 

What makes this one really nice is the bubble of the level is still intact.

 

The picture of the No.1 in the 1909 catalog shows that the logo has changed so I can date this based on the logo on the top and put it between 1888 and 1900.

 

So this was for the most part my weekend rust hunt which was a short one but a very good one.

One more wonderful piece to add to the display cabinet.

I just love Patriot Picking!

 

 

Pretty cool John.

It can be attached to a four fold ruler like this one.

Neat find, John!

Am I understanding this correctly John? You read a book about a tool, then a few days later you find it at a sale! Now that is cool, you should read a book about a winning lottery ticket!

That is a neat old tool, didn't Stanley have a few "Odd Job" tools in their line up also?

John that is absolutely correct. I will also show you another piece that I found the same day that I read about in this book. Maybe I should go by a Lottery Ticket!

 

 

 

Those were the two pages I read during the week that talked about the Stanley No.1 Odd Job tool. When I saw it on the table I could hardly believe that I knew what it was from a distance. I was afraid someone would pick it up before I could get there.

 

 

I got the Stanley No.1 Odd Job cleaned up today.

Looks pretty nice now.

A few more pictures of the Stanley No.1 Odd Job tool after I ran it through my electrolysis.

Cleaned it up nice and now it is in my display case.

Before the electrolysis

After the electrolysis

That is a cool tool, John. Somebody should make it again. 

Hey, Lee Valley. You listening? Maybe a woodpecker's one time tool?

 

Ooops......Garret Wade already done it.

That is a cool tool, John. Somebody should make it again. 

Hey, Lee Valley. You listening? Maybe a woodpecker's one time tool?

 

Ooops......Garret Wade already done it.

 

That is really cool Gene. When I put it in the cabinet, I have an 1890's four fold ruler that I slid in the back. I need to find the scribe rob to put back on the one I have. May have to contact Garret Wade and see if I can purchase just the scribe rod.

On 9/8/2014 at 4:55 PM, John Moody said:

It can be attached to a four fold ruler like this one.

better than a great find....

but did I miss something on the ruler??

This whole thing is most cool,

Cal

7 hours ago, Stick486 said:

better than a great find....

but did I miss something on the ruler??

No I don't think so. This was just s post from the past I bumped to the top. I don't think some of the pictures came with it. 

 

 

That is a sweet looking tool.  I like that.

It is pretty cool...now you'll have me looking for one of these...

I appreciated the link to the Stanley Rule Book too...already downloaded and saved...gonna have to spend some time reading that...ALMOST as cool as the find...ALMOST

42 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 

I appreciated the link to the Stanley Rule Book too...already downloaded and saved...

I believe I missed that...

where did you see it Gramps...

On 9/8/2014 at 5:57 PM, John Moody said:

This past week I had been reading a book on Stanley Boxwood and Ivory rulers. You can read the book online at this link. So while reading the book I saw this Stanley No.1 Odd Job tool. Until then I had never seen one of these. Well while we were out late Saturday afternoon, I walk up to this table and there is one sitting there. I picked it up and looked it over, ask the price and quickly pulled out my money and walked away.

In initial post...John had it kinda' hidden from us... Think he wanted to keep it for himself...

 

 

3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

In initial post...John had it kinda' hidden from us...

thanks Gramps..

sorry to say seeing some light colors (due to a stroke) is keeping me from seeing it...

same for light shades of gray as in some of the header shading and the return to the quote arrow... this can be very trying/aggravating...

went back to the original post and still didn't see it....

I am not declaring it wasn't there.. I just can't see some printed things/matter because of the shade/lightness of color or conflicting contrasts...

sure will be glad when John finishes/implements the visual set ups for us...

 

3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

You can read the book online at this link.

this I easily see...

 

On 9/8/2014 at 3:57 PM, John Moody said:

You can read the book online at this link.

this (link) I don't see w/o highlighting, which I do a lot of, otherwise it's invisible...

 

On 9/8/2014 at 3:57 PM, John Moody said:

You can read the book online at this link.

now this I can see...

Sorry guys, I didn't intent to make it that hard to find or see. I'll be more aware of that in the future. 

 

I think you'll like the book, it is a great resource on all the old boxwood rulers. I also found a hard bound 1st edition with the jacket cover I keep in my display cabinet.

 

i have about eight original Stanley catalogs, the oldest being 1914.