I had some time to kill late Friday afternoon waiting for my wife to get off work so we could pick-up the truck from the transmission transplant. I hadn't been to the local flea market since well before Christmas...Pretty much the same 'ole, same 'ole.  On the way out one booth has a variety of tools but most are of little value. I did however stumble upon this laying under some junk.

 

 @John Moody you wanted proof and more details of the find. So you know, I trudged out to the garage today, 18^o, wind blowing, barefoot, waist high snow, uphill both ways to find my magnifying glass. Here's the results. How did I do? This is a "four fold" right? Any ideas on the approximate age? I hope to clean it up a bit but not ruin the patina. I stumbled upon an article Chris Schwartz wrote about how he cleaned one using diluted oxilac acid wash  I'm not sure yet how to reattach the brass strips but was thinking maybe CA glue? Thoughts.

 

Stanley-Sweetheart No. 62 Boxwood & brass folding rule; Besides the U.S.A. it is stamped Boxwood.

 

Only one of the three alignment/latch pins remain; brass edge strips have pulled or been pulled from brass pins; some debris under the strips

 

 

 

 

 

  Thanks for looking.

Cool!!

 

 

I like those!!

I have never seen one of those before, Good Find, Worth all of $4.00.

 

Herb

Nice score! According to my Stanley "Bible" the #62 was made from 1854 to 1941and is valued at $15-$45. There were many variations made.

6 hours ago, Dadio said:

I have never seen one of those before, Good Find,

I'd seen pictures Herb, but I had never seen one in the wild. Very unusual to find something like that around here.

 

5 minutes ago, Joeb41 said:

Nice score! According to my Stanley "Bible" the #62 was made from 1854 to 1941and is valued at $15-$45. There were many variations made.

Thanks Joe for the info. From what little I've learned, the #62 was (is) one of the most popular of the Stanley rules; apparently more made than of the others.

Very cool find for sure Dave.  What does the "Boxwood" signify?  Just a name?  Made out of wood normally destined for boxes?  Surely not made from the shrub I know as boxwood...

 

11 minutes ago, Cal said:

What does the "Boxwood" signify?  Just a name?  Made out of wood normally destined for boxes?  Surely not made from the shrub I know as boxwood...

http://www.wood-database.com/boxwood/

 

Very interesting Dave.  I really wonder if Stanley imported all the lumber for those rules!

Good question. @John Moody may be able to shed some light on that??

Nice find. I doubt that CA would hold it maybe epoxy

10 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Good question. @John Moody may be able to shed some light on that??

According to the book I have on Stanley Folding Rules by Alvin Sellers they imported it. 

 

 

 

If it’s a Sweetheart then it was made between 1919 and 1935. 

 

And since the heart goes up into the level it was made between 1921 and 1922. 

 

 

 

@Grandpadave52 the top 4 are all Mo 62’s and the bottom one is a No 61. 

 

This part of my Boxwood and Ivory Rule collection. Also the catalogs in the back are all original and the oldest is 1914. 

 

 

The three on the front are Ivory and Silver. 

 

 

WOW! No wonder I can't find them around here or anywhere for that matter. You've cornered the market. Very cool collection.

 

Thanks @John Moody for the information and history on the #62. Much appreciated. It's a little older than I guessed which was early 30's, pre-depression. Thanks for the heart merge into the level dating. Good nugget to have.

I wish the brass edges were fully secured, but overall for $4 thought it was a decent find. I need to start carrying  a magnifying glass in the glove compartment for just in case.

30 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

WOW! No wonder I can't find them around here or anywhere for that matter. You've cornered the market. Very cool collection.

I need to start carrying  a magnifying glass in the glove compartment for just in case.

That’s what I use my camera on my phone for. The zoom feature makes for a nice magnification and the flash light helps in dim light. 

 

I found some some of the rulers at a flea market that were priced way too high. The guy told me they were hard to find, showed him my collection and ask him how many he wanted at the price he was asking. He didn’t respond. 

 

Seems that I recall that boxwood was used on sliderules (before they started using bamboo and plastic).   I will have mine around here somewhere... 

10 hours ago, John Moody said:

That’s what I use my camera on my phone for. The zoom feature makes for a nice magnification and the flash light helps in dim light. 

 

I found some some of the rulers at a flea market that were priced way too high. The guy told me they were hard to find, showed him my collection and ask him how many he wanted at the price he was asking. He didn’t respond. 

 

 

Using the phone for magnification - great idea!  I hope to be able to remember this tip...

Great info that you have provided all around John, and quite a collection to be sure.  Do you have a display cabinet/box planned for the future?

3 hours ago, Cal said:

 

Using the phone for magnification - great idea!  I hope to be able to remember this tip...

Great info that you have provided all around John, and quite a collection to be sure.  Do you have a display cabinet/box planned for the future?

Lol I surprised Lew didn’t answer. Yes I have several display cabinets. I love to collect.