Have you ever rummaged through your garage, stumbling upon dusty old tools that seem to have been forgotten for ages? You ...

The predecessor to electric refrigerators, ice boxes kept food cool using large blocks of ice delivered by actual icemen (yes ...

On Sunday, Aug. 1, members of the Early American Industries Association and the Mid-West Tools Collectors Association will host their annual Antique Tool Show and Sale at Garfield Farm Museum in ...

Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

Browsing an estate sale, yard sale or even an antique shop, shoppers might be looking for any number of items that pique their interest. But items such as hand tools are often overlooked. With grease ...

Lynn Dowd's cigarettes in a duck foot ashtray next to tools he uses at his workshop at Dowd's Vintage and Antique Tools in Garland. Lynn Dowd's blacksmith vise from 1791 at Dowd's Vintage and Antique ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tools are some of the best finds at thrift stores. You can often find them in great condition for a fraction of the price of regular retail.

Old tools that once lived in basements and barns are now quietly selling for hundreds on eBay, especially when they are rare, well preserved, and tied to respected makers. If you know what to look for ...