Trowel and Masonry Tool Collector Resource : May 2021

Please note

Because of the lack of published trowel and masonry tool histories, the information here is based on other sources that may be less reliable and certainly are incomplete. These include eBay and tools that I purchase myself that are the starting points for my research. I will write what I know as I learn it. If what you read here interests you, please check back often and look for revisions and corrections. Scanned catalogs are on Archive.org as pdf files. A few are links to other websites. Your photos and information are welcome. Please click on any picture to enlarge it. Comments are welcome, but any with links will be deleted as possible spam.

Monday, May 10, 2021

The Knox Concrete Block Machine

Thank you to a reader, Donovan, for sending these photos of his restored and unrestored Knox concrete block machines. His YouTube video

demonstrates making a block, and his YouTube channel has more videos about other block machines.

Knox was one of the brands sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co. in 1915.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. Concrete Machinery, 1915, pg. 16