Trowel and Masonry Tool Collector Resource

This is the only known site devoted to collecting trowels and other masonry, plastering, and molder's hand tools. Tools for working with concrete, stone, paving, tile, and terrazzo are included. It is intended as an international guide to identifying and preserving these tools and the histories of their makers.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

W. Rose 1929 Catalog Available Here

The 1929 W. Rose catalog is no longer available from the site where it has been for years. Fortunately I had saved it to my computer, so hav...

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Plastering Trowels

This fine example is a Joseph Tyzack & Son 3-Leg Centenary Plastering Trowel, still wrapped in the original oiled paper.

Bowdon & Co. Sheffield Trowels

Bowden & Co. stamp on brick trowel Bowdon & Co. was a secondary brand of Joseph Tyzack & Son, Sheffield, and registered as a...

Monday, March 24, 2014

Right Handed and Left Handed Brick Trowels

Historically, some manufacturers offered brick trowels in right and left handed versions. A right handed trowel is for a right handed user. ...

Friday, March 14, 2014

Scan of Marshalltown Trowel's 1945 Catalog

Marshalltown Trowel Co. numbers their catalogs, and at least some early ones do not have a date issued or copyrighted. The 2009 catalog is N...

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Mark Stansbury: My sites cover specialized topics that are not covered elsewhere on the internet. I also try to spread knowledge by scanning and posting tool catalogs.

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