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.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

History of Adamite Wheel & Manufacturing Co.

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Hardware and Metal , 11 July 1914 Adamite Wheel & Manufacturing Co. is the only known Canadian manufacturer of concrete tools, inclu...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

History of C.A. Maynard

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C.A. Maynard's Hoe and Shovel Works, of Northampton, Massachusetts, manufactured several styles of brick trowels in the late 1800s, alon...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

History of Martin Maurer of St. Louis

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Martin Maurer operated a hardware store and machine shop in St. Louis, Missouri from 1875 to at least 1895. He invented and patented a stamp...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Determining the Age of W. Rose Tools

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1800s W. Rose has always stamped their forged tools with variations of the business name, and sometimes an abbreviation of West Philadel...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Stone Jack

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L.J. Kelly stone jacks The stone jack was used to push and lift heavy loads in stone quarries, stone cutting sheds, construction sites, ...
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