Nice Clean Large Vintage American Pipe Tool Co. No. 4 Pipe Cutter Use Or Display

US $140

Sheridan, Oregon, United States
Jun 10th

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15 years ago, my mother-in-law came to live with us. Recently widowed, she left her house as it was, came to Oregon and said she was never going back home. We told her we would pack her house up, pack EVERYTHING, and bring here for her to sort through at her pleasure. Her house was much like a museum, she was an avid and well known antique dealer and collector in Los Angeles in the mid to later 1900's. We moved over 700 boxes of items from her house, along with many pieces of furniture. 1 of her pieces has been on the Antique Road Show. I built a 7000 sq. foot building to accommodate all her collections. She never opened a box. She died about 6 years ago, and we have just begun the process of going through the boxes ourselves. It is an arduous process. Some items will go to concession dealers, some are given away, some things donated, some are kept and some things are offered here. I used to write a bit of the history at the beginning of each ad, I have decided to write this, and when a bit of provenance fits, I will include this introduction. These items were collected many years ago by a very sweet and knowledgeable lady. Wish she was here to tell me about each item we offer, but, I am on my own, and will do my best to describe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This very large pipe cutter has been displayed on my office wall for many years. It is so big, it needs looking at, if your into tools. No wimpy tools go on my wall. It was made by the American Pipe Toll Co, many years ago. It has the "No. 4 B" on the opposite side from the embossed company name. That side has "American Pipe Tool Co. Chicago" on it. This tool is heavy, I will take the screw handle off and it should fit is a large flat rate box... so shipping will be very reasonable, for the weight. It is clean and sharp, everything is in excellent order. Please examine the pictures closely, as they are a very important part of my description. I write as much as I can reasonably write about the piece, but visual inspection through the posted pictures are worth a thousand words.... ask any question you may have, I will do my best to answer. I can take other pictures and send them to you via Ebay messages upon request. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shipping is for USA lower 48, all other addresses will be calculated. Because I am a returning seller to Ebay, your feedback is important to establish trust with future buyers. I would very much appreciate pos. feedback once you receive the item and are satisfied with your purchase. I will reciprocate in kind. Thanks. I started selling on Ebay when Ebay was new to the world, and was a great place to offer unique items to a broad audience. Then, the monster of greed came, and Ebay transformed into something I disliked, a lot. I quit selling using Ebay. I was a gold seller, I had 1000's of great feedbacks, a couple of negs ( I have learned some people are impossible to please). Now, I still have a 7000 sq. ft. building, filled with 100's of mystery boxes inherited from an avid antique dealer who had a great eye. SOOO, here I am again, and just relearning the "new" Ebay. The fees have risen (Ebay even takes a percentage of shipping charges!), and the marketplace has changed, but, it still offers a larger audience than I can find elsewhere. Never know what is in the next box!