Where to Find Antique Tools

Hints on How to Make YOUR Antique Tool Collection Bigger and Better Than the Rest!

Antique tools are a fun and easy way to get into collecting antiques, especially if you happen to be experienced in using them. But how can you start collecting antique tools without fear of being ripped off or paying too much for an addition to your collection? Read on to find hints and references for the antique tool collector!

The first and most obvious place to start looking for antique tools is your own house or neighborhood. Many times people store tools in their garage or garden shed without realizing how old they may actually be. My husband, for example, discovered his grandfather's level deep in his parents' basement, in excellent condition. While not every tool can be found locally you would be best to start with the weekend garage sales and expand your search out from there to save both time and money. Flea markets are also an excellent starting point to search for antique tools - there's a large one near my home at the Perryopolis Flea Market in Fayette County, Pennsylvania which has tables of antique tools each and every weekend for sale!

But don't go out there without doing your research on antique tools! Websites can provide you with virtual catalogs or you can invest in a paper version that will help you decide what antique tools you want to collect and what the going prices are for such thing. One excellent site to start would be www.finetools.com - here you can find a virtual listing of what tools existed at what time and the current market pricing of these antique tools.

There are also auction houses that can make your life easier if you can't travel from place to place to collect antique tools. The most famous of these is eBay, of course, but other auction houses exist such as www.mjdtools.com - from here you can get an idea of what antique tools are in demand and at what cost - a must for the serious collector who doesn't want to end up paying too much for an antique tool!