My dad is a retired watchmaker and jeweler and I have all his tools for sale or aution. I am wondering what a reasonable value would be for the tools, whether to sell or auction them off, and whether or not to sell them as a group or all at once. I am in the process of photographing the tools and should be able to provide these in a day or two. Any help you folks could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Charles

I am sure members will be glad to offer whatever help we can, the photos would help out a lot.

Tom

Hi Charles, Tools are selling very well right now. Our members are usually eager to buy tools. It would be wonderful to see them auctioned right here at IHC 185.

The site is not going to let me upload the images I have taken of dads tools. There must be another location at this site where photos could be uploaded. I have emailed the club to see what could be done but I have not been able to upload a single picture in this posting. Sorry. I will eventually get the photos on the site till then please be patient with me.

Charles,
The photo's cannot be any larger than 640x480.
You may have to load them in a site like Photobucket and then upload to this site.

Charles, if you are using a digital camera, you can reduce the size of the pictures you are taking and maybe that will be a sufficient size reduction to allow you to post the photos....

It worked for me when I started posting photos....

Regards,
Jerry

I finally think I have picture uploading figured out and I will try and get everything photographed and posted by Monday. Dad keeps coming up with more tools so I still have some to photograph. Sorry for the delay.

Here is more information on posting images:

https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...56029761/m/380108351

I'm sure many of us are looking forward to seeing the tools!

Don

Thanks for every ones help in getting my pictures posted. I think I have it figured out and have reduced the bytes of my photos to the point where I should be able to post quite a few, but not all in one posting. I will post as many as I can in one posting and then the rest in succeeding posting - yes I have quite a bit of tools. I have put numbered tags in each picture and I will attempt to post then in order.

American Watchmakers lathe

Boley 8 mm. Lathe collets

K&D - Hansen Friction Jeweling outfit NO. 140 With original Instructions sheet

Jaxa Universal Case Opener

Watch hand remover

Assorted Watch case openers

Watch case closer

Assorted watch holders

Wooden and Aluminum Pocket watch holders

Case block for holding watch cases firmly

Main Spring gauges for pocket watches

Balance wheel calipers

Poising tool

K&D Mainspring winder (No. 126) for small watches

K&D Mainspring winder (No. 128) for large watches

K&D staking tool

Screwdrivers of mixed origin
A real mixed bag - some need help

Watch-Craft Screwdrivers

Large screwdrivers
(mixed Bag) but in pretty good shape

Bergeon Screwdrivers
(No. 4840)
Incomplete set (only 4)
Two need set screws
Have extra blades

Pocket Watch Stem Wrenches

Lathe chisels - that’s what dad used them for

Mainspring winders for very small watches

Parts trays (4)
All have covers