Historic Tools of North Castle
Thorne Collection
The tools on this site are part of the Thorne Collection, which is available for viewing on the second floor of Smith's Tavern in the Town of North Castle. The collction is organized in a set of displays, shown below. The displays are shown in clockwise order, starting from the entrance to the collection room. Click on any picture to zoom in.
Displays
All Tools
The following is a list of all tools available on the site, listed alphabetically. Click on a name for more information.- 7U Weight
- American Felling Axe
- Anchor Clothes Wringer
- Apple & Herb Chopper
- Apple Butter Paddle/Stirrer
- Artisan’s Drill
- Auger Bit Brace
- Augers (6)
- Automobile Horn (c 1920s)
- Automobile Transfer Oil Can (c 1920)
- Barking Hatchet
- Barking Spud
- Barrel Pump
- Bathtub
- Blade Sheep Shears
- Blue Small Iron
- Boot Jack
- Boot Scraper
- Bow Saws (5)
- Branding Iron
- Brass Cooking Pan
- Brass Spittoon
- Broad Axe
- Bullet Mold
- Butter Churn
- Butter Cutter
- Butter Molds/Press (4)
- Butter Paddles/Scoops (3)
- Candle Snuffer
- Cane Knife
- Canister for Glass Bottles used for Condiments/Medicine
- Car Valve Lifter Hand Tool Wrench
- Carpenter’s Hand Planes (3)
- Carpenter’s Protractor
- Carpenter’s Wood Scribe (2)
- Carpenter’s Wooden Molding Planes (10)
- Cast Iron Baking Pans – Corn Mold Shaped (2)
- Cast Iron Little Star Apple Peeler/Parer/Corer
- Cast Iron Long Broiler Pan
- Cast Iron Meat Grinders (2)
- Cast Iron Reading ‘78 Apple Peeler
- Cast Iron Rendering Pan
- Cast Iron Sausage Maker
- Cast Iron Stand for 3 Sad Irons
- Cast Iron Stove Handle
- Cast Iron Trivet
- Chas Forschner & Sons 5 lbs Scale
- Chatham Hearth Waffle Iron
- Cheese Press
- Chimney Cleaner
- Choir Master’s Pitch Pipe
- Cigar Molds (2)
- Citrus Squeezers (2)
- Cleats
- Clothes Wringer
- Coal-Heated Iron
- Cobbler Anvil Shoe Forms (4)
- Container for Reheating Food
- Cookie Press
- Cooper’s Adze
- Copper Funnel
- Corn Cob Drying Rack
- Corn Sheller
- Countertop Cigar Store Jump Spark Lighter - Patent Model
- Cowpoke
- Cradle Scythe
- Cranberry Rake and Scoop
- Cream Tin
- Curd Cutter
- Dipper
- Door Knob and Brass Key
- Door Lock and Key
- Double Pan Hanging Balance Scale
- Dowel Pointer (2)
- Drawknife (2)
- Ear Trumpet Hearing Aid
- Eel Catcher Spearheads (2)
- Egg Beaters (3)
- Fairbanks’ Grocers’ Trip Scale
- Feed Cutter
- Felling Hatchets (2)
- Flail (2)
- Flax Comb
- Food Chopper/Mixer
- Food Choppers (5)
- Food Grinders (2)
- Food Warmer
- Food Whipper
- Foot Warmers (4)
- Gardening Tool
- Gas Lamp Lighters (2)
- Gas Lighter for Chandeliers
- Glass Canning Funnel
- Goodell Double Cherry Pitter
- Grafting tools (2)
- Grain Scoop
- Graters (3)
- Grinding Wheel
- Gunpowder Can
- Hackle (with flax)
- Hair Curling Iron with Stand
- Hammer with Tack Puller
- Hand Beader
- Hand Crank Bellows (2)
- Hand Oiler for Locomotives
- Hand Sewing Machine
- Hay Baling Hook
- Hay Knife
- Heart-Shaped Grain Shovel
- Heel Buttress
- Hog Scrapper
- Hot Coals Carrier
- Hot Water Bottles (2)
- Hurricane Lamps (2)
- Ice Axe
- Ice Ball Hammer
- Ice Chisel
- Ice Cream Freezer
- Ice Cream Maker (Bucket Type)
- Ice Tongs
- Iron Spike
- Iron Trivet
- Irons (in general)
- Ivory Toothpick
- Kerosene Lamp
- Kitchen Tongs
- Lard Lamp
- Lard Squeezers (2)
- Large Bunghole Auger
- Laundry Sprinkler (mouth blown)
- Lead Balls (3)
- Lead Melting Pots (2)
- Liquid Skimmer
- Liquid Skimmer Ladle
- Long Spring Foothold Trap
- Long-Handled Adze
- Mancur Spring Scale
- Maple Syrup Dipper
- Masher
- Mason Jar
- Measuring Tape
- Meat Grinder mounted on plank
- Meat Tenderizer
- Metal & Wooden Washboards (4)
- Metal Farm Bucket
- Metal Ladles (2)
- Metal Spatula
- Metal Tongs
- Midget Seed Planter
- Milk Ladle
- Miniature Hanging Scale for Stamps or Pills in Wooden Box
- Mole Trap
- Mortise Axe
- Mystery Brass Measuring Tool
- Nutmeg Grinders (3)
- Oil Cans (2)
- Osborne Meat Juice Press
- Pair of Candle Wall Sconces
- Pair of Horseshoes
- Pair of Tack Room Brackets
- Pair of Tin Candle Wall Sconces (3)
- Parker, White & Garrett Seed Planter
- Pastry Crimper
- Pastry Rolling Pin
- Patent Model – Washing Machine
- Peerless Cast Iron Can Opener
- Pencil Sharpeners (3)
- Perforated Ladle
- Pewter Burning Fuel Lamp
- Pewter Oil Lamps (3)
- Pewter Pastor’s Lamp
- Pill Making Machine
- Pin Mauls-Pestle Mallet (3)
- Platform Counter Scale
- Plug Tobacco Cutter
- Polishing Pad for Silver & Pewter
- Potato Implement
- Priming Powder Horn
- Pruning Hooks (2)
- Reliance Mop Wringer
- Rings with Screws and Double Ring
- Roasting Forks (2)
- Ruffler
- Saddle Rack
- Sargent & Co., NY Carpenters Level
- Sausage Stuffers (2)
- School Slate
- Screened Oil Lamp
- Scythe
- Seed Sower (2)
- Self-Closing Match Box
- Serrated Blade Knife
- Shoe Stretcher
- Short Handle Broad Hewing Axe
- Short Handle Scythe or Froe
- Sickle (2)
- Small Bunghole Auger
- Small Wooden Barrel
- Spark Plug Wire Puller
- Spatula
- Spokeshave Planes (2)
- Star Campaign Parade Torch (Glass Globe)
- Steel Ladle
- Steelyards with Sliding Weights (2)
- Stephen Spoor’s Boiling Kettle
- Stove or Fireplace Lighter
- Sugar Loaf Breakers (2) and Sugar Cones (2)
- Tabletop Coffee Grinder
- Thread Waxer
- Tin Candlestick Oil Lamp
- Tin Oil Lamp
- Tin Pitcher/Coffee Pot
- Tin Shaving Mug and Brush
- Tiny Leather Shoes and Shoe Sole
- Toasting Irons (2)
- Tongs For Removing Canning Jars
- Two Hand Corner Angle Brace Drill
- Two Man Winnow
- Two-Man Saw (2)
- Utility Heating Pan
- Utility Pincer
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Vegetable Food Grinder
- Vegetable Food Slicers (2)
- WWI Toy Soldier Mold
- Wagner Waffle Iron
- Wagon Wheel Jacks (3)
- Wagon Wheel Traveler
- Wall-Hanging Coffee Mill
- Warming Oven
- Washtub with Three Plungers
- Wooden Block Door Lock
- Wooden Four Prong Fork
- Wooden Mallet
- Wooden Neck Yoke with Bucket Hooks
- Wooden Rectangle with Metal Grates
- Wooden Shoe Last
- Wooden Shuttle
- Wooden Spigot (2)
- Wooden Three Prong Hay Fork
- Wooden Vises (2)
- Yarn Winder
- “Little Nell” – Toy Sewing Machine