Everyday vintage tools once seen as ordinary now fetch strong prices from collectors. Some pieces hiding in garages are ...

Today I want to visit with you about a conversation we had with fellow docents. They shared with us that one of their friends visited the museum and was quite disappointed because all it had in it was ...

Antique tools are more than just relics of the past — they can also be resold for surprising amounts. While not every screwdriver or hammer will be worth a lot, some of these historical tools were ...

During the last weekend of August, the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society hosted an Antique Tool Giveaway. The giveaway was successful, with other historical society representatives, local museum ...

It's hard to not find some level of appeal in vintage tools. Whether you find charm in their classic designs or see the value in chronicling the evolution of mankind's ingenuity, a vintage or antique ...

Members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association will be returning to Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills on Sunday, Aug. 6, to put on the 30th ...

The thrift store is a good place to pick up vintage tools, but there are a few tips to look out for. Follow these guidelines when buying secondhand tools.

There's no denying that modern kitchen tools simplify everyday life. Today, appliances like refrigerators and ovens have smart features like Bluetooth capability. Fancier gadgets like Instant Pots ...

Lynn Dowd's cigarettes in a duck foot ashtray next to tools he uses at his workshop at Dowd's Vintage and Antique Tools in Garland. Lynn Dowd's blacksmith vise from 1791 at Dowd's Vintage and Antique ...

Brothers George and Henry Landis collected all sorts of tools that 18th- and 19th-century Pennsylvania German farmers used in the past. Their collection is the foundation of Landis Valley Village & ...

On Sunday, Aug. 1, members of the Early American Industries Association and the Mid-West Tools Collectors Association will host their annual Antique Tool Show and Sale at Garfield Farm Museum in ...