10 1/2 inch long STANLEY screwdriver; 3 x 9 1/2 inch hammer; 1/2 x 10 1/4 inch BUCK BROS gouge; 1/4 x 12 1/2 inch OHIO TOOL CO mortise chisel; 6 3/4 inch saw; 1/2 x 12 1/4 inch D.R. BARTON BELL SYSTEM mortise chisel. David R. Barton (b. 1805) began making planes soon after moving to Rochester, NY, to learn nailmaking. In 1848, after several failed partnerships, he went out on his own. Within two years, he expanded and employed 50 other planemakers. From 1856 to 1861, he employed prison labor in Kingston, Ontario. After a fire destroyed his factory in 1865, he formed D.R. BARTON & CO. with the Mack brothers. In 1874, the Macks took over control. After David Barton’s death the following year, the brothers renamed the firm MACK & MACK. They used the D.R. BARTON & CO. trade name through 1939.
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10 1/2 inch long STANLEY screwdriver; 3 x 9 1/2 inch hammer; 1/2 x 10 1/4 inch BUCK BROS gouge; 1/4 x 12 1/2 inch OHIO TOOL CO mortise chisel; 6 3/4 inch saw; 1/2 x 12 1/4 inch D.R. BARTON BELL SYSTEM mortise chisel. David R. Barton (b. 1805) began making planes soon after moving to Rochester, NY, to learn nailmaking. In 1848, after several failed partnerships, he went out on his own. Within two years, he expanded and employed 50 other planemakers. From 1856 to 1861, he employed prison labor in Kingston, Ontario. After a fire destroyed his factory in 1865, he formed D.R. BARTON & CO. with the Mack brothers. In 1874, the Macks took over control. After David Barton’s death the following year, the brothers renamed the firm MACK & MACK. They used the D.R. BARTON & CO. trade name through 1939.