20 Antique Woodworking Tools That Are Worth Big Bucks

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Broom Vise

This broom vise sold at a 2008 auction for $275. Not a bad haul for something that was probably just sitting around an old barn.

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John Deere Wrench

Yes, a wrench went for $16,500 at an auction in 2017. The reason it’s so valuable is that it is a wrench for John Deere tractor that the company tried to take out of circulation. It’s believed that there are just nine wrenches total in the world that can work with the Dain all-wheel drive, four-cylinder, three-wheel tractor. It’s unknown how many of these tractors still exist. John Deere made just 100 of the model and repurchased nearly all of them after selling the tractors primarily in the Dakotas. D. Wayne Dill purchased this wrench in 2009 for $15,000. If you’ve got a tractor, see what you need to do to keep it running great.

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Rodier’s Patent Models and Drafting Set

In the world of antique tool collecting, this drafting set and patent model of Louis C. Rodier holds the world record price for a tool. It sold for $91,000 at auction in 2004. The previous record for a tool was just $30,000 at the time.

Because it belonged to Rodier himself, the set’s inventor, this item unique is unique . The tool is unique because of its design and high level of “gizmosity,” according to auctioneer Martin J. Donnelly.

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