Great Planes Trading Company (Antique Tool Specialists)

03/12/2026

Have you heard? Bidding is open on our Antique Housewares Auction! Find kitchen tools, stoneware crocks, sewing machines, even some very special quilting UFO’s (Unfinished Object), spice racks, bottles, clothes irons, lamps,
and so very much more.

Go to https://greatplanestrading.hibid.com/catalog/706107/antique-housewares--quilting--sewing--kitchen-andc-?ipp=100 and get your bid in by Thursday, March 19th!

11/07/2025

We are doing something a little different this month! Check out our Antique Housewares Auction online only. We have sewing tools, sewing machines, kitchen tools, flow blue and other kitchenware, cast iron cookware, and many other items up for sale. Look for yourself of shop for Christmas! https://greatplanestrading.hibid.com/catalog/684823/antique-housewares-sewing-kitchen-laundry-andc---online-only-

09/28/2025

Congratulations to the one and only James E. Price, winner of this year’s Mid-West Tool Collectors Association Marion Henley Award.

07/25/2025

We have a little auction on Saturday that is filled with some interesting gear including an ivory-tipped boxwood plow plane by Hall, Case & Co.; rosewood plow by Ohio Tool; numerous other plows; a fine Stanley No. 55 plow plane; numerous hand and back saws, machinist box; lots of great wooden levels including Brass-bound Stratton Bros., Stanley, Goodell-Pratt, Keen Kutter; lots of misc Keen Kutter, and old Qu**ky soda pop sign, Dr. Pepper vintage thermometer and other antiques from a big collection in Kimberling City, MO near Branson. It’s not too late to register and bid online by following the link on our website www.greatplanestrading.com If you need us to ship items, we can do that, or you can pick them up in West St. Louis Co. MO or we can deliver to the Garfield Farm Tool Show near St Charles, IL the the first Sunday in August.

03/07/2025

We have our first auction of the season tomorrow at the Harvester Lions Club on Central School Road in St. Charles, MO U.S.A. Some real treasures in this one including a rare Mayo iron block plane, set of three marked violin maker's brass planes, Star Tool Co. try square, large Witte Hardware & Keen Kutter/Diamond Edge hardware catalogs; MWTCA reprints; a nice woodworking workbench; nice assorted furniture clamps, a collection of wooden molding planes Missouri and Illinois including St. Louis, Belleville, Alton, etc. Check out our web site www.GreatPlanesTrading.com and following the link to the current auction to see the photos and register for online bidding. If you cannot make it to the sale but are going to be in Springfield, MO a week from tomorrow for the big MWTCA Groundhog Show, we can deliver whatever you buy to that show.

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11/04/2024

10/30/2024

09/08/2024

We are hard at work on getting the Sept. 21st auction up online! about half of the lots are posted with photos being added, and more lots will be coming soon! Take a look at
https://greatplanestrading.hibid.com/catalog/576131/antique-tool-auction

04/20/2024

Great Planes Trading's Humboldt, Iowa auction is open for online absentee bidding!
The auction will take place on May 4th at 9:30 am. If you can't make it in person, get those bids in by 5:00 am CST the day of the auction so we can get them ready to bid against the floor.
And don't miss the MWTCA Area D meeting held the next day!

https://greatplanestrading.hibid.com/auctions

03/29/2024

03/12/2024

Good tools deserve a good home. Put them into a chest you build after buying this book. Just be sure to tell him Rat sent ya, and he'll add a pleasant "P**S OFF!" to the inscription.