[Bookbinding tools] Collection of 17 antique bookbinding tools

Incl.: 5 tools w. finely turned wooden handles, all ending in a brass holder with variously shaped tips made of different kinds of (translucent) stone; 1 similar tool with iron tip, all approx. 37 cm in length; 3 tools w. curved brass surfaces for ornamental borders; 2 tools ending in sm. brass dec.; 1 other tool w. large wooden handle (total length 53 cm); 1 other tool w. unknown purpose, all w. orig. wooden handles; and 2 pairs of iron compasses, kept in old wooden box.

A fine collection of very rare orig. bookbinding tools, probably late 19th/ early 20th cent. 3 of the larger tools are marked "Wilh Leo Stuttgart" on the brass fittings. With: Orig. antique set of several hundred brass ornamental lines and sm. ornaments for bookbinding, various sizes, kept in the original box, and w. orig. adjustable brass tool w. wooden handle for carving the lines. Added: later electric bookbinder's tool produced by L. Berens.