Who Collects Antique Tools and Hardware?
Many of the collectors of these vintage items are craftsmen and artisans that appreciate the process of creating things. They choose to use these tools to build in the same way painstaking way that craftsmen have in the past. These collectors enjoy using items that have acquired a patina from years of use. They appreciate the skill, the history, and the tradition involved in using the tools. Some are re-enactors who use the items as part of their historic persona. Then there are the people who collect antique tools and hardware because it brings back memories of their childhood. They may remember a father, grandfather, uncle, or neighbor using similar tools.
