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Annual Tool Show and Auction
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PATINA Meetings
Jan, March (Annual Tool Show and Auction) May, Jul, Sep, Nov 2024
What is PATINA?
The Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association, Inc. (PATINA) is an educational, tax-exempt organization for people who have an interest in the tools, crafts or manufacturing processes of the past.
Formed in 1977, PATINA is a regional tool club based in the Washington, D.C. area. We have members from 24 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign countries. Antique tool collectors, tool users and people simply seeking knowledge are well represented in PATINA's membership. The annual dues of $15 includes membership for the entire family and they are welcome to participate in all PATINA events. PATINA's original group of about 30 has grown to over 350. Antique tool collectors, tool users and people simply seeking knowledge are well represented in PATINA's membership.
Our mission is to promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the tools and trades practiced by our American ancestors.
Our bimonthly meetings, held at the American Legion Post 270 in McLean, Virginia 22101, generally start with tailgate sales around 9:00 AM, followed by a short tool auction around 12 noon. The presentation by the guest speaker begins after the auction.
Latest News from PATINA
PATINA urgently needs your help!
The PATINA club urgently needs your help! PATINA programs and tool trading events have benefitted many in the past, and we need just a few to support the mission. In an unfortunate coincidence, the President and Vice President are moving out of the area, and we have board members who are retiring. We urgently need...Continue reading→
The 45 PATINA Annual Tool Show and Auction has ended and was a huge success!!
On Saturday March 15, 2025 the Annual Tool Show and Auction was held in Damascus, Maryland. The weather was cool and cloudy but that did nothing to stop the hundreds of shoppers and sellers who came to buy sell and trade their antique and vintage tools! Many long-time club members and vendors commented that the...Continue reading→
2025 PATINA Auction pictures
Some of the items to be auctioned include multiple Stanley 113 compass planes; multiple Stanley 45’s with cutters; a Sargent 1080 with cutters; Stanley A6 aluminum plane; Stanley Bedrock 604, 605 & 606; many Vintage Winchester planes; multiple Stanley 66 hand beaders; Stanley 55 with cutters; multiple planes made by Lie-Nielsen. Click here for complete...Continue reading→
Consignment period for the 2025 Auction is now closed!
We are Three weeks away from our annual Tool Show and Auction in Damascus Maryland. Mark your calendars for March 15! We have received over 250 lots for consignment of quality tools for our auction and have stopped accepting lots for this. We thank all our friends and members who have submitted items! We’re currently...Continue reading→
Only One Month until this year’s annual Show and Auction!
It’s hard to believe it but we’re only one month out from our Annual Tool Show and Auction in Damascus Maryland! This year’s auction is shaping up to be the best we’ve had in a number of years. Many consignees have submitted several very nice items and we continue to receive more! Don’t forget the...Continue reading→
January 12, 2025 contest winners!
Club member Dave Kerley won the raffle for a tool chest made by the late Tom Law that was purchased at our Damascus Annual event then donated to our group by a gracious buyer. The tool chest is extremely well made with several types of joinery visible. Tom was an extremely talented woodworker, aside from...Continue reading→
Annual Tool Sale and Auction
On March 15, 2025, PATINA held its most recent Annual Tool Show and Auction in Damascus, Maryland. The auction took place on the same day as the dealer tool sale and started at 2:00 pm. consignees submitted tools, books, catalogs, artwork and advertising items pertaining to the subject of tools.
This annual event is free to attend and open to the general public and consists of tailgating (Friday and Saturday outside the Hall), a dealer tool sale (inside the Hall) and a tool auction (Saturday inside the Hall). The lots are open for inspection all day and usually feature antique tools, planes, chisels and the like but can also have user tools, antiques, collectables, signs and even some scientific-type pieces.
Auction-Related News
Inside the PATINA Annual Tool Show and Auction
Tailgater's section at the PATINA Tool Sale & Auction
Benefits of Membership
Our mission is to promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the tools and trades practiced by our American ancestors. Membership in PATINA is open to anyone interested in our mission.
- Attend PATINA Tool Meetings – Antique & traditional tools for sale, trade, programs, displays & demos. See schedule of meetings and information on previous meetings.
- Our annual Tool Auction has become a significant event in the tool marketplace. Quality tools and especially collector-type tools command larger premiums at our events. Tools are consigned by members and buying is open to the public. As almost all of the work of conducting the auction is done by member volunteers, we offer an inexpensive means of selling tools to the collecting community.
- Invitations to educational programs, auctions, and tool sales.