This antique wallpaper trimmer tool restoration was surprisingly complex. This trimmer was made by A. Allen & Co. MFRS. in the early 1900s and is the Eclipse model. I believe there were 2 other models called Keystone and Climax, each with single or doublecutter options. There is very little information on this tool and the company that made it, but instructions and a parts list can be found here:

https://mcleodhistory.pastperfectonli...

This is the first viewersubmitted tool that I have made. Thank you very much to the donor! I hope to do more in the future. Contact me if you would like to donate a tool.

Almost every single part was extremely dirty or rusty and needed to be cleaned, stripped, and repainted. I tried to match the colours as close as possible based on what I found while cleaning each part. I chose to braze the broken part that was going to be under the most stress and used steelreinforced epoxy for parts that would be under less stress. Ideally, brazing would be used for everything, but I thought exploring some other options would be helpful. There was no need to grind a groove out for the brazing to stick to as the gap was already large enough. There are much faster and cleaner ways of brazing, but I wanted to show that you can do it with limited/inexpensive tools.

I really could have used a metal lathe for this project. If I had one, I would have replaced all the rods and turned and taped each one. Maybe one day...

I am not sure what the wood used is, as it's soft and lightweight, but does not seem to look like most softwoods.

I am excited to see the paint fade and dull a bit as it should help make the tool look closer to its age.

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