Michael, To own or even possess such items makes you one very lucky S.O.B. and I mean that in the very nicest possible way. I can only dream of owning even a single tool like those you have shown. Harry
Only a little luck involved ;-) I spent years tracking this stuff down. Most was never for sale, the tool room 1913 was left to me when the owner passed.
I traced Mr. Niedner's scrap book and photo album to a small town in Indiana. I found them in the basement at the bottom of a pile of old shirts in an apple box. Later when I was talking with the owner upstairs I saw the 1912-Shelhamer propped up next to a desk. I never told anyone what I saw in the green house used as a planter ;-).
