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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Stokes Brothers Manufacturing Co.

Stokes Brothers Manufacturing Co. specialized in horse and shoe rasps. Their factory was at Bannard St. and Vought Ave. in Freehold, New Jersey. The building still exists. Stokes Brothers incorporated in 1888, according to their letterhead, and Heller Brothers of Newark, NJ took them over in 1943.

Thank you to reader Gary S. for the photo of his rasp.

This YouTube video shows Auriou rasps being cut by hand today at Forge de Saint Juery in France, as they were at Stokes Brothers over 100 years
ago.

Stokes Brothers factory





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  1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2017 at 2:16 PM

    I own a Rasp Identical to the photo here in Orange, Make me a OFFER, @ 606-273-7874. Call or Text

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  2. UnknownNovember 14, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    Do people actually buy old Rasps?
    I have one that I made into a knife.

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  3. UnknownJune 8, 2019 at 8:20 PM

    Is one with anything?

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  4. BrittJune 19, 2020 at 9:48 AM

    My family made the Stokes Brothers Rasps....

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  5. AnonymousMarch 22, 2023 at 12:37 PM

    I have one identical to picture and someone asked if it worth anything,now that I know the history of it, I would say it’s worth around two hundred dollars,possibly more not even sure I would part with it! Very cool piece!

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