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Bill Gustafson's Old and Antique Tools
Online dealer featuring antique tools, books on collecting, links to organizations and other related sites.
http://www.taconic.net/oldtools/

CRAFTS of New Jersey - Antique Tool Collector Organization
For those anywhere in the world who collect, use, display, or sell early tools or implements. Publish a newsletter, The Tool Shed, and sponsor several tool-related events each year .
http://members.aol.com/CRAFTSofNJ/

Antique Tools FAQ
FAQ designed to address the most frequently asked questions about antique tools on rec.woodworking.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alf/en/antique-tool-faq.txt

The Hardware Companies Kollectors Klub
Informational site for collectors interested in tools and related items from vintage hardware companies including Simmons (Keen Kutter); Shapleigh (Diamond Edge); Winchester, Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett(OVB), Belknap (Blue Grass), and Stanle y.
http://www.thckk.org/

Rose Antique Tools
Historical information about several hand tool makers.
http://www.roseantiquetools.com/

Patrick's Blood And Gore
Comprehensive information about Stanley planes; what they look like, what they do, what common parts are missing, what flaws they suffered during use.
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan0.htm