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John S. Fray brace prices

What John S. Fray braces actually sell for, from 62 recorded sales and 1 listing for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$150
Most sell for
$149–$165
Sales on record
62
For sale now
1
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Compared with 62 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

John S. Fray braces by model

Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $150Dealers59 sales$40 — 12in Fray Ratchet Bit Brace (Hyperkitten)$49 — FRAY’S PATENT 6 inch Bit Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$69 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$69 — 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — Beautiful JOHN S. FRAY 6 Inch Brace with Rosewood Handles (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — FRAY No. 146 Heavy Duty Bit Brace 14 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — Very Nice John S Fray # 108 Spofford Brace With Nice Rosewood. (Michael Rouillard Antique Tools)$125 — JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 SPOFFORD Patent Bit Brace (Jim Bode Tools)$125 — 7 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Bit Brace No. 107 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$135 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 Good+ (Jim Bode Value Guide)$135 — 10" FRAY SPOFFORD'S PATENT BRACE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$139 — 10 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$139 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit Brace Fine (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — Fine 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 Spofford’s Patent Bit Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — Fine 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford’s Patent Bit Brace With Rosewood & Pewter Handles (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — JOHN S. FRAY No. 110 Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — FRAY SPOFFORD No. 110 Bit Brace Good+ (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Bit Brace No. 108 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$149 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 110 Spofford Patent Brace with Pewter Rings & Rosewood Handles (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 10 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent No. 110 Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 10 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 7 Inch FRAY No. 7 Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 8 Inch Fine JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 108 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 8 Inch Fine JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 118 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford’s Patent Bit Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — JOHN S. FRAY & CO. 12 Inch Spofford Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$155 — Fine JOHN. S. FRAY Spofford Patent No. 110 Bit Brace 10 Inch Sweep (Jim Bode Value Guide)$155 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — FRAY SPOFFORD Brace No. 112 - 12 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — Fine 7 Inch JOHN S. FRAY PATENT Spofford Bit Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — 7 Inch FRAY No. 7 Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — Very Fine John S. FRAY 8 Inch Spofford Patent Bit Brace No. 108 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 SPOFFORD PATENT Bit Brace with Rosewood Fittings (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — FRAY No. 114 SPOFFORD Brace 14 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — Extra Fine JOHN S. FRAY March 23, 1880 Patent Spofford Bit Brace 8 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent No. 110 Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — 10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 110 Bit Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit Brace (Jim Bode Tools)$169 — Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 112 Spofford Patent Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — 8 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 108 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — Fine JOHN S. FRAY No. 110 Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$179 — Extra Fine JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 Spofford Brace 8 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$225 — Really Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$225 — Fine Rare 14 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 114 SPOFFORD Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$225 — Very Rare 17 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$50$100
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$15062$59.981
Marketplaces—$354

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

About John S. Fray braces

John S. Fray was a Bridgeport, Connecticut brace maker of the later nineteenth century, and the firm was eventually taken over by Stanley. The name is tied above all to the Spofford patent brace, whose split chuck closes on the bit with a clamping screw rather than jaws, and the No. 108 and No. 110 models that dominate the sample are the standard examples. Value follows sweep size, the condition of the rosewood head and handle grip, and a chuck that clamps tight without cracks or spread at the split; pitting, replaced woodwork, and a stripped clamp screw pull an example down.

The 59 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (52), Jim Bode Tools (4), Hyperkitten (1) and 2 other sources, and run from 2020 to 2026; 10 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 62 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
10 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 110Jim Bode Value Guide2026-09-30$139
JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 SPOFFORD Patent Bit BraceJim Bode Tools2026-05-13$125
Very Nice John S Fray # 108 Spofford Brace With Nice Rosewood.Michael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-05-11$99.99
Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit BraceJim Bode Tools2026-05-07$169
12in Fray Ratchet Bit BraceHyperkitten2026-04-29$40
8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford’s Patent Bit BraceJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$150
10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit Brace FineJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$139
10" FRAY SPOFFORD'S PATENT BRACETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-02$135
Fine 7 Inch JOHN S. FRAY PATENT Spofford Bit BraceJim Bode Value Guide2026-01-08$159
Fine 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 Spofford’s Patent Bit BraceJim Bode Value Guide2025-12-04$149
Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford BraceJim Bode Value Guide2025-10-05$89
Fine 8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford’s Patent Bit Brace With Rosewood & Pewter HandlesJim Bode Value Guide2025-09-16$149
Very Fine John S. FRAY 8 Inch Spofford Patent Bit Brace No. 108Jim Bode Value Guide2025-06-30$159
7 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Bit Brace No. 107Jim Bode Value Guide2025-06-26$125
Extra Fine JOHN S. FRAY March 23, 1880 Patent Spofford Bit Brace 8 InchJim Bode Value Guide2025-06-07$165
Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 112 Spofford Patent BraceJim Bode Value Guide2025-06-03$169
10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 110 Spofford Patent Brace with Pewter Rings & Rosewood HandlesJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-13$149
Extra Fine JOHN S. FRAY No. 108 Spofford Brace 8 InchJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-12$179
Fine JOHN. S. FRAY Spofford Patent No. 110 Bit Brace 10 Inch SweepJim Bode Value Guide2025-02-04$155
8 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent BraceJim Bode Value Guide2025-02-02$69
10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Brace No. 110Jim Bode Value Guide2025-01-01$69
10 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent No. 110 BraceJim Bode Value Guide2024-12-10$150
7 Inch FRAY No. 7 Spofford BraceJim Bode Value Guide2024-12-08$150
Very Rare 17 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford BraceJim Bode Value Guide2024-10-21$225

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Updated 2026-10-13.