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John S. Fray 12 inch brace prices

What John S. Fray 12 inch braces actually sell for, from 11 recorded sales.

Sold prices

Median sold
$169
Most sell for
$150–$172
Sales on record
11
For sale now
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median $169Dealers11 sales$40 — 12in Fray Ratchet Bit Brace (Hyperkitten)$150 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — JOHN S. FRAY & CO. 12 Inch Spofford Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$159 — FRAY SPOFFORD Brace No. 112 - 12 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit Brace (Jim Bode Tools)$169 — Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$169 — Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 112 Spofford Patent Brace (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — 12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$225 — Really Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$50$100

About John S. Fray 12 inch 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 11 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (9), Hyperkitten (1) and Jim Bode Tools (1), and run from 2021 to 2026; 2 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY SPOFFORD Patent Bit BraceJim Bode Tools2026-05-07$169
12in Fray Ratchet Bit BraceHyperkitten2026-04-29$40
Rare Size 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY No. 112 Spofford Patent BraceJim Bode Value Guide2025-06-03$169
12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2024-06-10$175
Really Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2024-03-05$225
FRAY SPOFFORD Brace No. 112 - 12 InchJim Bode Value Guide2022-04-06$159
Fine 12 Inch JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2021-12-29$169
12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2021-11-29$150
12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2021-11-29$175
12 Inch Excellent JOHN S. FRAY Spofford Patent Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2021-11-29$150
JOHN S. FRAY & CO. 12 Inch Spofford Brace No. 112Jim Bode Value Guide2021-05-20$150

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Updated 2026-10-13.