2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Private Lugnutz]

...it has the cool factor!

One of the neat things about Blackhawk Manufacturing, which split off from the Blackhawk brand of hand tools that was sold to New Britain, and continued making jacks and power equipment, is that they retained the old school lettering! Even into the modern era when it was bought out by Applied Power, called Actuant now. Your can actually has an older postal code on it, but even much newer cans look cooler just because they have the old Blackhawk branding. Not so with the New Britian Blackhawk brand. They changed it into that continuous script looking thing.

 

[Smokeshow69]

One of the neat things about Blackhawk Manufacturing, which split off from the Blackhawk brand of hand tools that was sold to New Britain, and continued making jacks and power equipment, is that they retained the old school lettering! Even into the modern era when it was bought out by Applied Power, called Actuant now. Your can actually has an older postal code on it, but even much newer cans look cooler just because they have the old Blackhawk branding. Not so with the New Britian Blackhawk brand. They changed it into that continuous script looking thing.

Yup I noticed the 2 digit zip which is pre 1961. I was pretty excited when I found it

 

[d42jeep]

We had three sales to check out on our list this morning. The first was in El Cerrito a few minutes from home. I found a few tools but my wife spotted a large Trimo monkey wrench hanging on the garage wall. It looked like it would be a good addition to the monkey wrench display in the basement.
The second sale was in Pinole. It was a family run estate sale and we found a few more treasures.
The third sale was a regular estate sale company and it looked like anything really worthwhile was already gone.
I spent some time doing tool restoration this afternoon.
Don

 

[Provincial]

RedVise, those 7LW Vise Grips are very handy. They are good for gripping bolt heads and round things. They tend not to mar the surface of round objects, which is a big plus!

 

[ForrestT]

I don’t think this counts as a sale but Shiftless and the lovely Mrs Shiftless stopped by today to pick up a piece of historic china that my wife found at an estate sale last week. Shiftless had a nice group of vintage tools for me to pick through. Here are the keepers.
The Visegrips have the 1942 patent date a pretty nice patina.
The early 3/8” drive Cornwell ratchet cleaned up well and works great.
Hopefully, I’ll have the pieces on hand to complete the Thorsen sourced fractional Powr-Kraft socket set.
Thanks, Mr. D!!
-Don

Don, I see your Cornwell ratchet has a 27 stamp on the handle. Do you know what that means? I have an old one that is completely unmarked other than a 39. I’ll send you a pic. I’ve wanted to learn more about it.

 

[Levaughn]

I went to an Estate Sale yesterday which I thought was ending at 5pm, but ended at 3pm the time I got there. They were kind enough to let me in. I was just looking hardware and odd tools. I picked up these items for $7. I needed something carry them in so I put them in the tin box on the left, not paying attention to it because it was open, I put the items on both sides. I left the stuff in the car over night, and this morning I gave the items a closer inspection. I saw that the tin box was Snap On. It's approximately 6" X 4"

 

[ecotec]

I went to an Estate Sale yesterday which I thought was ending at 5pm, but ended at 3pm the time I got there. They were kind enough to let me in. I was just looking hardware and odd tools. I picked up these items for $7. I needed something carry them in so I put them in the tin box on the left, not paying attention to it because it was open, I put the items on both sides. I left the stuff in the car over night, and this morning I gave the items a closer inspection. I saw that the tin box was Snap On. It's approximately 6" X 4"

The box was probably the best thing that you found.

 

[ctuai]

Be sure to check if the jaws are there. I don't know if they're all the same with jaws that just rest in place on a couple pegs rather than bolt down. They can easily go missing.

They opened early and somebody scooped the Wilton tilting vise. Picked up some odds and ends ($10): Unmarked hammer; Craftsman metric sockets set (V,VV,G); Lectrolite 6" pipe wrench; Harvgrave 6" clamp; Craftsman push drill; New Britain NB57 3/8 flex head socket wrench.

Also picked up a Kestrel 3000 portable weather station at a thrift store ($0.99) it does wind speed; temperature; humidity; wind chill; heat index.

Finally pushed into the world craftsman sockets. Unfortunately, I didn't notice it was missing the 12mm socket. It's a big space.

 

[jb books]

ctuai, you **** on the Kestrel. They're like $150

 

[wtn1271]

Fresh from yesterday's barn sale. It was buried pretty well and required 4 men to lift it into my truck. Seems like a good candidate for a vice or grinder stand. The table with the wood fence is adjustable in both height and depth. Found some info and pictures on the internet, some type of boring machine originally. Not sure I really need it but the price was very reasonable, especially when bundled with the rest of the "treasures" I found, (those will have to be in a separate post as I have not sorted/researched/photographed anything yet.

Edit: a few more picture after some cleaning.

 

[madison069]

Well, I stopped at my first estate sale for the year today. When it’s across the street from the house, it’s kind of hard to ignore it. Went in the garage first and found the Coleman lantern. It’s solid and no rust on the base. Alittle on the handle but I think it will clean up with steel wool. It’s a single burner 220 and a date code of 2/73 on the bottom. along with a storage compartment with extra mantle and a generator. I’ll most likely clean it up and put it on eBay.

Then I found the 2 gallons Coleman jug in the basement and when I saw Sweeten Iced tea on the label I just felt like it spoke to me! Figured it would be perfect for the boat as it has a cup under the lid too.

Youngest daughter for a sheet of stickers and an alarm clock, and I also picked up two quart size canning jars with wide mouth for drinking glasses. My oldest likes drinking out of them like I do, but somehow the last 4 I had broke randomly….

All for $10.

 

[3baygarage]

^ Nice not having to go far for the first sale of the year (maybe in this case if it was a neighbor). Better hide that haul from Outlaw!

I decided to check the flea market this morning. A few decent finds and some more of the usual stuff I look for.


Park three way allen wrench.

Ratchets- Craftsman 1/4” Lifetime and 3/8, S-K Wayne 3/8, Duro Chrome 1/2, ugly Fleet 3/8.

Extensions- old Snap-On and Craftsman, both 1/2”.

Sockets- a Blackhawk, some Mac and a Matco, 4 Britool, S-K adapter, Craftsman vtg mid length, Cornwell sq pipe plug socket.

More Coleman. A Western knife double sheath. Well worn but hoping it fits some other knives I have.

Wrenches- small flat ACME ?, small old Mac combo, trio of different Ford wrenches, a Craftsman Vanadium Steel.

Utica wire cutters/stripper. Looked it up and supposedly for wire with sheathing.

Snap On offset screwdriver.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lots o' nice finds while I was "camping" guys! (I have a hard time calling the 3 days at a CA State park "camping" when you have flush toilets, running water with both hot and cold, and even showers available... this was like "Sleeping over at a picnic ground"...)

Off to my first estate of the year and can't quite figure out what type of vise this is. Any thoughts?

I useed one of those for years as my welding vise - yes that cane with multiple sets of jaws, both lcat (smooth adn lightly serrated) adn pipe, etc. not Wilton's best effort, but its an adiquate homeowners vise for light work.

Well, I stopped at my first estate sale for the year today. When it’s across the street from the house, it’s kind of hard to ignore it. Went in the garage first and found the Coleman lantern. It’s solid and no rust on the base. Alittle on the handle but I think it will clean up with steel wool. It’s a single burner 220 and a date code of 2/73 on the bottom. along with a storage compartment with extra mantle and a generator. I’ll most likely clean it up and put it on eBay.

Then I found the 2 gallons Coleman jug in the basement and when I saw Sweeten Iced tea on the label I just felt like it spoke to me! Figured it would be perfect for the boat as it has a cup under the lid too.

Youngest daughter for a sheet of stickers and an alarm clock, and I also picked up two quart size canning jars with wide mouth for drinking glasses. My oldest likes drinking out of them like I do, but somehow the last 4 I had broke randomly….

All for $10.

The lantern is a 200A not a 220 (220's are green 2 mantle - the 200A is much more desirable!) - But looks pristine and with a parts safe (also $$) and a NOS generator, and the Silklight mantles (no longer made - Those are made with thorium so current mantles are not as bright)

While I was "Camping, it was with some of my local Coleman group members, and I did but a single burner Kerosene stove. a little Primus 96 from 1915. I've been wanting one and this was a Good deal but not what I class as Suckage, mostly because I don't like parting with that much $$.

The stove box is embossed with "The Pocket Primus Outfit" and and patent Reg. Number (almost certainly European as this a a Swedish made stove)




It is a roarer" burner (pretty loud...) Its complete too! One of the smallest of this style stove.




And stopped by my sisters place on the way home to PU some Tax paperwork I need to do moms last tax returns, and also gave me a bit more of mom's sewing "Stuff":

Her scissors: 2 Wiss, once Sears (likely Wiss) KleenKut, and Clauss. Mom made custom draperies for many years, So these were likely used for the sheers and more delicate fabrics. heavy Draperies would have been cut with heavier shears, adn likely provided by the shop.




and the wooden spools of threads from mom's sewing box (sis is keeping the box which is fine with me). these would have been for alterations, or the cut and sew from patterns - that bright orange? Likely from an old Halloween costume project.

 

[Outlawmws]

Better hide that haul from Outlaw.

Actually more interesting in the sheath you found:

A Western knife double sheath. Well worn but hoping it fits some other knives I have.

Wondering which pair they would have put in there? usually a double sheath is a big and small - I wonder if this was an early pass at a skinning and gut hook knife?

 

[3baygarage]

If this is the same one (Worthpoint), then it’s waaay newer than I thought, and just well used.

 

[LesserSon]

MrsLS & I had a few adventures spending her birthday in Philly, returning this afternoon too late for flea marketing. But we stopped at an antiques spot, where I picked up (what I take to be) a Plomb 5295 box, very early (1910-12ish) smooth-handled Utica 1050 linesmans, and seven post-WWII Bonney 1/4dr sockets.

 

[bmwrd0]

Ooooh... Still has the sticker inside!

 

[d42jeep]

Good looking box. Congratulations.
Here is mine filled up with wartime tools

 

[RTM]

Fresh from yesterday's barn sale. It was buried pretty well and required 4 men to lift it into my truck. Seems like a good candidate for a vice or grinder stand. The table with the wood fence is adjustable in both height and depth. Found some info and pictures on the internet, some type of boring machine originally.

Looks like a horizontal boring machine, as a guess, missing the boring part.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

But we stopped at an antiques spot, where I picked up...

That's a nice haul, LS, but especially nice from that source, which in my experience, are either sparse with vintage tools, or too pricey, and hardly ever the twain shall meet. Well done.

 

[madison069]

The lantern is a 200A not a 220 (220's are green 2 mantle - the 200A is much more desirable!) - But looks pristine and with a parts safe (also $$) and a NOS generator, and the Silklight mantles (no longer made - Those are made with thorium so current mantles are not as bright)

Yep you're right, it's a 200A. I even knew it was a 200A from my google search but for some reason I still put down 220?!

Hopefully I can get it cleaned up and packed in a shipping box tonight so I can list it. Just plan to clean it up only for pics. I'll let the next owner do the lighting of the lantern process.

 

[madison069]

^ Nice not having to go far for the first sale of the year (maybe in this case if it was a neighbor). Better hide that haul from Outlaw!

I didn't know the lady directly, but I know her brother who lives right next to my house. She was directly across the street from us, so I've seen her a few times when we first moved here. But in the last 2 years she was not doing well since her husband had passed 2 or 3 years ago.

From what I know, most of the family had owned each of the houses in that section of the neighborhood. Now it's down to just 2 houses left in the family. The brother owns a machine shop and when he first started the shop, he did it in a garage across the street. This garage is 2 time the size of mine and is now owned by his niece. The husband of the niece has a military 6x6 truck in the driveway so I'm sure he has more toys in the garage.

 

[mikeinri]

Also picked up a Kestrel 3000 portable weather station at a thrift store ($0.99) it does wind speed; temperature; humidity; wind chill; heat index.

ctuai, you **** on the Kestrel. They're like $150

Agreed, that's a definite You **** for @ctuai for the Kestrel! The cool thing is, you can still get replacement parts (impeller assemblies) if needed.

But, I've never heard anyone compliment those by calling them weather stations. They're handheld meters. The "holder" (user) is the station, LOL.

The anemometer is pretty accurate, but doesn't work well for very light wind (under 4 knots).

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

@madison069: You **** for the $10 haul, especially all that Coleman stuff. Beautiful lantern!

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

@Outlawmws: That sewing pile brings back memories!

My mom was an amateur seamstress, was really good (even made a beautiful wedding gown including train and headpiece / veil for my cousin), just never did it for money. My sister got all of that stuff when Mom passed, which is fine, because my niece really loves sewing.

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

Fresh from yesterday's barn sale. It was buried pretty well and required 4 men to lift it into my truck. Seems like a good candidate for a vice or grinder stand. The table with the wood fence is adjustable in both height and depth. Found some info and pictures on the internet, some type of boring machine originally. Not sure I really need it but the price was very reasonable, especially when bundled with the rest of the "treasures" I found, (those will have to be in a separate post as I have not sorted/researched/photographed anything yet).

THAT thing is cool!!!

Mike

 

[Outlawmws]

Yep you're right, it's a 200A. I even knew it was a 200A from my google search but for some reason I still put down 220?!

Hopefully I can get it cleaned up and packed in a shipping box tonight so I can list it. Just plan to clean it up only for pics. I'll let the next owner do the lighting of the lantern process.

For the packing be sure to pack the globe separately, particularly if the globe is an original. (What I can see of the markings, looks likely...) Those get broken all he time in shipping. . Package shipping (UPS USPS, FedEx...) is treated like a football; deliveries to stores in regular truck transport is completely different, so even "factory packing" won't serve for delicate items.

Many guys that ship lanterns all the time pad them and put them in a coffee can, that seems to work very well.

@Outlawmws: That sewing pile brings back memories!

Yep, Lots of memories in my mom's sewing stuff, her button hole scissors and her "Button box" is being kept "as is" and these spools will also. I want to get a nice vintage wood rack to put them in, so my eyes will be peeled for one for me instead of jsut the Ladies of the house.

 

[madison069]

For the packing be sure to pack the globe separately, particularly if the globe is an original. (What I can see of the markings, looks likely...) Those get broken all he time in shipping. . Package shipping (UPS USPS, FedEx...) is treated like a football; deliveries to stores in regular truck transport is completely different, so even "factory packing" won't serve for delicate items.

Many guys that ship lanterns all the time pad them and put them in a coffee can, that seems to work very well.

Didn't think of a coffee can! I was going to see how it packs into a large flat rate shipping box and I have a big roll of 1/8" foam I was going to roll it all in to keep it safe. But your coffee can suggest has me thinking and I'll do some digging in my pile of stuff to see if I can come up with something for the globe.

 

[madison069]

Yep, Lots of memories in my mom's sewing stuff, her button hole scissors and her "Button box" is being kept "as is" and these spools will also. I want to get a nice vintage wood rack to put them in, so my eyes will be peeled for one for me instead of jsut the Ladies of the house.

Oh and I know your feeling about your mother's sewing kit. I got my mom's sewing machine and all of her sewing stuff that went with it. I've watched my mom make her own shirts and pants when I was a young kid. Looking through the old photos I see her wearing her home-made clothes. This sewing machine was the one we used to sew denim cloth that we got as cut off from the Russel Mill in Alexander City, AL since my uncle worked at the mill. We used the denim cloth to make a seat cover for my 78 Chevy Truck I was driving in High School. Me and dad took the old original cover off and separated it into panels to use for patterns. Then mom did the cutting and sewing before Dad and I installed the new denim cover on the seat with hog rings. Lots of little memories like that in a simple machine.

 

[madison069]

@madison069: You **** for the $10 haul, especially all that Coleman stuff. Beautiful lantern!

Mike

Thanks Mike! I'm looking forward to using the cooler in the boat this summer. Don't know how my wife will handle me filling it up with sweet tea though.

 

[Harley94]

Scotch and water looks like sweet tea....

 

[ctuai]

Agreed, that's a definite You **** for @ctuai for the Kestrel! The cool thing is, you can still get replacement parts (impeller assemblies) if needed.

But, I've never heard anyone compliment those by calling them weather stations. They're handheld meters. The "holder" (user) is the station, LOL.

The anemometer is pretty accurate, but doesn't work well for very light wind (under 4 knots).

Mike

LOL misread the box... though I have a feeling that my wife is beginning to think I'm a weather station after 3 days of regular wind speed and windchill readings during our afternoon walks. It's a neat bit of kit.

 

[Fred Knox]

I have been out of action the last few weeks due to family health issues, but I came back to the game this weekend and found a few things:

Clyburn adjustable wrench; 18" length; Liverpool
Vintage "Made in Germany" (similar to a Clyburn) adjustable wrench; 10" length
Clyburn adjustable wrench; 8" length; Rownson Drew & Co. London
Clyburn adjustable wrench; 4" length
H.D. Smith "Perfect Handle" 14” pipe wrench
H.D. Smith “Perfect Handle” ball peen hammer May 28, 1907
Blue Point Supreme S3032 DOE 15/16" x 1" wrench
Never Stall Mathews multi-tool wrench
Vintage Weiss (sp?) multi-function nail puller, wire cutter, etc. pipe wrench
William Hjorth & Co. 12" "Lightning Wrench"
Westcott S-Curved 6" Adjustable Wrench
Auto Kit No. 100 7/8" wrench (only one I was missing)
Stephens Wrench Co. adjustable ratchet wrench
Channellock #357 nippers
Marble Arms & Mfg. Co. No. 2 hatchet; 1898; Gladstone Mich USA; bakelite handle (cracked on one side)
Collection of Snap-on Combination and DBE Wrenches
Snap On F-10-HG Flex Head Breaker Bar; 3/8"-drive
Snap-on Vacuum Grip (single row) #208 angled battery pliers
8” Universal Wrench Co. lever adjustable wrench
Seven Plomb plier, wrenches and sockets
Proto Los Angeles slip-joint pliers and combination wrench
Three Vlchek DOE wrenches and one “banner” logo 12” screwdriver
Instant-Grip Quick adjusting wrench; Western Germany
Carll Wrench P.T. Co. 6" reversible adjustable wrench; PAT'D May 6, 1913 (forged as "A.B.C. Wrench - P. T .CO.")
Two Boos Tool Corp (6" & 8”) adjustable wrenches designed for bicycle/motorcycles.
The Robert Wrench Co. Inc. N.Y. self-adjusting spring loaded wrench
SK deep offset DBE wrench and a SK Wayne extension
J.H. Williams & Co. Superjustable 4" adjustable wrench
Williams The "Superrench" 1990A offset 9/16" Chrome Alloy DOE wrench
Bonney 405 offset 11/16" tappet wrench
Thorsen 2020 5/8" combination wrench with raised logo
Armstrong No. 704 3/4" engineers wrench
Indestro #1721 3/8 x 5/16 Chrome Vanadium Steel DOE wrench
Indestro Tools #6072 ratchet
Indestro Drop Forged Select Steel combination wrench set
G.T. Co. Inc. (who?) No. 22 Wrench with great knurling
Billings 1959 curved half moon Vitalloy wrench 1/2" x 7/16"
Vintage offset 3/4" x 5/8" DBE wrench ("Forged Steel" and script "U.S.A." on back - I cannot remember the manufacturer)
Stanley No. 2711 stubby Phillips screwdriver
Forged Steel slip-joint pliers with great knurling
Vintage "The American Combination" Wrench Multi-Tool; Patent Apl'd For (can’t track manufacturer down)
Bridgeport No. 470 5/16" nut driver
Radio Lectric 1/4" nut driver
Walden Worcester No. 3411 11/32" nut driver
Walden Worcester Spintite No. 3414 7/16" nut driver
Craftsman 1/4" nut driver; Circle V series
Long C Craftsman #1031 Vanadium DOE 7/8" x 25/32" wrench (likely ca 1934)
Vintage Winchester -Trade Mark- October Special Pliers
Vintage 1930's Evans Zip Grip adjustable wrench, marked “Evans Patd. Zip Grip L.A. Calif.”
Vintage 5" breaker bar (great knurling, but no name)
Vintage metal "Open" handle; 4 1/2" diameter; 3/8"-Drive
Stanley Handyman No. 80-211 2 1/2" jaw swivel bench vise
Crescent Company (Meriden, Conn) gentleman's hand saw (never seen this before)
Blue Point Tap & Die Set No. T.D. 2500 Snap-on Tools Inc.
Bemis & Call S-Curved 8", 10” and 12” adjustable wrenches (missed photo op)
Westcott S-Curved 8", 10” and 12” adjustable wrenches, one with pipe jaws (missed photo op)
Proto Professional #724-L 24" adjustable wrench heavy duty
Penens Corp. 16" adjustable wrench #4216
J.H. Williams & Co. Superjustable 15" adjustable wrench
Powr-Kraft 15" adjustable wrench #84-4701-15C
P&C 12" adjustable wrench #1712 "CLIK-STOP"
Assorted other wrenches, extensions and sockets.

 

[bmwrd0]

Lovin' that PH ball pein, I would love to find one in the wild. Also, that Radio Lectic nut driver is sweet!

 

[mikeinri]

Looks like you're back with a vengeance, @Fred Knox. Hopefully, the health issues are behind you now.

You **** for all the uniquely designed vintage tools in that haul! That vise looks to be in great shape as well.

Mike

 

[d42jeep]

He gets a “You ****!” from me on that haul. Wore me out just reading the list.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

Wow, what a stellar haul! I'll add another YOU ****!

4" and 18" Clyburns, that's cool.

What is the wrench with pliers type handle,bottoms right corner, second from the right.

 

[bmwrd0]

I had some time to kill this afternoon and because I was in the right neighborhood, I swung by the local Restore.

Now, most days there isn't much of interest to me there, and if there is it is usually an older socket to help finish a set I am working on, or maybe, maybe something a little better. But, it is often the only choice in the middle of the week to look for used tools at. Well, today was one of the few, rare days when there was something a little better:

On the left is a Stanley #10 corrugated carriage makers rabbet plane, on the right a Stanley #48 tongue and groove cutter with both blades, and in the center, a Union #2. Now, I had to pay a bit of money, as they knew they had something, but nowhere near what they sell for on eBay. There were a few more vintage, collectable planes there, but they either were ones I already have, or were priced at more than I wanted to pay. If I had to guess, I would say that the widow of a plane collector donated all of his planes, after they had been sitting for a while. Oh, I also found a bearing scraper tool. I have seen these before, but cannot remember much about them.


Somedays, you get the bear.

 

[four.cycle]

"Assorted other wrenches, extensions and sockets..."

you have some really interesting pieces in the lower right-hand corner of that last image there. could you enlighten me:

 

[Outlawmws]

Yep, Fred *****!