2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks! Lately I've been finding many items that are actually going to be useful in everyday chores. The collectors items are also turning up, and I'm needing to move a lot along to make room!

Smokeshow gets a **** for the haul with the Snap On mid boxes!

**Thanks! I see you are looking to make room for things. I'll trade you these 2 mid chests for your black hawk roller ?

The flip side of that key knife...

**You get a **** for this one!**

These come up about once a week on a Facebook Group,Smokeshow69 is pretty familiar with LOL . The consensus is the same wrench was used from mid-30's til they ran out of stock in the late 50's early 60's.

** Ha ha, yup. I'm one of the founding members. 2 other members and I got sick of the modern junk people were posting on the other FB page. We wanted to also limit alot of the daily "what's it worth" questions so we created a different group that is vintage themed and focuses on helping other enthusiasts that will be around for the long term. I don't get on there very much because my life is way more busy now but I drop in from time to time**

 

[brockmub]

Headed into Minnesota on a lead to find some vises. Found some in really rough shape but filled up the pickup bed and trailer with everything else. Too much stuff to unload tonight I’ll update you all tomorrow. Will have to do with the few things unloaded from the cab.

Chrysler Power Steering
Wards Machine Oil
Gear glide oil
Black & Decker Oil
Unknown oil
4 oz Tap oiler
Brass hammer
Gramercy German Drafting kit



Purelube Outboard can
FuelMate can
Fire extinguishing fluid can
STP can
Plastic Standard Oil bottle
Glass and Ceramic insulators

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Glass and Ceramic insulators

Nice finds.

 

[VolksWomble]

Mac No idea what they are but they threw them in on one off my piles

the bottom one looks like a wing-nut spanner (wrench)

 

[Outlawmws]

4 oz Tap oiler

The make the stuff for different materials too. if you don't have them watch for them.

Brass hammer

Thais looks like a real nice example of a class project. Nice find!

Gramercy German Drafting kit

The Compass set look complete or close to it?

Fire extinguishing fluid can

That's interesting... I wonder what it was used to refill? Is it full?

Glass and Ceramic insulators

Nice finds.

Ditto! I have a few the same/Similar. Cool stuff!

 

[RTM]

Here are my scores from yesterday, two planned, one freebie on the curb. The big score came from a stop I made a few years back, got some vintage SK box last time. Didn’t recognize that until I saw the one tiny box, which he wanted stupid $$ for last time. Got the complete haul for less this time.

The first stop was marred by someone trying to cheat the seller, had to wait for the drama to die down, and get the seller to cool down, to check out. Second stop kept bringing out boxes of goodies, and placing them where I had to go back to check them out, finally I just had to punt.


Left to right, a shop made dust pan, couple of banged up chisels, screwstarter, Union rule, old goggles, the tiny SK box, square head wrenches, an Armaloy tappet wrench, 3x Merit angle wrenches, couple of punches including SK, Thorsen and Sparta ratchets, Autokit wrench, misc wrenches, 2x Un Do It security head screwdrivers, Vaco drivers, third recent Pocket Socket, Proto extension spinner, Stiletto framing hammer head and a screwdriver, label scraper, and a shop made SS 2 level tool tote with some goodies in it.


Next pic is 4 Visegrips, one Craftsman VG type thing, a Craftsman all metal chisel, sanding drum, Walworth and Trimont pipe wrenches, Herbrand ratcheting box wrench, gas burner pliers, more beat up chisels, Snap-on 9/16 distributor wrench, 6x 2-1/2 Adjustable C clamps, piece of antler, and a copper clamp swivel pad, masonry drill, and Jacobs key.

At this sale, we spent 1/3 on stuff for MLW, and the first was mostly her stuff, so win win.

Missed the bent jaw on the Trimont wrench when I grabbed it

 

[Private Lugnutz]

old goggles,

Looking forward to seeing them on the 'Goggles and Shop Glasses' thread. Loves me some old funky goggles.

third recent Pocket Socket

Fulfilling the magic Garage Sale thread maxim!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I had a fantastic trip (Lugz 2023_25).



BOTTOMS UP (it's never too early...)

- Can't yet read the markings on the cool old multi-tool, but based on the design and the box joint, I am thinking probably Germany.

- Can't yet read the markings on the shears because they are either Chinese or Japanese characters. Hoping Chinese, because my 22-year-old son is fluent.

- That knife is an original Cattaraugus 225Q WWII fighting knife. It is a bit of a project. It is missing some leather washers and has some bad pitting on the pommel and the blade near the spine, but the vendor had no idea what it was. Trying to keep the large common black Corvus brachyrhynchos out of my tone, because it's not really my raison d'etre for picking, but you get the idea.

- The linesman pliers are New York imports from Eskilstuna with a very cool logo, and it's not the shark.

 

[bmwrd0]

On Friday, I hit a massive digger sale, which, unfortunately, had very few tools that weren't rusted beyond repair.

So, an SK driver, Bonney 1" extention, Cornwell DBE that I didn't realize was bent, Proto 3/4" socket, brass brush, and a tote full of 3/4" and 1" sockets by Snap-on, Plomb, Williams, and others. But, seriously, there were a couple tool boxes that had been left outside over several years, getting rained and snowed on, that looked to have had some good stuff, but all of it was ruined. I spent $20 on the above, mostly out of pity.

Saturday, on the other hand, was completely different. A sale of someone who would be right at home here, with a large pole barn for vintge cars in various stages of restoration, a shed out back with a plane being restored, a house with two car garage, and a whole varitety of things to look through! I didn't make it until the second day, and I still made out like a bandit. I was hoping they would deal more than they did, but the prices weren't too bad to start with. Anyway, here is what I grabbed:

Stanley #5C, SK socket set from the thirties, Snap-on 3/4" ratchet, Craftsman socket box, Xcelite roll-up, and two barely used carborundum stones in the boxes. There was a lot of stuff still there, mostly stuff I already have and didn't want to spend money on, and if I had time today I would be heading back. But it was an hour away, and the dog park is calling.

 

[Outlawmws]

cool old multi-tool, but based on the design and the box joint, I am thinking probably Germany.

Almost certainly, Germany, I can't recall seeing any that were not. I've developed a theory that these were intended a light duty fence or garden wire tools. they are so common and not generally useful for many tasks.

These are on my short list of "Look, but don't buy unless something is special" - These; Slip joint pliers (especially unlabeled), Adjustable wrenches, unlabeled hammers, hatchets, and axes, broken & seriously damaged/dificult yo fix knives, Green 2 mantle lanterns (Heck, most lanterns and stoves, but I still ask and look for the gold...), etc...

original Cattaraugus 225Q WWII fighting knife. It is a bit of a project. It is missing some leather washers

What is it about missing leather rings? I get the will shrink a bit and get loose, but huge gaps?

RTM & BMW: Nice finds!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I've developed a theory that these were intended a light duty fence or garden wire tools.

Something like that for sure.

These are on my short list of "Look, but don't buy unless something is special" -

I have a fetish for multi-tools, almost defiantly against the idea of them being gimmicky, so if they're well-made, like these, especially if they're smallish, like these, it's special. That windmill toolbox-in-one climb-the-ladder-once tool I found last year, for example.

These; Slip joint pliers (especially unlabeled), Adjustable wrenches, unlabeled hammers, hatchets, and axes,

I almost always leave all these tools behind unless they're wartime or antique or rare or an interesting one-off brand. My average see/buy ratio over the years is probably 500/1. Maybe higher. Maybe 1,000 to 1.

broken & seriously damaged/difficult to fix knives,

Same, unless its potential salvageable and salable value is $200+, like a Cattaraugus 225K.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

My average see/buy ratio over the years is probably 500/1. Maybe higher.

Speaking of which...

LEFT-BEHINDS

Pic 1: A fairly large range of Martin combo wrenches. Tempting, if only because, ya know, 'no full or near-full set left behind,' but they're way later than my interest time range, and I'm just not grabbing-and-flipping as much as I used to.

Pic 2: I thought this was ingenious and enterprising. I did not take them up on their service, but I admire the initiative and the placement, set up around the bend on the way out of the flea market.

 

[Davefr]

Fluke 26III ($10), Drill Dr. ($5) and some assorted crappage.

 

[Old Radar]

Wow! There have been some really good hauls this week. It's taken me the last couple of days to read through the last three pages a little at the time. I should have take note of the ****-worthy hauls but I didn't, so Smoke, I know it's the cheesy way out, but I'm +1 on all ****-Nominated posts from page 83 to here, if that's acceptable. I'll do better.
May 25 was my last ES/TOO purchase, and not for lack of trying. I've come up dry on a dozen estate sales and at least that many TOOs. I guess when it's this hot in the San Antonio area, metal tools get too hot to display for sale... No relief in sight for either the heat or the dearth of tool sales.
Other pressing duties are calling, but before I go, I will give a You **** to Beemer's last haul and to Lugz's WWII fighting knife. That little Western hunting knife I cleaned up a couple of months ago garnered 25 times what I paid for it. There's no way you'll have to eat Corvus brachyrhynchos for that purchase!

 

[Outlawmws]

I'm trying to remember to get in the habit of highlighting adn adding to the quotes for U-*****, but I'm not consistent at it yet...

I'm certain Lugs does this routinely for comments and the rare ****-O Meter

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm certain Lugs does this routinely for comments

I like to use the quote function as often and as precisely as possible, I rarely reply to any post without quoting, and I almost never quote a whole post, if that's what you mean.

and the rare ****-O Meter

I am stingy. I admit it. I think that's a good thing. You know my saying, "When everything *****, nothing *****."

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I forgot the funny part. I bought the shears from a woman in her 60's who was using the back of her van as a seat and the liftgate as a sunshade. She had all kinds of tasteful household items out and I got the impression she probably enjoyed making the estate sale rounds. We had a good transaction and a nice chat, but when I asked if I could take a photo of her sign, I was disappointed to see her jump up to get out of the way. (She was beautiful. Sandals, loose fitting billowy flowery slacks, with a blue vintage Philadelphia Folk Festival t-shirt, no sleeves, and a few well-placed tattoos. And the kind of woman who lets her hair go gray with grace.) Funny sign, though!

 

[Outlawmws]

I almost never quote a whole post, if that's what you mean

Exactly

I am stingy. I admit it.

I'm not complaining - A **** should be special. rare unique item, One I wish I had found/on my Bucket list, or a super deal

 

[Outlawmws]

the kind of woman who lets her hair go gray with grace.) Funny sign, though!

Even funnier if she were in the pic!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Even funnier if she were in the pic!

Zackly! I would NOT have had to explain.

 

[saukit]

Had one of those weekends where you get pretty much blanked one day and then have to visit the cash machine the next! Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time driving to 6 or 7 sales and came away with 4 wrenches and a socket:

The axe head and the SK stuff are from a sale a couple weeks ago, think the axe head was $10 and the SK stuff was $5. Yesterday I paid a buck each for the VlChek, Craftsman, Indestro, and Snap on pieces.



Today was a different story. Given my lack of success yesterday I almost didn't even go out, but there were a couple promising looking sales not too far away and one in particular showed a bunch of tubs of wrenches and sockets so I pretty much had to go to that one I ended up spending way more than I normally would but I'll flip all this stuff and I'm not too worried about making my money back.

At first I was picking wrenches out of this tub of SK stuff and I knew I was going to end up with partial sets so I asked the guy how much for the whole tub. $40 later here's the haul (next two pics):

A whole bunch of newer SK USA stuff, stubbies and socket wrench combos. Best part is that the only missing piece is the stubby 7/16. Worst part is that every single piece has owner's marks on it


The rest of the SK tub, most of the sockets are metric, the seller also threw in the Craftsman 1/4" stuff and the Cornwell combo. Anyone know what that weird piece is on the end of the shiny 3/8" extension?



Given the reasonable price on the SK stuff I decided to go all in on some Snap on metric DBE's. $80 for these two sets, again pretty sure I won't have much trouble flipping these despite the damn owners marks again! At this point I had to go to the cash machine, left $40 bucks with the guy to make sure he didn't sell them out from under me.



At this point I thought "the hell with it, might as well spend everything in my pocket". Paid another $40 for these large metric SK combos



Finally I couldn't help myself and spent my last $20 on these socket holders. I can't tell who they're made by, one had a label but it's not legible. I'll figure it out once I have a chance to look up the patent. The deep sockets in the red holder are almost all Cornwell otherwise I would have left them there. Oh yeah, and on the way out I saw an old box laying in the corner and it had these two little Plomb DBE's in there. I convinced the guy to give them to me for free since I spent so much money

 

[S-K Tool Fanatic!]

Had one of those weekends where you get pretty much blanked one day and then have to visit the cash machine the next! Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time driving to 6 or 7 sales and came away with 4 wrenches and a socket:

The axe head and the SK stuff are from a sale a couple weeks ago, think the axe head was $10 and the SK stuff was $5. Yesterday I paid a buck each for the VlChek, Craftsman, Indestro, and Snap on pieces.



Today was a different story. Given my lack of success yesterday I almost didn't even go out, but there were a couple promising looking sales not too far away and one in particular showed a bunch of tubs of wrenches and sockets so I pretty much had to go to that one I ended up spending way more than I normally would but I'll flip all this stuff and I'm not too worried about making my money back.

At first I was picking wrenches out of this tub of SK stuff and I knew I was going to end up with partial sets so I asked the guy how much for the whole tub. $40 later here's the haul (next two pics):

A whole bunch of newer SK USA stuff, stubbies and socket wrench combos. Best part is that the only missing piece is the stubby 7/16. Worst part is that every single piece has owner's marks on it


The rest of the SK tub, most of the sockets are metric, the seller also threw in the Craftsman 1/4" stuff and the Cornwell combo. Anyone know what that weird piece is on the end of the shiny 3/8" extension?



Given the reasonable price on the SK stuff I decided to go all in on some Snap on metric DBE's. $80 for these two sets, again pretty sure I won't have much trouble flipping these despite the damn owners marks again! At this point I had to go to the cash machine, left $40 bucks with the guy to make sure he didn't sell them out from under me.



At this point I thought "the hell with it, might as well spend everything in my pocket". Paid another $40 for these large metric SK combos



Finally I couldn't help myself and spent my last $20 on these socket holders. I can't tell who they're made by, one had a label but it's not legible. I'll figure it out once I have a chance to look up the patent. The deep sockets in the red holder are almost all Cornwell otherwise I would have left them there. Oh yeah, and on the way out I saw an old box laying in the corner and it had these two little Plomb DBE's in there. I convinced the guy to give them to me for free since I spent so much money

You sir definitely deserve a HUGE YOU ****!! Especially on the $40 S-K stuff!!

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow, that's a day, and then some!

 

[RTM]

What is it about missing leather rings? I get the will shrink a bit and get loose, but huge gaps?

I think they dry out and crumble, often from a dribble of a nasty (to leather) chemical, and then fall out. I've seen one that had a hand sized chunk missing from the middle.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have very acidic sweat, I have to wipe my guns with oil religiously, or I get rust fingerprints, A friend didn't believe me til he saw his guns I handled a week or three later...

It may not be as bad now, I don't drink the amount of OJ as I used to, (But I do take Vit C regularly)

 

[Snip's]

Not much for me today, but I did pick up this little set...

 

[gpw_42]

Lugz, you **** for that Q knife, even as a restoration project!

Saukit ***** for his $40 SK haul, plus the SO and gimme Plvmbs.

And the kind of woman who lets her hair go gray with grace.)

Speaking of women who let their hair go gray with grace, all you Gen Xers should recognize this beauty...today and in 1985:

 

[bmwrd0]

One of my biggest challenges in life is convincing the wife to just let her hair go grey. Haven't quite gotten there yet, but as 50 approches for her, we a getting closer.

 

[Outlawmws]

SWMBO finally stopped with abusing her hair with colors and treatments, and Its beautiful! she has a white badgers streak near the front that most women would die to have done, and its natural. the rest is a healthy salt and pepper. Her hair looks healthy again instead of dry and dead (no matter what the color process she used, and she had many done... she would often spend $200 or more "getting my hair done!"

Me? what I still have is mostly white, some on the back is darker auburn, but mostly white or blond. no grey.

 

[VolksWomble]

I have very acidic sweat, I have to wipe my guns with oil religiously, or I get rust fingerprints, A friend didn't believe me til he saw his guns I handled a week or three later...

It may not be as bad now, I don't drink the amount of OJ as I used to, (But I do take Vit C regularly)

Ah, what my old boss used to refer to as Rusty Hands Syndrome. He used to hate it when I ended up leaving a perfect hand print in rust on the top of a machine vice or a milling machine table. I’d never come across it till I worked in a machine shop, but I’ve been conscious of it ever since, and doubly so since owning my own machine shop!

 

[LesserSon]

Hoorah for the sexiest hair color!

 

[Provincial]

Headed into Minnesota on a lead to find some vises. Found some in really rough shape but filled up the pickup bed and trailer with everything else. Too much stuff to unload tonight I’ll update you all tomorrow. Will have to do with the few things unloaded from the cab.

Chrysler Power Steering
Wards Machine Oil
Gear glide oil
Black & Decker Oil
Unknown oil
4 oz Tap oiler
Brass hammer
Gramercy German Drafting kit



Purelube Outboard can
FuelMate can
Fire extinguishing fluid can
STP can
Plastic Standard Oil bottle
Glass and Ceramic insulators

Fire extinguishing fluid can

Judging from the image on the can, it originally held Carbon Tetrachloride! Is there any left inside? Best not to open it.

 

[alinc100]

Finally I couldn't help myself and spent my last $20 on these socket holders. I can't tell who they're made by, one had a label but it's not legible. I'll figure it out once I have a chance to look up the patent. The deep sockets in the red holder are almost all Cornwell otherwise I would have left them there. Oh yeah, and on the way out I saw an old box laying in the corner and it had these two little Plomb DBE's in there. I convinced the guy to give them to me for free since I spent so much money



gpw_42:
Speaking of women who let their hair go gray with grace, all you Gen Xers should recognize this beauty...today and in 1985:

Saukit you **** for the haul,owners marks and all. The socket racks are timesavers from: https://mechanicstimesavers.com/collections/3-8-socket-organizers

gpw-42 , Paulina, still beautiful, very witty ,very open and fun to chat with on Twitter.

 

[brockmub]

Judging from the image on the can, it originally held Carbon Tetrachloride! Is there any left inside? Best not to open it.

Correct, Carbon Tetra is nasty stuff and that's definitely what's in there. I've found a few of those fire extinguishers from like on the label. Not sure what I'm going to do with the can because it's full.

 

[genog]

Found a nice set of Forster gunsmithing screwdrivers
The Grace set gets demoted to second string
They will probably end up going to a Shootin' Buddy

 

[brockmub]

Met up with someone from church because they heard I was looking for a vise. Met up with them at their home place in Minnesota. Their father had passed away a number of years ago, he had been a really handy guy and never threw anything away. He would salvage buildings and billboards, so there were buildings made with some pretty unique stuff. Would have liked to have met this guy. I won't drag this out like the last honey hole but I'll make a few posts.

Here's what we came for
Cole vise was the nicest, the rest were just thrown in.



Wanted to post this specifically for Lugz. I think on another thread he was asking about these. NIB 5 gallon Perfection stove oil reservoir, misspelled/correctly spelled EMTY, with instructions.

 

[Raineman]

Saukit, awesome pick. Definitely suckworthy.

The extension with the thingy on it is a locking extension. Slide the collar back, put a socket on, release the collar, and it ain’t coming off.

 

[brockmub]

Here's some more stuff we got from the Vise pickup.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice finds Brock! Hopefully you have the parts needed for the RI!

 

[brockmub]

It seemed like most of the tools had been picked over pretty well. There were some hidden away little gems though.

Ford dust covers, Tap/Die hidden in a mortar training box, Wooden steering wheel with some others and a Rochester Service box