2023 Garage Sale Thread

[Raineman]

Fred Knox--WOW!! I know of someone on this forum that would probably give you a kidney for one of those knobs.

 

[brockmub]

Fred Knox - At first I thought the hacksaw was the "key" - I snort laughed!

 

[alinc100]

Fred ,nicely done. FCM gets a Christmas Card this year!! I'd love to say we could have a nationwide chain here on GJ to get items from one to another, but I'd have a hard time giving that one up.

 

[mikeinri]

Some times you just get lucky. Late one night, I was looking for some vintage tool brands I love. I came across a Blackhawk tool chest that had been posted for sale about an hour earlier. The three photos were blurry, but the price was extremely reasonable. I emailed, texted and left messages to the Seller to confirm I wanted it, but didn’t hear back. It is an older Blackhawk Master Mechanic Wrench Chest.

I started to work on the next step, which was how the heck to get it, as it was located nowhere near me. I thought of everyone I knew nearby and finally remembered a cousin (now she has been renamed FCM as in “Favorite Cousin Mary”) who I texted because it was too late at night her time.

The next morning, I received a text that the chest was mine and how was I going to pick it up? FCM was willing to be the go-between and one of my daughters Venmo’d her the money. I massively underestimated it’s size or dimensions, which of course were much too heavy for her to lift. The dimensions are 27” x 13” x 11” and it weighs 67 lbs.

Somehow FCM got it to a UPS store which quoted her more than twice the purchase price to transport it to me. Then, real luck happened. She remembered that one son-in-law may be driving out here in the following 6-8 weeks for a short business trip. Of course, he’s a big strong young man who delivered it door-to-door! I can’t stop admiring it. It is in great condition, and it did come with the original key. The Blackhawk sticker says it’s a Blackhawk “Chief” Wrench Set.

I do not know what tool set came with the chest (any help appreciated). The PO did not have any Blackhawk tools to go with it, so any help there is also appreciated. In any case, a little luck, divine intervention, good family, or whatever, makes for a memorable tool day.

Awesome cousin, and beautiful box. You ****!

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

...I'd love to say we could have a nationwide chain here on GJ to get items from one to another...

THAT would be cool!

My best story like that was getting a CL - sourced toboggan from somewhere near Toronto (yes, Canada) to me in central MA (USA). This was an aluminum toboggan like I had as a kid in the 70s, and I wanted it for my kids (apparently, most of these disappeared and got melted down, I don't think I've ever seen one for sale around here).

Anyway, I reached out to a friend from sailing. Her husband picked it up, held onto to it for something like 5 or 6 months, then brought it to a regatta in NY that we were attending the next summer!

Didn't even want the money before I saw them at the regatta, and refused to take more money than he paid for it. Needless to say, I gave him a handle of rum with the cash for the toboggan.

Mike

 

[RTM]

Fred ,nicely done. FCM gets a Christmas Card this year!! I'd love to say we could have a nationwide chain here on GJ to get items from one to another, but I'd have a hard time giving that one up.

I think the term RUCKERING was set up to discuss this. Courtesy of Vintage Machinery or OWWM I think.

Ruckering request

I need to start with a definition first. 'Ruckering' is term used on the OWWM.com forum all the time. The founder of the owwwm.org, Keith Rucker was known for being able to get machines moved from place to place by fellow owwm guys. Someone coined the phrase Ruckering and it stuck. For...

familywoodworking.org

 

[3baygarage]

TRUTH Metric socket set

Wow! Never seen any Truth metric. Nice Stahlwille set too.

 

[alinc100]

2 sales today ,and I sold a set of Saltus wrenches and a Waterloo 42" toolbox.
Now I have to find another box to store the sale stuff in.LOL
Estate Sale #1
1/2” Husky Socket set 7/16” to 1”
Husky CS57 Breaker Bar
Husky CS43 Ratchet
Husky CS24(5”),CS25(10”) extensions
Husky 13/16” deep socket
Craftsman 1/2” dr 10” extension
Craftsman 1/2” dr 14mm shallow socket =v=
Craftsman 1/2” dr 5/8” deep socket =v=
Indestro 5/8” x 11/16” DBE offset wrench
Starrett 36” straightedge/ruler

Sale #2
Bonney F1218 3/8” x 1/2” DOE
Bonney T14 7/16” 12 point shallow socket 3/8” dr
Petersen Vise Grips 6LN
Stanley Defiance 1/2” chisel
Union Hardware 1-1/4” chisel
Snap On 6mm hex socket 3/8” dr
Starrett Combination Square Head
Williams SU1218 9/16” swivel socket 1/2” dr
Craftsman DBE 3/8”x7/16”,1/2”x9/16”,9/16”x
5/8”,11/16”x13/16”,3/4”x7/8”,15/16”x1”

Craftsman DBE metric 6x8,7x9,10x11,12x14,13x15
Craftsman DBE ratchet wrenches 1/4”x5/16”,3/8” x 7/16”,1/2”x9/16”,5/8”x3/4”
Craftsman 3/8” dr swivel sockets 7pc 3/8” to 3/4”
Craftsman 1/2” dr 8 point 1/2”,9/16”,5/8” =v=
Craftsman 3/8” dr ⅝” 6 point swivel socket =v=
Craftsman 1/2” dr 1-⅛” 12 point shallow socket
Craftsman 1/4” dr sliding tee
Craftsman 1/4” dr 1/4”,5/16” 6 point,3” extension
Craftsman 1” Combo Wrench Full Polish 45985

 

[Outlawmws]

I'd love to say we could have a nationwide chain here on GJ to get items from one to another

I think the term RUCKERING was set up to discuss this

There was some years back a "GJ Pony Express" that was attempted for this. I think a few things made it, but I believe it died.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

There was some years back a "GJ Pony Express" that was attempted for this. I think a few things made it, but I believe it died.

That is a really neat idea though!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The Blackhawk sticker says it’s a Blackhawk “Chief” Wrench Set.

"Chief" was their moniker for an entire line of Lock-On era tools. "Chief" sets came in various drives, sizes, and boxes. That looks like a "W" case. They put Tractor kits in it, for one. It's late 30s into 40s. See page 32 in the 1941 catalog (HG41) on IA/ITCL.

At first I thought the hacksaw was the "key"

Snerk. Prison break style.

I'd love to say we could have a nationwide chain here on GJ to get items from one to another,

There was some years back a "GJ Pony Express" that was attempted for this. I think a few things made it,

Oh yeah they did. And impromptu, too. @LesserSon once carted three toolboards back from a family trip to St. Louis for me. Another member, who I wasn't even on any kind of friendly basis with, trekked out of his way into north Dallas for me for a rare Edison spark plug set on CL there. That delivery was completed by USPS, but still. It happens.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Yesterday’s restore finds. The ball peen hammer is my first New Britain item.
The drivers look like Vaco but are branded Knight. Perhaps a private label?

 

[four.cycle]

^ they do look like Vaco. the only "Knight" I have anything on was in Gresham, Oregon - they made a drill index. something tells me they're not the same "Knight".

* another member here - S-K tool fanatic! - in the VACO thread - noted that VACO changed the handle design at some point *

 

[Private Lugnutz]

My small haul (Lugz 2023_39) from the flea this AM...



...includes a Williams 9/32 drive extension, two very early stamped steel wrenches for the Hinsdale collection drawer, an interesting script Herbrand with a very short shank for the large milled opening sizes, a tiny Mossberg "S" wrench (find of the day in my own esteem), tiny Long C Vanadium panel wrench, Long C screwdriver with the 1942 patent screw holder (only my second ever example), and a Dunhill "one-hitter"!

Seriously, I'm going to need some help on the pipe from the vintage tobacco smoking pipe aficionados and/or, perhaps, the new age pothead paraphernalia peeps.

Is this truly some kind of luxury class cannabis one-hitter in a brushed leather pouch? Or did Dunhill make vintage tobacco pipes in this "duck call" style size and shape, where the bowl is not upturned and there is no stem?

No trace of marijuana scent.

 

[four.cycle]

^ Looks kind of like the widget I made in my "crafts" class that got me suspended and 86'd from the art building.
That cute little Mossberg is quite the find, sir.

This was a Craigslist deal, not garage sale:


Makita LS1000 10-inch miter saw

$40 bucks. works perfect.

the old one that needs a new drive-end bearing is out on the curb right now if somebody didn't already pick it up....

 

[Private Lugnutz]

^ Looks kind of like the widget I made in my "crafts" class that got me suspended and 86'd from the art building.

Those were the days, my friend!

On further examination, this proletariat stooge is not sure what this is. Maybe only a fat, fancy stem. Looks like the part with the lip for wrapping your mouth around that would insert into this snapped off. But why does the other end look like a chamber and bowl? And if it's just a tapered mortise and draft hole, how would it connect to a proper chamber and bowl? And, more vexing, why does it fit perfectly inside a leather pouch marked DUNHILL, LONDON? Why would a stem be kept in a separate pouch?

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Those were the days, my friend!

On further examination, this proletariat stooge is not sure what this is. Maybe only a fat, fancy stem. Looks like the part with the lip for wrapping your mouth around that would insert into this snapped off. But why does the other end look like a chamber and bowl? And if it's just a tapered mortise and draft hole, how would it connect to a proper chamber and bowl? And, more vexing, why does it fit perfectly inside a leather pouch marked DUNHILL, LONDON? Why would a stem be kept in a separate pouch?

I know next to nothing about smoking but would a cigar fit in that end?

 

[ctuai]

Estate Sale ($125): Book of post-WW2 Japanese prints; Lincoln A. bust; Aiwa TP-730 reel-to-reel; WWII gaiters; 3-Oil lamp holders; A&W Root-bear mug; Straight razors; Disston (1917-1940) D-30 cross-cut saw; 1l ISI Soda-siphon; Glass insulator Johnny Ball (JB50); Collapsible cup; 12" W.M. Beatty & Sons meat cleaver; Rifleman (1959) game complete; Unity spot light; Stanley SW no. 40 box plain; Miller Falls 90B plane; Faries desk lamp; SK screwdriver; Barbour repousse plate; 2 Imperial pocket knives; Aiwa 603 reel-to-reel recorder; Shaving kit w/ mirror; mirror; Bicycle cards (nib); Aloha Hawaii framed fabric picture.

Got to remind myself vintage electronics is a minefield. The $ winner was the Rifleman game w/ all the pieces. Already found a place for honest Abe. The cleaver and gaiters are nice. The Unity spot light light is super hot. Interestingly enough is that the glass isn't. 2 more Imperial knives into the collection. One is an interesting Texas toothpick lockblade.

Ok made a mistake, the $ winner wasn't the Rifleman game it was the Guy Wire Strain Insulator or Johnny Ball (JB 50). 1 of 3 known. I just sold it on Ebay for... $3684

 

[Outlawmws]

Or did Dunhill make vintage tobacco pipes in this "duck call" style size and shape,

Are you sure its not a duck call?

maybe it's a pipe for smoking flat on your back? for the seriously injured in hospitals?

The burn chamber sure looks like its been smoked and scraped. Is there a hole for from there to the mouthpiece?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

maybe it's a pipe for smoking flat on your back? for the seriously injured in hospitals?

Or hobbits after thirdsies!

The burn chamber sure looks like its been smoked and scraped.

Right?

Is there a hole for from there to the mouthpiece?

Yes, it tapers down to a very narrow draft hole. I'm waiting for one of the blokes from the other side of the pond to tell us it's for a quick surreptitious smoke when you're sitting on your shooting stick.

 

[wtn1271]

Just 1 estate sale today but I managed to visit it twice. 1st trip netted a few tools, some to use, a few to sell/trade. $14
Craftsman P4735 piston/snap ring pliers
SK 15/16 deep socket
Husky 1/2',universal (USA)
Craftsman 11/16 socket, =V= series
Wooster mini paint roller frame
SK ratcheting wrench 3/8-7/16
(2) Petersen vice grips
Craftsman DBE offset wrench, 12mm-14mm, -V (inverted) V-, USA
KD tools feeler gauge set, (not rusted soild !)

After some deliberation, the return trip netted an unused Ninja Air Fryer. It will go in our RV. The compact size should be a good fit and the price was right at $30. NIB condition with all the accessories and the manual.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

maybe it's a pipe for smoking flat on your back? for the seriously injured in hospitals?

I'm waiting for one of the blokes from the other side of the pond to tell us it's for a quick surreptitious smoke when you're sitting on your shooting stick.

For smoking while lying in your duck blind?

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Ok made a mistake, the $ winner wasn't the Rifleman game it was the Guy Wire Strain Insulator or Johnny Ball (JB 50). 1 of 3 known. I just sold it on Ebay for... $3684

Holy **** I believe that calls for a royal YOU ****! That’s crazy.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Or hobbits after thirdsies!

Right?

Yes, it tapers down to a very narrow draft hole. I'm waiting for one of the blokes from the other side of the pond to tell us it's for a quick surreptitious smoke when you're sitting on your shooting stick.

I know I’m not right, but it reminds me of those crazy chicks who burn sage.

 

[bmwrd0]

There are a few decent sales this weekend, and I was able to get out to one of them this afternoon.

A Stanley No. 5c type 10 (someone painted the tote red, but that is an easy fix), Snap-on stud remover (undated, but appears wartime) Hinsdale brace, the nicest Plomb speeder I have seen, and a Starrett that seems to be some sort of 208 variant, but is unmarked so I think it is a special. But, a 208 is a can seam micrometer, and this would work for that.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

My LEFT-BEHINDs included some bedroom slippers (they were just a tad too big and heavy for my feet...), and, if only to demonstrate my restraint, a complete but unmarked generic auto-kit style wrench set.

 

[Cruzan80]

Salvage dive boots?

 

[ctuai]

Holy **** I believe that calls for a royal YOU ****! That’s crazy.

I know. It was at $500, which was like crazy and then at the literally the last second it transformed into... wow that's a lot treating myself to fancy coffee.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

bedroom slippers

 

[ctuai]

Those were the days, my friend!

On further examination, this proletariat stooge is not sure what this is. Maybe only a fat, fancy stem. Looks like the part with the lip for wrapping your mouth around that would insert into this snapped off. But why does the other end look like a chamber and bowl? And if it's just a tapered mortise and draft hole, how would it connect to a proper chamber and bowl? And, more vexing, why does it fit perfectly inside a leather pouch marked DUNHILL, LONDON? Why would a stem be kept in a separate pouch?

Funny, just picked this up last week at an estate sale. A vintage Mori Design, Raydiator. Titanium bowl with an aluminum body. An unusual thing to find at an estate sale. and yes it does have a "funny" smell.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Salvage dive boots?

Yup.

 

[Debcrow]

Decent Bunch of tools:

Billings Wrench 1123X: marked 1/2 CAP 1/2 SAE on one end, 3/8 USS on the other
Barcalo comb wrench 3/4-5/8
Fairmont Fairalloy 1729
FairmonT.Cleve. DOE no sizes marked
Lectrolite Tru-Fit 3/4-11/16
Indestro Super 1729
Vlchek Slip Joint Pliers
Fairmont 11/16-3/4
Challenger comb 6020 5/8
Drop Forged Select Steel (Indestro?) P729 5/8-3/4
Plomb WF103 Ignition wrench
Barcalo Buffalo B5 9/16-5/8
Snap-On OEX-180 9/16
Indestro Super 730 3/8-7/16
Plomb 1135 pebble 11/16-3/4
Blackhawk BW-1168 comb 15/16
Duracraft comb 7/8
SK 801004 & 801002 Flat Blade Screwdrivers
Stanley 1006 Plus & 1007 Plus Flat Blade screwdrivers
Stanley Thrifty 5-inch flat Blade screwdriver
SH Co (Shapleigh?) Drive Well Flat Blade screwdriver
Snap-On SSDP22 Stubby no 2 Phillips screwdriver
Craftsman long C 8033a DBE offset 7/8- 15/16
Knipex Cutter pliers
P&C 2840 DOE 1 1/16- 1 1/4
Plomb WF-84 DBE offset 7/8-13/16
Craftsman long C comb offset 7/8-13/16
Double female 1/2 drive swivel no markings
SK Wayne Swivel Socket set in box 3/8-3/4
SK Wayne partial Deep Well socket set in box
SK Metric 1807 Comb wrench set in pouch 7-15mm.
SK Wayne 8314 comb 14mm
Facom DOE 14-17mm
Bonney MA17 17mm socket 1/2 drive
Blackhawk 42010 10mm socket 1/2 drive
Craftsman VV comb wrench 12-14mm
Craftsman V DOE 6 wrench set 6-24mm
Craftsman V DBE 6 wrench set 6-24mm
6 Mercedes Benz wrenches
1 Renault wrench
Stahlwille Inhex 10mm long hex socket
6 Drop Forged Made in USA Wrenches, various sizes, no makers marks
Drop Forged 723 3/8-7/16 0n one side 9-11mm on the other
Circle M (Moore) DOE with a cast in 30, no other marks 7/16-1/2
Forged in USA DBE 25/32-3/4 no other marks.
GlobeMaster W. Germany comb 3/4 and comb 3/8
Great Neck 6 ft wood rule on original sales card
The York Nut Sheller, Texas
Blackhawk 34982 Gripline 3/8 Speeder

 

[Pexto]

A Stanley No. 5c type 10 (someone painted the tote red, but that is an easy fix),

Does it have two patent dates behind the frog? That would be a Type 10 body. But with a high knob and 'Stanley' on the lever cap it isn't a pure Type 10. Might be a Frankenplane.

 

[alinc100]

Ok made a mistake, the $ winner wasn't the Rifleman game it was the Guy Wire Strain Insulator or Johnny Ball (JB 50). 1 of 3 known. I just sold it on Ebay for... $3684

That is fantastic.You ****,biggly for that one. Now in true GJ fashion lets hope the miracle of threes presents itself.

 

[bmwrd0]

Does it have two patent dates behind the frog? That would be a Type 10 body. But with a high knob and 'Stanley' on the lever cap it isn't a pure Type 10. Might be a Frankenplane.

Hmm.. that would make sense. It has two dates on the body, but it does have a sweet hart blade. I will have to investigate.

 

[Pexto]

Hmm.. that would make sense. It has two dates on the body, but it does have a sweet hart blade. I will have to investigate.

Going from memory, the Sweet Hart blade logos started with Type 12, or maybe 13. Which was also the first type with a high knob, but still had a plain lever cap. The lever cap with the Stanley logo started with Type 13. So I think you may have a Type 13 blade, knob, and lever cap on a Type 10 body,

Which is all fine - those types were all made in years when Stanley was top quality!

 

[rust in the eye]

The Cadillac of cantilever tool boxes
Had to pay up but I've always wanted a cantilever box. Trouble is that is its too nice to use.

 

[mikeinri]

Ok made a mistake, the $ winner wasn't the Rifleman game it was the Guy Wire Strain Insulator or Johnny Ball (JB 50). 1 of 3 known. I just sold it on Ebay for... $3684

That is mind-boggling. Why does anyone collect those, and why would they by so valuable???

The pic with the PBR can was a nice touch, BTW...

Mike

 

[alinc100]

That is mind-boggling. Why does anyone collect those, and why would they by so valuable???

The pic with the PBR can was a nice touch, BTW...

Mike

What is mind boggling to me is A) I wouldn't have given it a second look B) If I even noticed it I would have thought art glass/paperweight C) No idea of what it was /how to gather the info Ctuai did ,in order to list it on Ebay D) He had me at the ALINColn bust and was impressed withe the Rifleman game after reading how to play and what THOSE sell for on EBay.

 

[d42jeep]

The Cadillac of cantilever tool boxes
Had to pay up but I've always wanted a cantilever box. Trouble is that is its too nice to use.

I’ve never been able to put mine into use either.
-Don