2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[gpw_42]

***** for:

NJMarty
Smoke
Beemer
dwwjr56

Didn't get out much this weekend, and really should have. Did find this little aluminum handled pick on Sunday afternoon. Probably not really WW2-era, but it looks close enough to throw in a GMTK as as "extra" shop-made piece. No MFR marks, so I'm assuming shop-made, and no conclusive way to guess when/where.

 

[SC Fly Guy]

It’s definitely the ‘off-season’ for sales in my area and I’ve been profoundly jealous of the finds posted … suckage abounds!! I did find this Matco pliers set in the local resale shop. I suspect Taiwan-made, but I like Matco tools as the main toolbox factory is literally yards away from my boyhood home.

 

[3baygarage]

Nice orange pliers.

Saturday flea market finds:
-Pedalschlussel wrench
-Blue Point carb adjuster
-Snap-On 3/4 to 1/2 adapter, 1/4 deep socket, (free) 7/16 ugly combo, unmarked possible 1920’s Snap-On No.8 u joint?, and stubby orange flat blade.
-Billings 5870 1/2” ratchet
-Williams anti-backlash 1/2” ratchet tool
-TRW 3/8 ratchet
-Craftsman orange handle pliers
-Plomb 3/8 breaker bar
-1/2” male x make extension, maybe Fulton or S-K
-IBM kit Chapman bit ratchet and one bit
-Proto dust cap tool
-Lectrolite Tru Fit dust cap tool. I was pretty thrilled about this one.
-Orangutan figure (I liked it)


Williams tool broken down. I have a couple NOS examples of these but never see these just out and about.

Found the cool Lectrolite, then felt obligated to give the Proto a home too when I found it elsewhere.

Tiger Tool u-joint etc. puller kit. $50. I was thrilled. I think it’s like a $700-800 kit.

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[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

@3baygarage you **** for the st-50! And good finds all around

 

[Old Man Roger]

I remember those fuzzy apes lol That’s worth a you **** on it’s own. Cool ratchet too though.

 

[shanny19]

Dust cap pliers. Huh. One more thing to add to the need-to-find-one list. I‘ve even got a camper with dust caps, and had no idea that I needed the pliers. Until now!!!

 

[Outlawmws]

Great haul 3bay!

 

[bmwrd0]

Lovin' that Billings ratchet.

 

[3baygarage]

Great haul 3bay!

Thanks Outlaw. I was quite happy with the finds despite many of the vendors being a bit miserable. I think the snowbirds had already pissed off all of them before I got there at about 9:15.

Dust cap pliers. Huh. One more thing to add to the need-to-find-one list. I‘ve even got a camper with dust caps, and had no idea that I needed the pliers. Until now!!!

The pliers and how they help came up in a recent thread. I made good use of my Snap-Ons with my last car, although the need for them goes back quite far.

I remember those fuzzy apes lol That’s worth a you **** on it’s own. Cool ratchet too though.

I think there’s a small hole in the bottom for a stick. Would it have been for a potted plant? Reminds me of a fuzzy Santa we had.

@3baygarage you **** for the st-50! And good finds all around

Thanks Cody. What most might not know is it only works one way, and has one pawl. Hence the ABR stamp. Otherwise built similar to a regular St-50.

 

[3baygarage]

Lovin' that Billings ratchet.

I haven’t seen many of it in the wild. Couldn’t leave it behind. In the collection I have several different examples, time to gather them together. This one needs a couple screws and is ugly on the underside, but works great. A very unique looking tool they came up with.

 

[mikeinri]

Dust cap pullers? Wow, I wish I'd known those existed before!

Mike

 

[Provincial]

I give 3bay a **** for that haul. Nice picking!

 

[dwwjr56]

A you **** goes out to 3bay. I love the billings ratchet and the st-50. I have seen those pullers but always passed them up. Think I will get one for the collection.
great finds!

 

[Old Man Roger]

Thanks Outlaw. I was quite happy with the finds despite many of the vendors being a bit miserable. I think the snowbirds had already pissed off all of them before I got there at about 9:15.

The pliers and how they help came up in a recent thread. I made good use of my Snap-Ons with my last car, although the need for them goes back quite far.

I think there’s a small hole in the bottom for a stick. Would it have been for a potted plant? Reminds me of a fuzzy Santa we had.

Thanks Cody. What most might not know is it only works one way, and has one pawl. Hence the ABR stamp. Otherwise built similar to a regular St-50.

Pretty sure they were just toys, I had a lion and I think a giraffe too. What I do remember was they were made in the Soviet Union. There were bobble heads that were made of that same material too.

Around the same time I had a couple of those rubber hanging apes. lol

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I landed this Triumph(?) lantern. I pick up the Coleman white gas types when they are cheap. I really don't know anything about these. If anyone has info on this, I'd be interested.

 

[pfaustus]

3Bay suckage vote gets a +1 for the Eldi pedal wrench. Old fashioned looking, but still far superior to the pretty Park "laser cut" sheet metal ****.

 

[RTM]

I landed this Triumph(?) lantern. I pick up the Coleman white gas types when they are cheap. I really don't know anything about these. If anyone has info on this, I'd be interested.

Know nothing specific about your Triumph, but (google says) rumored to be made by Embury Mfg in NY.

I'm looking for parts for a vintage Dietz here, they may have goodies which can help you.

Dietz #76 Galvanized "Original" Cold Blast Standard Lantern — The Source for Oil Lamps and Hurricane Lanterns %

Specifications: 10 1/2" Height, 4 3/4" Base Diameter Average 7 Candle Power, 1/2" Wick 8 oz. Fount Capacity, 11 Hour Burning Time Wicked and ready to add oil

lanternnet.com

 

[mickeyone]

pretty sure the orange Matco plier set are rebranded Channelock pliers

 

[WisJim]

I landed this Triumph(?) lantern.

One of my lantern references says that Triumph was a name/brand used by the Defiance Lantern & Stamping Company of Rochester NY, which had been started by William Embury who later left the company and started the Embury Manufacturing Company. The Embury company later (1930?) bought out the Defiance concern. But I didn't find any pictures or descriptions of the "Triumph" lantern. Does the lantern have any other names, cities, dates?

 

[Outlawmws]

I think there’s a small hole in the bottom for a stick.

Antenna ball!

Dust cap pullers? Wow, I wish I'd known those existed before!

I had mine for ages, they are super handy and effective for older vehicles, not so much for modern except for maybe trailers. I first sued them in HS Auto lab.

 

[mikeinri]

I had mine for ages, they are super handy and effective for older vehicles, not so much for modern except for maybe trailers. I first sued them in HS Auto lab.

How well do they work on soft (rubber / plastic) caps? I have a bunch of those on lawn tractor and cart axles.

Mike

 

[Outlawmws]

How well do they work on soft (rubber / plastic) caps? I have a bunch of those on lawn tractor and cart axles.

Mike

I have not used them on a plastic cap but If you are careful to only grip enough to get them pulled vs. squeezing them to death, they should work. I'd guess the Lectrolite version 3 bay found would be the better choice?

 

[Outlawmws]

For the plastic caps another option might be to fab a special use pair? Start with tubing with an ID the size of the caps, weld that to a pair of tongs you don't care about, and then band saw the tube in half lengthwise. Open wide and grind some clearance as needed.

Then, in use, you can grip the cap and work it loose, as that is what you do with the metal caps.

 

[mikeinri]

As usual, I'm over-thinking this. As always, there's a YouTube solution, and it's by one of the guys I trust the most (always gets right to the point as well)...

Mike

 

[misterbill]

A little mid-week pick-me-up... From the top:

New Britain NM-31 1/4" drive cross bar
Proto (JP Danielson) 708-S 8" adjustable
Snap-on 9/32" drive M-60 extension (1945 date code)
Wright 1/4" drive 2435 breaker bar (1960 date)
S-K 1/4" drive 40953 breaker bar
Un-marked cross bar (fits the S-K 40953)



Bill

 

[Raineman]

A little mid-week pick-me-up... From the top:

New Britain NM-31 1/4" drive cross bar
Proto (JP Danielson) 708-S 8" adjustable
Snap-on 9/32" drive M-60 extension (1945 date code)
Wright 1/4" drive 2435 breaker bar (1960 date)
S-K 1/4" drive 40953 breaker bar
Un-marked cross bar (fits the S-K 40953)



Bill

"Un-marked crossbar"

Paging Don.

 

[zanyad]

Picked up a 1942-1959 Gerstner leatherette toolbox in good condition late last month from a Facebook Marketplace listing. I think the felt has been replaced, and it's missing the label on the lowest drawer. Tools and 11th ed. Machinery's Handbook were included.

Would this style have included a mirror?

 

[gleman]

From the ReStore,



A haul of USA Craftsman.

11/32 nutdriver -v- 41973
3/8 nutdriver -v- 41974
7in garden file 31279
#2 Phillips marked Industrial G 41887
1/4 in slotted marked Industrial G 41892
Precision slotted 41639
Precision Phillips 41648
Crown top 1in chisel 36884



An Eley Rapid-Reel air hose reel. AR050-1

I really don't have a use for it but I'll clean it up and figure something out.

$9.11 out the door.

 

[zanyad]

From the ReStore,
...
$9.11 out the door.

You ****!

 

[d42jeep]

"Un-marked crossbar"

Paging Don.

I don’t see the traditional S-K knurling on the unmarked bar. The New Britain bar, on the other hand, is quite appealing. The one in this set may be missing the markings.
-Don

 

[Old Radar]

Saturday flea market finds:

You **** 3bay!

Antenna ball!

That's what I was thinking!

A little mid-week pick-me-up...

That would have picked up my mid-week!

Picked up a 1942-1959 Gerstner leatherette toolbox in good condition late last month from a Facebook Marketplace listing. I think the felt has been replaced, and it's missing the label on the lowest drawer. Tools and 11th ed. Machinery's Handbook were included.

Would this style have included a mirror?

Yes! You've got a #42 chest and it would have had a mirror, just like on my #O42 chest I found late last year. Linked here is the progress I've made cleaning it up. I had to buy a 12th ed. MH to go with mine, but luckily my mirror and label were intact. You can get both a mirror and a reproduction label on the Gerstner site--but they're pricey. BTW, You ****!

$9.11 out the door.

Nice! You ****!

 

[zanyad]

Yes! You've got a #42 chest and it would have had a mirror, just like on my #O42 chest I found late last year. Linked here is the progress I've made cleaning it up. I had to buy a 12th ed. MH to go with mine, but luckily my mirror and label were intact. You can get both a mirror and a reproduction label on the Gerstner site--but they're pricey. BTW, You ****!

Thank you. I have a 29th ed. MH at my desk at work, though I tend to refer to el Goog instead when I need info.

I did see that mirrors and labels are available on Gerstner's site, as are handles. The outer layer on my box's handle is cracked and peeling, I'll need to see what I can do about that.

 

[Old Radar]

The outer layer on my box's handle is cracked and peeling, I'll need to see what I can do about that.

Good Luck! As you can read in my link, the Gerstner handle they now sell is shorter than the one on our chests and I had a hell of a time finding anyone who would re-cover my old one--and I still haven't got it back yet.

 

[ecotec]

1/4” drive Snap-on 11mm swivel socket, 3/8” drive Snap-on 3/8” socket, 3/8” drive #4 Phillips socket, made in France die grinder bit $1.

This was the first estate sale that I have been to in a while.

 

[Outlawmws]

Would this style have included a mirror?

You've got a #42 chest and it would have had a mirror,

the label outline is oval -Gerstner, or Early Craftsman?

11th edition MHB might make it early era for Craftsman?

 

[jeffmoss26]

thanks to @Kaervak for the heads up, got some nice stuff at the restore today!

 

[Old Radar]

the label outline is oval -Gerstner, or Early Craftsman?

Definitely Gerstner.

 

[craftsman creep]

From the ReStore,



A haul of USA Craftsman.

11/32 nutdriver -v- 41973
3/8 nutdriver -v- 41974
7in garden file 31279
#2 Phillips marked Industrial G 41887
1/4 in slotted marked Industrial G 41892
Precision slotted 41639
Precision Phillips 41648
Crown top 1in chisel 36884



An Eley Rapid-Reel air hose reel. AR050-1

I really don't have a use for it but I'll clean it up and figure something out.

$9.11 out the door.

You ****!

 

[zanyad]

the label outline is oval -Gerstner, or Early Craftsman?

11th ediiton MHB might make it early era for Craftamn?

Gerstner stamp in the bottom. The Guide leads me to '42-'48 manufacture, based on the stamp, hardware, and oval emblem.

 

[brockmub]

thanks to @Kaervak for the heads up, got some nice stuff at the restore today!

You guys have way better ReStore in your respective areas than we do in SD. We have to search through crappy chandeliers, hollow core doors, and broken pavers just to find an occasional Stanley screwdriver.

@gleman *****
@jeffmoss26 *****