2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[Technologyteacher]

Picked up an Autolite desk full of NOS ignition parts and a Mac Tools rolling work cart, some misc tools for $85 today. Needs a good scrubbing

 

[d42jeep]

Not many sales listed and only one mentioned tools so we went there first. Surprisingly, considering how late we left home there was still some tools to pick through.
I liked the big Channellocks and, of course, the Thorsen Vee wrench.
Kind of unusual Craftsman screwdrivers.
Williams Superrench

Large Craftsman V tappet wrench
We checked out a few unproductive sales before returning to a sale we hit last week. We found a little battery charger, a Swanson speed square, folding Stanley boxwood ruler and a clamp my wife could squeeze.

-Don

 

[d42jeep]

One sale yesterday, the pics held a lot of good items but due to work I could not get there until the tail end of the day. Found this partial PowrKraft METRIC set(Thorsen era) and a Bluepoint DBE ,Herbrand combo.

Here is my complete Powr-Kraft metric set.
-Don

 

[gpw_42]

Good day yesterday on the nearby 100 mile-long "yard sale;" MUCH better than in years past.

Scored a 1944 vintage 41-T-3256 Carpenter's Tool Set #1 box (missing contents and tray) for semi-reasonable price. Also picked up some mechanic hand tools. Camera died before I could offload pics of those, but that'll give me a chance to look up the Husky vise grips.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice save! Now comes the hard fun part!

 

[Copymutt]

Nice score at a farm this AM.
Looks like a dealer service kit for Black & Decker. In desperate times I’ve made electrical brushes out of the carbon rods in old D cells. Looks like I’ve got that need covered now. Includes the charts for type/ model. Second box is full of replacement switches for drills to table saws. $5.00.

 

[alinc100]

Here is my complete Powr-Kraft metric set.
-Don

Thanks Don, that gives me a goal to shoot for. Pretty sure it won't look this nice but over time I hope to complete it.

 

[saukit]

Had an enjoyable experience this afternoon, I've been going back and forth with a seller on OfferUp and finally connected on a time. She posted one picture of a shed and was just taking appointments, so I was trying to get in first of course! It took a while to agree on a time to meet and I was a little worried that a bunch of people had already rifled through it.

Turns out that I was the first one through, other than the guy that was helping her clear it out. They were both really nice folks and were very patient as I dug through the thing for 45 minutes There were lots of Volkswagen parts, 6 or 7 toolboxes, a couple of cool old steel cabinets, and a million other things that I have no room for...

Anyway I made my normal pile of ratchets and sockets and since the sellers were such nice people I didn't try to lowball. The guy made me name a price first, so I threw out 30 bucks and he took it. I'm already regretting leaving a few things behind, particularly a cool yellow hand carry box with a Roadrunner on it. I don't know why I didn't take any left behind pictures, I gotta get better at that!

This is the whole thing, was initially excited about the 1/4 sets because the deep one is labeled Companion...didn't look close and they're made in China as are the 8 points. D'oh! Still excited about some of the other stuff though, in particular the Circle U stuff and the tiny M-51 rat. Also picked up a few SK ratchets, an Indestro 3/8 ratchet, and some misc sockets including a few Snap-on and SK. I think the "Chrome Alloy" is SK as well but can't remember exactly.

Found another mystery as well (and yes Lugz I looked on the vintage board but I don't see a Tomahawk thread!)

Anyone know what this thing is? Some sort of nail puller? I'm at a loss but I'm pretty sure it's old!

 

[3baygarage]

Spring greasing tool iirc

Nice pickings

 

[jeffmoss26]

drove out to the west side Restore, found some good stuff - Plumb, Klein, Proto & SK
The Russwin cylinder and Corbin padlock are from an antique store that was on the way home

 

[3baygarage]

From Datamp:

 

[saukit]

From Datamp:

Wow, I don't think I ever would have realized that it comes apart

 

[chilly13]

Not many sales listed and only one mentioned tools so we went there first. Surprisingly, considering how late we left home there was still some tools to pick through.
I liked the big Channellocks and, of course, the Thorsen Vee wrench.
Kind of unusual Craftsman screwdrivers.
Williams Superrench

Large Craftsman V tappet wrench
We checked out a few unproductive sales before returning to a sale we hit last week. We found a little battery charger, a Swanson speed square, folding Stanley boxwood ruler and a clamp my wife could squeeze.

-Don

where do you find listings?

 

[Raineman]

I needed a break from working on the GS Ranch (we’re so close) and some time with my grandson so we took the morning to go to 2 flea markets. Beautiful day.

L to R top, Par-X DOE, MAC combo, MATCO DBE, Bonney grooved panel combo, Snap on driver, SK ratchet, and on the bottom Snap on 30mm, 1945 socket, and a deep 6 pt. $9 all in.

 

[d42jeep]

where do you find listings?

Generally, I use Craigslist when I’m in the mountains. In the Bay Area I use Craigslist and estatesales.org.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...and yes Lugz I looked on the vintage board but I don't see a Tomahawk thread!

Snerk. Well, we'd need at least three. It was a very popular name in vintage automotive tools branding, for whatever reason. Walden used it for wrenches. So did Bridgeport, for a crate tool. And whoever was making that Manzel designed leaf spring luber. (That has to be the same guy who made the Ford Model A tools, too, right?) But, ya know, these days it would be considered cultural appropriation. The Army would have to rename the cruise missile.

Nice find!! Good instincts.

 

[RTM]

Here are a couple of FBMP finds, one via mail, one via local pick up. The files are NOS cant files, great for sharpening big tree felling saws, and others with similar shaped teeth.
The second was advertised as a ‘baldor bench grinder, excellent condition bench grinder’, shot from the back. For $50, I could use it as a wire wheel /radial bristle brush driver, as I’m certain never to find the guards and tool rests any time soon. Guy even loaded it in the trunk for me. Biggest downside, the left hand threaded shaft is a bit fouled up, might be a bit tough to repair quickly. But right now, I have two single ended wheel holders, that I swap out when I want the wire instead of the radial bristle. If this works, makes that part easier. There are no tags, the on off switch is a replacement, but he said it was test run the day before he posted it. Bit of a gamble.

 

[Outlawmws]

Picked up an Autolite desk

Cool find!

a dealer service kit for Black & Decker

Great find and handy!

Spring greasing tool

I want one! I can use one for the Samurai's

 

[Outlawmws]

A very productive day, if a bit slow on tools until the very end:

HS Flea today, then a drive to meet A Coleman buddy, to conclude a trade, and hit a town wide Yards sale both before and after the meetup. It did turn into a "wicke" day...:

lots of smalls - A candle lantern (first "wickie), Ignition set, Craftsman 15mm (Free with the ignition set); $1 for the Flush mounts (I've never seen these - it's basically metal "french cleats" - I already have a purpose for these, and going to look for more); $13 Alum Tackle box (next pic) and Victrola needles tin and it has the needles!







Inside the Ignition set this is pretty old, and I need to research it:






Vintage Utensils: $5.75 for the big fork, 2 wood handle butter knives and 3 forks:




I asked about these and the guy started at $20 and then dropped the price -he really wanted them gone: $15 for the 2 Big Kero lanterns - Patent markings for July 5, 1887!




One is "The Miller Lamp", and the other "The Rochester":





Then off to yard sales:

$10 Reeves early Ammo can, and Tuffy lever driver:









An Estate sale (I hit at least 4 Estate sales, all TOO's 2 produced:

This one was on half off day an this setup was posted at $30 -I paid 15! B&L Zoom 60, perfect condition, Professional tripod and a Bogen Monopod:





And my last producing stop was another Estate - $20 -Stanley Hatchet, Utica dykes, Diamond pliers, S.W NN, Stanley Auger extension, Eklind allen, set, Millers Falls keyhole saw:



7 Wood drivers - a Plvmb empire #2 PH - 6 Blade style - Stanley, Millers Falls, and I need to get rust removed to see the other makes... I really like the Plvmb (my first Phillips from that era) and the fat sort of stubby big blade driver and the two below that as they are different.



And somewhere in all that my Coleman buddy and I and I met, and exchanged a trade - I landed the "vase" for one of my round wick wickies:




And assembled, if not fettled:

 

[chilly13]

Generally, I use Craigslist when I’m in the mountains. In the Bay Area I use Craigslist and estatesales.org.
-Don

Thanks!

 

[gpw_42]

Now that the camera batteries have recharged, here are the hand tools I picked up Friday, in addition to the Carpenter Tool Kit box.

Cream of the crop is the Williams <W> 8731A (3/4 x 7/8) DBE. I'd have killed to find one of these a few years ago. Williams 402 *********** C-clamp was also a nice find. New Britain (1-1/4) and SK (1-1/16) sockets need some EvapoRust time. 22mm Task Force impact socket will be a user, but the price sure beat retail! Husky vise grips were a cool find, but are probably 60s - that's where I found their NB counterparts in a catalog. I've wanted one of these cast file handles for a while, and was glad to pay whatever was the asking price on this one.

 

[mikeinri]

Picked up an Autolite desk full of NOS ignition parts and a Mac Tools rolling work cart, some misc tools for $85 today. Needs a good scrubbing

YOU **** for that Autolite find!

Had an enjoyable experience this afternoon, I've been going back and forth with a seller on OfferUp and finally connected on a time. She posted one picture of a shed and was just taking appointments, so I was trying to get in first of course! It took a while to agree on a time to meet and I was a little worried that a bunch of people had already rifled through it.

Turns out that I was the first one through, other than the guy that was helping her clear it out. They were both really nice folks and were very patient as I dug through the thing for 45 minutes There were lots of Volkswagen parts, 6 or 7 toolboxes, a couple of cool old steel cabinets, and a million other things that I have no room for...

Anyway I made my normal pile of ratchets and sockets and since the sellers were such nice people I didn't try to lowball. The guy made me name a price first, so I threw out 30 bucks and he took it. I'm already regretting leaving a few things behind, particularly a cool yellow hand carry box with a Roadrunner on it. I don't know why I didn't take any left behind pictures, I gotta get better at that!

This is the whole thing, was initially excited about the 1/4 sets because the deep one is labeled Companion...didn't look close and they're made in China as are the 8 points. D'oh! Still excited about some of the other stuff though, in particular the Circle U stuff and the tiny M-51 rat. Also picked up a few SK ratchets, an Indestro 3/8 ratchet, and some misc sockets including a few Snap-on and SK. I think the "Chrome Alloy" is SK as well but can't remember exactly.

Found another mystery as well (and yes Lugz I looked on the vintage board but I don't see a Tomahawk thread!)

Anyone know what this thing is? Some sort of nail puller? I'm at a loss but I'm pretty sure it's old!

You **** for the old Craftsman stuff!

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

This installment of Lugz's Fractured Fleamarket Tales (Lugz 2024_36) is brought to you live from the parking lot of the Tractor Supply store on Shafto Rd on my way home, where I am killing time waiting for it to open at 9AM.



/The humorous, cartoonishly illustrated Hamilton props booklet is from 1948

/The Standard Oil Developmemt Company Engineering Dept binders are concealing a variety of Sears, Roebuck catalogs, including power tools. I don't even think the seller cracked them open.

/I don't think I need the made-you-look Hinsdale DBE, but the smaller one fills a gap in my collection.

/The pieces inside the ends are a 3/4" "-D-I-" socket, 3/4-drive, scarce in my experience, and for the Drawer of Misfit Tools, the head for a female sliding tee, probably early SK, NB, or something like that. I prolly have the bar.

/The 6-inch flexible steel rule pocket clip sheath was a gimmee. I walked away thinking, "Whaddaya mean you have no use for it?! Who doesn't have at least one 6-inch flexible steel rule without a pocket clip sheath?"

 

[Private Lugnutz]

But here is the real gem. Mrs Lugz is gonna love this. Early Americana home schooling. The pictures - flower identification, times tables, etc, are on a roll that you turn with those knobs on the right. The bonus, which I didn't even know until after I walked it to the truck, is that it was made by a company in Slatington, PA, which is one town, through the Lehigh gap, across the Lehigh river, and about 4 miles away from my hometown.

 

[Outlawmws]

I've wanted one of these cast file handles for a while

I have at least one and they are cool!

a variety of Sears, Roebuck catalogs, including power tools

Wow, Lugz, Actual real Craftsman catalogs! great finds!

 

[Outlawmws]

Early Americana home schooling

That's coo!

 

[LesserSon]

Celebrating Fathers Day with a trip to Blue Ridge Flea near Saylorsburg PA with MrsLS & LesserSonJr this morning. $18 procurred a GP glass cutter, MF P1 screwdriver, Champion scredriver (no Winchester branding), Bonney CV 1736 DOE, Bonaloy 18/19mm DBE, A701 ratchet, 1/4 & 5/16 nutdrivers.

Then a stop at the Weil Antique Center parking lot flea in Allentown yielded six more Bonney tools for $3 total. The 7/8 socket has a lenth of hex key in it that is not original, and the drive end is a little buggered (but not cracked) from an impact tool.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Actual real Craftsman catalogs!

Yeah, I'm thinking of scanning them to a CD and fleecing my fellow collectors $50 for it, free shipping!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That's cool!

Even cooler than I originally thought! I was thinking of doing a piece on this on the Lugzsonian thread, due to the personal angle, with a map, etc, but I'll just do it here instead. The town of Slatington is named after its slate quarries, and this company, the National School Slate Company, which dates back to 1847, had its own quarry. They sold slate to schools for blackboards. These easels were a later side business. Mine is missing a skinny blackboard that would fold down from that top rung. Later models, not quite the same, are selling on Etsy for boocoo bucks. Here is one on Worthpoint.

 

[Airmedic1]

I found these yesterday at a garage sale in the little town where I live. $0.25 each, $1.00 for the lot.

When I was a kid about 10 years old a bunch of old timers would congregate at the local lumberyard to drink coffee and soak up heat from the Warm Morning oil stove. I fondly remember one old gentleman by the name of Wilbert. He was about 70 and had milked cows by hand for 65 years. He would grab a pair of new Cee Tee pliers and snap the bolt in the grip of his hand. I saw it happen several times. I also saw him crush an unopened steel beer can and break a full beer bottle by just squeezing it.

 

[Outlawmws]

"Old man strength" look it up..

 

[alinc100]

One sale today was closing day of the where I got the PowrKraft stuff Friday. Much emptier that previous visit, all the wrench bundles were gone. I had wanted 1 or two wrenches out of each bundle ,but the price was prohibitive on 1st day. Anyhow I got these Craftsman Metric sockets a permanex box and a Craftsman 10mm wrench half off. I should almost be able to fill in the sockets.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Also got this old padlock for some reason. I only got it because the keys had what looked like a very old lion design I’ve never seen before on master stuff

 

[Outlawmws]

I only got it because the keys had what looked like a very old lion design I’ve never seen before on master stuff

I have, and I'm sure Jeff and others have too, I have some of those in my key collection -very cool keys!

 

[jeffmoss26]

I have, and I'm sure Jeff and others have too, I have some of those in my key collection -very cool keys!

yep, they are very cool. Keep an eye out for the model #77 with a lion on the lock body itself!

 

[WisJim]

We spent some time going to some neighborhood sales in our town, maybe 20+ sales all fairly close. Wife found some things she could use (including a cow suit for halloween, and I spent a total of $3 on the pictured items. The alcohol and acetone cans are full, the Singer oil can is empty but pre-zip code, razor stone is nice and flat, and the can/lid opener is patented (200962)and also "pat. pending", so 1932 to 1941 probably.

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

From a college flea. Few things I needed and a lot I just liked.

Duralast 36 tooth flex ratchet, Gedore Proto and Williams bit sockets, Cat flex socket, Indestro extension, Mac Proto and Blackhawk sockets. Just above the frame is a small pair of Engineer screw removal pliers.


Craftsman 7/16” locking flex ratcheting wrench to use with my Power Torque low profile sockets. I had the stubby version already so was glad to find the regular length version. Walden 7/16 x 9/16” short dbe. I like short dbe’s and picked this one up because of the less common size combo. Williams short dbe wrench. I bought a set of these that goes up to 5/16” from the classifieds here. I like them because the offset is deeper than most short dbe’s. This wrench is 3/8 x 7/16” so it continues my set! Bisron Germany doe wrench for a little tool tourism. And then a tiny Proto 3/16” combo



Next up is four Palmera Spain sae combos. I like the style on these with the recessed panel and have been working on building a set.



Then last is an Armstrong 3/4” ratcheting wrench and a Topspec 12” adjustable. I have been doing a side project of machining and inspection and the machinists in our shop use this size adjustable wrench for most things on fixturing setup so since “when in Rome…” my goal for the day was to get one. I was aiming for a USA made one that worked well and had jaws in good shape but they were all pretty worn out. I settled on this one because it’s made in Italy and I’m Italian. It is mediocre but it will suit the purpose fine.

 

[GirlDad_Garage]

What were these designed for or are they just version of pliers. Seems they would have been made for a specific purpose?

They’re sold as hog ring pliers but the grooves are great for grabbing old spring steel wire hose clamps.

 

[Old Man Roger]

We spent some time going to some neighborhood sales in our town, maybe 20+ sales all fairly close. Wife found some things she could use (including a cow suit for halloween, and I spent a total of $3 on the pictured items. The alcohol and acetone cans are full, the Singer oil can is empty but pre-zip code, razor stone is nice and flat, and the can/lid opener is patented (200962)and also "pat. pending", so 1932 to 1941 probably.

I can’t visualize how that can opener works?

 

[four.cycle]

^ it's a "jar wrench" (in the parlance of datamp.org)

Krag / Franz K. Krag, Chicago, IL / jar wrench / patent 200962 May 14 1935 Franz R. Krag / * manufacturer unknown 12/03/22 * / https://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=2000962&id=49153&set=1 /