Nothing significant, as far as I know. There are some older school vintage collectors out there who still like them, but it's not a rare, high yield flipper I don't think. The tag might help. That would've gotten my attention, too. You might run into a guy with deep pockets and a well-decorated vintage man cave/party garage who would dip it and put the tag back on.
That's two in two months now. (I found a 3-1/2" back in May. Posted here upthread in haul "Lugz 2024_25" and on the MegaThread here.) Who will find the third?
Are the scouts that uncommon?
You ****. Gread deal on both
**wow, that khaki is amazing. It’s so hard to find anything war time that fits modern sizes. Most dudes were way smaller then. My grandfather at 6’2” was considered very tall during his time in the war. The steering wheel on a gpw is very tight for today’s drivers as you know **Today's flea trip (Lugz 2024_32) was a banner day!
The khaki shirt is wartime. It fits, which is amazing to begin with if you know anything about most WWII uniforms. To say that it also fits my collecting persona - figuratively, would be an understatement. You could not find a more Lugnutzian shirt. If you don't recognize the insignia, that's an Army Service Forces patch. There were only three components to the Army during WWII: Army Ground Forces (all the Armor, Infantry, etc Divisions, etc), Army Air Forces (US Air Corps, etc) and Army Service Forces. All the "Technical Services" - Quartermaster Corps, Ordnance Department, Corps of Engineers, etc) all belonged to ASF. ASF was the unseen infrastructure, working very closely with the War Production Board, to keep the war machine (vehicles, comms, tools...) coming and running! It even has the right rank!!
Staying with the wartime theme..., that folding rule was "MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN".
The offset Single Open End wrench is a ****** wrench marked with the vehicles it services (late 30's) on the shank. Marked "H M Co." on the flip side, which, aided by the J-1142 number, I think I have correctly deciphered as (pre-Kent Moore) Hinckley-Meyers!
Fingers crossed that the J.J. Ryan screwdriver is not a dupe. I have two, just not sure the OALs.
Last but definitely not least, those who know of my Precision-Bilt Master Set and Box/resto know where that combo wrench set is going!
** dude , that minty plomb flex spinner. You killed it!**I went on a bit of a trip around the PNW over the weekend, getting back last night. I hit a variety of different sales during my travels, with pretty good results. Four sales the first day, a Friday, and two on the third, a Sunday and both half price!
The first was a farm estate on the second day, so pretty cleaned out, but I picked up a box of shrink tubing, a set of Fluke leads, two Snap-on sockets, and a Plomb extension. $6
Next was one of those eternal garage sales, not my kinda thing, but here I found two vintage ammo boxes, small vintage adjustable, Duro/Indestro flip-flop ratchet, Blackhawk breaker bar, brace bit, and molding plane part. $10
After that a low-key estate sale (my favorite) were I scored a very dirty ratchet (too dirty to find the markings), Blackhawk T-handle from the late '20s, push drill, Crescent chisel, Proto Pro ratchet, and Snap-on combo. $10
And, finally, a big, pro run estate sale, Here we got a full set of unused Stanley Russel Jennings brace bits, and a set of mixed metric 3/8" sockets-Craftsman, SK, MAC, and Taiwan. I had to spend real money to get the bit set, so $80.
The two sales I was able to find that Sunday were good
Some Plomb puller parts and a old-style magneto kit. $10
And the last sale
three drawer Lyon parts cabinet, Stanley driver and chisel, early Spintite, and small socket box, containing:
Plomb drive tools, and mixed vintage sockets. $16.
Altogether, a nice mini-vacation, with lots of adventures, both good and bad. Now, I might have time to start cleaning this stuff.
My wife is sick of seeing me wear it! I'm going to have to watch it like a hawk. She conveniently "loses" things.
I thought it wasn't only the wearing it that was the issue, but rather wearing it and refusing to wash it afterwards, because "it may get damaged, and the stains add to the period look" that was the kicker...My wife is sick of seeing me wear it! I'm going to have to watch it like a hawk. She conveniently "loses" things.
Ha ha,My wife is sick of seeing me wear it! I'm going to have to watch it like a hawk. She conveniently "loses" things.
A girl back in high school, mumble mumble decades ago, gave me a statue just like Tara there. Funny, I haven't seen it around since I got married...Estate sale ($35): 5 pieces of Revere Ware; Cleaning supplies; Yoga mat; Watering can; Tara; Japanese glass fishing float; Old Time Schrade 152 sharp finger; Hoffritz Beartooth knife; Wade & Butcher hollow ground straight razor; Civil war era fork; Bandage scissors; Imperial pocket knife; sponges.
- Sharp and pointy seemed to be the theme of the day.
Compassion and healing. Not a bad gift.
Wooow
Why do I let you people influence me??! I really bought 15lbs of keys and locks for no reason. There’s a set of 10 locks keyed alike in here! Not to mention a whole bin of skeleton keys! Under a buck a pound I couldn’t leave it.
Maximum suckage!!Stopped by a sale today not expecting to see anything worthwhile(it's all been dishes and clothes the past few weeks) but ended up coming home with a few things.
Barjan tire knocker to replace my old scrap dowel with a 1" tube crimped on the end, Kleencut zigzag scissors because I didn't have a pair and they seem like a good sturdy pair to sit in my scissors drawer, and a Sharp quartz watch to give to my grandfather since it has a large dial and Velcro band for easy use.
Total $5.
Also free rain boots from a sale Tuesday that had nothing of interest till tomorrow. Guy is supposed to be holding a few things for me that he had to find and he's getting 3 toolboxes worth of tools out tomorrow.
Finally the big ticket item from today, a Snap On KRP825 in fair condition. Missing the two latches and the sling but drawers aren't bad. Also looks like it's had a spray paint mod but that's fixable. Latches I'd like to get replacements since they were most likely cheap divot snap in latches instead of through-pinned latches but I'm not sure if Snap On would have them so it might not be easy to figure out.
Price $3.
Dude, thank you! I knew this rack was from something!
They did have dark cocoa, rosewood or ebony handles, but the "ferrule" (if that's what it's called..., I know NOTHING about old cutlery) on @ctuai 's is different. The only reason I know that is that fin de siecle LF&C artist's pallet knife I found a couple years ago. Constructed just like their cutlery. FWIW, I still have the link to an 1869 LF&C catalog on IA saved here.
Well I tried to do some research on the fork I got last Saturday with limited success; the company/person's name was in a couple of industrial listing Google books had, but no details for it at all - usually a piece of advertising on something like this will get at least Eprey hits, but not this day! It seems to be 1915-1920 with limited evidence.
Based on the fact it was from a bakery, and the assumed age, I'm guessing toasting fork. so a decent fit for camp gear - Who needs a stove top toaster?...
The fork:
And markings:
Didn't someone mention Slatedale in the last few days?
All are pretty clear until this one: I'm getting
"NUFF SE_____bon, - you eat.
@Private Lugnutz - My late step-father was a timber cruiser. He carried a Suunto in the woods. I was more than happy to have it passed on to me.
I had to run a package over to the post office. Halfway en route, I spotted a free lawnmower. I drove around the block so I could get a better look at it. While driving around the block I spotted a "Garage Sale" sign with an arrow pointing me back toward my house.
When I came back up around the block and could get a better look at it, I saw that it was a Husqvarna. Normally I don't work on import engines, so I continued on to the post office and mailed my package out.
On the way back it occurred to me that if I flipped the Husqvarna sitting at the curb, I could clear enough to offset the cost of the extra-long metric hex key set I had to buy several years ago to open up one of those models, so I stopped and tossed it into the back of the truck.
With nothing to lose but money and time I found the garage sale and picked through several tables of stuff. It was clear that what was left had already been picked through thoroughly, but I did find a tiny Craftsman phillips, a J.P. Danielson "Vanadium" 8-inch adjustable with broached hanger hole, a 708 Proto adjustable, and an ancient "BEST" egg beater.
I've never owned an electric mixer - I have something of an aversion to electric kitchen appliances - I make whip cream and stuff with a hand whisk - so the egg beater might come in handy.
$4 bucks.
Not a bad haul today for the money. The swing spout 101 was an impulse buy. I know nothing about these but it has the original sticker on it. Are these worth anything? A scout 4” and a couple small clamp on vises. The North Star lantern is new I think and just to nice to pass for the price. Im normally only liquid fuel models.
Estate sale ($35): 5 pieces of Revere Ware; Cleaning supplies; Yoga mat; Watering can; Tara; Japanese glass fishing float; Old Time Schrade 152 sharp finger; Hoffritz Beartooth knife; Wade & Butcher hollow ground straight razor; Civil war era fork; Bandage scissors; Imperial pocket knife; sponges.
- Sharp and pointy seemed to be the theme of the day.
I already have a couple of this SK set that I never use… so, I don’t know why I bought it… and I know that I will never use the screwball set…SK set and Screwball (Taiwan) set $6.
I knew the three prong were generally earlier, but I don't have any idea when the cutoff started or completed for ordinary eating utensils. I'l be looking for older catalogs for sure. Another rabbit hole; but I like these and will find a way to get them back in use.
Thx for the link Lugz! That page is a close match to one of the forks, but it also shows makers marks, which non of these have.
For sure!
Different spelling: Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy
Slow day of sales in my area. I walked away with these brownells airsoft punches for a good price
Nope, that's Madonna:
Non tool related I landed this sweet 1960’s painting of Marylin Monroe for a great price too.
