2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[Stubby1743]

Windscreen wiper blade backing strips?

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Took a 25 minute ride for a tool only sale at a repair shop. Most of the time mechanics know what they paid and want top dollar for everything but I ended up going and doing very well. The guy said it was all extra **** laying around and just wanted it gone. Definitely could have left with a lot more at great prices but didn't need anything else. Paid $10 for the vise grips and $10 for the Starret hacksaw blades, Wright combo, Blue Point grabber tool, and NOS Proto 30mm and NOS misc tools. All the other stuff was free including the Blue Point metal case with brake home set!
Does anyone know what the tool circled in blue is for? Also I can't seem to find any info on the Blackhawk Tools 7/16"x1/2" #2016 wrench.



I next hit another sale near home advertised as tool heavy. I showed up 5 minutes after opening and the animals were running amuck. Grabbed the NAPA New Britain puller, brass hammer set, Blue Point speak plug gapper (I think I have 4 of these things now-they're at every sale around here it seems), Herbrand no. 182 brake spring pliers, CMAN metric long patterns and offset metric wrenches, and a complete Unique ratchet set. If anyone has any info on this let me know. Has a patent date of 1908 it seems. I had to control myself at this one also as he had great stuff and even better prices. All in for $20.



Then I saw a sign for a sale on my way.home and grabbed a back of catchers gear for my son. The young man told me $5 and I handed him a $20 and said enjoy it's worth more than $5.

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Took a 25 minute ride for a tool only sale at a repair shop. Most of the time mechanics know what they paid and want top dollar for everything but I ended up going and doing very well. The guy said it was all extra **** laying around and just wanted it gone. Definitely could have left with a lot more at great prices but didn't need anything else. Paid $10 for the vise grips and $10 for the Starret hacksaw blades, Wright combo, Blue Point grabber tool, and NOS Proto 30mm and NOS misc tools. All the other stuff was free including the Blue Point metal case with brake home set!
Does anyone know what the tool circled in blue is for? Also I can't seem to find any info on the Blackhawk Tools 7/16"x1/2" #2016 wrench.



I next hit another sale near home advertised as tool heavy. I showed up 5 minutes after opening and the animals were running amuck. Grabbed the NAPA New Britain puller, brass hammer set, Blue Point speak plug gapper (I think I have 4 of these things now-they're at every sale around here it seems), Herbrand no. 182 brake spring pliers, CMAN metric long patterns and offset metric wrenches, and a complete Unique ratchet set. If anyone has any info on this let me know. Has a patent date of 1908 it seems. I had to control myself at this one also as he had great stuff and even better prices. All in for $20.



Then I saw a sign for a sale on my way.home and grabbed a back of catchers gear for my son. The young man told me $5 and I handed him a $20 and said enjoy it's worth more than $5.

I really like those Blackhawk Nutmaster wrenches. Not an everyday tool but can really speed things up in situations where you can only use an open end and access *****. I like that they are bi directional unlike a lot of other wrenches designed for this purpose (Craftsman, Thorsen speed-hed etc).

 

[3baygarage]

That's a tire chain pliers Bodyman.

Some fine hauls everyone!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...including the Blue Point metal case...

Nice find! Love those clasps.

...and a complete Unique ratchet set.

Great find! I've got the Super Unique version. (Not making that up...) We have a decent Will B. Lane thread. See A-Z Index in Sticky at the top of the Vintage Board.

Then I saw a sign for a sale on my way.home and grabbed a back of catchers gear for my son.

I didn't know you had a catcher at home. How old? Two of my three boys were catchers. I was a catcher. And I've been an umpire for 30 years. I've spent a lot of my life behind the plate. Much respect to your boy.

Also I can't seem to find any info on the Blackhawk Tools 7/16"x1/2" #2016 wrench.

I really like those Blackhawk Nutmaster wrenches. Not an everyday tool but can really speed things up in situations where you can only use an open end and access *****. I like that they are bi directional unlike a lot of other wrenches designed for this purpose (Craftsman, Thorsen speed-hed etc).

Concur, well noted, and well said. I did a Curator's Corner on those down in the Lugzsonian a couple years ago if you are interested in delving deeper into a fascinating subject. Link here. A teaser chart, or a warning - if you're not already familiar that I can get pretty nerdy, or a summary if you only want the Reader's Digest version here...

 

[RTM]

Here is my haul for today, nothing spectacular but really helping with the organization I need. to do. These look nice and heavy duty and I was hoping they would fit in a spot I'd created, and they did with 1/8" to spare. Currently putting loose Proto, Snap-on, and Craftsman in 3 of the 4 bins that fit in the spot. They've got cool little feet to enable stacking, and kinda lock into place. Just hope they aren't overloaded.

4 sales in the hood, one was a repeat offender, waiting for the tools to show up, one was a drive by no, one was a bunch of electronics, and this guy was electronics plus a little bit.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Not a bad day out there. The Odessy case is big enough for my airsoft pieces. The price was definitely right. The “Blue” cooler is a yeti knockoff but was unused and in the free pile. The sword I couldn’t leave behind either. The keg is Yeungling and from the free pile. Please someone give me a good idea of what to do with this. I’m not refilling it but it was too cool to pass up for free.

 

[LesserSon]

I thought I would start a little Whatzit episode with this junk I fished out of a junk-filled drawer... I'm astounded by what people save.

Steel leaf rake remnants. I was going to guess hang file supports, but then I spotted the ferrule (or whatever it’s called on a rake).

 

[Beerhippie]

I hit three sales today. One clothing only, not even any good Aloha shirts. Another was closed at noon--probably as it was a little over 100 by then. The third paid off in a modest way:





Two pairs of Peterson Vise Grips, a pair of Wiss Metalmaster Bulldog M-5 tin snips, a few hundred feet of thermostat wire--which I'll be using at the pub next week--and the NAPA mechanic creeper stool, which I'm not sure I have a use for, but I've always wanted one. $20 took it all home.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

Nice find! Love those clasps.

Great find! I've got the Super Unique version. (Not making that up...) We have a decent Will B. Lane thread. See A-Z Index in Sticky at the top of the Vintage Board.

I didn't know you had a catcher at home. How old? Two of my three boys were catchers. I was a catcher. And I've been an umpire for 30 years. I've spent a lot of my life behind the plate. Much respect to your boy.


Concur, well noted, and well said. I did a Curator's Corner on those down in the Lugzsonian a couple years ago if you are interested in delving deeper into a fascinating subject. Link here. A teaser chart, or a warning - if you're not already familiar that I can get pretty nerdy, or a summary if you only want the Reader's Digest version here...

My kid is 9. He's been catching for two years and loves it. I still want him to learn all other positions though. Gotta be marketable.
I still play wood bat baseball at 44 years old. I love every minute of it. I would like to get into umpiring when time allows.

 

[LesserSon]

Windscreen wiper blade backing strips?

they’d be stainless

 

[Outlawmws]

Looks like brush bristles from the street sweeper from here.

With some rusted wiper blade metal strips. I've never seen those get rusty, but West coast...

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Went to the sale @RTM mentioned last week (thanks for the tip on this!) and it was an interesting one. As best I understand it the collection came from the longtime maintenance man for a very beloved local bakery/cheese importer/pizzeria who is retiring. He was a blacksmith, it was cool to see his shop and I’m glad to have some tools that are a part of that local history. Got a nice variety of files, Vise Grip hand seamer, Snap On pin punch, Indestro stubby screwdriver, and an assortment of solid/tubular/etc rivets.

 

[Outlawmws]

Well, it was a very long day and a lot of miles, but worth it in the long run. That first stop was from an insider tip, and to raise money for a blacksmiths group and the shop tools being cleared were donated to the group the one useful to the group were assimilated and the remainder of the proceeds from their sale went to the group - a pretty generous thing I thought!

I "Donated" $50 and came home with:

2 Duro DBE's, 2 Proto "LA" with the Pebble size background (opposite side) a "Lawsuit" double marked Plvmb/Proto combo (my first) a Craftsman Long C DBE, a Cross Country DBE, A Blue Point (Snap-On) DBE, A Cornwell double ended Saltus wrench, 4" Crescent (brand and tool) and a driver with a screw holder that may or may not give yup a maker on cleaning - but the first one of these I have seen.




A very odd vise -Purpose TBD -needs research:




I suspect the jaw pads are asbestos? but its just a guess since this guy was a blacksmith



An Eagle Oil can, Period correct for GMTK/WWII Jeep but this one had a longer spout than my other one, so - more research. A "whatzit" Brass Pulls, a gun cleaning brush that had an old wire nut screwed on for a handle, A Stanley #66-1/2 folding wood rule, 3 hesvy copper sheets, an ancient glass jaw of Vaseline, a Firestone made tire patch kit branded "Studebaker", and a control pedal may be useful for something.



And lastly, a brass gear oil pump with an 18" stroke. double leather cups inside facing opposite ways so it can **** and push. Those need attention. Markings may appear after cleanup.



I s;lipped in a TOO Yardsale or three before a late opening ES. One had this Audobon field guide for a buck -It may be a dupe, but if so a good one for adding to the camp gear:



From the Estate sale I had to wait 20 min for it to open. A spring loaded rack for storing snelled hooks. My dad had a couple of these when I was a kid, under that a carton of #95 mantles. if I counted right; 16 two packs. A Henckles Santoku style knife, A post hole digger handle, a Swing Away can opener, A sparky, and boot hangers.



Armstrong 1/2 -3/4 impact adapter, 3 SO, 1 P&C 1 unbranded sockets, 2 old spools ot copper wire, a KD ratchet wrench, PEXTO chisel, Proto #3 PH and chisel holder, skinny Needle Nose and short handle water-pump/battery pliers



boxed set of Allied machine screw taps and a Tweko crimping die, missing the blunt chisel used, but that's easy. $20 all in for this ES



Last productive stop, and also an ES - drivers - Germany, Yankee North Bros, SO, Craftsman Long C, and Millers Falls chisel, dykes are Swedish made Lindstrom, for piano wire, and an o-ring sealed Capsule:




Scouting books: the GS book is the oldest at 1957. - Owner was Elaine Smith - the Wolf book is 1967 and the Den mother was Elaine Bishop, (and dad Bishop was the den father) - so 2 generations of scouting here - Seems Elaine was baby making early!:



$8 all in.

 

[jeffmoss26]

small restore haul today

 

[RTM]

Went to the sale @RTM mentioned last week (thanks for the tip on this!) and it was an interesting one.

That first stop was from an insider tip, and to raise money for a blacksmiths group and the shop tools being cleared were donated to the group the one useful to the group were assimilated and the remainder of the proceeds from their sale went to the group - a pretty generous thing I thought

Glad we left you guys some goodies. Was hard to leave a few of those, but I don't need them, so hope it was nice CL ad bait.

A very odd vise -Purpose TBD -needs research

We had no clue what that was for. Best use was holding my coffee cup, until someone moved rusty stuff over it. Thought maybe for holding hot stuff, but we were too busy to think hard. My buddy mentioned you bought it, and I could not even recall what he was talking about.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Welp, today I got on the board. After working saturdays for a month due to my work schedule, I have now been released from that purgatory schedule. I'm now working M-TH so my wife and son were itching to hit some sales. Who was I to argue? Armed with this pent up motivation, we set off this morning to hit some sales. My wife struck it pretty big in the home decor department at the first sale but I will spare you the photos of that and get onto the good stuff I bought. My son did score some legos which he is into but I wont post those photos either.

-I picked up this american scale vise to flip for $45. Its not cracked and shows very little use. Really a nice vise but I dont need another one.
- picked up the socony vacuum map of the state of Oregon for $1. I like anything mobile/ flying horse related
- scored this cool snap on 9/32 t handle spinner, plomb 1/4 drive sockets and probably 8 comics for my son for $15. The comics range from 60's to 80's but are ww2 themed and were the type I loved as a kid. No sgt. Rocks in there but they are similar in feel and verbage and were .50 each so why not? Also scored the Reproduction Mercury owners manuals in this haul as well
- also go this cool Tecumseh logo for $6. I dont know anything about it but it was cool and old so I took a chance

 

[3baygarage]

The old Crafty Phillips is a tough find Outlaw. It's almost like they only came in flat head.

 

[Outlawmws]

We had no clue what that was for.

Posted in the Vises tread -we will see if anyone can crack it.

The comics range from 60's to 80's but are ww2 themed and were the type I loved as a kid. No sgt. Rocks in there but they are similar in feel and verbage and were .50 each so why not?

Cool finds! I'd have ben all voer those! I wish I still had the comics I collected as a kid, and the giant drawer full we 'inhereted" from an older cousin.

The old Crafty Phillips is a tough find Outlaw. It's almost like they only came in flat head.

I'm not sure but this may be my first of this era too. Older plastic handles are a hard find around here. Most probably got swapped back to Sears.

 

[bmwrd0]

Smoke, did you go to the sale in Lake Oswego? I had good luck there on Thursday.

 

[bmwrd0]

So I headed out this morning, before it got hot, as there was an interesting sale south of me.

Goose neck lamp, black oxide Walden set, Proto ratchet, Dowidat screwdriver, and Craftsman extensions. $21

After that I hit a couple random sales

SK Wayne wrench pouch with one wrench, boxwood ruler, Snap-on torx drivers, socket chisel. $3

And I wrapped up the day with stops at the Restore and a good thrift

Goodell Pratt level, masking paper (great for packing material), and from the thrift, an account of a voyage around the world, published in 1879.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Smoke, did you go to the sale in Lake Oswego? I had good luck there on Thursday.

yup, thats where the comics, merc books, snappy spinner and plomb sockets came from. A lot of the prices there where outragous. I cant believe the sale was going on thursday and some of the prices. I would have bought more had it not been for the some of the prices and their refusal to negotiate much.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Well, I had planned to hit two estate sales today, but as I was out the door I realized that the first one was farther away than I thought, and didn't have enough pictures of tools to make it a go. So, I hit the other one I was planning on, and then found two others.

The one I hit was a definite garage guy, but sadly with a taste for Harbor Freight. But I managed to find a few things: 4 Hexite wrenches, SK spinner, weird little wrench thingy, Martini filet knife, small blow torch, very old flex six point (only markings I see are -20), heavy duty Wiss scissors, Ford socket wrench, Cornwell combo, MAC combo, and Snap-on extension. I also could not resist this:

a Tyrolean walking stick, complete with metal tip, and shields of various Austrian towns.

The other two sales were busts.

Your description of that sale is so true. The guy had a major taste for harbor freight and it was even the old really bad stuff. But there were a few vintage goodies to be found here and there. Is the spinner you found 9/32nds? I didnt see any other snappy or black hawk goodies there.

 

[bmwrd0]

No, it is a 1/4 SK. The guy really didn't know tools, but it was the advertising that people were going nuts over. Some really rare stuff, but pricy.

 

[four.cycle]

@Smokeshow69 - Tecumseh Products Company (originally of Tecumseh, Michigan) was one of the primary OEM suppliers to Sears Roebuck & Co. for small internal combustion engines for lawnmowers and other gas-powered tools.
Because of a 2004 class-action suit filed against Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, Lauson (among others) Tecumseh went down.
Really rather unfortunate, as they made a far superior power plant for walk-behind mowers than their biggest competitor, Briggs & Stratton.
I run an LEV120 on my old Snapper - required a bit of modification to the deck, but it works. Takes down anything I point it toward.
(Used to have a little TVS110 on there but I just ran that little thing to death. Still a great motor. )

I don't go to many garage sales, but on my way over to Northern Fish I took a little detour. Tiny sale. Not a lot there, but I couldn't pass up a full set of NOS PIttsburgh pin punches for a whole dollar. I mean... wth? even if they're cheese... can't even buy a candy bar for a dollar.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I really like those Blackhawk Nutmaster wrenches. Not an everyday tool but can really speed things up in situations where you can only use an open end and access *****. I like that they are bi directional unlike a lot of other wrenches designed for this purpose (Craftsman, Thorsen speed-hed etc).

Are these rare wrenches because I can't seem to find much about them.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Made for a short while in the mid 50s, after Blackhawk was acquired by New Britain. Also came NB branded. Did you click on my link? Much more info there, including a period ad.

 

[LesserSon]

Looks like brush bristles from the street sweeper from here.

The ones I’ve seen are bent into a “U,” like a hairpin, bundled and jammed into plastic inserts. They are also much narrower (the duct tape provides relative scale) and do not have a notch at either end.

 

[Old Radar]

Steel leaf rake remnants. I was going to guess hang file supports, but then I spotted the ferrule (or whatever it’s called on a rake).

LS for the win!



Looking at the hastily re-assembled rake--and I'm sure I didn't get all the tines in the right spots--you'll notice that he's missing three tines.
This leads me to wonder--was he keeping this in hopes of finding enough free-floating tines to someday complete the "set" before he undertook the task of restoring this apparent heirloom to either hang above the mantelpiece, for future generations to enjoy, or just to use in the yard? I know hoarding is a sickness--and who among us can honestly look at our own "collections" and not admit we hear its faint call in our own minds?? Well, let's not go there!! Congratulations LS! I was going to mail the rake to the winner, but I tossed it in the recycle bin, instead.

 

[alinc100]

LS for the win!



Looking at the hastily re-assembled rake--and I'm sure I didn't get all the tines in the right spots--you'll notice that he's missing three tines.
This leads me to wonder--was he keeping this in hopes of finding enough free-floating tines to someday complete the "set" before he undertook the task of restoring this apparent heirloom to either hang above the mantelpiece, for future generations to enjoy, or just to use in the yard? I know hoarding is a sickness--and who among us can honestly look at our own "collections" and not admit we hear its faint call in our own minds?? Well, let's not go there!! Congratulations LS! I was going to mail the rake to the winner, but I tossed it in the recycle bin, instead.

C'mon that's only one round stick away from being back in service. Fall is coming.

 

[Smokeshow69]

No, it is a 1/4 SK. The guy really didn't know tools, but it was the advertising that people were going nuts over. Some really rare stuff, but pricy.

I saw the advertising pictures of the stuff there. Some cool stuff but way out of my bottom feeder budget for sure! But I’m still riding the high of the tool board I posted in the plomb thread and I was just excited to get out with my family

 

[d42jeep]

No, it is a 1/4 SK. The guy really didn't know tools, but it was the advertising that people were going nuts over. Some really rare stuff, but pricy.

You have the amber handled S-K spinner magnet!
-Don

 

[LesserSon]

@Old Radar THANK YOU for not mailing it to me! You did the right thing.

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Are these rare wrenches because I can't seem to find much about them.

I think relatively rare. I started hunting for them at sales after I found my first one. Now I have… drumroll please… two. Lugz’s article on it is really interesting, I recommend it!

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I think relatively rare. I started hunting for them at sales after I found my first one. Now I have… drumroll please… two. Lugz’s article on it is really interesting, I recommend it!

Lmk if you need/want mine. I doubt I'll ever use it

 

[Outlawmws]

I think relatively rare. I started hunting for them at sales after I found my first one. Now I have… drumroll please… two. Lugz’s article on it is really interesting, I recommend it!

Not common for sure. I have that type in metric - Peugeot - as said they work pretty well where you have clerance for the big head.

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Lmk if you need/want mine. I doubt I'll ever use it

I appreciate the offer but I’ve already got those sizes. Thank you though!

 

[WisJim]

Nothing worthwhile at local garage sales lately, except for a little Dietzgen 1001C Pocket set, which I find no info about anywhere that I look. It's in great shape and fits easily in a shirt pocket. Well worth the dollar I spent.

 

[Outlawmws]

Definitely worth a buck! I can't recall seeing a set boxed that small.

 

[jb books]

It's been a while since I posted, a month ago I got the porcelain US canteen cup marked L.F.&C. 1942
This weekend was pretty good, Helm Tools Power Flex Drive 1/2"
About 40 brass oilers, a couple diesel injector pumps, around 20 old hit n miss magnetos, Owatonna 3/4" torque wrench, Snap On 1/2" torque wrench.
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