Outlawmws
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Three items today. Another slick chisel only maked with an H, probably owners mark. A NOS Wen Bumble Bee electric chainsaw and and item I have never come across before. Its a silk flower iron and made well. Im hoping the flower iron gets all of my $52
back that I spent today.
back that I spent today.Outlawmws
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Don, I'm having probably my best WE this year down here!
I went back north to the same ES to see if I could fill a gap or two -one Deep SK in the 1/2 drive box, and a couple on the 3/8 -plus to see if a dosimeter was there. They didn't open til 9 so I stopped first at a yard sale that had what I hoped was a black band - No such luck, just a fairly beat 2-58 with a well blackened collar. I left it.
I did PU this $2 wood box, but it's just a bit short for my hoped for use. It may fit a 500?
At the estate sale I struck out on gaps, but I did find other things for $30 bucks, mostly just missed in the chaos. I found some drawers I may have been the first to open? And I went through the roller/chest stack with a light in hand...
Rabbit Plane #2! Carpet Thread -2 spools, Brass Trammel points, a NOS Prest-O-Lite Torch soldering iron, another smaller Sanding block, and a Stanley #36-1/2R Short rule/Brass Caliper:
Vise grip based Cable sheath ripper, second pair of Bernard nippers; 4 in the midle are Pvmb/1 proto, wire forming and small square duckbill Pliers - those are Stubs England?
A tommy bar, Vee Block clamps, Blue Point 2" hook spanner, metric SO combo and Yamaha DOE, Starrent depth and thread gauges, an Allan handle for .050 hex, and the Craftsman Ring pliers:
More Screw plates; another Fractional from 1/16 to 5/16, and another similar to the Winter, but marked Hercules?
and a "Handy Andy" O-Ring selection box, the O-rings even seem in reasonable shape!
Prices came down today as the average was a buck a tool.
Than an Indoor FM where I picked up a Vemco Drafting lamp for $3 - These are great quality and stay put, with both incandescent and a fluorescent ring; great light! I'm going to update with LED.
A couple of dead TOOs and I went closer to home to two planned:
A Moving sale where I spent $10 on the tools and Mineral oil, and $10 on the NOS Wood burning stove:
Mostly; Williams, a Plvmb WF Extension, Waldon 1/4 Ratchet, one SO and one New Britain Socket, the stubby is a Klien or a clone:
A Kant Twist clamp and the mineral oil, about 1/3 of a gallon:
And another $10 got 11 of these, -4 with plastic caps:
And the last stop -a free SO driver:
I went back north to the same ES to see if I could fill a gap or two -one Deep SK in the 1/2 drive box, and a couple on the 3/8 -plus to see if a dosimeter was there. They didn't open til 9 so I stopped first at a yard sale that had what I hoped was a black band - No such luck, just a fairly beat 2-58 with a well blackened collar. I left it.
I did PU this $2 wood box, but it's just a bit short for my hoped for use. It may fit a 500?
At the estate sale I struck out on gaps, but I did find other things for $30 bucks, mostly just missed in the chaos. I found some drawers I may have been the first to open? And I went through the roller/chest stack with a light in hand...
Rabbit Plane #2! Carpet Thread -2 spools, Brass Trammel points, a NOS Prest-O-Lite Torch soldering iron, another smaller Sanding block, and a Stanley #36-1/2R Short rule/Brass Caliper:
Vise grip based Cable sheath ripper, second pair of Bernard nippers; 4 in the midle are Pvmb/1 proto, wire forming and small square duckbill Pliers - those are Stubs England?
A tommy bar, Vee Block clamps, Blue Point 2" hook spanner, metric SO combo and Yamaha DOE, Starrent depth and thread gauges, an Allan handle for .050 hex, and the Craftsman Ring pliers:
More Screw plates; another Fractional from 1/16 to 5/16, and another similar to the Winter, but marked Hercules?
and a "Handy Andy" O-Ring selection box, the O-rings even seem in reasonable shape!
Prices came down today as the average was a buck a tool.
Than an Indoor FM where I picked up a Vemco Drafting lamp for $3 - These are great quality and stay put, with both incandescent and a fluorescent ring; great light! I'm going to update with LED.
A couple of dead TOOs and I went closer to home to two planned:
A Moving sale where I spent $10 on the tools and Mineral oil, and $10 on the NOS Wood burning stove:
Mostly; Williams, a Plvmb WF Extension, Waldon 1/4 Ratchet, one SO and one New Britain Socket, the stubby is a Klien or a clone:
A Kant Twist clamp and the mineral oil, about 1/3 of a gallon:
And another $10 got 11 of these, -4 with plastic caps:
And the last stop -a free SO driver:
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four.cycle
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I had to drive across town and back to go to the fish market and the Russian deli, and passed by several "garage sale" signs so I stopped at a couple of them. Nobody had any Barbies, unfortunately. I did find this lovely serving platter (made in Staffordshire, England.) Can't wait to show it off in the "What did you cook?" thread. 
Plums from the Russian deli.
Plums from the Russian deli.
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jeffmoss26
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I have a few of those Rosco screwdrivers that were my grandpa’s. I rarely use mine but I smile when I come across them. Lots of memories of digging through his tools when I was a kidToday made up for the decent finds I’ve been having lately. My wife, the neighbor and I went to most of the sales listed in Craigslist and almost all of them were total busts. The 1/4” rusty socket rack was gifted to me at a sale in Stateline and the other four tools were from a sale we went to last week In Meyers. I think the season is winding down around here.
Proto combo
Roscoe stubby screwdriver
I finally got around to testing the Sioux
die grinder I found recently and it works like new.
i can retire my cheap offshore one!
-Don
Not too many sales going on this weekend and I didn’t have much time either. Picked up a Wright socket box for a buck and some random 1/4 stuff plus a Mac 3/8 extension for $8
The little female drive rat caught my eye first but it’s made in Japan. Looks like a Proto up top. Also a couple Challenger spinners, Walden & Par X extensions, and a few other random bits.
Sockets are Craftsman, SK, Snap on for the most part.
The little female drive rat caught my eye first but it’s made in Japan. Looks like a Proto up top. Also a couple Challenger spinners, Walden & Par X extensions, and a few other random bits.
Sockets are Craftsman, SK, Snap on for the most part.
GarageHobbyist
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I forgot I picked this light up Bang energy drink sign for $10 at a garage sale down the street from the first estate sale we went to. I’ll probably put it up in the garage for a while, but the eBay comps are pretty good…
And while I was out, the Mac Racing hat I got off eBay arrived.
And while I was out, the Mac Racing hat I got off eBay arrived.
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Thanks - I wasn’t. And I wasn’t on GJ until after you called, so thanks for that, too.
MrsLS&I set up in the field around 5am, a bit down from the hilltop. We have a blue-topped canopy. I have 4 blue 30gal drums up front, hoping I won’t have to drive them home.
I brought a small tote with some wrenches and pliers I’ve been saving for you. Hope to see you.
Stubby1743
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Despite the forecast of rain I went the mile across the village to my local car boot sale this morning. Only six sellers because of the forecast which meant that I did not have to pay the 50p to get in. From three of the sellers I go some worthwhile bits.
NABEL 10" stainless steel poultry shears. Interestingly, they have an internal spring.
Double ended dental tool.
Swann-Morton #3 scalpel handle and, not shown some sealed blades for a #2 handle. UK Govt property mark and dated 1991.
Footprint 1/8" parallel punch. UK Govt property mark and dated 1985. I just needed to tidy up the striking end.
Small no name but nicely made pliers.
No name speciality piercing pliers. I've no idea what their specific use would be.
An almost complete set of unused micro twist drills 0.3-1.6mm.
Eclipse 5" tool-markers clamp. UK Govt property mark and dated 1976. I use this type of clamp a lot but have not got any this big.
A load of Dzus fasteners. I didn't want these but they were in a tin with the rivnuts which I did want.
An unopened bag of 100 M4 rivet bushes.
A load of steel M6 rivnuts and a few smaller ones.
£10 all in. Pretty pleased for 30mins looking and it didn't rain.
NABEL 10" stainless steel poultry shears. Interestingly, they have an internal spring.
Double ended dental tool.
Swann-Morton #3 scalpel handle and, not shown some sealed blades for a #2 handle. UK Govt property mark and dated 1991.
Footprint 1/8" parallel punch. UK Govt property mark and dated 1985. I just needed to tidy up the striking end.
Small no name but nicely made pliers.
No name speciality piercing pliers. I've no idea what their specific use would be.
An almost complete set of unused micro twist drills 0.3-1.6mm.
Eclipse 5" tool-markers clamp. UK Govt property mark and dated 1976. I use this type of clamp a lot but have not got any this big.
A load of Dzus fasteners. I didn't want these but they were in a tin with the rivnuts which I did want.
An unopened bag of 100 M4 rivet bushes.
A load of steel M6 rivnuts and a few smaller ones.
£10 all in. Pretty pleased for 30mins looking and it didn't rain.
Private Lugnutz
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I'm in the first pavilion closest to the field entrance. Strange feeling being on this side of the table!
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I'm in the first pavilion closest to the field entrance. Strange feeling being on this side of the table!
I need an excuse to drive down there!!!
Mike
Private Lugnutz
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A cow just walked by. It didn't buy anything. First thought was "support cow," but I think it was a raffle promotion. It was young, being lef around by someone 4H age. Couldn't get my phone out quick enough.
Smokeshow69
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Nice little cookware find!I’m I had to drive across town and back to go to the fish market and the Russian deli, and passed by several "garage sale" signs so I stopped at a couple of them. Nobody had any Barbies, unfortunately. I did find this lovely serving platter (made in Staffordshire, England.) Can't wait to show it off in the "What did you cook?" thread.
Plums from the Russian deli.
Oh man, hopefully you do well today and eliminate some of your excess! Im not joking when I say I had to switch from my phone to my laptop to zoom in on the photo of your booth! So much good looking stuff there. I would have seen the wartime OD blanket and immediatley been drawn in but lots of good stuff there! Those bonney displays and the carter box is so cool! You doing something with the proceeds of the sales or just putting the money back in your pocket?I'm in the first pavilion closest to the field entrance. Strange feeling being on this side of the table!
The cow was for “cow chip bingo,” a raffle that sometimes happens at Jake’s. They grid off a couple selling lots into a bingo card, feed a cow all morning as they sell tickets, then walk the cow around till it drops manure onto one of the sections. Whoever has that section on their ticket wins a percentage as a prize. I think it was a flat $500 today.
Catfishdan
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Stopped off at an estate sale on my way to work yesterday and grabbed a handful of tools for 10 bucks. Some plomb, a 3/4” Bonney extension, snap on universals and breaker bar, and the first p&c wf marked tool I’ve found- a wf19 extension…
MrsLS and I made another valiant effort to unload space-consuming items from our home at Jake’s Flea this morning. Among other things, I took four 30gal blue shipping barrels; one sold for $10. A 60ft remnant of 20x100ft 6mil black poly sheet ($160 retail) sold for $15. We sold some hardcover books for $1ea. We netted $57 total on two $12 plots.
Despite a lot of foot traffic, it just seemed like not a lot of turnover. I saw a guy cart in an undead viking ship (Halloween lawn decor) and then cart it back out as he was leaving. I mean, who wouldn’t want that in their yard?!
I went for a walk to visit Lugz, stopping along the way to discuss some unusual handsaws with a widow. She had something modified by filing teeth around the toe into a flooring saw, and a no7 with split nuts and a 1850sish medalion but also modified at the toe to salvage it from a kink/tear).
Then a good chat with Lugz under the arctic shade of the pavillions. Indeed, his stuff was impressive: tool boards and boxes, wrench rolls & kits, etc. Later we did some light swapping. (Not really a trade, but rather mutual gifting.)
Poked my head into the Midwest Vintage Tool Association show, filling the Treasure Barn to about 70% capacity, tables covered with 80% woodworking tools like planes, saws, hewing axes, slicks and gouges. 15% machinist boxes and tools, 5% mechanics vises and tools.
My field purchases were satisfying. $19 for all brought home a 1971-72 Stanley, 1955 Craftsman mechanics tools catalogs, Bonney screwdriver, nutdriver, 7 DOEs, 3/4dr socket, Spintite and Philco nutdrivers, and an Eifel Plierench.
Interesting left-behind in the tool show (why pay $18 when you can pay $3?) was this Heyco plierench, with the same (unknown) special-purpose angled jaws as a plierench I bought a while back. Still no idea what it was for, though.
Here’s the one I have:
Despite a lot of foot traffic, it just seemed like not a lot of turnover. I saw a guy cart in an undead viking ship (Halloween lawn decor) and then cart it back out as he was leaving. I mean, who wouldn’t want that in their yard?!
I went for a walk to visit Lugz, stopping along the way to discuss some unusual handsaws with a widow. She had something modified by filing teeth around the toe into a flooring saw, and a no7 with split nuts and a 1850sish medalion but also modified at the toe to salvage it from a kink/tear).
Then a good chat with Lugz under the arctic shade of the pavillions. Indeed, his stuff was impressive: tool boards and boxes, wrench rolls & kits, etc. Later we did some light swapping. (Not really a trade, but rather mutual gifting.)
Poked my head into the Midwest Vintage Tool Association show, filling the Treasure Barn to about 70% capacity, tables covered with 80% woodworking tools like planes, saws, hewing axes, slicks and gouges. 15% machinist boxes and tools, 5% mechanics vises and tools.
My field purchases were satisfying. $19 for all brought home a 1971-72 Stanley, 1955 Craftsman mechanics tools catalogs, Bonney screwdriver, nutdriver, 7 DOEs, 3/4dr socket, Spintite and Philco nutdrivers, and an Eifel Plierench.Interesting left-behind in the tool show (why pay $18 when you can pay $3?) was this Heyco plierench, with the same (unknown) special-purpose angled jaws as a plierench I bought a while back. Still no idea what it was for, though.Here’s the one I have:
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3baygarage
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I’ve only heard the term before! May be a good thing the cow walked past Lugz.
Sounds like a fun day though.Does the show let non-members in for an admission fee?
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The barn doors were open - I just walked in. Nobody challenged me. I think the tables inside were $25 per 3, paid/reserved in advance. I take it all the displayers/sellers were members, but there was no entry fee listed for browsers like me. Same type of event (but way bigger) at the AgroPlex in Allentown would have charged every individual entering a cover charge of $8 or more.
The barn doors were open - I just walked in. Nobody challenged me. I think the tables inside were $25 per 3, paid/reserved in advance. I take it all the displayers/sellers were members, but there was no entry fee listed for browsers like me. Same type of event (but way bigger) at the AgroPlex in Allentown would have charged every individual entering a cover charge of $8 or more.
A bit of everything today. Everything was $1 to $2 (the microscope was $5). The bits on the Irwin display are Irwin too. ***** it's missing a few. The wear ever cupcake pan is an older commercial one. It's riveted together. The wrench is a long c craftsman. The bounty metal detector will stay in my truck if I ever randomly need it. Wire cutters/crimpers are the Thomas&Brett co. Says patent applied for on it.
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Smokeshow69
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Nice find on the printed craftsman catalog!MrsLS and I made another valiant effort to unload space-consuming items from our home at Jake’s Flea this morning. Among other things, I took four 30gal blue shipping barrels; one sold for $10. A 60ft remnant of 20x100ft 6mil black poly sheet ($160 retail) sold for $15. We sold some hardcover books for $1ea. We netted $57 total on two $12 plots.
Despite a lot of foot traffic, it just seemed like not a lot of turnover. I saw a guy cart in an undead viking ship (Halloween lawn decor) and then cart it back out as he was leaving. I mean, who wouldn’t want that in their yard?!
I went for a walk to visit Lugz, stopping along the way to discuss some unusual handsaws with a widow. She had something modified by filing teeth around the toe into a flooring saw, and a no7 with split nuts and a 1850sish medalion but also modified at the toe to salvage it from a kink/tear).
Then a good chat with Lugz under the arctic shade of the pavillions. Indeed, his stuff was impressive: tool boards and boxes, wrench rolls & kits, etc. Later we did some light swapping. (Not really a trade, but rather mutual gifting.)
Poked my head into the Midwest Vintage Tool Association show, filling the Treasure Barn to about 70% capacity, tables covered with 80% woodworking tools like planes, saws, hewing axes, slicks and gouges. 15% machinist boxes and tools, 5% mechanics vises and tools.
Here’s the one I have:
Spent $32 at the flea market today. It is mostly Snap-on. Nothing that I really needed… that is beginning to be a theme.
I could probably just list the few tools that I need… buy them off the internet… and stop going to estate sales and flea markets… and come out way ahead.
I could probably just list the few tools that I need… buy them off the internet… and stop going to estate sales and flea markets… and come out way ahead.
bmwrd0
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I didn't go out yesterday, as I wasn't feeling excited by any sales listed, but I did go today, as I had some things I wanted to do. First sale was a bust, second was rather nice:
Mostly women's stuff, but in the pictures I spotted some vintage tools. Alas, by the time I got there most of the interesting ones were gone, but I did find some neat things in with the decorating things: a vintage Sacramento Army Depot sign, beehive driver, and some fun cast iron toys.
After that was a TOO estate sale, real low end stuff, but I managed to find a Herbrand wrench and two SK, while at the third planned stop I picked up the SK Wayne ratchet.
As I was leaving that stop, I passed by another TOO that looked interesting, and here I found a Snap-on DBE, two pebble wrenches, a Millers Falls Buck Rodgers push drill, and three Billings DOE's.
After that, I took my self to breakfast and went about my day.
Mostly women's stuff, but in the pictures I spotted some vintage tools. Alas, by the time I got there most of the interesting ones were gone, but I did find some neat things in with the decorating things: a vintage Sacramento Army Depot sign, beehive driver, and some fun cast iron toys.
After that was a TOO estate sale, real low end stuff, but I managed to find a Herbrand wrench and two SK, while at the third planned stop I picked up the SK Wayne ratchet.
As I was leaving that stop, I passed by another TOO that looked interesting, and here I found a Snap-on DBE, two pebble wrenches, a Millers Falls Buck Rodgers push drill, and three Billings DOE's.
After that, I took my self to breakfast and went about my day.
Private Lugnutz
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I did surprisingly well. I wasn't expecting much. I was treating it as a sort of a dry run and feeler for a bigger more automotive or tractor type swap heavy show (either Allentown, or Hershey) I have been hinting around about for close to a year now. I had fun selecting what to bring. I left home with 10 singles, 4 fives, and 2 tens in my pocket for change and came home with $568 buckaroos! Minus gas and the table, I cleared close to $500.
I am pretty much liquidating except for things I just can't bear to part with. I had about a dozen midget sets there, for example, but not Blackhawk, NOS Williams, Athol, or Phila Mfg Co., and same for wood box Roaring 20's sets. Several I can live without, but not the Eames set or the SWF sets or Eastern Machine Screw. Just to give you an idea of how deep I am chopping.
I didn't bring any military stuff - saving that for Aderdeen, it's just the kind of blankets I have! Haha.
A lady asked about the Carter box, which she thought was cute. I could tell she had no idea what it was. When I said it was full of parts, she said she could dump them. When I gave her the price, she finally understood it wasn't just a cute box. That left side of the front table was all Allentown-Bethlehem area themed, with Bonney and Bethlehem Spark Plug Co. I sold a lot of Bonney. The brass Bonney Wrenches decals, wrench sets, hammers, and a couple pliers. Everybody was intrigued with the BSPCo, but it's probably too esoteric for Jake's diversity. Might do better in a car/tractor show venue. Funny how LS and I may easily be two of the biggest BSPCo collectors on the planet and we were within a football field of each other.
I had my Snap-on K-21 box stuffed to the gills with all my Snap-on, plus the little Blue-Point wrenches box, and the 1923 Ford car kit in the canvas bag. No bites. One guy wanted to buy the GA-390 and thought I had three heads when I said $75. Lots of that all day, which I expected.
Started the Union made Crafty machinists' box out at $225, dropped to $200, and sold it for a $175 to a nice oldtimer.
Nobody ever picked up an ignition wrench set. Nobody looked at any of the books or catalogs.
I did not expect to sell the wrench boards, of even the Bonney chest, but having stuff like that adds to the cred and cuts down on the peanuts dickering.
People are funny.
Easily the hottest items were the oddball smalls in the glass display case. I don't know how closely you follow my thread, but you may know I have a few antique coffin keys. They have very ornate cast bronze handles. Around here, they end up in mechanics' boxes, being used as hex keys. I sold the Boyertown Coffin Key to a lady from Boyertown (which is right down the road from Barto) for a hefty payday. She had no idea what it was, but got a big kick out of it when I explained.
You will love this one. I'm watching a lady in her older 60's inspect everything very closely, impressed. When she gets to the Craftsman she starts snapping photos. In addition to the machinists' chest I brought a tap & die set, a pipe threader, a Heritage wrench holder with a near-complete set of black Dunlap wrenches in it and a near-complete Circle-U set in a decent attache style case with a very nice leather handle. She asked me all the prices and said she okay, she is texting her husband. A few minutes later he calls her and I can hear him say the wrenches are wrong. I say yeah, I know, but I don't collect that era, and Dunlap is Sears so it kinda fits and they look good in there. But I will take them out if you just want the holder. (Understand, I am not talking to him directly, but via his wife.) He passes and turns his attention to the Circle-U. I hear him say, that doesn't look like Craftsman. She says, it's all marked Craftsman. He says, that's not Craftsman, I don't know what that is. I can tell she is starting to get tired of this, so I give her a quick detailed summary of Plomb's production for Sears etc and I hear him tell her that I don't know what I'm talking about. lol. Like I said, people are funny.
Nothing specific.
That was my rationale, to exploit the MWTCA show, thinking it would draw more people, who might walk around the grounds after they went through the show. But as an indication of what kind of guys it attracted, true to LS's report, one guy wanted to know if I had any machinists stuff, another of I had any leather mallets. I have several, in fact, but I didn't bring any. Murphy's Law.
But the real kick was the guy asking if I had any "saw stuff."
You mean like saw sets? I asked.
Yes, he said. Do you have any saw sets? I think my inability to suppress a grin probably pissed him off.
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LessorSon the Heyco is for pulling out those plastic strain reliefs that go around power cords as they go through a metal box. The Strain relief is a two part plastic piece and they squeeze the plastic down so it can be removed / installed from a metal box. this thing ->
Heyco has a whole line of those plastic pieces
Heyco has a whole line of those plastic pieces
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Smokeshow69
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**holy ****, that sac army dept sign is cool. What is the sign made out of and whats the finish on it?**I didn't go out yesterday, as I wasn't feeling excited by any sales listed, but I did go today, as I had some things I wanted to do. First sale was a bust, second was rather nice:
Mostly women's stuff, but in the pictures I spotted some vintage tools. Alas, by the time I got there most of the interesting ones were gone, but I did find some neat things in with the decorating things: a vintage Sacramento Army Depot sign, beehive driver, and some fun cast iron toys.
After that was a TOO estate sale, real low end stuff, but I managed to find a Herbrand wrench and two SK, while at the third planned stop I picked up the SK Wayne ratchet.
As I was leaving that stop, I passed by another TOO that looked interesting, and here I found a Snap-on DBE, two pebble wrenches, a Millers Falls Buck Rodgers push drill, and three Billings DOE's.
After that, I took my self to breakfast and went about my day.
**glad you recouped some of your initial out lay and made some sales. Funny you are mentioning Boyertown... My favorite you tube channel, Iron Trap Garage is from Boyertown PA. In terms of people, I deal with the general public in a customer facing job everyday so I understand what you mean. People range from odd to funny to downright irrational depending on the situation. You can't take it personal as it will eat you up. I'm glad I didnt attend this event because from the sounds of things I would have probably been buying some of your waresI did surprisingly well. I wasn't expecting much. I was treating it as a sort of a dry run and feeler for a bigger more automotive or tractor type swap heavy show (either Allentown, or Hershey) I have been hinting around about for close to a year now. I had fun selecting what to bring. I left home with 10 singles, 4 fives, and 2 tens in my pocket for change and came home with $568 buckaroos! Minus gas and the table, I cleared close to $500.
I am pretty much liquidating except for things I just can't bear to part with. I had about a dozen midget sets there, for example, but not Blackhawk, NOS Williams, Athol, or Phila Mfg Co., and same for wood box Roaring 20's sets. Several I can live without, but not the Eames set or the SWF sets or Eastern Machine Screw. Just to give you an idea of how deep I am chopping.
I didn't bring any military stuff - saving that for Aderdeen, it's just the kind of blankets I have! Haha.
A lady asked about the Carter box, which she thought was cute. I could tell she had no idea what it was. When I said it was full of parts, she said she could dump them. When I gave her the price, she finally understood it wasn't just a cute box. That left side of the front table was all Allentown-Bethlehem area themed, with Bonney and Bethlehem Spark Plug Co. I sold a lot of Bonney. The brass Bonney Wrenches decals, wrench sets, hammers, and a couple pliers. Everybody was intrigued with the BSPCo, but it's probably too esoteric for Jake's diversity. Might do better in a car/tractor show venue. Funny how LS and I may easily be two of the biggest BSPCo collectors on the planet and we were within a football field of each other.
I had my Snap-on K-21 box stuffed to the gills with all my Snap-on, plus the little Blue-Point wrenches box, and the 1923 Ford car kit in the canvas bag. No bites. One guy wanted to buy the GA-390 and thought I had three heads when I said $75. Lots of that all day, which I expected.
Started the Union made Crafty machinists' box out at $225, dropped to $200, and sold it for a $175 to a nice oldtimer.
Nobody ever picked up an ignition wrench set. Nobody looked at any of the books or catalogs.
I did not expect to sell the wrench boards, of even the Bonney chest, but having stuff like that adds to the cred and cuts down on the peanuts dickering.
People are funny.
Easily the hottest items were the oddball smalls in the glass display case. I don't know how closely you follow my thread, but you may know I have a few antique coffin keys. They have very ornate cast bronze handles. Around here, they end up in mechanics' boxes, being used as hex keys. I sold the Boyertown Coffin Key to a lady from Boyertown (which is right down the road from Barto) for a hefty payday. She had no idea what it was, but got a big kick out of it when I explained.
You will love this one. I'm watching a lady in her older 60's inspect everything very closely, impressed. When she gets to the Craftsman she starts snapping photos. In addition to the machinists' chest I brought a tap & die set, a pipe threader, a Heritage wrench holder with a near-complete set of black Dunlap wrenches in it and a near-complete Circle-U set in a decent attache style case with a very nice leather handle. She asked me all the prices and said she okay, she is texting her husband. A few minutes later he calls her and I can hear him say the wrenches are wrong. I say yeah, I know, but I don't collect that era, and Dunlap is Sears so it kinda fits and they look good in there. But I will take them out if you just want the holder. (Understand, I am not talking to him directly, but via his wife.) He passes and turns his attention to the Circle-U. I hear him say, that doesn't look like Craftsman. She says, it's all marked Craftsman. He says, that's not Craftsman, I don't know what that is. I can tell she is starting to get tired of this, so I give her a quick detailed summary of Plomb's production for Sears etc and I hear him tell her that I don't know what I'm talking about. lol. Like I said, people are funny.
Nothing specific.
That was my rationale, to exploit the MWTCA show, thinking it would draw more people, who might walk around the grounds after they went through the show. But as an indication of what kind of guys it attracted, true to LS's report, one guy wanted to know if I had any machinists stuff, another of I had any leather mallets. I have several, in fact, but I didn't bring any. Murphy's Law.
But the real kick was the guy asking if I had any "saw stuff."
You mean like saw sets? I asked.
Yes, he said. Do you have any saw sets? I think my inability to suppress a grin probably pissed him off.
**toolmiser
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I learned something today. Never knew there was a specialty tool for that. I have pretty good luck with a pliers, should have known there was a special tool!
Smokeshow69
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As I alluded to a few weeks ago, I recently went and picked up a bunch of items as my parents are down sizing. So as not to clog this thread with side discussions, I am in the process of documenting/sorting the items and posting them in their own thread. Linkage below
Provincial
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I've been too busy lately to get to sales, but Friday I diverted from a parts run to an estate sale that listed "tools." The tools were a disappointment, but I picked up a few.
A new garden hose adapter to replace the one I used out of my stock.
Proto USA 8161 shorty DBE 1/2 x 9/16, like new.
Barcalo shorty DBE 3/8 x 7/16
Artisan 10" adjustable. Very obviously sourced from Diamond Horseshoe.
The other item I found is called by a couple of names. Woodworkers call it an "adze" and in forestry, especially wildland fire fighters, it is called a "Hazel Hoe." The handle on this one is past saving, but the head is in great shape. I have another with an excellent handle, but the head has been broken and welded. I'll swap the parts and get one excellent tool. They cost $130.00 new.
$7.00 total, out the door.
A new garden hose adapter to replace the one I used out of my stock.
Proto USA 8161 shorty DBE 1/2 x 9/16, like new.
Barcalo shorty DBE 3/8 x 7/16
Artisan 10" adjustable. Very obviously sourced from Diamond Horseshoe.
The other item I found is called by a couple of names. Woodworkers call it an "adze" and in forestry, especially wildland fire fighters, it is called a "Hazel Hoe." The handle on this one is past saving, but the head is in great shape. I have another with an excellent handle, but the head has been broken and welded. I'll swap the parts and get one excellent tool. They cost $130.00 new.
$7.00 total, out the door.
Wow, that's awesome advice that I need to print on a t-shirt. Going to need it for the next few weeks, especially...
Mike
Private Lugnutz
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Of course not. I hope I don't come off in my reporting as if I am sneering. I wasn't even angry at the umpteen kids who kept pressing the trigger on the pistol flashlight.
(Maybe disappointed in their patents, a little.) It's entertaining.Two more...
People like to pick up hammers.
Six different guys plucked the 2 oz hammer out of the Bonney ignition set asking me how much. I am not opposed to plucking tiny hammers out of toolboxes myself, but not out of a complete brand-matching ignition set.
About the same number wanted to buy just the Mack truck hammer. I'm thinking, do you not see the matching S wrenches, the bigass DOE wrench, and the pliers all with the same Mack logo on them all tucked together like a toolkit?! I was a little surprised that didn't sell, to be honest, given the proximity. As I said, I was not disappointed, and had realistic expectations, but I will admit I did not think that set would be coming back home with me. For the geographically challenged, I am attaching a map I have used on the Lugzsonian thread and elsewhere, hastily modified to show Jake's. It's location is off the map, but not too far off.
The clientele was a little weird.
But then, again, as LS and I were discussing on the spot, so are we. Not everybody thinks like a collector.
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WisJim
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Most of the actual adzes that I have found were misused as forestry or gardening tools. But I'm not sure, other than manufacturer's markings, how to be certain of the original intended use.
Smokeshow69
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Hah ha, I need one too
. Would it be weird if I showed up to work wearing it while interacting with customers 
No, you were not coming across as sneering. I was more just making an aside comment in terms of dealing with the general public. And you are right, most don’t think like us collectors. But that’s ok because I don’t want everyone to think the stuff I like is cool because then that means more competition!Of course not. I hope I don't come off in my reporting as if I am sneering. I wasn't even angry at the umpteen kids who kept pressing the trigger on the pistol flashlight.
Two more...
People like to pick up hammers.
Six different guys plucked the 2 oz hammer out of the Bonney ignition set asking me how much. I am not opposed to plucking tiny hammers out of toolboxes myself, but not out of a complete brand-matching ignition set.
About the same number wanted to buy just the Mack truck hammer. I'm thinking, do you not see the matching S wrenches, the bigass DOE wrench, and the pliers all with the same Mack logo on them all tucked together like a toolkit?! I was a little surprised that didn't sell, to be honest, given the proximity. As I said, I was not disappointed, and had realistic expectations, but I will admit I did not think that set would be coming back home with me. For the geographically challenged, I am attaching a map I have used on the Lugzsonian thread and elsewhere, hastily modified to show Jake's. It's location is off the map, but not too far off.
The clientele was a little weird.
But then, again, as LS and I were discussing on the spot, so are we. Not everybody thinks like a collector.
Of course not. I hope I don't come off in my reporting as if I am sneering. I wasn't even angry at the umpteen kids who kept pressing the trigger on the pistol flashlight.
Two more...
People like to pick up hammers.
Six different guys plucked the 2 oz hammer out of the Bonney ignition set asking me how much. I am not opposed to plucking tiny hammers out of toolboxes myself, but not out of a complete brand-matching ignition set.
About the same number wanted to buy just the Mack truck hammer. I'm thinking, do you not see the matching S wrenches, the bigass DOE wrench, and the pliers all with the same Mack logo on them all tucked together like a toolkit?! I was a little surprised that didn't sell, to be honest, given the proximity. As I said, I was not disappointed, and had realistic expectations, but I will admit I did not think that set would be coming back home with me. For the geographically challenged, I am attaching a map I have used on the Lugzsonian thread and elsewhere, hastily modified to show Jake's. It's location is off the map, but not too far off.
The clientele was a little weird.
But then, again, as LS and I were discussing on the spot, so are we. Not everybody thinks like a collector.
You should play this every time someone has the nerve to walk away after picking up one of your precious hammers...
Mike
JMLangford
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My haul from Saturday....
Whoever put the price stickers on this Kobalt hand plane was smart....no telling how many people would have cut their hands if the mouth wasn't covered....$5.55
Nice pair of 7WR Original Petersen Vice-Grips....$2.55
Westcraft Lobster Claw pliers with some cool art-deco looking handle markings....$1.55
Lastly a Stainless Steel Kobalt pry bar with 4 hex opening (1/4"-5/16"-3/8"-1/2") a bottle opener, and nail puller(?)....$1.55
total= $9.52 after my 15% Military discount
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Whoever put the price stickers on this Kobalt hand plane was smart....no telling how many people would have cut their hands if the mouth wasn't covered....$5.55
Nice pair of 7WR Original Petersen Vice-Grips....$2.55
Westcraft Lobster Claw pliers with some cool art-deco looking handle markings....$1.55
Lastly a Stainless Steel Kobalt pry bar with 4 hex opening (1/4"-5/16"-3/8"-1/2") a bottle opener, and nail puller(?)....$1.55
total= $9.52 after my 15% Military discount
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My haul from Saturday....
Whoever put the price stickers on this Kobalt hand plane was smart....no telling how many people would have cut their hands if the mouth wasn't covered....$5.55
Nice pair of 7WR Original Petersen Vice-Grips....$2.55
Westcraft Lobster Claw pliers with some cool art-deco looking handle markings....$1.55
Lastly a Stainless Steel Kobalt pry bar with 4 hex opening (1/4"-5/16"-3/8"-1/2") a bottle opener, and nail puller(?)....$1.55
total= $9.52 after my 15% Military discount
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I like that Kobalt tool!
Mike
Starting to get some dribbles of new freebies at work (we'll be relocating to a nearby building over the next year or two)...
Was looking to borrow some small (2x3) magnetic whiteboards, boss told me just to take them home.
As I was looking for those, we walked by a rack that had 4 bullhorns on it. He told me to take 2, because he says there are a bunch more floating around the building, and none get used.
I took 1 for now (the other had some leaking batteries inside). The one I grabbed had no batteries, so it's untested at this point, but looked pretty good.
Each of those items new is worth $50 (new) all day long, maybe more.
I'm really holding out for when they clean out the Facilities shop. Plenty of storage boxes, tools and fasteners that are probably up for grabs.
Mike
Was looking to borrow some small (2x3) magnetic whiteboards, boss told me just to take them home.
As I was looking for those, we walked by a rack that had 4 bullhorns on it. He told me to take 2, because he says there are a bunch more floating around the building, and none get used.
I took 1 for now (the other had some leaking batteries inside). The one I grabbed had no batteries, so it's untested at this point, but looked pretty good.
Each of those items new is worth $50 (new) all day long, maybe more.
I'm really holding out for when they clean out the Facilities shop. Plenty of storage boxes, tools and fasteners that are probably up for grabs.
Mike
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in_a_silent_way
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Last week's RemLine toolbox find. Auctioneer couldn't get some of the drawers open so bidding was light. Box and contents for $24 otd. Mostly USA Craftsman and K-D. Boxes are a bit crusty but everything works. Keys, locks, tray and even the advertising survived. Able to save most everything but let the gigantic mouse hotel in the top box go. Some other stuff not shown that is taking a bath so not yet decent for mixed company. Finished up the day with a Bob and Willie show so overall a rather successful day. If indeed "Everything is Broken" I should be able to fix at least some of it with this lot.
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