2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

[RTM]

Wow, I'm impressed! Haven't given a thought to Catfish Hunter in decades!

Geez, he even played for your home team! I saw that the other thread and just liked whoever ID'd it's response.

 

[Beerhippie]

I wonder how long it's been since outdoor product manufacturers and resellers had lines of gear named after baseball stars....

 

[Outlawmws]

Geez, he even played for your home team! I saw that the other thread and just liked whoever ID'd it's response.

He played for the A's and We were always a Giants family, starting with my brother (I could have cared less, I was totally uninterested in sports other than auto racing), and SWMBO who also follows the SF teams.

 

[Outlawmws]

I did the Friday "Presales" (maybe half a dozen or so) for this weekend's sale for Sat and in particular, Sunday, when the "antique Row" of the town next door closes that main street and a couple of side streets for an antique Flea market. Tomorrow is likely to be my big day, despite things slowing since Covid, and Sunday for those that only sell on Sunday/ that whole section of town has Yard sales and most save up for selling that one weekend (since the crowds and crazy parking make it impossible to do anything else those two days)

ten bucks for this (probably Pelican made) foam padded case - inside: 18 X 13 X 6-1/2 " :





Also picked up (No pic) the non-movie version of the classic Vinyl of Jesus Christ - Superstar - looks unplayed. $3

 

[Beerhippie]

I did the Friday "Presales" (maybe half a dozen or so) for this weekend's sale for Sat and in particular, Sunday, when the "antique Row" of the town next door closes that main street and a couple of side streets for an antique Flea market. Tomorrow is likely to be my big day, despite things slowing since Covid, and Sunday for those that only sell on Sunday/ that whole section of town has Yard sales and most save up for selling that one weekend (since the crowds and crazy parking make it impossible to do anything else those two days)

ten bucks for this (probably Pelican made) foam padded case - 18 X 13 X 6-1/2 " :





Also picked up (No pic) the non-movie version of the classic Vinyl of Jesus Christ - Superstar - looks unplayed. $3

Sure looks Pelican. The air pressure equalizing valve is a giveaway. Which, BTW, will leak if immersed. Pelican got their asses handed to them in a lawsuit a few decades back, when they ran ads with people using the cases as rafts and towing them behind boats. Some pro photogs actually tried that and ruined $Ks worth of gear.

 

[ctuai]

Estate sale ($30): Box of gloves; Shurflo 4800 3 gpi water pump (nib); Petzl headlamp; 4 Seal Line waterproof bags (10, 2x5, 2x15); Dave Brubeck double 45 ep; 2 pairs of Smartwool socks; Back pack trowel; Leather gauge; 2 leather pounding boards.

Wanted a waterproof bag and found 4 more jammed inside the 1st. The trowel goes with my camping gold panning kit, which I finally found my 1st couple of specks on the N. Saskatchewan near Siffleur falls.​

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[Beerhippie]

@ctuai :That rates a You **** for the dry bags alone!

We used to test 'em by filling 'em with water--if it can't get out, it can't get in.

 

[ctuai]

I hit a very rare Thursday Estate sale today. not crowded with lines for once!

Only spent $8 total and I think 4-5 of that was the cushion:

two more aluminum colanders with patterned holes for making lantern shades - the Star one is bigger and heavier gauge than the one I got a few weeks back, and has both handles intact.




The second has no handles and only bumps for "legs" but I think I like it better as a lantern shade, maybe a bit shallow.:




1-1/4 Lbs of 4" square nails - I can't recall seeing them this long. I found the baggie first then some loose elsewhere in the garage and combined them. Then assorted sizes of copper split rivets.:



Smaller enamelware double boiler in pretty fair shape - good size for camping - I'm guessing 30's? but need to research.



And last but not least, the 16" square elk embroidered cushion/ I bough ti for the embroidered pattern but will likely un-stuff it, gently wash, and then re-stuff with something more suitable as a seat cushion pad, as this should fit the folding wood chair I just finished re-gluing and coating with gloss deft.

Nice colanders, I find that rounder ones tends to muffle the voices better. If you don't mind sacrificing a bit of air flow, lining with tin foil goes a long way.

 

[saukit]

@jeffmoss26 you **** for the $5 BE set! Hard to find those boxes...

Had an expensive day today, took the morning off as there was a pro run sale right by the house with a machine shop in the basement. Photos looked super clean and did not disappoint. I got there a few minutes after they posted the address and was #5 in line so got to see most of what was in there. There was tons of Starrett but it was all priced way out of my range for that stuff. However I did stumble across a bunch of pass through socket sets and ratchets...

Ratchets are Matco Special Forces pass through, long flex head 3/8 and 1/2 plus the SK long handle 3/8. Paid just over $75 for all three but I'll get more than that out of em. Couldn't pass up the little mini anvil for $12.


Craftsman stubby metric set for $10 and there were also a couple of the Husky USA flare nut wrenches in the bag. I went back and overpaid for the other two Husky wrenches as they had dumped them in another bag and I had to talk the guy into pulling them out so that cost me another $6 which is way over my usual $1 limit for a wrench!


The real prize of this sale...4 Armstrong USA Eliminator socket sets, these things are mint and they go for crazy money. Paid $25 for the 1/2 and 3/8 sets and $18 each for the 1/4 and allen sets. The 1/4 inch set was the steal of the day with the two Matco pass through ratchets included in the box!


Oh yeah and here's 12 bucks of junk from my favorite sale of last week. Went back again the last day as I couldn't bring myself to let all the Williams sockets go to the dump and also dragged home a handmade wood tool box and canvas tote. The drill index is kinda cool too...

 

[Provincial]

Well, I'll be ding-danged! Good job!

I suppose the knife won't be a user now.

 

[Beerhippie]

I suppose the knife won't be a user now.

It will be--for the new owner. I sold it to a coworker who's been asking me for an affordable folding hunter for a while. I figure that I made decent profit selling a $5 knife to him for $25, after cleaning and sharpening (maybe a half-hour). He's happy, I'm happy.

Probably should have checked the value of a base ball star-branded knife first, but, whatever.

 

[DetailSeeker]

Here are a few tools I picked up at a small GS:

The Erie Tool Works Stillson pipe wrench (only 7” length, although marked “8”)
Barcalo Buffalo 8 1/2" linesman pliers with great knurling
Kraeuter U.S.A. #2801-7 linesman pliers; marked Nickel Dreadnaught Steel with great knurling
Snap-on F-161 1/2" socket
two Indestro Super Chrome Alloy Steel Slot Screwdrivers
4" wooden screw wood hand clamp (smallest I have seen)
perfect-handle square shank screwdriver (looks like a Tobrin)
E.C. Stearns & Co. cast iron 3/8" x 9/16" multi-wrench (used for woodworking machinery?)
wood handle 10 1/2" slotted screwdriver with holding sleeve (only marking is a “PAT PENDING”). Any ideas? It has a unique handle design that Google Lens has not been able to identify.

That looks like a Perfect Handle screwdriver, from H. D. Smith. There were a couple of patents (linked to each other at that page) - someone who is not me could probably tell you whether or not the "pending" applies to one or the other specifically, or to both.

Okay, on the one hand, I clearly cannot read today. Apparently its not the weekend yet.

I swear I could only see one slotted screwdriver! I've never heard the term "holding sleeve", and my brain saw a question mark, a slotted screwdriver next to a wooden- handled whatsit that looked like it was meant to be used with 1/4" sockets, and jumped to a conclusion.

That said: handle looks kind of like this, might be a starting point?

 

[Outlawmws]

4" wooden screw wood hand clamp (smallest I have seen)

I like that one! what do the jaws measure overall?

 

[alinc100]

@jeffmoss26 you **** for the $5 BE set! Hard to find those boxes...

Had an expensive day today, took the morning off as there was a pro run sale right by the house with a machine shop in the basement. Photos looked super clean and did not disappoint. I got there a few minutes after they posted the address and was #5 in line so got to see most of what was in there. There was tons of Starrett but it was all priced way out of my range for that stuff. However I did stumble across a bunch of pass through socket sets and ratchets...

Ratchets are Matco Special Forces pass through, long flex head 3/8 and 1/2 plus the SK long handle 3/8. Paid just over $75 for all three but I'll get more than that out of em. Couldn't pass up the little mini anvil for $12.


Craftsman stubby metric set for $10 and there were also a couple of the Husky USA flare nut wrenches in the bag. I went back and overpaid for the other two Husky wrenches as they had dumped them in another bag and I had to talk the guy into pulling them out so that cost me another $6 which is way over my usual $1 limit for a wrench!


The real prize of this sale...4 Armstrong USA Eliminator socket sets, these things are mint and they go for crazy money. Paid $25 for the 1/2 and 3/8 sets and $18 each for the 1/4 and allen sets. The 1/4 inch set was the steal of the day with the two Matco pass through ratchets included in the box!


Oh yeah and here's 12 bucks of junk from my favorite sale of last week. Went back again the last day as I couldn't bring myself to let all the Williams sockets go to the dump and also dragged home a handmade wood tool box and canvas tote. The drill index is kinda cool too...

Those metric stubbys sell well too. You **** biggly for the entire haul. "kinda" cool LOL

It will be--for the new owner. I sold it to a coworker who's been asking me for an affordable folding hunter for a while. I figure that I made decent profit selling a $5 knife to him for $25, after cleaning and sharpening (maybe a half-hour). He's happy, I'm happy.

Probably should have checked the value of a base ball star-branded knife first, but, whatever.

Eh, When I looked very quickly at Ebay $30 seemed normal ,some around $100 with a perfect etch and like new. You did a good thing putting it in the hands of someone who will enjoy it.

 

[Marsim]

Just got this for $10. Nice shape considering what it is.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a few tools I picked up at a small GS:

The Erie Tool Works Stillson pipe wrench (only 7” length, although marked “8”)
Barcalo Buffalo 8 1/2" linesman pliers with great knurling
Kraeuter U.S.A. #2801-7 linesman pliers; marked Nickel Dreadnaught Steel with great knurling
Snap-on F-161 1/2" socket
two Indestro Super Chrome Alloy Steel Slot Screwdrivers
4" wooden screw wood hand clamp (smallest I have seen)
perfect-handle square shank screwdriver (looks like a Tobrin)
E.C. Stearns & Co. cast iron 3/8" x 9/16" multi-wrench (used for woodworking machinery?)
wood handle 10 1/2" slotted screwdriver with holding sleeve (only marking is a “PAT PENDING”). Any ideas? It has a unique handle design that Google Lens has not been able to identify.

Could be a Tobrin. Here is one of mine.
Comparison shot with contemporary screwdrivers

-Don

 

[jeffmoss26]

$10 box of goodies this AM

 

[RTM]

! I've never heard the term "holding sleeve", and my brain saw a question mark, a slotted screwdriver next to a wooden- handled whatsit that looked like it was meant to be used with 1/4" sockets, and jumped to a conclusion.

That said: handle looks kind of like this, might be a starting point?

Nice find. That one is Not in DATAMP.

US1275810

US1275810A - Screw-driver. - Google Patents

Frederick h white
1918-08-13 grant date

Breadcrumbs for later finding

Not found in the screw starters thread either, both with and without commas, not seen in all of GJ prior.

Screw starters...

First up: 262 - SUREGRIP; BRIDGEPORT U.S.A. This is the only Philips screw starter I have...

www.garagejournal.com

Again, nice find Frances, even if it’s not the right one.

 

[Fred Knox]

I like that one! what do the jaws measure overall?

About 4” x 7 1/2”. 13/16” wide jaws. See photo. My first reaction was to clean the remnants of blue paint off, but now I’m leaning toward leaving it with its rustic look.

Could be a Tobrin. Here is one of mine.

The top of the shaft before the wood handle has a distinctive Tobrin look. The handle had been worn down around where the usual marking would be.

 

[four.cycle]

US1275810A

I'm lost on this one, @RTM - who made it?

I'm not finding the post with a photo from the quotes.

 

[RTM]

I'm lost on this one, @RTM - who made it?

I'm not finding the post with a photo from the quotes.

We don’t know if it matches, just a new patent.

But, I quoted @DetailSeeker , who quoted @Fred Knox , so back a page. But she felt his handle looked like the one in the patent referenced.

If you click the quote source enough, should take you back to here.

2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

I'll let someone else award you the you **** for the Morse. I see a Pyramid stovetop toaster hiding under your bench--finest camp toaster made. Price new ones and it'll knock yer socks off It sits on top of my pc in the shop. If it ever gets hot enough to toast I’m in trouble 😂

www.garagejournal.com

 

[gleman]

You **** @saukit !

Can you get the part no. for the extension in the 1/2" set?

Two summers ago I got the same set but mine didn't come with it.

 

[Beerhippie]

Those metric stubbys sell well too. You **** biggly for the entire haul. "kinda" cool LOL


Eh, When I looked very quickly at Ebay $30 seemed normal ,some around $100 with a perfect etch and like new. You did a good thing putting it in the hands of someone who will enjoy it.

Ironically, I could probably get $30 for the sheath alone! Seems the original Camillus sheaths are few and far between.

But, once again, I'm happy, he's happy. I have too many knives as it is--but can't pass up a good brand like Camillus with a decent blade for $5!

I hit one GIANT estate sale--over an acre of ****--unfortunately, ****, at Ebay pricing. Not a single tool nor Coleman in sight.

 

[four.cycle]

We don’t know if it matches, just a new patent.

okay... I found Fred's photo - we're talking about that grubby wood-handled number over on the right.
but this is not definitive, correct? may or may not be 1275810 ?

 

[gleman]

Went to three garage sales yesterday. Two duds and some neat stuff from the third.

I got two blue balls for four bucks! The script is slightly different from my set maybe a different mold or year but pretty close.



1" and 2" vise, a Coke opener, 14/15 SK, Odd needlenose and pliers and a braised unbreakable clamp for 15 bucks.

 

[Beerhippie]

^I hate it when I get blue-balled at a yard sale.

 

[gleman]

^I hate it when I get blue-balled at a yard sale.

The lady running the sale didn't appreciate my joke!

 

[four.cycle]

nope. not a "girl" joke.

 

[loganb]

Picked up off a soon to be estate sale (family members)

Vietnam era war contract Kennedy 4 shelf cantilever box. We are assuming it was found cleaning out foreclosure houses, taken back to his house and stuck under a bench and not opened again.

 

[Patrickm82]

Had a good day picking today. Hit up 4 sales today with 3 producing. here’s what I got, first stop was $20
Snap on F710 ALS 3/8 ratchet with a destroyed handle. I had a crusty Torx driver with a perfect handle that became a donor handle.
Cornwell 3/8 ratchet
2 craftsman 3/8 ratchets
5 Herbrand 1/2” 12 point sockets
3 Kreuter metric 6 point sockets
A few Snap on and a MAC sockets
Craftsman and Bonney dbe wrenches
Herbrand chisel
True temper ball peen
MAC taper punch (crusty)
Stanley 299 razor
Walworth pipe wrench
A pair of linesman pliers with a stubby head. I can’t make the name out.
Skarsten mfg. awlscrew from jolly old England
Cornwell pocket stone


Next stop was $3
Blue point 6 point 3/4 wrench
Blue point ball peen
Hickory handle


Last stop was $5 total
Cool old claw hammer
Brown & Sharpe adjustable parallel set
Nicholson file
Starrett 603 rule
Snap on angle wrench 11/16
Home made center punch with nice knurling

 

[RTM]

but this is not definitive, correct? may or may not be 1275810 ?

Yes. Maybe @Fred Knox can compare the patent to his screwdriver, see if they match.


I was more pleased with the new patent being found.

 

[RTM]

Wooo doggies,looks like a 3/8” spinner in the bottom

 

[loganb]

Wooo doggies,looks like a 3/8” spinner in the bottom

Honestly didn't pay much attention to the contents. Will try and dig thru what's in it tonight

 

[freudianfloyd]

I had a decent day today. I havent been to any yard sales in a while, and after the Springfield Swap Meet turned out to be a bust, I stopped at a few on the way home and found some goodies.

Paid $12 for the Snap on air drill, Ingersoll Rand 1/2" Titanium impact.

Then paid a total of $23 for the brand new in box transfer punches, two sets of Vise Grip locking pliers, Channellock pliers, a Mac stubby phillips screwdriver and two Snap On flat screwdrivers. (One may not be Snap on, I cant find markings on it, but it was with the other Snap on screwdriver so Im assuming.)



I then found d my best deal of the day a Kalamazoo belt sander with Baldor motor for a whopping $5. Runs good, just needs a new wheel and sanding belts and good cleaning.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Only managed to get in a couple sales today. This was the only find. Wilton 76A corner vise. It hardly looks used. For $5 I couldn’t leave it behind.

 

[mikeinri]

@ctuai :That rates a You **** for the dry bags alone!

Ditto.

@jeffmoss26 you **** for the $5 BE set! Hard to find those boxes...

Had an expensive day today, took the morning off as there was a pro run sale right by the house with a machine shop in the basement. Photos looked super clean and did not disappoint. I got there a few minutes after they posted the address and was #5 in line so got to see most of what was in there. There was tons of Starrett but it was all priced way out of my range for that stuff. However I did stumble across a bunch of pass through socket sets and ratchets...

Ratchets are Matco Special Forces pass through, long flex head 3/8 and 1/2 plus the SK long handle 3/8. Paid just over $75 for all three but I'll get more than that out of em. Couldn't pass up the little mini anvil for $12.


Craftsman stubby metric set for $10 and there were also a couple of the Husky USA flare nut wrenches in the bag. I went back and overpaid for the other two Husky wrenches as they had dumped them in another bag and I had to talk the guy into pulling them out so that cost me another $6 which is way over my usual $1 limit for a wrench!


The real prize of this sale...4 Armstrong USA Eliminator socket sets, these things are mint and they go for crazy money. Paid $25 for the 1/2 and 3/8 sets and $18 each for the 1/4 and allen sets. The 1/4 inch set was the steal of the day with the two Matco pass through ratchets included in the box!


Oh yeah and here's 12 bucks of junk from my favorite sale of last week. Went back again the last day as I couldn't bring myself to let all the Williams sockets go to the dump and also dragged home a handmade wood tool box and canvas tote. The drill index is kinda cool too...

You ****!

Went to three garage sales yesterday. Two duds and some neat stuff from the third.

I got two blue balls for four bucks! The script is slightly different from my set maybe a different mold or year but pretty close.



1" and 2" vise, a Coke opener, 14/15 SK, Odd needlenose and pliers and a braised unbreakable clamp for 15 bucks.

You **** too!


Mike

 

[3baygarage]

Today I drove a long way to an estate sale because I saw an interesting antique wrench in a photo. I got there minutes after the sale opened and sadly the wrench was claimed already. It was a very unususal oldie. In fact I can’t quite identify it yet. I got a quick glimpse at the manufacturer but I may have it wrong.

When I turned around in the garage I saw this Billings box sitting there for 20 bucks. There was a lot more in it than I realized. A near complete 1/2” Billings set (Wright made). More photos to come in the Billings thread.
Lots of interesting stuff.

The u- joint is S-K. Stanley push drill, Indestro hex drive set, some oxwall, Craftsman folding ruler, Stephens & Co folding ruler, Craftsman and Vanadium Tool Co punches, Millers Falls punch and nail set, Vaco pair of offset screwdrivers including a 1/8” blade! (odd find for me), dental mirror, what’s left of a Cattaraugus pocket knife, etc.. Got a second box of stuff but haven’t had the time to go through yet.

Does anhone know anything about the old Schrader valve? Marked 4337C. I know what the cap portion is for. Looks pretty old.

 

[Outlawmws]

Saturday's "pre-event" (tomorrow being the main event day) - I walked near 4 miles today, and I drove to different stooping places. Not sure I saved any energy, and I could have fit everything into a day pack... Tomorrow the main area will be walked. Parking, or even driving, gets impossible.

Kinda slow but some nice finds:

I started with the partial Pinewood derby car, solely to get the 2 wheels - $3. - $9 for the small all peen, 10 of 12 riflers files - look unused - scissors are marked "Royal Steel, and Fully Warranted". I hardly need more scissors, but I liked the feel of them in my hand, and the blades are in perfect shape; don't even needs sharping. The last three features made me pick them up - and an oven thermometer.





4 new spools of thread in colors I can use a buck each, the line and Rachettool, were a buck each also, the Goodell Pratt is a mini ratcheting driver, The ratchet is perfect, getting from forward to reverse and back requires some padded pliers, so I need to work oil in further; for a quarter, I'm happy, its marked Goodell Pratt Company, Greenfeild Mass. USA and Pat. Applied for... The Craftsman keys and Indestro auto wrench were free. The wrench completes another Indestro set.



The pyramid toaster was $2 it looks nickle plated from the bottom? faintly from the top? its certainly the most rust free one I've seen from in the wild. $5 for the 1 gallon Kerosene oil can, no rust inside! some other stuff needs cleaned out but its decent and shoudl clean up fine, much better than most I see.





Shot inside with a flashlight in the spout:

 

[Outlawmws]

Does anhone know anything about the old Schrader valve? Marked 4337C. I know what the cap portion is for. Looks pretty old.

Old tire stem, missing the nut, washer, and rubber gasket for inside.

 

[3baygarage]

Old tire stem, missing the nut, washer, and rubber gasket for inside.

I thought it might be unusual with the name. Just old I guess.