INSP380
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Solid weekend grab….Been watching these two for almost 2 weeks. Prices kept dropping, Twenty for the SK-Wayne and Ten for the Kennedy… contents of the Kennedy were a bonus! Done for the week..
Steve
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Solid weekend grab….Been watching these two for almost 2 weeks. Prices kept dropping, Twenty for the SK-Wayne and Ten for the Kennedy… contents of the Kennedy were a bonus! Done for the week..
Steve
You overpaid by about $5 for that SK set
That Kennedy is gorgeous. I don't usually see them in red.
INSP380
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You overpaid by about $5 for that SK set
That Kennedy is gorgeous. I don't usually see them in red.
Thanks! That SK-W set is so cool. It even has the plastic wrap still under the tray. That’s what attracted me to the Kennedy. Condition. It’s about flawless…Here it is in contrast to my 520 G … Huge difference! 
Outlawmws
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I don't think I've ever seen a Kennedy box in Orange like that! I like it!
GaryM909
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I have the same model leatherman I bought from a garage sale about 10 years ago. It was in new condition and I leave it in my truck because my daughter borrowed my Wave forever.This year has been light on the tool sales. Picked these up just to say i got something in june.
INSP380
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Right?!?!? It looks Red till you put it in front of Red…. Weird!
four.cycle
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The handle does look Blackhawk-ish.
The URL you cited leads to a page with a Duro/Indestro ratchet (patent 1902878) - completely different animal.
3baygarage
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Happy Father’s day all. Had a great day hunting at two flea markets.
First buy of the day, $7 for all in the picture. Lots of nice oldies from a carry box of misc.. Looks like perhaps someone’s war era collection: Snap-On, Williams, Duro-Chrome, Plomb, Wright, Hinsdale. Plus a brass key, a nice modern USA Craftsman 1-1/2” x 1/2” drive, and rotating Tru-Fit extension by Milwaukee Tool & Forge.
First buy of the day, $7 for all in the picture. Lots of nice oldies from a carry box of misc.. Looks like perhaps someone’s war era collection: Snap-On, Williams, Duro-Chrome, Plomb, Wright, Hinsdale. Plus a brass key, a nice modern USA Craftsman 1-1/2” x 1/2” drive, and rotating Tru-Fit extension by Milwaukee Tool & Forge.
3baygarage
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Yeah. But did you see the part number?The handle does look Blackhawk-ish.
The URL you cited leads to a page with a Duro/Indestro ratchet (patent 1902878) - completely different animal.
Yes, interesting. My first guess, with no evidence, is British Petroleum Company Service Division.
3baygarage
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Ahhh! I believe they're Bendix Products (Stromberg) tools. An example of 3/8 driver from an old eBay listing. Similar #. Stromberg branded sockets also have T- prefix.
Edit: your ratchet is in the bottom left. Circa 1939!
(cat. Courtesy of scribd.com)
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Overslept, woke up, dozed off again, decided to wing it and pick a flea market that would be open in the afternoon. Things were winding down without a lot of standouts.
Decided to treat myself to an ordinary pair of well loved slip joint pliers that set me back a dollar.
There's always a catch, right? These are actually vacuum grips! Snap-on No. 47 with a hefty glob of goop and a little rust.
Flea market wrapped up, on to a nearby estate sale, with a loaded garage.
It was a trick. Place was a ghost town despite being open per the posted schedule. Oh well.
Trying again, let's see if the fancy Goodwill by the golf course has anything. There I discover in all its battered glory...an old socket case, very scantly branded.
You know these. Home to unbranded import items, right? Probably not even worth opening.
But wait, there's an SK ratchet hiding where you'd least expect it! And two Craftsman 3/8 sockets in the batch. That's enough for me to agree to the $3.99 asking price.
This shiny red toolbox was far away from the rest. another notable difference is it had some weight to it.
Screwdrivers! Plus a stapler and breaker bar. The price tag says they're included. Sure, why not. You can always find something for a screwdriver to do. The familiar scent of acetate handles sends me back in time. In for another twelve bucks.
My favorite items from the box. That monster Husky is the clear winner. A 5mm socket is fine too. I don't know what is going on with the Stanley, I think it falls into the stubbyn't category.
Abandoned on a curb I found a case, instantly recognizable even at a distance. I couldn't possibly ignore it. You know what time it is.
My grandmother thought electric sewing machines were blasphemous, but I can't wait to give this a little touch up and hear it sing. They were kind enough to pack in the power cable and it does power on!
Haven't sewn in decades but I think we'll be fast friends when I get into the groove. This is a serious power tool.
Happy father's day everybody.
Decided to treat myself to an ordinary pair of well loved slip joint pliers that set me back a dollar.
There's always a catch, right? These are actually vacuum grips! Snap-on No. 47 with a hefty glob of goop and a little rust.
Flea market wrapped up, on to a nearby estate sale, with a loaded garage.
It was a trick. Place was a ghost town despite being open per the posted schedule. Oh well.
Trying again, let's see if the fancy Goodwill by the golf course has anything. There I discover in all its battered glory...an old socket case, very scantly branded.
You know these. Home to unbranded import items, right? Probably not even worth opening.
But wait, there's an SK ratchet hiding where you'd least expect it! And two Craftsman 3/8 sockets in the batch. That's enough for me to agree to the $3.99 asking price.
This shiny red toolbox was far away from the rest. another notable difference is it had some weight to it.
Screwdrivers! Plus a stapler and breaker bar. The price tag says they're included. Sure, why not. You can always find something for a screwdriver to do. The familiar scent of acetate handles sends me back in time. In for another twelve bucks.
My favorite items from the box. That monster Husky is the clear winner. A 5mm socket is fine too. I don't know what is going on with the Stanley, I think it falls into the stubbyn't category.
Abandoned on a curb I found a case, instantly recognizable even at a distance. I couldn't possibly ignore it. You know what time it is.
My grandmother thought electric sewing machines were blasphemous, but I can't wait to give this a little touch up and hear it sing. They were kind enough to pack in the power cable and it does power on!
Haven't sewn in decades but I think we'll be fast friends when I get into the groove. This is a serious power tool.
Happy father's day everybody.
Outlawmws
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There wasn't a single advertised sale in my area today. you'd have thought it was a M-Th weekday... 
four.cycle
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Yes.
That ratchet is a Duro/Indestro "pressed flange" model.
Years ago, I did the "deep dive" thing on that ratchet, which Duro/Indestro made for all kinds of private-label accounts. It would no more surprise me that they sold it to Blackhawk (or anyone else) than did @Mr X 's odd Indestro-branded unit he showed up with last week.
four.cycle
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^ a tiny Singer "portable" sold for $170. a few days ago about 8 hours after it was listed online.
quite the score there - if it works!
3baygarage
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Here is today’s two flea market haul continued:
-Pliers: PESCO ??? ford Style, Germany made long nose, Knipex cutters, Mac locing long nose, Snap-Off
-Ratchets: Easco 1/2” tri-wing, Craftsman 3/8, Home Depot orange handle pot metal (because I didn’t have one)
-Euro style pipe wrench I haven’t ID’d yet
-Wrenches: Quali-Kraft Japan slide adjustable, Channellock (Spain) adjustable, Williams Short 3/8 combo, Blue Grass 7/16 combo, Superslim (Britain) open end, Craftsman long C dbe.
-Screwdrivers: Klein offset speeder, Craftsman early bit storage driver, E. Edelman (Chicago) complete 4pc screewdriver
-Sockets: Craftsman 1/2” socket cap, no name 3/8” socket cap. 1/4” drive S-K, Armstrong, Wizard. SEK (Japan) drag link, unmarked Walden 1/2” x 1/2” female, Proto 3/8” dr. 25/32. Unknown cross bar. Britool 1/2” extension.
- Tap wrenches by New Britain and Craftsman
-Bluebird battery terminal puller
Here it is folks. In the flesh. Snap-Off.
-Pliers: PESCO ??? ford Style, Germany made long nose, Knipex cutters, Mac locing long nose, Snap-Off
-Ratchets: Easco 1/2” tri-wing, Craftsman 3/8, Home Depot orange handle pot metal (because I didn’t have one)
-Euro style pipe wrench I haven’t ID’d yet
-Wrenches: Quali-Kraft Japan slide adjustable, Channellock (Spain) adjustable, Williams Short 3/8 combo, Blue Grass 7/16 combo, Superslim (Britain) open end, Craftsman long C dbe.
-Screwdrivers: Klein offset speeder, Craftsman early bit storage driver, E. Edelman (Chicago) complete 4pc screewdriver
-Sockets: Craftsman 1/2” socket cap, no name 3/8” socket cap. 1/4” drive S-K, Armstrong, Wizard. SEK (Japan) drag link, unmarked Walden 1/2” x 1/2” female, Proto 3/8” dr. 25/32. Unknown cross bar. Britool 1/2” extension.
- Tap wrenches by New Britain and Craftsman
-Bluebird battery terminal puller
Here it is folks. In the flesh. Snap-Off.
four.cycle
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Another one of Peck, Stow, and Wilcox's private label brands, along with "Pexto".
Beerhippie
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3baygarage
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Flea part 3:
This was another flea market miracle. I saw a big plastic carry
box on the floor at a booth. Massive junk load. Nice looking, well dressed lady next booth over. I ask if the booth and tools are hers. She called her husband over and I started pulling out broken saws and lug wrenches, etc... The bottom had odds and ends of hardware and maybe 20 sockets.
A long skinny grease covered socket got my attention. Snap-On 9/32” drive deep! Then I found another. Went through every item and found 5 Snap-On from the 20’s and 30’s. Guy tells me there are more tools out back of the booth that got rained on. It was few junk tools, and wet packs of hardware. I took a gooooood looong look just to be sure no more sockets. There was the the 3/8” to 9/32” adapter in the dirt and gravel! Couldn’t believe it.
He tells me the whole pile is $5.
- Barlow (Australia) winch handle for a boat
-Sacca (France) 32 x 36 doe
-Lufkin 8 ft ruler in nice shape
-Sockets: Heyco (W. Germany) x 2, Duro-Chrome, Billings, Thorsen x 2
-Snap On 20’s and 30’s sockets: early 9/32 dr, 1928 3/8 drive flex, 1929 3/8 x 9/32 adapter, early 3/8” dr. 7/16 (no date or part #), pair of 1931 special deepwells.
I dream of finds like that. After digging through thousands of sockets, sometimes things turn up where you least expect.
I’ll post closeups in the Snap-On thread.
Now for the Heyco. Apparently all sockets say 50-12.
That’ll really screw with your head.
This was another flea market miracle. I saw a big plastic carry
box on the floor at a booth. Massive junk load. Nice looking, well dressed lady next booth over. I ask if the booth and tools are hers. She called her husband over and I started pulling out broken saws and lug wrenches, etc... The bottom had odds and ends of hardware and maybe 20 sockets.
A long skinny grease covered socket got my attention. Snap-On 9/32” drive deep! Then I found another. Went through every item and found 5 Snap-On from the 20’s and 30’s. Guy tells me there are more tools out back of the booth that got rained on. It was few junk tools, and wet packs of hardware. I took a gooooood looong look just to be sure no more sockets. There was the the 3/8” to 9/32” adapter in the dirt and gravel! Couldn’t believe it.
He tells me the whole pile is $5.
- Barlow (Australia) winch handle for a boat
-Sacca (France) 32 x 36 doe
-Lufkin 8 ft ruler in nice shape
-Sockets: Heyco (W. Germany) x 2, Duro-Chrome, Billings, Thorsen x 2
-Snap On 20’s and 30’s sockets: early 9/32 dr, 1928 3/8 drive flex, 1929 3/8 x 9/32 adapter, early 3/8” dr. 7/16 (no date or part #), pair of 1931 special deepwells.
I dream of finds like that. After digging through thousands of sockets, sometimes things turn up where you least expect.
I’ll post closeups in the Snap-On thread.
Now for the Heyco. Apparently all sockets say 50-12.
That’ll really screw with your head.
d42jeep
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Our luck hasn’t been too good recently. On Friday we headed to several Nevada sales as it was time to fill the car with slightly less expensive gas. Most of the sales were busts but we picked up a few things. A slide hammer for driving metal fence posts.
10 lbs of my favorite 3” deck screws which are no longer available.
An old DeWalt drill with a working battery.
On Saturday we drove to a few local sales with even less results. The only item we brought home was a free tack puller from a TOO. The seller promised to dig out more tools for today.
I didn’t have high hopes but we stopped by and she had dug up a few items including a Proto keychain screwdriver. Unfortunately, it was missing when we arrived home. I may return to the location tomorrow to see if it turns up. At least it was Proto and not Plomb.
The little DOE looked to be Vlchek.
-Don
10 lbs of my favorite 3” deck screws which are no longer available.
An old DeWalt drill with a working battery.
On Saturday we drove to a few local sales with even less results. The only item we brought home was a free tack puller from a TOO. The seller promised to dig out more tools for today.
I didn’t have high hopes but we stopped by and she had dug up a few items including a Proto keychain screwdriver. Unfortunately, it was missing when we arrived home. I may return to the location tomorrow to see if it turns up. At least it was Proto and not Plomb.
The little DOE looked to be Vlchek.
-Don
Stromberg - of course!Ahhh! I believe they're Bendix Products (Stromberg) tools. An example of 3/8 driver from an old eBay listing. Similar #. Stromberg branded sockets also have T- prefix.
Edit: your ratchet is in the bottom left. Circa 1939!
(cat. Courtesy of scribd.com)
Shiftless
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Wow... I needed one of those a few months ago and had to pay fifty bucks for a new one at Home Depot.
four.cycle
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^ You mean standing on a stepladder swinging an 8-pound hammer wasn't working for you? 
Beerhippie
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It took me about five minutes to make one from old well casing and 3/8" plate.Wow... I needed one of those a few months ago and had to pay fifty bucks for a new one at Home Depot.
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Outlawmws
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I did the same with some water pipe. worked great. the cap did become dome shaped over time.
four.cycle
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^ Last ones I drove in, I was on the ladder with the hammer. My ex-wife was holding the posts steady. I made sure to aim really carefully.
Mr. Wonderful
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I’m not sure what possessed me to buy this tiny “Daimaloy” adjustable but here it is.
Outlawmws
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I carry a 4" Crescent in my left front pocket all the time. A small round magnet and a pair of nail clippers on that magnet, as all three get used regularly. (magnet for "is that iron/steel, or badly tarnished brass, or plated to fake it? testing.")
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Beerhippie
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I was going to say that that handle made your day--then I looked up new prices for Barlow Winch handles. $15-30--I had no idea there was any accessory for a sailboat the came that cheaply!
I recall winch handles being in the $70-125 range--in seventies dollars.
RTM
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I got my last one for about $2, and not leaving them at that price.
bmwrd0
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I have a drawer full of 4" adjustables. Can't seem to leave them behind.
Outlawmws
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I'm up to about 40...
OP
Provincial
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I have one like that that my grandfather used. He probably made it himself, since it is a cast threaded cap on the pipe.
d42jeep
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At the price, I just couldn’t leave the slide hammer behind. It seems exceptionally heavy which will probably make it more effective.
I have a weakness for four inch adjustable wrenches as well.
-Don
I have a weakness for four inch adjustable wrenches as well.
-Donfour.cycle
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I drove over to Earthwise earlier today to pick up an item they transferred down from another one of their locations:
Huot 5-drawer number-size twist drill merchandiser. 14½" L x 7½" W x 8" H
Perfect condition other than the obligatory stickers. I'll have to get the "Goo-Off" out.
There were still a mess of tiny drill bits inside the thing. 71 of them in all. Tiny little things. Go figure.
Huot 5-drawer number-size twist drill merchandiser. 14½" L x 7½" W x 8" H
Perfect condition other than the obligatory stickers. I'll have to get the "Goo-Off" out.
There were still a mess of tiny drill bits inside the thing. 71 of them in all. Tiny little things. Go figure.
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Outlawmws
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PirateTurner
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NAPA sold Blackhawk back when I had natural colored hair, IIRC
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Provincial
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I have the number and fractional boxes, and am looking for the letter size box.
Did you just find and buy all them!!??At the price, I just couldn’t leave the slide hammer behind. It seems exceptionally heavy which will probably make it more effective.
I have a weakness for four inch adjustable wrenches as well.
