Weekend auction score.. First Thread

[Grabit]

Well been reading around this cool site for a while and figured its time to show my finds from this weekend. Everything was at a local online auction.

First is a DuroChrome socket set from 1929 or 30. I did restore the box. Awesome set. missing 2 sockets and 2 adapters, not bad for 80 year old set
$5.50

 

[wornoutoldman]

Nice score you ****!

 

[Grabit]

Then got these screwdrivers and other randoms, for $12.00. There was a lot more in it, but this is the better stuff. Large Screwdrivers are Proto Los Angeles, Proto Tin snips, and P&C wrenches.

 

[teletekman]

Great condition for being an 80 year old set. Nice score!

 

[Grabit]

Then got this Kennedy Tool box, Government issue, from 1964 for $10.00.
Probably gonna restore it and use it, cool little box.

 

[Grabit]

Nice score you ****!

Nice, a "You ****" on my first post, pretty good start

 

[Grabit]

Great condition for being an 80 year old set. Nice score!

Thanks, Its in great shape, Sockets dont even look used. The breaker bar, (I guess youd call it that) has seen better days, only real sign of use though

 

[Grabit]

Lastly a KR56 (1956) Snap On Top and a Cornwell bottom, Snap on is in awesome shape, Cornwell is probably gonna get a restore. You can see where ive been trying to get the paint off the Cornwell Name plate, hopefully without taking the actual logo paint off. Not sure what year it is? $95.00

 

[Packard V8]

Local online auction

AFAIK, we don't have such here. Can you post the link just so we can see how it operates?

jack vines

 

[Grabit]

AFAIK, we don't have such here. Can you post the link just so we can see how it operates?

jack vines

Its just an actual auction house that does a lot of their auctions online then you go in and pick up what you won Its Bighornauctions.com. New auction starting today actually

 

[jusridin]

Yup a You **** is in order, all that and then some should have been mine!

 

[jusridin]

Good score bud, and glad to see you here

 

[Grabit]

Yup a You **** is in order, all that and then some should have been mine!

Well maybe this week you'll remember theres an auction. And we better find out a way to figure out who's bidding on what otherwise we're gonna bid each other up and pay 3 times what we should.

 

[wornoutoldman]

WOW That Kennedy is really nice! I wouldn't restore any of those boxes. But I'd clean em up real good. You did amazingly well on all those tools.

 

[ckadams00]

Was gonna give you a "you ****" on the first post, then definitely on the second, for sure on the third . . .oh hell:

You **** x4

Put the socket set in a container of Evaporust for two days and they will look like new.

 

[Grabit]

WOW That Kennedy is really nice! I wouldn't restore any of those boxes. But I'd clean em up real good. You did amazingly well on all those tools.

Well the Cornwell was already painted over, and unfortunately right over the front logo plate, its in rough shape, I figure Im not ruining the original paint since it was painted. Its all in great shape other than the paint, even have the keys

 

[Grabit]

WOW That Kennedy is really nice! I wouldn't restore any of those boxes. But I'd clean em up real good. You did amazingly well on all those tools.

I'd possibly sell the kennedy, I think its an awesome box, just has some dents on the lid. I was gonna restore it for my own use. But if someone can appreciate it in its own state. Its a fairly heavy, well made box though. shipping would ****.

 

[bams50]

AFAIK, we don't have such here. Can you post the link just so we can see how it operates?

jack vines

Brief OT, what a surprise to find you here, Jack! Small world!

 

[Grabit]

Was gonna give you a "you ****" on the first post, then definitely on the second, for sure on the third . . .oh hell:

You **** x4

Put the socket set in a container of Evaporust for two days and they will look like new.

The whole set was actually covered in old oil, which is nice cuz not much for rust. I cleaned them up, but theyre still just a little dirty. Its 83 years old i dont wanna do anything to take away from the natural aged look of the sockets. The speeder and ratchet could use a little rust remover though. Sockets are in better shape

 

[Flatintoone]

Well been reading around this cool site for a while and figured its time to show my finds from this weekend. Everything was at a local online auction.

First is a DuroChrome socket set from 1929 or 30. I did restore the box. Awesome set. missing 2 sockets and 2 adapters, not bad for 80 year old set
$5.50

That is a great deal! I recently picked up (and subsequently sold) a nearly identical set, but not for that kind of money...

 

[TruckJunkie]

Very nice, definitely worthy of a 'You ****'