I couple months back I picked up a 1930s Craftsman 3-drawer box. Realized I needed it out of the way and put it back on Craigslist. Finally sold it to a good home: Guy who makes and restores furniture. Also had a nice mid-week thrift store score of a $7 SK Wayne 1/4" set. They also had a Companion USA-made set. First time I'd seen an Open-Gear ratchet with a name other than an Indestro or Thorsen brand. Sockets looked like Indestro, too. Was a bit pricey, so I left it behind.
Anyway, got to the weekend and spent some time deciding on the best plan of attack for Saturday. First stop, Day 2 of an estate sale. Lots of classic power tools. Cool stuff, but priced like it. It didn't look like any of them had sold the first day. Found a few things in the hand tools:
The Snap-On Punch and Chisel set Roll contained just the Proto EZ-outs below it. The adjustable is a later Diamond, the extension is a 3/4" drive -v- Craftsman, the chrome socket is a Craftsman deep 1-1/16", below that are an SO 1/2"-drive and 2 3/4"-drive sockets, then an SO 3/4" drive flexing nut spinner welded to a 3/4" drive extension. To the right are 2 SO 1"-3/4" drive adapters. Much of the SO stuff above is in the "Loxocket" series. The pliers are, from left to right, 4 Diamond, 2 Kraueter, and 2 Utica 50-8 lineman's.
Stop 2, another 2nd day estate sale. This one advertised lots of tools to go with the model railroad and fishing stuff:
Snap-On allen wrench roll, 1 Indestro, 1 Craftsman Underline offset DBE, 3 Craftsman =V= DBEs, a Diamond 15" Ford wrench, Craftsman Push drill, =Craftsman= and Powr-Kraft snips, =Craftsman= punch, Artisan and Blackhawk short DBEs, Allen 3/8" universal, Wright spark plug socket, Cman 1/4" universal and deep socket, Proto screwdriver socket, =V= Craftsman 1/4" drive breaker bar and long extension, 1 large Thorsen socket, Craftsman circle-K (? have to look that one up) 1/2" drive universal, some Craftsman =V= sockets, including a 3/8-1/2 adapter, drag link, and most of a 1/2" drive set.
Final stop was a swap meet. I don't often find stuff at this small meet (it seems as much a social event for the vendors), but looking at old tools, cars, and car parts is usually a good use of one's time:
Craftsman molding set and an Ammco hone with extra parts and other stuff.
I'm reminded of the season and the upcoming cold weather by the full FM/Estate/Swap schedule of the next few weeks... Hopefully they'll produce some good stuff, too. And hopefully I'll actually be able to keep up with the thread!
LAST weekend I got this camp ax:
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