Show your Crown Top Love

[jakemac]

More Crown Top today. paid $2

A Cman "Hollow Set Screw Key Assortment" model #46696
Blue pouch
9 piece (10pc if you count the pouch) (0.050 - 1/4")
-V- code
complete

The vinyl pouch is still supple, and there are no rips. It just needs a good cleaning.

 

[harleybuilder]

This was my dad's that I got after he passed away last year. Not sure what year it would have been made.

 

[bubinga]

My girlfriend bought this for me for Christmas in 1972.....I wonder if she still looks this good?....

man is that nice, I'd like to have that under my 26" Kennedy Machinist box.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Belt sander...

 

[nine4gmc]

Awesome Dennis, try some simple green on a paper towel to remove the paint from the logo/label.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Awesome Dennis, try some simple green on a paper towel to remove the paint from the logo/label.

Will do.. it has been painted several times.. and the paint that is currently on there was industrial alkyd enamel put on in the mid 1980's.. so I don't hold much hope.. but will try... We'll see how it goes..

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Two keepers for the collection...

 

[jakemac]

NIB Crown Top razor blades ?
Outstanding !!!

 

[CNGsaves]

^ ^ ^ x2 . . . .
. . . those single-edge crowntop CM razor blades must have been in sealed time capsule !!!

 

[MoboMac]

NOS 1973 Crowntop 1/2" Electric Impact

Craigslist Score.......

Just picked this up tonite....

Doesn't get much better......the anvil appears to be a virgin....

1973 price tag $139.95.......& tax.............I gave $65.00 cash.....(can somebody do the math on that for me....and tell me if I did OK?)

The IRONY of this deal is.........The house where I bought it was about 3 blocks from the Burnaby Sears store......where I was buying NEW Crowntop and =v= Craftsman handtools...42 years ago.

The Sears Auto center had a HUGE parts dept. back in the day....where we would get our domestic parts from......

In the parts dept. showroom....I remember playing with (and speed shifting) a Hurst Mystery Shifter demonstrator.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I think if I pulled out my crown logo stuff, I'd take up a driveway. LOL.

I have a lot of 1960's Craftsman....the best stuff was inherited from those gone before us....a special place for me.

 

[MoboMac]

I think if I pulled out my crown logo stuff, I'd take up a driveway. LOL.

I have a lot of 1960's Craftsman....the best stuff was inherited from those gone before us....a special place for me.

I have a lot of "dead peoples stuff",....as well.......and I'm GOOD with that.....

Hope somebody takes care of MY sh*t....when I'm DEAD.....

 

[hangfirew8]

Re: NOT Crowntop.....but WORTHY......

God Bless you Duke Gortler....where ever you are......your top box and tools are in GOOD hands....

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...l=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=115374624&df=all&

 

[MoboMac]

Re: NOT Crowntop.....but WORTHY......

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...l=all&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=115374624&df=all&

THAT is AWESOME........thanks for posting.....

I printed it off....and it will be taped to the underside of the top box.....

Most of the tools were stamped DG....and I'm going to have a GREAT TIME using them....

We need to find his obituary NOW.....

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

I went to a Rummage Sale at a local church and found this a carry box marked 5520.

It's a little rough but it was $10.00 and it had a bunch of 1/2 drive =V= sockets along with a Herbrand phillips #2 screwdriver and a 1-1/8 Barcalo Buffalo combination wrench.

Cheers

Jim

 

[MoboMac]

I went to a Rummage Sale at a local church and found this a carry box marked 5520.

It's a little rough but it was $10.00 and it had a bunch of 1/2 drive =V= sockets along with a Herbrand phillips #2 screwdriver and a 1-1/8 Barcalo Buffalo combination wrench.

Cheers

Jim

I'd pay 10 bucks for that all day long....GOOD SCORE.....!

 

[geekinsyde]

I don't own this...but man I drooled when I saw this on CL....man I wish it wasn't so far to get this one....but haven't seen a crowntop like this!

 

[nine4gmc]

You mean like this?

I thought for sure I posted mine in here. Jake or someone has the matching creeper.

 

[geekinsyde]

Awesome!!


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[Stuart in MN]

I don't own this...but man I drooled when I saw this on CL....man I wish it wasn't so far to get this one....but haven't seen a crowntop like this!

They made that same thing for many years, apparently. I have one I bought new in the early 80s; it's red instead of grey and it has the newer logo, but the construction is identical.

 

[wrenchguy]

You mean like this?

I thought for sure I posted mine in here. Jake or someone has the matching creeper.

Heres mine, I haven't posted it b4.

 

[jakemac]

Yup, I have the same creeper. That stool is nice though. Now I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for one.

 

[mtwaterguy]

Picked up this stand yesterday. Previous owner said it originally had a belt sander on it. I have one of those that I picked up recently so I am considering mounting an old bandsaw I have on it.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I have a lot of "dead peoples stuff",....as well.......and I'm GOOD with that.....

Hope somebody takes care of MY sh*t....when I'm DEAD.....

If it belonged to someone that passed away, my theory is that they wanted you to have it and it needs to soldier on..

 

[Spudd4242]

Posted this on the garage sale thread as well, picked this up for $7 bucks today. It's going to be a wall hanger decoration for the garage, anyone have an approx value? I can get better pics if needed!


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[InkedForLife]

Seems Mr. McFeely has been busy on my street the last week. Dropped off some goodies to include these crown top beauties
#9-9049 fractional size drill gage
#4047 number size drill gage
#9-40136 4R 6" rule
#9-4026 protractor square center
Also picked up a made in Japan #9-40172 dial vernier caliper, I'll get pics of that later.

 

[nine4gmc]

Awesome inked!

 

[DWise]

Here are a two items my friend just picked up.

 

[InkedForLife]

So, good day, bad day here yesterday.
First the good, got this crown top chisel arrived in the mail today. Looks well used, needs to be sharpened. But a quality addition to the tool room none the less.

Then the bad bad. Watched this brace and bit set on E-bay since it was posted. Wasn't really interested in the brace or bits, but the bit set included a crown top holder that looked to be in great shape. Description said seller had inherited it a few years ago and decided to sell it. Only two pics in the listing, but everything looked good. Showed up yesterday and I had a bad feeling as the brace handle was protruding from the envelope. Opened it up and the brace was fine, but the bits had been left in the holder and wrapped with nowhere near enough bubble wrap and then taped to a USPS flat rate envelope. Got the bubble wrap off and sure enough, the bits had torqued the holder all out of shape. My heart just sank. What I won this auction for I would have paid for the holder alone, the brace and bits were just a bonus. Not sure if it can be repaired without damaging the paint and that beautiful logo. But I am determined to try.

I have reached out to the seller to see if he is willing to refund at least the shipping cost. He has a 100% feedback rating, so I am hopeful.

 

[torqueman2002]

Life - nice scores. Sorry about the tweaked holder, perhaps someone will have good ideas how to put it right.

Allow me to add my latest Crown Top addition.

 

[bubinga]

My girlfriend bought this for me for Christmas in 1972.....I wonder if she still looks this good?....

man is that nice, I'd like to have that under my 26" Kennedy Machinist box.

MoboMac................is that cork drawer liners in that Intermediate Craftsman crown box?
l would like to get lucky and find some kind of today 2 go under my Kennedy machinist Bx.
BTY it's the Big one, 26"wide, 11 drawer IIRC, but l got it over 10 , No,I am lying, more like 20 years ago.......................................
I like to lie and make it not as long ago............ it makes me feel younger I think..............................LOL
Oh, a whole $25.00 i paid @ a yd.sale.

 

[torqueman2002]

I added a 1/2-HP rtop Block m-397.19590 Commercial Crown Top to the Craftsman collection yesterday.

It was listed for $25 in CL.

After a nice drive into Ohio, I said to the retired gentleman that it's my rule to always negotiate the price, especially if I've driven more than an hour.

However, I was going to make only one offer, $35.00.

He laughed, said OK, took the money and looked at me like I was crazy.

I explained I know these grinders well, and it is worth more than $25 to me.

Thanks for looking.

 

[BlueBomber]

These first two came in a toolbox I bought on Friday. I've never seen the battery post cleaner before. Anyone else have one?



Here's a few more Crowntop items ive picked up recently.

Kromedge dado set, original price tag says $32.49!

Hip top tool box sadly rattle can blasted with black paint. I keep my drill bits in it.



My all time favorite hand saw. The blade says "24" Utility (Dock) Saw" and is engraved with "BLADE MADE IN NORWAY".

Cool thread, Nine. Subscribed!

 

[nine4gmc]

Great stuff BlueBomber, thanks for posting! That saw is super cool and I've never seen a battery cleaner like that, all good!!

 

[torqueman2002]

I bought another tool box, just because of the Crown Top logo. A little rusty on the out side, a lot better inside.

Some more little Crown Top love inside.

Also, found this Drill case.

Thanks for looking.

 

[bubinga]

Nice guys, I;ll get a few up I got, when things settle,

Ya Ya , sure, just like the Funky drill press we been hearing about.
tell it to some other group anthony, ............................You "say" a lot of things...............LOL

 

[dbocha01]

$50 for boxes $80 for boxes plus all the tooling inside...I spent $80

 

[jeffmoss26]

Wow!!

 

[BlueBomber]

I found this Crown Top hand plane at a dairy farm estate sale in Methuen, Mass, gently used with just a touch of surface rust.

 

[MoboMac]

Todays SCORE........Craigslist Crowntop Cantilever.......20 bucks...

Bought the identical box NEW...in the late 60's.....and sold it off...when I needed /wanted one with drawers....

It's in pretty nice shape....think I will fill it with vintage =v= handtools and use it for my mobile box...