2018 Garage Sale Thread

[Hexen]

They look like wall brackets to hold a cast iron sink that has two legs in front.

Bingo.
https://www.signaturehardware.com/cast-iron-sink-wall-bracket2758.html
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?rmv...acat=0&_nkw=Cast+Iron+Sink+Wall+Mount+Bracket

 

[dittle fart around]

Bingo.
https://www.signaturehardware.com/cast-iron-sink-wall-bracket2758.html
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?rmv...acat=0&_nkw=Cast+Iron+Sink+Wall+Mount+Bracket

Is there a prize for the correct guess?

 

[jakemac]

Is there a prize for the correct guess?

If there is, I think it's still owned by that whole bumper hitch discussion.

 

[Outlawmws]

GPW. I have that same measuring cup in my camping, and from the same source! (YS)

 

[Provincial]

gpw42, the Boker pliers are designed for the locking ring on Cannon plugs. The plugs had a knurled long ring with a coarse internal thread and was used on aircraft, electronics, and some heavy equipment from the 1930's into the 1960's. Good score!

 

[LandofRath]

lugs

Sorry you missed out on the vice.

I just don't let guys like that bug me, I just wish we had thoughs types of flea markets out here.. Miss that about the east coast. The thing that erks me is when your at one and you dig and find something cool just for the vendor to say its not for sale..

 

[Catfishdan]

I had a pretty good haul at the estate sale I hit today. 10 bucks for everything in my bin. They had some super high priced sets, but the orphans were going for cheap.

The bin:


Proto and proto LA stuff:


1/2" Craftsman =v= sockets with some 8 points that I use for driving lags:


Box of 1/4" sockets. Top to bottom- 1958 snap on, SK, Williams NM, Craftsman, Proto, Misc USA, and a big pile of Japan on the right.


Some misc stuff. I think the hammer is an old Hart rip hammer.



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[EOC_Jason]

Went to an estate sale this morning, didn't have too high of hopes as the pictures didn't look promising except for a 1972 Corvette Stingray... Figured if there was a car there must be tools... WRONG...

Best guess it was a little old lady and maybe that was her late husband's that she just didn't want to get rid of. It was a madhouse of women as there was tons of women's clothes and knick-knacks... I ended up walking out of there empty handed.... That was really the only sale going on today.

Went to a couple stores running errands, which ended up also being mostly a waste of time.

On the way home I stopped at a pawn shop I haven't been in for several months. Usual over-priced and beat up stuff... But I did manage to find this little 1/4" drive husky ratchet in the no-price bins of misc junk tools...

I keep looking the place over and couldn't find anything else worth while, walk up to the counter and I ask the guy how much. He says $1... I paid the man and left...

Only reason I wanted this little Husky ratchet is I have a New Britain branded ratchet that is the same with some messed up internals. Since the New Britain has some sentimental value (and its in better condition) I'm going to swap out the parts I need to get it back to working condition.

So today wasn't a total loss... First find of 2018... a little ratchet... Got to start somewhere I guess...

EDIT: I did stop at Krispy Kreme after the estate sale, so that was another positive thing today. Nothing like their glazed donuts hot and fresh off the line.

 

[pfaustus]

Lugz, the obvious solution to these headaches is to avoid the Farmingdale area completely until Sunday and let the rest of us take the hit for you on Saturday. PSP

 

[Provincial]

I went to an estate sale Wednesday with a friend. He was looking for some machine tool cutters for making gears for old gas engines, and there were a lot of such things at this sale. It was about 80 miles away, so we had a good time visiting while he drove. We got there early (7:30 for a 9:00 opening) and signed in as #16 and 17, then found a good cafe and had breakfast. Then we returned and were actually about 5th in line because of the no-shows.

The deceased was apparently a hoarder, and almost nothing showed any use. The metal and woodworking tools were packed in so tight that nothing could have been used in place. My friend brought along a large plastic tray to collect stuff in, but I neglected to bring anything like that, and soon had my hands full. I ended up checking out three times and leaving the stuff with the cashier, since they would not allow me to pile it behind the counter like most sales do.

My friend and I both overspent out budgets, but he found his gear cutters, some other milling cutters, quite a bit of useful tools for his hobby, and a rack of pipe taps, pipe reamers, pipe stub removers, and tap removers.

I bought a set of internal collets to hold things in my lathe, a set of V-blocks for my milling machine, a Jacobs 16N ball bearing drill chuck, a test light, Proto 3/4" torque adapter, a cool hand vise, roller chain breaker, Delta drill chuck, KD nut splitter, Proto and New Britain pullers, Craftsman ignition wrench, GTD tap wrench, cheap metric thread gauge, 1-5/16 Cornwell service wrench, 1/4" tap handle, and a pair of Channellock end nippers. (Photo 1)

I found a tray with P&C wrenches in it and came up with #2225, #2236, and N85 DBE's, a 2740 combo with the open end removed, and a Plomb LA 1140 DBE with a 2B (1932) date code. In another spot, I found a P&C battery terminal puller. Later, I found a P&C #1808 8" pipe wrench in beautiful condition. (Photo #2) I'll post close-ups of the pipe wrench in the P&C thead.

Not shown are two 6" vernier calipers I picked up for another friend. One was Mauser brand, the other no name. He uses them for test gauges by setting them to a standard, and asked me to look out for some.

 

[bluebolt]

Private Lugnutz, what was the Reed vise next to the Columbian?

 

[EOC_Jason]

Heck, if you are going to drive 80 miles each way might as well make the trip worthwhile! lol... No such thing as "overspending" if it's something you can use and the price is right!

I've learned to always leave a box and a couple bags in the back seat of my truck when going to sales. The companies I know typically have bags & boxes available, but the unknown / individual sales usually do not.

 

[3baygarage]

^ Very nice. Always like a work of art those indexes.

I can’t believe the stories today guys!

Lugz - I know how it is when you get somewhere and overlook the obvious.

Let me reiterate what my buddy Frank on Pickers always says: “The time to buy it is when you see it”. I try and remind myself that. Your back thanks you today!

As far as that vendor, I hate that! Can’t tell you how many times I dug around for stuff and something like that happens. And they say “Oh, thank you didn’t know this was in there”. It’s like that at several pawn shops, they’re too lazy to sort it so they let the customers do the work. Estate sales too. “Oh, have to charge ** for this one”. No ya don’t. A minute ago you had no idea it existed.

Think of all the good deals and it averages out.

I found a wrench today you may know more about.




Rickster- good story too! I can just picture it.

 

[Catfishdan]

Last week's booty:

I have that brass multi wrench thing too. Do you know what it's for?

 

[Bobcat753]

Bearcat, I thank you again for identifying the box, but damn if I can find a model or date stamp of any kind anywhere on this box !
Looks like original paint so I dont think it is covered up, I keep looking thinking I am missing it (maybe I am !).

Freaking great little box, I may have to keep it !

Brian

Your welcome! The stamping on mine was very hard to find. I had to look at the right angle, in the right light to see it.

 

[bill300d]

Lugz
I feel your pain on that vise, been in that situation more than once.
I know what you went thru with that guy. Been there and done that with him. Calling him a douche was being polite. He is a mean miserable %$^# to everyone I have seen deal with.

 

[Provincial]

Jason, I always have some boxes or cloth bag in my truck. I was riding with Darryl that day, and forgot to bring along anything.

There were all sorts of things at that sale that would have the readers of this thread drooling. I had to test my self-control to not buy a semi-truck load of tools!

 

[Provincial]

Lugz, On the vise, "He who hesitates, is lost."

On the other vendor, "Living well is the best revenge."

 

[bluebolt]

I brought these home today from an estate sale.

Last week's booty:

FrankLee I like that Craftsman Crown label hardware chart!

 

[jakemac]

Finally ! ONE sale listed for today.
Even though I didn't see anything interesting, I was still looking forward to getting out to a sale for the first time this year.

Not to be.
It seems that everyone in the family had doctors appointments scheduled for today, and between covering watching my nephew and playing taxi driver, my whole day was scheduled by others.

Can't check for leftovers tomorrow, because I'm committed to spending the day with my Lump-in-Law at a model train show instead.

I may not get a chance to get on the board until Feb. or March at this rate.

 

[Outlawmws]

Man! Lots of great finds and war stories!

Frank; I about went cross eyed (must be tired), trying to get the drill indexes into scale! The wood bases threw me off! Nice finds!

Lugz; "Revenge is a dish best served cold."

 

[d42jeep]

Lugz,
At least you didn't mention that you know who was there. That would have made a bad day worse.
I saw an S-K toolbox in some estate sale photos so we decided to go to that one. It was a good omen that after we parked my wife opened her door and found a 14" Ridgid pipe wrench on the side of the road. It was rusty and postwar but I'm not complaining. By the time we got inside, I was surprised that the S-K box was still there. Other then the front cover being missing it was in decent shape even having the top tray. There were a few tools in the drawers so I grabbed it. We looked around a little longer and found a few more vintage tools to go with the box. The first three shots are the toolbox, the next is a set of metric Proto Professional grind offs. The next is a Dunlap ignition wrench set with roll. The next is the sockets cleaned up and the last one is the shoulder shopping pipe wrench after de-rusting.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

A few more pictures. The first picture is one I left out of the above post. There was a leather punch and a WW1 canteen and some other items. The next shot is another after picture of the Ridgid, some unknown clunky DOE wrenches and a nice Thorsen DOE
-Don

 

[gpw_42]

gpw42, the Boker pliers are designed for the locking ring on Cannon plugs. The plugs had a knurled long ring with a coarse internal thread and was used on aircraft, electronics, and some heavy equipment from the 1930's into the 1960's. Good score!

Thanks for the ID...I've been scratching my head and having trouble finding a good description to google them.

Outlaw, thanks for the point out on the cup...today's price sure beat the $5-6 I last saw one for sale in an antique mall! Makes me glad I put that one down.

Steve

 

[JABgj]

Finally. The dry spell is over. Had not been many sales to go to and less with any good stuff. Picked up 2 Craftsman universals and some drill bits. 17 bucks.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

A few more pictures. The first picture is one I left out of the above post. There was a leather punch and a WW1 canteen and some other items. The next shot is another after picture of the Ridgid, some unknown clunky DOE wrenches and a nice Thorsen DOE
-Don

Don,
I think you mean WWII canteen right? I remember having those when I was a kid. All the Army-Navy stores had them in the early 60's. Nice score by the way. Really like that S-K box. What's your preferred way of cleaning up wrenches, sockets, tools, etc?

Mike

 

[jvlyons99205]

Was able to go to an estate sale today and picked up a few things for $60 including 8 smaller tape measures, Turner blow torch, Arkansas stone sharpening kit, 9 drawer plastic organizer filled a decent mix of plumbing washers and other hardware, early multi tool, small pry bar with some advertising on it, Geller adjustable wrench, Stanley Handyman chisel, a pile of old soldering irons, wood burning tool, a carpet seam tool (?) and a very small Stanley plane that must still be hiding in the bottom of the box.

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[taumac]

After months of harassment (cough cough) encouragement from my GJ buddy’s I finally got to a local estate sale with some goodies.





Best finds I got where all the 1/4 3/8 hex extensions. They have spring loaded pins to lock sockets on that’s if they have hole in socket.

 

[jvlyons99205]

Here's the little Stanley plane, all of the bits that came with the multi tool, and a North Brothers spiral push drill that also rolled under the box.

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[d42jeep]

Don,
I think you mean WWII canteen right? I remember having those when I was a kid. All the Army-Navy stores had them in the early 60's. Nice score by the way. Really like that S-K box. What's your preferred way of cleaning up wrenches, sockets, tools, etc?

Mike

Mike,
It's actually a WWI canteen. The tipoff is the Aluminum cap. Generally the WW2 canteens have a larger diameter black plastic cap. They are usually dated as was this one but the date stamping is difficult to capture in a photograph. I'm not sure why, but I have accumulated quite a few canteens and covers. I'll see if I can find a picture.
When it comes to cleaning tools I have a selection of hand wire brushes and steel wool. I generally try to stay away from my power wire wheel but sometimes it's necessary. I would have been cleaning up the pipe wrench for hours without it. I also have a vinegar dip for really rusty plain steel items. Here are before shots.
-Don
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[Outlawmws]

Don,
I think you mean WWII canteen right? I remember having those when I was a kid. All the Army-Navy stores had them in the early 60's. Nice score by the way. Really like that S-K box. What's your preferred way of cleaning up wrenches, sockets, tools, etc?

Mike

Pretty sure Don's right. WWI generally had aluminum caps, WWII generally plastic/Baklite. (Not sure which...) Fairly sure some got reissued in WWII, but the date stamps are usually 1918.

I've been carrying a 1918 marked canteen since I was about 10 or so. This year its 100, and I'll still carry it!

Don, what is the date stamp on yours?

I just double checked and I have 4 others with aluminum caps and all date stamped 1918. (That's besides the WWII canteens.)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I had a pretty good haul at the estate sale I hit today...

Are there any markings on the extra heavy duty machinists screwdriver?

Lugz, the obvious solution to these headaches is to avoid the Farmingdale area completely until Sunday and let the rest of us take the hit for you on Saturday.

Uh-oh. Busted! And here I am thinking I had exclusive access among GJ'ers! (Did you have to name it out loud on a public forum?)

I know what you went thru with that guy. Been there and done that with him. Calling him a douche was being polite. He is a mean miserable %$^# to everyone I have seen deal with.

Are you telling me that you've been crossing the Delaware, bill?! If so, I'm starting to get a little freaked out. Twertsy has been planning a raid from Virginia with horse13. I just found out I have local competition with pfaustus. Now you? It's an all-out assault!

Private Lugnutz, what was the Reed vise next to the Columbian?

A No. 1C with 3-1/2" jaws, pipe jaws, and a dual-clamp swivel base. See thumbnail.

I found a wrench today you may know more about.

Did I miss the photo or did you not post it yet?

Lugz; "Revenge is a dish best served cold."

I like this one a helluva lot more than Provincial's (paraphrasing...) 'Revenge is living better.'

 

[Catfishdan]

Are there any markings on the extra heavy duty machinists screwdriver?

No markings that I can find, but it sure is beefy. I've always wanted to make some new handles for one. Now my chance!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks. Those 9-1/2 inchers were in the WWII GMTK. Tobrin, Irwin, and Federal. I can usually pick them out of a line-up and I didn't recognize yours. Beefy is apt.

 

[d42jeep]

The one I got today is marked 1918 as well.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I think that's the model number, guys. The M1918 replaced the M1910? But I don't know for sure. I'm not a WWI guy.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks. Those 9-1/2 inchers were in the WWII GMTK. Tobrin, Irwin, and Federal. I can usually pick them out of a line-up and I didn't recognize yours. Beefy is apt.

Here are some Irwins and Tobrins. Mostly WW2 except the one with the decal which is earlier.
-Don

 

[EOC_Jason]

Lugz - Did you buy the Reed 1C?!??!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugz - Did you buy the Reed 1C?!??!

No. But I have the feeling I'm going to get a lecture that I should have.

 

[Outlawmws]

It's the internet, but this site has them all as M1910 canteens and 1918 as the date:
http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_canteen_1qt_aluminum.php

Aluminum One Quart Military Canteen
In 1909, the Infantry Board ordered prototypes of a new design canteen and nesting cup:

• 300 sheet tinned steel canteens and cups to be manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal (RIA), and
• 500 aluminum (also spelled aluminium) canteens and cups to be manufactured by The Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company (AGM)

These canteens were sent out for field trial. In 1910 the board decided to adopt the aluminum canteen; the first production canteens were made by AGM in sets with the nesting cups. Although the AGM design was considered superior, AGM held a patent for the process of manufacturing one-piece aluminum products (seamless, "spun" on a lathe) which made them an expensive and inflexible source.

By 1911 the Army was actively investigating methods of manufacturing canteens that would not require paying royalties to AGM for their patented spinning process. By 1912 Rock Island Arsenal had developed a satisfactory technique of welding aluminum canteens. Production was approved and in 1913 RIA began production of canteens from two halves that were welded together around the outer edge, easily distinguished by their vertical seams. The top was a tube with screw threads for the cap, swaged onto the neck of the canteen body.

Even after RIA production began, from 1913 to 1917, aluminum canteens continued to be produced by AGM with the original design, for National Guard and other markets, including a 1916 contract using the "spun" method.

The early canteens had a flattop aluminum cap, about 3/4-inch high (photo above, left) that used a neck ring to attach the brass cap chain. In 1914 Rock Island developed an improved neck design that eliminated the neck ring and replaced it with a lug that secured the cap chain with a small pin. Several variations of the aluminum cap were produced, changing from a smooth, flat top (with knurled edge) to a domed cap with fluted vertical side ribs to make it easier to open. Other small variations in production canteens can be identified, throughout the history of the aluminum canteen.

During Word War I, the Quartermaster Corps took over responsibility for individual equipment including canteens. In 1918, the Quartermaster Corps contracted for canteens to be manufactured by five domestic companies. These canteens were manufactured using the specifications that Rock Island Arsenal had developed for the welded body with the 1914 cap and neck improvements. On these "WW I" M-1910 canteens, the aluminum was treated during the manufacturing process to reduce reflection. Records indicate the World War I manufacturers of M-1910 canteens include:

The Aluminum Company of America (ACA)
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. (AGM Co)
Buckeye Aluminum Co. (BA Co.)
J. W. Brown Co. (J.W.B)
Landers, Frary & Clark (L F & C)

Prior to 1918, the aluminum canteens had no markings for the date or manufacturer. With the 1918 contracts and thereafter, that information was stamped on the rear concave area or bottom. Between ten and eleven million canteens were produced for U.S. forces in WW I. There was little or no canteen production after World War I until the early 1940s.

Aluminum M-1910 Canteens in World War II and After


The WW I contract canteens continued in use into the 1940s, the early days of WW II. Beginning in 1942, canteens were manufactured from alternate materials, particularly stainless steel canteens, to substitute for scarce aluminum needed for aircraft. In late 1942, aluminum was released by the War Production Board for the manufacture of canteens. The first aluminum canteens produced after the ban was lifted were manufactured by companies that had been involved with manufacture of the 1942 corrosive resistant steel (CRS) canteen and were therefore produced with a horizontal seam. The more traditional welded aluminum canteen with the side seam went back into production beginning in 1943.

The aluminum canteen cap was replaced with a black resin plastic (Bakelite) cap with a cork disk seal, beginning in 1942. The new cap was initially 3/4 inches high and flat on top. Beginning in 1943, the cap was redesigned as one inch high, a slightly smaller diameter, and with a recessed top to protect the chain rivet.

WW II vintage aluminum canteens will have a dull finish, and will be marked with US, the manufacturer's initials, and the year of production. According to records, the World War II manufacturers of M-1910 aluminum canteens (Stock Number 74-C-80) include:

• Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. (later Mirro) (AGM Co.)
• Aluminum Products Co. (AP Co.)
• Buckeye Aluminum Co. (BA Co.)
• Geuder, Paeschke, Frey Co. (GP&F Co.)
• Landers, Frary & Clark (L F & C)
• Massilion Aluminum Co. [MA Co.]
• Republic Stamping and Enameling Co. (R.S.E.)
• Southeastern Metals Co. (S.M.Co)
• The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co. [TACU)

Following World War II, aluminum and CRS canteens continued in use. In 1951, Mirro Corp. (formerly AGM) produced an aluminum canteen in a slightly larger size (950cc) for use in the Korean War. It was produced from 1951 to 1954, and again from 1962 to 1963, the last of the M-1910 production canteens.

In the last years of the aluminum water canteen, it was identified by FSN 8465-191-0366 (NSN 8465-00-191-0366) for the aluminum canteen without cup and cover. Although the nomenclature specified aluminum, CRS canteens were also issued under this FSN/NSN. These canteens remained in the supply system for decades after formal replacement in 1962 by the one quart olive drab polyethylene canteen.