2019 Garage Sale Thread

[Capt. Spaulding]

Thank you BB for hosting this years thread.

I can’t wait to post up my finds! Sadly I won’t have much to post for a few months until the weather clears up, but I will be watching this thread closely. Thanks again!

 

[wrenchguy]

To "Hoon"

A random drive on country roads

"going up the country....."

 

[Outlawmws]

Any CL encounter you survive counts.

But if it was that kind of CL encounter, tell the story!

"Craig's Encounters of the Third Kind..."

 

[Outlawmws]

Wednesday flea market find. 2/58 228E Coleman lantern and carry box for $10.
Lantern is in very good condition, with extra KMart mantles. Coleman embossing and glass etching very clear ( not my pics unfortunately).

Brian

Nice find on the coleman. I can't seem to pass up any of the liquid fuel lanterns I come across. I have more than a dozen from last years garage sales.

I generally pass on the green 2 mantle lanterns, but a 228 (big vent) that nice for only 10 would have come home.

Mr. W, are you on the CCF forum? a dozen in a year is quite a collection start!

 

[Outlawmws]

Thank you BB for hosting this years thread.

I can’t wait to post up my finds! Sadly I won’t have much to post for a few months until the weather clears up, but I will be watching this thread closely. Thanks again!

C'mon, you are in sunny Kalifornia!

 

[Capt. Spaulding]

C'mon, you are in sunny Kalifornia!

True, but if it falls below 80 degrees people act like it’s -30!

 

[r_olson_06]

True, but if it falls below 80 degrees people act like it’s -30!

Haha. I have never been. Yesterday the high was 3 here and we are the southern Dakota [emoji1]

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrenches 3061, 3070,

 

[BlueBomber]

To "Hoon"

A random drive on country roads with no particular destination but just the joy of driving your car. Typically pushing the (legal) limits, but mostly enjoying the drive.

Personally I do these very early (pre-6am) on a weekend morning where if I was to make a mistake the only one injured would be myself.... And possibly sheep.

I end up all over, Scotland, Wales, etc. etc. and usually spot a sign in a village saying car show/ antique fair/ carboot

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This is what I think of when hooning is mentioned...

Way more fun than I'm brave enough to have....!

 

[bluebolt]

My first find of the year, picked up this 5 quart jug of Mobil 1 5W-20 for 5 bucks yesterday for $5!!

 

[MercLSU]

I've found nothing this year (yet!) or late last year...but I wish you all luck in 2019! Also, I'll be having a garage sale myself this Saturday with various tools, hardware, equipment, and shop misc. for any Louisiana folk.

 

[Corndoggeh]

Its me again! The girlfriend and I decided to stop by some antique malls while we were running errands today.

Picked up a BIG BOY today at an antique mall, paid a fair price for it after talking to the seller. I was commenting to my girlfriend that I never find anything tool wise at this particular mall and then 20 steps later I see this under the staircase.

Morgan #50 5" bench vise, weighs nearly 100 lbs and the jaws are in perfect condition, looks like it was rarely used and just sat in a barn for years. The perfect restoration candidate, question is what color should I make it?

Can someone hold my hernia the next time I need to lift it?

 

[406Rich]

Morning Gents, this was yesterday's haul from the flea market, two ratchets craftsman V series 3/8, SK 45170 3/8 and this steel cabinet for my drill press weighs in at just under a 100 lbs, zerk fittings on the wheels and a foot brake, 8 bucks on the two ratchets and ten on the cabinet.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

When I accepted the host job last year, I have to admit I was a little worried about the negative effect it would have on my own collecting. I thought it would sap my focus, time, and energy. The truth is I had my personal best year ever, and by far, as a collector. So good that I fear I may never have another year like it again!

That was one of your Hostus Emeritus's last posts in 2018.

If my first haul of the year for 2019 is any indication - I may have to (gladly) eat those words!

The box with the four different leads (rheostat, shunt, rheostat with grnd, drive-pin), is a WWII 17-T-5775 Model QMC Low Voltage Circuit Tester made by Heyer in Belleville, NJ, dated 1-1942, with the Operating Manual, dated 5-1942. It's for regulators, generators, starters, batteries, and combined circuit level testing. One of these were in every 2nd Echelon Set No. 2 (along with Sets No. 1 through No. 9 in a mobile or fixed-site automotive maintenance depot just behind the FLOT). They aren't unicorns, but they aren't too common, either. It's the first one I have ever seen in the wild.

The binoculars are British, H. Watson & Sons, London. Not dated as far as I can tell so far, but they have the M.O.D. broad arrow symbol and a "Opticians to Her Majesty's Government" marking. Whether they are WWII or earlier they are going to ride in the panniers rack on my BSA WDM20!

The vintage DOE wrench is a CORNWELL-A and the vintage snips (I am not familiar with this type of handle enough to name them, but I really like them!) are WISS, a venerable and renowned brand made right here in NJ.

The ratchet is a very early (40's?) MAC X2R, 3/8-inch drive, undoubtedly made for MAC by Herbrand, with a "PAT. PEND." marking on the flip side. It goes to the very early (40's?) NOS box of "MAC" SOCKETS, 3/8-inch drive, also marked The Mechanics Tool & Forge Co, SABINA, OHIO.

 

[BlueBomber]

It's always neat to find a tool that has outlasted its designers, manufacturers and initial users. It's extra special when that tool is a piece of electronics gear. Well done, Lugz!

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[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, BB! Items like this are very popular accessories at military vehicle shows!

I may start a thread on the Low Voltage Tester with even more period references, but here are a few I have easy access to from here...

Pic 1 is an excerpt of the list for a 2nd Echelon Set No. 2 from an October 1942 manual.

Pic 2 is a figure of 2nd Echelon Set No. 2 from the same manual.

Pic 3 is a zoom on the Low Voltage Circuit Tester in the figure.

Pic 4 is a 1942 period photo from NARA of a section of an actual 2nd Echelon Set No. 2 laid out for inspection by the Service Company of the 254th Infantry Regiment.

Pic 5 is a zoom on the Low Voltage Circuit Tester in that photo.

 

[Oily Nails]

Nice finds Lugnutz!
Are those bino's "W Watson & Sons"?

My dad still has a pair that my grandfather carried during the war.

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[Private Lugnutz]

Are those bino's "W Watson & Sons"?
My dad still has a pair that my grandfather carried during the war.

Very cool! And yes, they are "W Watson & Sons". (I misread the fancy W as an H; thanks for the correction.) Model No. 16. They will look great in the panniers with a 1941 British canteen that I also plan to carry and show off there. I will post some close-ups later. I need to read up on them, too.

 

[Username already in use]

The ratchet is a very early (40's?) MAC X2R, 3/8-inch drive, undoubtedly made for MAC by Herbrand, with a "PAT. PEND." marking on the flip side.

Nice find for the first of the year, Lugz. We discussed that X2R ratchet a bit in the 'mechanics tool and forge' thread and determined it to be most likely made by Wright based on the inner workings. Check it out when you get a chance.

 

[Username already in use]

For my first find of the year, I dropped some aluminum cans off at the local recycling yard.

I was talking to the guy there when I noticed the stand for a drill press peaking out from the dumpster full of cast iron. Here's what he pulled out for me.

Well, it's a nice Delta/Rockwell drill press. Serial 103-10000 makes it from 1952. At 322 pounds with the Delta motor attached, I can't afford the $130 they want for it. But I do need some parts off of it for my wartime Delta drill press back at the house. I had them set it aside for me and I'll be back tomorrow for more parts.

For $5 I ended up with a handful of Mac, Wright, SK, Cornwell sockets and wrenches, the dented up belt guard and handles for the Delta drill press.

I got back $1.75 for the aluminum cans, so my net cost for today's haul was $3.25.

Here's what I brought home today.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice find for the first of the year, Lugz.

Thanks! Figures the Ohio guy goes right to the MAC ratchet! Never mind the tester and the field glasses!

We discussed that X2R ratchet a bit in the 'mechanics tool and forge' thread and determined it to be most likely made by Wright based on the inner workings. Check it out when you get a chance.

I will. Thanks. It will have to be some very compellingly strong proof to overcome the beehive selector - which is patented Herbrand! Not sure how that can be resolved with Wright interior mechanism comparisons, but I will certainly read it.

 

[Username already in use]

Thanks! Figures the Ohio guy goes right to the MAC ratchet! Never mind the tester and the field glasses!

Right! Those Field glasses will look great riding around in your BSA!

I will. Thanks. It will have to be some very compellingly strong proof to overcome the beehive selector - which is patented Herbrand! Not sure how that can be resolved with Wright interior mechanism comparisons, but I will certainly read it.

Looks like PowderKeg's image comparisons were lost to the great Photobucket purge. But he had some compelling images and ensuing dialog HERE.

 

[LesserSon]

"Opticians to HER Majesty's Government"

[Sipping tea]
If that’s really what it says, they can’t be WWII. Nor WWI, nor interwar.
Victoria died in 1901. Elizabeth II was coronated in 1952. Every other British monarch of the twentieth century was “HIS Majesty”.
You haven’t pictured them out of the case, but my guess is 1950s. The case itself reminds me of the (USA) binoculars/case my father bought as a kid in the 1950s.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I generally pass on the green 2 mantle lanterns, but a 228 (big vent) that nice for only 10 would have come home.

Mr. W, are you on the CCF forum? a dozen in a year is quite a collection start!

Outlaw, I am not on the CCF. I lurk over there occasionally. Most of my lanterns are the more common variety. I have a real affliction for the Milspec kind. I have only one so far but I was able to score an almost brand new one in the box for $10. I am sure I'll have a few more up here this year!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

[Sipping tea]

Haha.

Verbatim is "Opticians to H.M. Government". I'll post some photos later. I've already sent them to a WWII collector colleague in the UK for help with dating them. (EDIT: The advantage I have with my bike is it was built in 1940, was in service with the 2nd Armored Division in WWII, and with the B.A.O.R. after that, overhauled in 1955, and wasn't mustered out until 1974 - but it's all original 1940, so I can play it however I want! 50's would be fine with me, though I am still guessing earlier...) I'm sure he'll yell at me for always making the same His/Her mistake. I have some doubts on the broad arrow all of a sudden. It's in a place where it looks an awful lot like it could be a hash mark indicator, too.

 

[seber]

I use bar soap for lubing wood to wood contact. I don't see why it wouldn't work for wood threads.

That's OK for dry climate but soap is a wetting agent. It will keep wood damp in high humidity causing a swelling problem.. I use paraffin wax.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

That's just awful to see good OWWM (Old WoodWorking Machines) going to the scrap heap!

 

[topop101]

It's been several years I think since I've posted . Being off I hit as many sales as I can and after 2 years there has been more picks that I could count. I quit , for the most part, getting the heavy iron. The broken body just doesn't like it much . If I'm not buying , I'm cleaning rusty finds up , sharping knives or axes or restoring small vise's , planes and such. I'm learning how to turn a hobby into a bill paying job while still having a blast !
I hit my first estate of the year today for $98 . I grabbed a mixed bag of items but the 2 I liked the most were the $8 keen Kutter double bit axe and the single bit 1857 JF Richards hand made pioneer axe. The lil Hudson bay pattern is crusty but I think will clean up fair.
The huckleberry hound coin bank was just too cool to leave behind , I'm still a kid at heart...

 

[shanny19]

The axes are great.
What’s in the box with the Maltese Cross?
WTF on the Wrench knife? What could go wrong?
Did you know Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian were intended to be at opposite ends of the villian scale? YS was boisterous but harmless, MM was quiet but very dangerous.

 

[topop101]

made in china knife … $2

 

[RedVise]

The huckleberry hound coin bank was just too cool to leave behind , I'm still a kid at heart...

That goes for most of us, glad you grabbed it !

Brian

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Good to see you in a GS Thread again, topop!

 

[Outlawmws]

That's OK for dry climate but soap is a wetting agent. It will keep wood damp in high humidity causing a swelling problem.. I use paraffin wax.

Maybe I wasn't clear: BAR soap. not liquid. I'll go edit the post...

EDIT< No I won't - I had already called out Bar soap...

I don't see how dry bar soap can be a wetting agent with just humidity. It will dry out regardless of humidity unless you get rain right on it. My shower is about as humid as it gets and unless the soap is directly wet, it dries out.

 

[Oily Nails]

Maybe I wasn't clear: BAR soap. not liquid. I'll go edit the post...

EDIT< No I won't - I had already called out Bar soap...

I don't see how dry bar soap can be a wetting agent with just humidity. It will dry out regardless of humidity unless you get rain right on it. My shower is about as humid as it gets and unless the soap is directly wet, it dries out.

Cheers Outlaw and Seber for the advice.

I've used some bar soap and it's working nicely.
Admittedly Yorkshire is pretty wet most the time but I think it will be fine as its unlikely to be in heavy use.
If I have issues I might also try beeswax which was another option I considered.

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[youinreverse]

Posting my modest find (mostly just to subscribe to the new thread).

After work I stopped by a pawn show I hadn't been to in a while. I figured I'd go diving through their boxes of loose sockets to see what I could find. The very first socket I pulled out was a Snap-on 3/8 drive 10mm 12 point with a 1959 date code! I'm buying tools to use, and my vehicles are BMWs, so this socket will be well used and loved. Finding any old metric tools, let alone a 10mm Snap-on socket in the wild was like striking gold! I also found a Snap-on 1/4 drive 5/16 swivel socket (unknown date code).

The sockets were only $.25 each, and I felt a bit weird walking out with two tiny sockets, so I grabbed 6 more Craftsman -v- and =v= sockets to make it an even $2.

 

[Username already in use]

That's just awful to see good OWWM (Old WoodWorking Machines) going to the scrap heap!

I couldn’t agree more. Sadly, the guy told me that they get these old drill presses somewhat regularly. I made sure he had my number and asked him to call me next time before he dumped it into the bin. The damage to the belt guard was likely non existent before it went into the bin.

I’ll be going back tomorrow with some tools to save some more parts.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

LS: Here are a few of the shots I sent to my UK collecting colleague. They are X 6 power Model Number 2776. You can see the copper under the black paint on the frame. You can also see the arrow near the central focus ring that I am now chucklingly doubting as an M.O.D. broad arrow - especially after finding some models with ostentatious M.O.D. broad arrows! I don't think these are anything extraordinary, but I was happy to find them.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

I couldn’t agree more. Sadly, the guy told me that they get these old drill presses somewhat regularly. I made sure he had my number and asked him to call me next time before he dumped it into the bin. The damage to the belt guard was likely non existent before it went into the bin.

I’ll be going back tomorrow with some tools to save some more parts.

That's nice that they will allow you to dive in there and pull some parts off. Can you find me a era correct Delta motor for a '46 DP220 while you're in there please? ;-)

 

[cbacres]

My first buy of the year, local online auction.
A Amprobe wire tracer.


Now I can finish labeling the house panel.


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[LesserSon]

LS: Here are a few of the shots I sent to my UK collecting colleague. They are X 6 power Model Number 2776. You can see the copper under the black paint on the frame. You can also see the arrow near the central focus ring that I am now chucklingly doubting as an M.O.D. broad arrow - especially after finding some models with ostentatious M.O.D. broad arrows! I don't think these are anything extraordinary, but I was happy to find them.

Ah-ha, yes they do look earlier than the fifties, don’t they? Only the knurled focus grips have a more modern look, but their function - separate focus for each eye - certainly doesn’t seem very modern. The overall shape, textured leather grips and that brass peeking out from under the enamel instead of aluminium, sure seem old school. Interesting find!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, LS. I'm waiting to hear from my buddies from across the pond - unless Oily Nails chimes in first!