After hiking with my son in the White Mountains yesterday, I hit the second day of a moving sale in my town. It is kinda drizzley here today, so there was only one other person when I got there. This sale followed patterns we've all seen at such sales: man-of-the house was moving from the long-time family residence, had been a contractor (in this case, big building electrical work in downtown Boston) who grew up in the Depression and never threw anything away. The basement was full of partial boxes of electrical and hardware fasteners. I was told there were a lot more hand tools there yesterday, but many of them went out the door. I found some very neat vintage tools, as well as some newer stuff, and brought home everything below for $80.
Here's the group shot.
Here are a few switches, male & female plugs and short wires that will go into supply for projects.
Vaco 611-8 slotted screw gripping screwdriver
*** tire tool
Large-handled Craftsman screwdriver with extra short shaft
Klein-branded mini hacksaw (a third brand of the same tool from the two LesserSon showed yesterday)
No-name grinding wheel dressing tool
Small wire brush
Wilton 404 forged C-clamp
J.H. Williams 404 forged C-clamp
Hinsdale 10" C-clamp with a huge spine!
Also in the picture is a J.M. Warren double bit axe. Unfortunately, the imprint is pretty faded. Here's my axe:
...and here's a much better one from the internet.
Milwaukee No 300 mini-anvil
Three Vise-Grip 11R and one 9R pliers
Craftsman 1" & 15/16" DBE
Thomas & Betts 968 pliers--can't find them on-line to figure out what they are intended to do...
Shop-modified Husky pliers--looks they are for piercing holes or pushing out rivets or something
Two Chromavan 10" "Onehander" German-made pipe wrenches
Proto 708-8 adjustable
Six-bit Greenlee Forstner bit set, in original box
Seven hole saws, ranging from 4-3/4" to 3/4"
No-name drill extension
Pressed Metal Products drill index, missing only one bit
Two Starrett wire gauges
Craftsman magnetic universal protractor
Maco triple-flint sparker tool
Vaco magnetic universal protractor--this little guy is really cool, and in great shape!
Swingline electric stapler--there were two identical staplers there, and I picked the one with a broken spring inside--d'oh!
Box o' staples for said broken gun
Here's a real gem: a long-C Craftsman tap and die set, complete and in really nice shape! There were two of these sitting on the work bench, but I picked the one with the better decal.
Stevens Walden Inc "Spintites" nut driver holder, with five of the seven plastic-handled drivers. I don't think these are original, as most examples I've found on-line have wooden-handled drivers.
Boston Gear Works, Inc 36:1 gear reducer
Coiled-up 1/4" air line
Round of tie wire
Hooks, shackles and pulleys
I've always found myself looking for pulleys for various potential projects involving motors. With this haul, I'll have lots of choices. Check out the NOS long-C Craftsman 4" pulley in the lower right!
Unopened Husky Saw Blade and Bit Organizer
Roll of plastic screen for my son's terrarium project
Supplies:
Preston Antifreez
Zep house/siding wash
Fiebing's Neatsfoot oil
A sampling of fasteners to add to my stock
3-M wire marker tape dispenser--never knew these existed, so I thought I ought to have one.
About 75 heavy duty zip ties
27"-square rolling cart--the guy running the sale says it comes from the old Dorothy Muriel Bakery chain in Boston. Apparently the old man used to work there.
(pic to be edited in soon).
, might upgrade the bulb to LED at same time 
