2020 Garage Sale Thread

[Outlawmws]

Jack, Probably need an AP mech to weigh in on the Joar. What size is the lug wrench? if not for car lug bolts I'm thinking AP as well?

Or wait for Lugz to weigh in!

It's a conduit wrench. I have a few. I have a bunch of Jo Mfg tools. Instead of model numbers, they named all their tools, starting with Jo. There's the Joar, Jote, Joda, etc. All different tools. Bigtime aircraft tools supplier during WWII and after. If you really want to have some fun, we have a thread on Jo down on the Vintage board,, and it attracted a grandson of the owner, who used to work there in the 60's as a teen. His father is still alive and he has shared a lot of stories and info. Link here.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Here is my meager 11th haul (Lug 2020_11) of the year from the flea market this morning.

The pretzel wrench is an antique script Herbrand also with the forged in Herbrand mark < H >. I'm not sure on the age of the Craftsman utility blades yet. The Proto LA adapter (1/2" male to 5/8" female) is missing the detent ball, but I never leave an adapter behind. The Ford reverse gear ratcheting wrench is a Mossberg. I think I have these in three different OEM's now, including Indestro and Hinsale. And I was thrilled to find the little oiler.

 

[bmwrd0]

Lugz, that adaptor might not have had a detent ball. That is probably for impact use, and was attached with a pin and holder. I know they did that with other sizes.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nice finds Lugz!

I have two of those oilers; they shine up with Mothers great!

I put one permanently in my overnight/Weekend camp box for pump leather neetsfoot oil (Pantry on one side the other has a Frankenstein lantern, 2 small brass stoves SEVA-123 & clone, LED "lantern" (to get started in the dark) Spare parts, lighters, and a fueling station I made. The other is on my inside workbench waiting for what I want in it... (Maybe gun oil...)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugz, that adaptor might not have had a detent ball. That is probably for impact use, and was attached with a pin and holder. I know they did that with other sizes.

That makes more sense, since the 5/8-inch drive was a power/impact size in the LA era.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nothing doing around here so far today for sales - I did pick up from Freecycle, a new never used white cultured marble sink/counter that will replace the original (and tired) sink and cultured stone one in the MBR bath.. Need to more holes for the Moen Faucet set I picked up for $5 years back...

Pics after I get it out of the van...

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Great find on that CI table Davefr! What are you going to do with it?

 

[Jack84]

The hinged/swivel lug wrench is British. The thing that looks like a crow's foot is a Ministry of Defence broad arrow. Also probably WWII. Looks like you hit a wartime aircraft mech's stuff. Very cool.

Thanks for the help. Never thought it be that old. Also special to find it in the Netherlands I think.

Here’s the other one.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

That's for a hooded spark plug deep in an aircraft engine compartment. Actually, I didn't notice your location. That makes even more sense. More wartime stuff stayed there than came home.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The blades in that Craftsman utility knife pack are not branded, just part number. I am still not sure of the age on these. When did they drop the Roebuck, & Co.? Additional photos of the other things can be seen in the Oilers thread, the Herbrand thread, and my Mossberg thread.

 

[LesserSon]

Along the road toward Kutztown PA, I stopped at three antiques barns. A few other things caught my eye, including a Plomb LA 2218 battery pliers, but I only paid for a 14” Bonney Stillson wrench, a ”05” ballpein head, a Bonney 25F DIE (with the B-shield ground off), a Bonney no22 DOE, and a flying-V Vlchek pliers with checkerdot grips. I overpaid at $15.30, but fulfilled some longstanding reconnaissance ambitions.
There were SEVERAL wall-art plaques like this one, pushing the cost of the components beyond my interest. Note the Craftsman underline ballpein handle, which thanks to the securing wires, cannot be turned over to see if the head is also Craftsman, or if it is a replacement handle. And the old Klein linesmans...ugg. Is this where all hand tools will wind up? Hopefully not.
I thought the B&D drill kit was cool, and not overpriced, but also not my thing, and it had bookworms making a living from the papers and foam padding inside the base.

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz, I'm not sure Robuck was completely dropped until the K-Mart takeover.

 

[Catfishdan]

Found some good stuff at the flea market this morning. Some plomb wrenches and sockets including a dual mark 1220, proto LA screwdriver and pliers, a few barcalo wrenches, and bell system needle nose pliers.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Along the road toward Kutztown PA, I stopped at three antiques barns. A few other things caught my eye, including a Plomb LA 2218 battery pliers, but I only paid for a 14” Bonney Stillson wrench, a ”05” ballpein head, a Bonney 25F DIE (with the B-shield ground off), a Bonney no22 DOE, and a flying-V Vlchek pliers with checkerdot grips. I overpaid at $15.30, but fulfilled some longstanding reconnaissance ambitions.
There were SEVERAL wall-art plaques like this one, pushing the cost of the components beyond my interest. Note the Craftsman underline ballpein handle, which thanks to the securing wires, cannot be turned over to see if the head is also Craftsman, or if it is a replacement handle. And the old Klein linesmans...ugg. Is this where all hand tools will wind up? Hopefully not.
I thought the B&D drill kit was cool, and not overpriced, but also not my thing, and it had bookworms making a living from the papers and foam padding inside the base.

LS - I was in the same Antique Store this afternoon on the way home from a visit to Adamstown. I didn't get anything there . . .

Cheers

Jim

 

[r_olson_06]

Along the road toward Kutztown PA, I stopped at three antiques barns. A few other things caught my eye, including a Plomb LA 2218 battery pliers, but I only paid for a 14” Bonney Stillson wrench, a ”05” ballpein head, a Bonney 25F DIE (with the B-shield ground off), a Bonney no22 DOE, and a flying-V Vlchek pliers with checkerdot grips. I overpaid at $15.30, but fulfilled some longstanding reconnaissance ambitions.
There were SEVERAL wall-art plaques like this one, pushing the cost of the components beyond my interest. Note the Craftsman underline ballpein handle, which thanks to the securing wires, cannot be turned over to see if the head is also Craftsman, or if it is a replacement handle. And the old Klein linesmans...ugg. Is this where all hand tools will wind up? Hopefully not.
I thought the B&D drill kit was cool, and not overpriced, but also not my thing, and it had bookworms making a living from the papers and foam padding inside the base.

Nice finds

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

 

[Shelbylex]

This is my haul from today
Snap On 1/2" drive Set
1 1/4 SW-400-1/2 code is possibly E
1 1/8 SW-360-1/2 code E
1 SW-320-1/2 code was in size of hole for retainer
15/16 SW-300-1/2 code E
… interesting how they added -1/2, did not see it before, but did not have vintage SO in these sizes
7/8 SW-280
13/16 SW-2 (big scratch on this one blocking the rest), code E (I have the same codeG
25/32 SW-250 Code E
5/8 SW-200, code E
9/16 SW180, code G
1/2 SW160 code E
7/16 SW 140 code E quite worn
7/16 SW 140 code for 1933 (not sure how to make this image)

Long C Craftsman 13/16 code BE
New Britain 25/32 very corroded, can put the model in, but will see how it cleans up
Craftsma =V= 14 mm unfortunately worn out badly - will probably chuck...

Will post this on vintage SO thread as well as I am not sure which sizes I am missing for this set. The box has lip on the other side - probably for hanging it over something

$30

 

[LesserSon]

LS - I was in the same Antique Store this afternoon on the way home from a visit to Adamstown. I didn't get anything there . . .

My original plan was to meet my son and his girlfriend in Lancaster and poke around some places there. He called me midmorning, as I was en route, to say they were ill, so Kirbyville was as far as I got.

 

[colt zantop]

Unfortunately no cool tools today but I did have a nice score on 2 porcelain pieces. The yellow sign I’ve never seen anything like it. I couldn’t believe it was porcelain. I actually walked by it a couple times because I thought it was a newer type sign. The plate is a rare version of the 1911 Michigan. The M at the end stands for manufacturers plate and was used by corporations back in the day on their vehicles.

Got the pair for 125. I’m pretty damn happy

 

[47jlk]

From last weekend:
$11 FM find:
Herbrand 'Van-Chrome' S-10 1/2" Ratchet
Bluegrass 3/4"drive 1 1/16" socket
3/4" Thoreson ~8" extension
Steady Rest . . . took a chance it would fit my Logan lathe, and it does

From this weekend, $10 YS find:
SK Box with assorted sockets. Partial Stanley metric and SAE set, mix of C-man, SK, proto, Cornwell . . .
The box internal dimensions are: 4.25" x 10.5" x 1.75" deep any idea of what 'set' it contained? or where I can research it?

 

[Provincial]

47jlk, you definitely **** on the Logan steady rest!!!!

 

[r_olson_06]

This is my haul from today
Snap On 1/2" drive Set
1 1/4 SW-400-1/2 code is possibly E
1 1/8 SW-360-1/2 code E
1 SW-320-1/2 code was in size of hole for retainer
15/16 SW-300-1/2 code E
… interesting how they added -1/2, did not see it before, but did not have vintage SO in these sizes
7/8 SW-280
13/16 SW-2 (big scratch on this one blocking the rest), code E (I have the same codeG
25/32 SW-250 Code E
5/8 SW-200, code E
9/16 SW180, code G
1/2 SW160 code E
7/16 SW 140 code E quite worn
7/16 SW 140 code for 1933 (not sure how to make this image)

Long C Craftsman 13/16 code BE
New Britain 25/32 very corroded, can put the model in, but will see how it cleans up
Craftsma =V= 14 mm unfortunately worn out badly - will probably chuck...

Will post this on vintage SO thread as well as I am not sure which sizes I am missing for this set. The box has lip on the other side - probably for hanging it over something

$30

Nice with the snap on caddy.

From last weekend:
$11 FM find:
Herbrand 'Van-Chrome' S-10 1/2" Ratchet
Bluegrass 3/4"drive 1 1/16" socket
3/4" Thoreson ~8" extension
Steady Rest . . . took a chance it would fit my Logan lathe, and it does [emoji106]

From this weekend, $10 YS find:
SK Box with assorted sockets. Partial Stanley metric and SAE set, mix of C-man, SK, proto, Cornwell . . .
The box internal dimensions are: 4.25" x 10.5" x 1.75" deep any idea of what 'set' it contained? or where I can research it?

Nice S-10. Looks clean .
The SK looks like it housed a 1/2" deep socket set. Post it up on the vinatge forum under vinatge SK tools and I am sure they can help you out.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

 

[LesserSon]

Lugz, I'm not sure Robuck was completely dropped until the K-Mart takeover.

That was 2004/2005.

The blades in that Craftsman utility knife pack are not branded, just part number. I am still not sure of the age on these. When did they drop the Roebuck, & Co.?

Internet sources claiming to cover the “history of Sears” pretty much skip this detail, don’t they?
Those blades look like they’d fit a crowntop knife I painted for my son, before realizing it doesn’t accept standard 2-notch blades like the one shown. (One thing I’ve NEVER liked about Sears is that they insist on many of their consumable components be incompatible with competitor brands. I’ve got a 4x21” belt sander. Not many places stock 4x21” belts, and last time I tried to find them at the last store in my area - which closed for good yesterday - they didn’t have them.)
Looking at the illustration on the blades box, it sure looks like my knife - just the logo is different. Not that that narrows your search down much. Page 36 of the 1960 catalog shows your blades but not the box. The knife illustration seems to match the one on your box - not the crowntop logo, even though that’s the catalog era. The font of the “Craftsman” caption headings (not the logo) is pretty close to what’s on your box.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, that helps, LS. And I was guessing 50s or 60s.

 

[lardy1]

I went to a flea market this morning thinking it was inside. Wrong. I went too early. 12 degrees and the vendors were dragging their feet setting up in the cold. I finally gave up and went home. I was able to find a couple little keepers, though. They need a parts cleaner bath and overnight in the Evaporust.

 

[chstrumpetdude]

That was 2004.


Internet sources claiming to cover the “history of Sears” pretty much skip this detail, don’t they?
Those blades look like they’d fit a crowntop knife I painted for my son, before realizing it doesn’t accept standard 2-notch blades like the one shown. (One thing I’ve NEVER liked about Sears is that they insist on many of their consumable components be incompatible with competitor brands. I’ve got a 4x21” belt sander. Not many places stock 4x21” belts, and last time I tried to find them at the last store in my area - which closed for good yesterday - they didn’t have them.)
Looking at the illustration on the blades box, it sure looks like my knife - just the logo is different. Not that that narrows your search down much. Page 36 of the 1960 catalog shows your blades but not the box. The knife illustration seems to match the one on your box - not the crowntop logo, even though that’s the catalog era. The font of the “Craftsman” caption headings (not the logo) is pretty close to what’s on your box.

I picked up an old Snap On equivalent and I found that it uses those three notch blades too.

 

[RTM]

I picked up an old Snap On equivalent and I found that it uses those three notch blades too.

I grab any vintage blades in boxes, I’ve got an old knife that needs odd ones, eventually will find a fit.

 

[seber]

I grab any vintage blades in boxes, I’ve got an old knife that needs odd ones, eventually will find a fit.

Why bother? Utility knives sell for a dollar at garage sales. I must have at least half a dozen. I think they breed in the drawer.

 

[Outlawmws]

Probably because the cool old vintage handle is useless without the proper blade.

 

[RTM]

Probably because the cool old vintage handle is useless without the proper blade.

And the 1960's knife is much nicer in the hand than the excrement sold as a knife today.

 

[d42jeep]

Like this case of US made Starrett knives I found on Friday. Who would leave them behind?
-Don

 

[RTM]

Here is my haul from the weekend:
Far Left, Columbian D44-M3 vise on a 4x12, with a hold down chain for hot work, quite rusty inside and underneath, swivel lock is still frozen, in pieces in the shop, sprayed the screw with Kroil, will switch to ATF / Acetone next week. Needs two 30° tapered jaw screws, nice that people talked about them last week in another thread.

2x Halogen light rack, had the tripod already, only one bulb blown
Dewalt DW110 drill,
Small group of small pliers and wrenches, including Bonney, BluePoint, Britool, Proto, & Craftsman
A Bunch of sockets, mostly vintage Snap-on (including a few Whitworth), Proto, Bonney, Action Thorsen Wright, Indestro & Craftsman (still sorting)
Nifty RA Ratchet for a screwdriver, quite heavy, but roller ratchets, not a hex
Scholl hammer with pointed and rawhide faces (and yes, it says Arch Supports on it)
Yellow box of tiny pushbuttons
Figure 8 punch ('cuz' why not?)
Crescent all steel chisel
misc Wiha screwdrivers (mostly Taiwan tools at that sale, and then the Wihas)
Skewdriver from Brookstone
Brad point drills
Hyde stiff scraper
Box of Nylon fasteners (cheaper than I can buy 2 pairs of nuts and bolts)
Box of 1/4-20 nylocs

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I grab any vintage blades in boxes, I’ve got an old knife that needs odd ones, eventually will find a fit.

Ditto, but it's because I have a thing for vintage utility knives. The weirder the better. I have a small collection. Anyone interested in the topic should check out the thread on the Vintage Discussion board. Click on 'Utility Knives' in the Sticky.

 

[harley jim]

I picked these up at an estate sale for 5 bucks.

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[txlonghorn1989]

I grab any vintage blades in boxes, I’ve got an old knife that needs odd ones, eventually will find a fit.

I do the same and yep eventually you will.

 

[bmwrd0]

Slow weekend around here, but I did have a little fun. First I went to a Radio swap meet. I have started getting into radio restoration, and was hoping to find a few usable things, and sometime you can find old radio related tool. No such luck this time. I did find an old Fluke 75, but we couldn't agree on a price. I didn't really need it, but you know how it goes. Then I waisted time going to a barn sale. I don't know why I try with those, as they never have anything I want, or any tools are at damn near new prices. After that I went to an Estate Sale for someone who did TV and radio repair (sensing a theme yet?) Where I found the following:

Desoldering kit and some supplies,

A very early Xcelite 3/8's spinner,

And a couple of the better radio troubleshooting books. More advanced than me right now, but that never hurts.

After that, I went and got something to eat, and then hit my favorite used bookstore:

 

[BlueBomber]

I picked these up at an estate sale for 5 bucks.

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That might be about the right number of utility knives. Kinda like tape measures...

Well done!

EDIT: I initially missed that this was a utility knife weekend. Its fascinating how this thread occasionally swarms on certain types of items.
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[JABgj]

LS. Try here for 21" belts.

https://www.mcmaster.com/sanding-belts

 

[cmccuist1]

I don't know what i was thinking, but for some reason i bid on this pallet of Cross Check Torque Seal. I paid $125 for 1,400 tubes of this stuff. It's selling for $7 a tube on eBay, but that's a lot of selling to get rid of it all!

My wife is going to kill me!

 

[RTM]

I’ve got a 4x21” belt sander. Not many places stock 4x21” belts, and last time I tried to find them at the last store in my area - which closed for good yesterday - they didn’t have them.)

These guys may be able to help too.

https://www.woodworkingshop.com/category.aspx?id=20&f1=4"+X+21"

 

[eborcim]

I don't know what i was thinking, but for some reason i bid on this pallet of Cross Check Torque Seal. I paid $125 for 1,400 tubes of this stuff. It's selling for $7 a tube on eBay, but that's a lot of selling to get rid of it all!

My wife is going to kill me!

Blow it out at $5/tube.