2021 Garage Sale Thread

[bmwrd0]

LS, I rode bikes before I entered junior high, as they sent us by bus across the little town. Thus no time to ride to school and I fell away from them. And then cars and later motorcycles, which is what my handle comes from. But I started riding again about 10-15 years ago for exercise and quickly went from mountain bikes to vintage 10-speeds to English three speeds and classic Schwinns. They are very fun to work on, not too uncommon, and a nice rabbit hole to fall into.

Right now I have a Raleigh Super Course 10-speed, A Peugeot UO8 10-speed, Hercules and Raleigh 3-speeds, A Schwinn American from '62 and a Schwinn Town and Country three wheeler I am restoring.

 

[3jakes]

Very few yard/moving/estate sales in January this locale.
With morning coffee, I have been trying to get a handle on using facebook marketplace, as well as offerup to find buying opportunities. Both have a few deals, as well as a large number of WTF listings. Lots of used Harbor Freight stuff for sale at the same price you could carry in your coupon & walk out with new prices. Crazy.
Also, lots of "tool lots" where 20 rusty screwdrivers & whatnot are laid out in a nice fashion for too much money.
That said, I still look at them just in case someone close to me accidentally put something good in the lot of mostly bad stuff.
Take a look at the first photo.
Total junk right? Especially for 90 bucks no negotiation.
I zeroed in on the second picture, & went to pick it up.
The guy had no idea what these were, & if they weren't in the deal, I wouldn't have paid more than 20 bucks for the lot, much of which, I will just scrap or toss.
Photo 3 & 4 show old JBL slot tweeters with the alnico magnets.
Easy double money on ebay even if they don't work.
Along with those, a Disston back saw, Craftsman circle H, 1/2 bluepoint, Mac 10mm, Snap-on & Williams.

 

[bmwrd0]

3Jakes, you are right in that you need to sort through a lot of garbage to find the gems. Nice pick up on the tweeters, I love it when you find things that only you seem to know about!

I went back to the crazy estate sale I hit on Friday, only to find a longer line to get in on the last, half-price day.

I found the missing 9/16ths socket from the set I picked up last trip, a Herbrand and Bonney DOEs, a full bottle of Hoppe's, a North Bro's eggbeater, and just to the right is a small Kodak yellow and blue film canister I forgot to put in the picture (but got lucky on!)

I also picked up these two books

I think everyone knows who Kim is, but if you aren't familiar with Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, let us just say that he was the supreme adventurer during the Victorian era, having trekked to discover the source of the Nile, snuck into Mecca and Salt Lake City, translated the Thousand Nights and One Night and the Kama Sutra, along with countless other feats. This biography was written by his niece shortly after his death and should be quite interesting.

After that I headed over to another sale that started later, and found these:

The Hot Metal Mender is an early electro soldering tool, but the Radio headphones need a closer look:

Unused in the box, this set of Kennedy 'phones would not elicit much interest except for the fact that the Colin B. Kennedy company, the first west coast radio manufacturer only existed from 1919 to 1926, and finding an unused set of these in the original carton is quite the find, as they are close to one hundred years old, as is the box! That they only cost me $2.50 is, to use a term from the time they were made, flabbergasting! Sadly, that estate sale closed at 1 pm and they were very adamant about shutting down then, so I wasn't able to do a really good search for other, similar goodies. Seriously though, who shuts down at that time on a Sunday?

 

[mikeinri]

100% agree on the junk (and prices / "policies") of so many online sellers, regardless of whether its eBay, CL or FBMP. I've been guilty of moving along quickly when I come across ads like that. Of course, I'm not a flipper, so I obviously have less patience (and experience) than many of you guys.

BMW, how could anyone possibly know that those headphones were never used in 100 years?

Mike

 

[captain14]

What are you guys doing to clean up the tools you get in the garage/yard/estate sales that have minor surface rust on them like some of the pictures show? Maybe a favored method to share?

I admit I find some tools along side the road when I’m out riding my bike. You know getting my exercise and the found tools are the bonus!

 

[bluebolt]

Been busy with estate sales this weekend.

Sale #1, pics 1 through 3: I spent about $70 on tools and small things and $18 on the two bottles of booze with unbroken seals. Pic 1 is all Craftsman, Pic 2 is my favorite thing from this sale, the mint Craftsman tool belt. Pic 3 besides the booze is a small Swedish knife that is NOT Victorinix, a new and still sealed Maglite LED 2 cell flash light, the Snap On wall thermometer and the little pocket screwdriver is a General Electric one that I will give to my buddy who retired from working at the local GE manufacturing plant.

Sale #2, pic 4: $16 for the Royal Crown Cola store stand, steel milk crate and brush.

Sale #3, $12 for all. Pic 5 is all Craftsman, pic 6 is plow shares for a vintage Sears plow for a vintage Sears garden tractor and pic 7 is a fiberglass and steel milk crate, small partial bit set and a few small tools.

 

[bmwrd0]

BMW, how could anyone possibly know that those headphones were never used in 100 years?

Mike

It's mostly a guess at this point. But there isn't any wear at the usual points; no breakdown of the cloth-covered wiring, the stitching on the connectors is pristine, and so on. Could it have been used at some point? Sure, but if it was it wasn't used hard, it was cleaned afterward, and put away in the original box.

 

[Old Radar]

3Jakes--Nice little Disston backsaw. The etch indicates post-WWII. Can't see the medallion, so I can't narrow it down further.

Beemer--Happy you were able to find your missing Indestro socket!

Believe it or not, I wore headsets similar to those in training in the '80s and they are the most UNcomfortable earache-inducing pieces of...audio equipment the AF ever had. Cool find, though!

 

[bluebolt]

Saturday's estate sale.

This all came from one sale and I spent $85 total. I bought all the contents of a toolbox so I got a bunch of cheap tools that I didn't bother taking a picture of, they will go to the garage sale box.

Pic 1 and 2, All Craftsman and Sears stuff. My favorites were the nearly complete set of crowsfeet, the 1/4" drive speed handle and the Crown logo keychain screwdriver.

Pic 3, lathe bits, I will give these to a blacksmith / machinist friend that does minor machining for me for free.

Pic 4, a genuine US militaryfolding shovel made by Ames, a Lodge skillet, a 10 quart cast iron pot with lid, a vintage jug, couple of insulators and a full propane cylinder.

Pic 5 and 6, some of the stuff going in the garage sale pile.

Pic 7 and 8 from my next post, Budweiser clock and more stuff going to the garage sale pile.

 

[bluebolt]

A couple more photos of Saturday's finds and the cool house with a Kansas City Southern railroad box car built in it.

 

[eborcim]

The Craig’s list posting said old tool garage sale. When they opened the garage door I was there to great them good morning. Had the place to myself for a good half hour. Got some Snap-on 1/2dr SAE’s in chrome & impact and some 3/8dr SAE’s. SK 3/8dr metrics and really nice SK 1/4dr socket set. A Blue Point puller, Snap-on bearing collar & press and a huge SK adj wrench.... and some Craftsman Pro DBO wrenches in metric and SAE.

Nice haul as usual! You live in a good area for sales.

 

[eborcim]

A couple more photos of Saturday's finds and the cool house with a Kansas City Southern railroad caboose built in it.

Looks like they are ready for some water.

 

[bluebolt]

A couple more photos of Saturday's finds and the cool house with a Kansas City Southern railroad caboose built in it.

 

[bmwrd0]

That's some wild and crazy stuff, as Johnny Carson would say. No, seriously, I love going to places build crazily like that. Both interesting to look at and they often have a lot of interesting stuff.

 

[mikeinri]

It's mostly a guess at this point. But there isn't any wear at the usual points; no breakdown of the cloth-covered wiring, the stitching on the connectors is pristine, and so on. Could it have been used at some point? Sure, but if it was it wasn't used hard, it was cleaned afterward, and put away in the original box.

Gotcha, was wondering what your telltale signs would be!

A couple more photos of Saturday's finds and the cool house with a Kansas City Southern railroad caboose built in it.

That thing is too cool for words. But, they buried that thing too far into the house, it's all but hidden by that porch!

Mike

 

[bagged89s10]

I found a nice full set of Wright grip 2.0 metric and standard full polished wrenches. I’m told the lady’s husband or boyfriend used the metric set once and never used the sae set and didn’t like them and got a different set. Only she knows the real story but I’ll take the wrenches.

$300 total for both the 18 piece metric and the 15 piece sae made in USA sets is a steal in my book.

 

[bluebolt]

Looks like they are ready for some water.

It's on the shore of a lake, normal construction for Louisiana.

 

[bluebolt]

Gotcha, was wondering what your telltale signs would be!




That thing is too cool for words. But, they buried that thing too far into the house, it's all but hidden by that porch!

Mike

I didn't even realize the caboose was there until they pointed it out.

 

[bluebolt]

Picked up this Parker combo vise a week ago for $100.

 

[bluebolt]

Stuff from an estate sale a week ago. This isn't all I bought there but looks like I missed taking some photo's.

Pic 1, True Temper TF flooring hatchet on top, Stanley in the middle and Dunlap on the bottom. The military sheath came with the Stanley. And I can never pass up a cheap wire brush.

Pic 2, A little Husky socket set, a few Bonney and Proto wrenches.

Pic 3, A $8 sealed bag of trinkets yielded up some small treasures. The Gulfpride leather key holder, a couple of Indak keys I can use for my vintage Sears Tractors and other cool little things but my favorite was the Craftsman knife that was hiding in the little box next to it. The name shifts from Craftsman to "Greatest name in tool" as the light strikes it differently.

Pic 4, Another sealed bag yielded up some Craftsman, Williams and other USA brands, the early Craftsman pliers with the pointy "A" were my favorites.

Pic 5, Craftsman and Sears stuff, the Craftsman "weeder" was my favorite.

Pic 6, a nice little Stanley Handyman vise, Starret punches and wood case, small Rigid pipe wrench and a couple of knives.

Pic 7, Dunlap single bit axe and Made In Sweden single bit axe.

 

[LesserSon]

WTF listings. Lots of used Harbor Freight stuff for sale at the same price you could carry in your coupon & walk out with new prices. Crazy.

Ah - but when you buy new at HF, you don’t know if it will break the first time you use it, or sometime later. When you buy used, you know it will be later - it’s been field tested. That’s about the only quality control there is with HF equipment.

 

[csp]

Went to a sale yesterday where the deceased prior owner was a hoarder and the current owner is trying to get rid of tonnage prior to hauling it in as scrap.

Craftsman 1970s era 6x24 hobby lathe, has some rust issue and no tailstock but the stand it's on might work for the 12" I'm trying to buy

Whitney 50-1 angle iron notcher. Needs some cleanup but cuts nicely

Unknown, possibly Buffalo Forge, combination iron shear/punch

A pair of cast iron bases, for some reason not able to upload the photo

A nice pile of random auto parts, articulated arm desk lamps (cast at the joints), a Blackhawk 10 ton porta power

$70

He's supposed to try another sale soon and I'm hoping to get a couple of older Champion compressors and a Quincy 240 that aren't locked up. There are half a dozen industrial type compressors there that are locked up.

 

[bmwrd0]

That Craftsman 618 looks to have enough good parts on it that you can make back your 70 bucks in a heartbeat. The chuck alone is probably worth that, not to mention all the parts on the apron.

 

[alinc100]

Nothing is correct. It says storage in the bottom of the recess. I took this picture from Amazon.
-Don

Spark plug socket maybe

Wow - Rickster and 3bay - Nice finds!
Don’s answer to Outlaw is right about that “storage” being empty: there are several new and used sets on eBay, and none have anything in there. But it does leave room for speculation - storage for what? Another extension or a shortie driver, maybe?

Not biblical< I believe "nothing " is the correct answer but this ebay seller was creative: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SK-Tools-9...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[csp]

That Craftsman 618 looks to have enough good parts on it that you can make back your 70 bucks in a heartbeat. The chuck alone is probably worth that, not to mention all the parts on the apron.

That may end up being the plan. The apron freely moves on the ways, but the parts on it need some help. I have sprayed almost everything down with Kroil in hopes most of it will free up.

The chuck is also stuck and I know you have to be careful freeing one so as not to break the semi-fragile gears.

 

[bmwrd0]

I would take off the change gears before I did anything on it, as you are right they are very fragile if they are the ones I think they are. But I locked mine on the back gears to loosen it, which isn't a very smart idea either. But it did work. There is a huge following of these online so you should be able to find someone who has a better idea.

 

[seber]

I spent Saturday at an auction. There is a lot more that I will shoot later but here is the first lot for which I paid $150.
Five gallon bucket full of screwdrivers. Nothing special.
Five gallons of wrenches. All USA and no Craftsman or cheap stuff. A lot of SK, Grays, Prot, etc.
Five gallons of Peterson vise grips.
One gallon of ratchets. Again almost all USA except for a Swedish bahco.
A box of Allen wrenches.
A milk crate of pliers and cutters.
Five gallons of gear pullers.
A pile of sockets. Again, all USA first tier.
The last two in the next post.

 

[seber]

Here are the rest.

 

[r_olson_06]

Finally putting some points up on the board. Had a guy I meet this summer at rummage sale mentioning that they are cleaning out his father's estate and he had some tools if I wanted to come look. Who could say no with no fleas or auctions going on.
With just over $100 here is what I picked up.
1. Bonney Fridge set that looks mint. Even has the cross bar. Decal is amazing for the age.
Curved buffalo queen 4"er has to be cleaned.
Krauter button pliers
Snap On Tee
2. Close ups
3. Old SK box with Snap On, SK, and various others
4 & 5. Close ups

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[r_olson_06]

Continued.
1. Craftsman H ratchet
Craftsman underline adj
Wright Ten Pointers
Craftsman DBE
Hinsdale round beam combo
Craftsman DBE
Proto LA combo
Craftsman underline DBE
Easco RHFT flex
And a first for me. A Buffum bearing scraper with a non PC logo.
2. NOS bonney something's with case.
3. Snap On k-4 Plomb WF sliding tee
4. Bon-E-Con case maybe 3/8"
5. Metal drawer set loaded with bits and some crescent wheels.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[r_olson_06]

But wait there's more
1. craftsman case with some 1/4" goodies and a PK ratchet
2. Proto LA hammer soft tip
3. Bird cage file handles, blackhawk T-4 slider, Plomb adj, channelock linesman, craftsman 1/4 slider, new britain 1/4" ratchet, snap on ferret ratchet, and early P&C sockets.
4. Lastly some sheet metal tools that I am not sure of the proper names. I seen a rivet cutter, and the sheet metal folder punches.
5. Nice fairmount body hammer and more sheet metal stuff.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[Old Radar]

Excellent haul, Roy! But don't short that “Hercules” twist screw driver! Mine is stamped with a W, ampersand, B and Co. on the four corners of a diamond for Whitman and Barnes.

 

[Shelbylex]

Congratulations, Roy. Nice set. Nice variety!
... Now you will need to complete Bon-E-Con set! I do not think we have a complete set on the board (I could be wrong, but I think everybody has Bonney sets). If you do - may be start the thread for Bon-E-Cons separately. I will join by the summer (have an incomplete set stuck in Western Mass - already payed for, just need to have it delivered. Damn COVID changed a lot of plans...)

Seber - I think you need to lay out some of the staff to let us see what you got

 

[r_olson_06]

Excellent haul, Roy! But don't short that “Hercules” twist screw driver! Mine is stamped with a W, ampersand, B and Co. on the four corners of a diamond for Whitman and Barnes.

Thanks. I seen a few more there. I will have to go back and grab them.

Congratulations, Roy. Nice set. Nice variety!
... Now you will need to complete Bon-E-Con set! I do not think we have a complete set on the board (I could be wrong, but I think everybody has Bonney sets). If you do - may be start the thread for Bon-E-Cons separately. I will join by the summer (have an incomplete set stuck in Western Mass - already payed for, just need to have it delivered. Damn COVID changed a lot of plans...)

Seber - I think you need to lay out some of the staff to let us see what you got

Thank you. Finding bonney around here is very diffcult.

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

 

[Provincial]

seber, is that a quick-acting drill press vise hiding under the chalk bottle? Lots of good stuff there, so you rate a "you ****!"

You done good there, Roy!

 

[3baygarage]

Wow, some sweet hauls and finds guys.

R sweet haul. Nice find on the little Bergman wrench. Saw one last year but had to pass. The guy was asking too much and sadly it was damaged. Interesting find on the Buffum, don’t see to much of that brand. Of course the Bonney as well.

Prov nice collection of handles and speeders!

Bluebolt good to see you posting your finds! I like thr Snap On thermometer.

Seber i want to dig through those buckets. What a tease!

LS you have quite a few of the cross drilled sockets. I’m curious if you have any two the same size that are different from one another. This set has two 1 inchers, one is thin walled.

Bagged nice Wright sets.

Captain14 as per cleaning surface rust, I’ve been experimenting with Evaporust lately. As with anything though, not enough time or product to deal with every piece. I used to spend a lot of time at the wire wheel years ago. These days,limit my time to more important pieces or those that would really benefit.

 

[LesserSon]

LS you have quite a few of the cross drilled sockets. I’m curious if you have any two the same size that are different from one another. This set has two 1 inchers, one is thin walled..

Yes - the LD32 is regular, the LD32T is thin-walled. I also have a LD26T and a LD28T (but not the regular LD26 or LD28).

 

[LesserSon]

great - double-post

 

[LesserSon]

2. NOS bonney something's with case.

Roy, those are nut-holder/starters. I think they came up on the Bonney thread (or some other brand) some time, but I haven’t found it. The 1953 patent shows an earlier design. Presumably the applied-for is an update that covers the version you’ve got.

 

[d42jeep]

Finally putting some points up on the board. Had a guy I meet this summer at rummage sale mentioning that they are cleaning out his father's estate and he had some tools if I wanted to come look. Who could say no with no fleas or auctions going on.
With just over $100 here is what I picked up.
1. Bonney Fridge set that looks mint. Even has the cross bar. Decal is amazing for the age.
Curved buffalo queen 4"er has to be cleaned.
Krauter button pliers
Snap On Tee
2. Close ups
3. Old SK box with Snap On, SK, and various others
4 & 5. Close ups

Looking for a Round Beam Plomb 1068 Double Box End Wrench

Looks like the S-K box is for one of these sets you helped me put together. Nice haul. That looks like a Duro 1/4” drive ratchet in the Bonney fridge box.
-Don