2021 Garage Sale Thread

[RTM]

We had a 3 day weekend full of decent garage and estate sales. Sorry, lotsa pix, was way too crowded to jamb it all into one.

Friday had an estate sale near to where my GF was running errands, had seen a couple of potentially interesting items. She found them, sent pix, we talked, she grabbed them. The big interest was this home made looking plywood box, looks to be about transit sized, with a huge thick leather handle. There is a space in the top that looks like it held literature. Also had her grab an extra top tray for a tool box, may help with local organization.


Saturday was a city wide garage sale day (San Mateo for the locals), which listed about 130 sales, most without pictures, and click a box for what items you were selling. There were ~30 stops of interest, 25 with tools. We made it to about 25, when we hit closing time. Started with one that advertised on CL as well, including lots of pics, "Guy Stuff", and an early opening time. What a waste, way over priced, the wood he showed appeared to be slabs due to lack of scale, but were about 10" x 4" x 1/2" (ash for $10). Got off to a bad start, but it got better after that. The next decent stop had a small box, jammed with sockets and a small cardboard box. The guy did storage cleanout, so he didn't know what was in it. HE looked into the small cardboard box, saw it was Starrett jewelers screwdrivers, pulled those out to keep. Once I got it home and looked through all the sockets, I wasn't as excited, lots more junk brands than I noticed previously. The hammer is about 3.5#, with a new to me mark.



Anyone recognize the brand on the big hammer?


Next couple of stops yielded a few goodies. My favorite was the Donegan Optical stand magnifier, on a retirement light type neck, but also got the ca. 1917 Disston & Son "New 16" saw, two clear etches, including a hardware store marking from Chicago, unfortunately missing the medallion.



Next up was the sale I wish I had started at. As I was walking up, a guy was walking out with an infill rabbet plane (~1-1/2"), in a box of other goodies, with a $5 tag on it. There was also a newer Stanley block plane out with $25 on it, that no one picked up. Damn. But anyway, I still scored well here, getting a handful of chisel, including 3x Swedish made and a stack of wooden plow blades (from the $2 box), a Stearns joiner fence, and some misc Stanley #45 parts. I also got a package of grey Scotchbrite pads for $3 (more crazy pricing). At other sales nearby, I got the Millers Falls brace angle drive, a 2" chisel used without its handle, and a 30mm Ulmia rabbet plane, body only.

The next fun stop yielded a bunch of socket and wrench stuff, including a bunch of small 5.5, 5, 5.5 and 6mm no name sockets, a user bent and ground 15/16" Filson combo wrench, small ChannelLocks, and ignition sized wrenches, included a Snap-on. Got a giant Plomb 1155 wrench too.


An early stop yielded a few of the Proto wrenches above, and the clamps here and above, as well as some leather working stamps.



Sunday yielded an estate sale that started too late for Saturday perusing, but still picked up a couple of fun things. Grabbed a couple of Pelican type boxes, a Griots RO polisher, and a Cal-Hawk mini spray gun, which may be total ****, but for a couple of bucks.... Also found a smaller mattock at another sale, which will be nice for a project I've got planned for the fall. Much nicer mass than my current cheap one.



All in all a decent weekend, under $100 all in, excluding lunch, but including all the other goodies for the house and yard.

 

[gpw_42]

3Jakes, you did well, and may have gotten $30 worth of militaria, depending on some details.

Top left is where the potential money is, depending when those Combat Infantryman Badges were made. If they have a long, hinged pin on them, you're in high cotton - likely World War 2 production. If they are clutchbacks (have a pair of pins about 1/2 to 5/8" long) with "dammits," they're newer. The MFR markings (i.e. Sterling, Vanguard, V-22, NS Meyer, etc) will also assist in dating them. The ribbon bar is displayed backwards - National Defense Service Medal goes on the wearer's right, then the Korean Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star, for a named campaign) and then the UN Medal for the Korean War; that's worn above the left breast pocket. The Bronze Service Star is a NOT a Bronze Star Medal, it's simply an appurtenance to the appropriate campaign medal. Then Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and US Presidential Unit Citation, in the gold frames. The NDSM medal seems to be missing the metal pendant. All are common to Korean War vets and as such have little value.

On the right, the US brass discs were worn above the notch in the lapel, and the brass infantry or aviation disc would be worn on the left side, above the notch. There was some variation on that, but what I've described is most common from WW2-modern, for enlisted soldiers. The four pins with the wording are the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI to collectors, aka "unit crest" to soldiers) for the 39th Infantry Regiment. Depending on when they were made, might be worth a bit to the right person. In WW2 & Vietnam, the 39th was part of the 9th Infantry Division. Since then, they've mostly been a basic training unit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) The blue and white striped square is for the 3rd Infantry Division. It is probably a tie tack, but hard to say for sure. I don't recognize the button (?) with the cross on it - it does not appear to be official issue insignia.

What does all this mean? Frankly, it's hard to say. The 3rd Infantry Division was active in WW2 and the Korean War, which could be a link between the CIBs and the ribbon bar, and the pin in the lower right; it was in Germany during most of the Cold War, and then has been active in both Iraq and Afghanistan, while based at Fort Stewart, GA. OTOH, there may be no connection between the assembled insignia.

 

[Fred Knox]

This weekend I lucked out at one garage sale. I picked up these four items for $100:

Stanley ½” Everlasting bevel edge **** chisel

Stanley No. 2 bench plane

Stanley #90 bull nose rabbet plane

and an Emmert patternmakers K1 "New Improved" universal vise.

I have only seen Emmert vises in pictures and for some reason have always craved one. It was attached to a bench that was so littered with other items that you did not really see it. I passed it by once. I ended up spending 20 minutes disassembling it from the bench and hope I took enough pictures to be able to reassemble it on one of my benches. It is big (18” x 7” jaws) and heavy (87 lbs.). It works perfectly but is missing only the original auxiliary rear jaw. For some reason, I have gone out to fiddle with it and look at it multiple times already.

 

[3jakes]

3Jakes, you did well, and may have gotten $30 worth of militaria, depending on some details.

Top left is where the potential money is, depending when those Combat Infantryman Badges were made. If they have a long, hinged pin on them, you're in high cotton - likely World War 2 production. If they are clutchbacks (have a pair of pins about 1/2 to 5/8" long) with "dammits," they're newer. The MFR markings (i.e. Sterling, Vanguard, V-22, NS Meyer, etc) will also assist in dating them. The ribbon bar is displayed backwards - National Defense Service Medal goes on the wearer's right, then the Korean Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star, for a named campaign) and then the UN Medal for the Korean War; that's worn above the left breast pocket. The Bronze Service Star is a NOT a Bronze Star Medal, it's simply an appurtenance to the appropriate campaign medal. Then Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and US Presidential Unit Citation, in the gold frames. The NDSM medal seems to be missing the metal pendant. All are common to Korean War vets and as such have little value.

On the right, the US brass discs were worn above the notch in the lapel, and the brass infantry or aviation disc would be worn on the left side, above the notch. There was some variation on that, but what I've described is most common from WW2-modern, for enlisted soldiers. The four pins with the wording are the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI to collectors, aka "unit crest" to soldiers) for the 39th Infantry Regiment. Depending on when they were made, might be worth a bit to the right person. In WW2 & Vietnam, the 39th was part of the 9th Infantry Division. Since then, they've mostly been a basic training unit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) The blue and white striped square is for the 3rd Infantry Division. It is probably a tie tack, but hard to say for sure. I don't recognize the button (?) with the cross on it - it does not appear to be official issue insignia.

What does all this mean? Frankly, it's hard to say. The 3rd Infantry Division was active in WW2 and the Korean War, which could be a link between the CIBs and the ribbon bar, and the pin in the lower right; it was in Germany during most of the Cold War, and then has been active in both Iraq and Afghanistan, while based at Fort Stewart, GA. OTOH, there may be no connection between the assembled insignia.

Thanks gpw-42 for that info.
No tall cotton for me. The combat badges are clutchbacks NS Meyer.
The 3RD Infantry pin is held in place by a threaded disc.
Judging from your avatar, you know a little bit about that personally.
Thanks for your service if that is the case.

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[AL`]

This weekend I lucked out at one garage sale. I picked up these four items for $100:

Stanley ½” Everlasting bevel edge **** chisel

Stanley No. 2 bench plane

Stanley #90 bull nose rabbet plane

and an Emmert patternmakers K1 "New Improved" universal vise.

I have only seen Emmert vises in pictures and for some reason have always craved one. It was attached to a bench that was so littered with other items that you did not really see it. I passed it by once. I ended up spending 20 minutes disassembling it from the bench and hope I took enough pictures to be able to reassemble it on one of my benches. It is big (18” x 7” jaws) and heavy (87 lbs.). It works perfectly but is missing only the original auxiliary rear jaw. For some reason, I have gone out to fiddle with it and look at it multiple times already.

Definitely calls for a "You ****". Sweet haul.

 

[pfaustus]

This weekend I lucked out at one garage sale. I picked up these four items for $100:

Stanley ½” Everlasting bevel edge **** chisel

Stanley No. 2 bench plane

Stanley #90 bull nose rabbet plane

and an Emmert patternmakers K1 "New Improved" universal vise.

I have only seen Emmert vises in pictures and for some reason have always craved one. It was attached to a bench that was so littered with other items that you did not really see it. I passed it by once. I ended up spending 20 minutes disassembling it from the bench and hope I took enough pictures to be able to reassemble it on one of my benches. It is big (18” x 7” jaws) and heavy (87 lbs.). It works perfectly but is missing only the original auxiliary rear jaw. For some reason, I have gone out to fiddle with it and look at it multiple times already.

Just the #2 & #90, or just the Emmert, would by a "You ****" . Combined it is like a whole house vacuum system.

 

[65ranchero]

Lubrication by the DROP plastic ruler.
Gifted to me, was told it was used as bookmark for many decades. Logo/trademark ended in late 40's. Not known when that logo started.

That's nice and to me seeing the metric scale on a ruler from then makes it more special

 

[pfaustus]

My pickings from the last two weeks. Last weekend this cost $15. Since my PC 3x21 is big and heavy sometimes, this will be handy.



This last weekend I found a $20 fill a grocery bag sale. I grabbed:

Oshlun dado set
Heat gun
three 6" rules, one is Starrett
two mayhew punches
a spoke wrench
a brush, some allen wrenches and unphotographed boxes of wire nuts and nails.

 

[LesserSon]

$24 (near as I can figure) at Leesport flea (PA). I overheard one of my favorite vendors say he was going to stop selling at fleas and do online sales. I doubt that will work out, but if it does, I’ll miss his sub-$1/ea pricing.
I bought the modified saw mostly for the 3 split-nuts and the Supplee medalion. Seems like it started life as a Disston No112, but had the top horn lopped off and a hole for an auxiliarly handle added.
The heavy anvil-ly thing with the bowl in the top was free. Not sure exactly what it is.
Two Bonney Stillson pipe wrenches, Phillips (nice) & slot (bad) screwdrivers, and D40 socket.
Next to that is a C’man 9/16” gasket cutter, I guess. An extruded Larson 5/8 socket and four Hinsdale sockets. I didn’t look closely enough at those, thinking I saw S-O overstrike. Ha-ha on me, but at least one fills a hole in a set I’ve been ignoring.
Atha No1070 1-lb cross-straight pein with a whittled handle. Unidentified ballpein, aparently stored in a rain barrel for a few years; pitted, but it is an exact dimensional match to a Blue-Point 40oz bp I have. (Edit - I have decided it is a Vaughan, leading me to conclude Vaughan was OEM for some Snap-on hammers.) Duro-Chrome ratchet, pat# 1902878.
Rosewood handle Buell Bros multitool w 10 bits. Cap has hairline crack, and the gimlet bit is somewhat unravelled.
3 Mac stiking tools F3,F4,F5, bought for the mystery.
Pliers…Snap-on Vacuum-Grip 2614-D marked W.F.M. Co. Wm Hjorth & Co angled slipjoints. Harrold longnose. Utica-marked slipjoints that look Herbrand-y. Unmarked sidecut slipjoints that look early Utica.

Ah, here they are! Also a tiny scissors marked CFWolfertz (Allentown wholesaler, 1862-1989) and a Bridgeport pocket-clip screwdriver.

 

[AK4570]

2 stops and 2 bucks later...

Proto 5014-H 7/16 x 3/8 Hex Deep
Proto 5024-H 3/4 x 3/8 Hex Deep
Proto 5432-H 1 x 1/2 Hex
Proto 5434-H 1 1/16 x 1/2 Hex
Proto 5340 1 1/4 Deep
Russell Jennings #14 Auger Bit
Russell Jennings #12 Auger Bit
Russell Jennings #8 Auger Bit
Russell Jennings #6 Auger Bit
Craftsman 13/16 x 1/2
Irwin 900 Screw Starter

 

[Shelbylex]

I do not remember if I showed the LongC Craftsman before - was part of the 5 tool lot for $1 Tons of elbow grease and this is what it turned out to be under thick layer of rust (I added to lot as the last picture)

Lectrolite 3002 - not exactly a purchase. However, I had an extra Lectrolite 3005 I bought this year and posted on CL that I would like to exchange it for one of Lectrolite DBEs I do not have or sell it for $2. A nice gentleman had an extra 3002

2 Cornwell wrenches - before and after some work. $1 for both

 

[LostBoy(IRL)]

from a second hand vendor I visit fairly frequently, but seldom find much that I'm interested in, at a price I can agree with. He can be extremely cranky and his prices vary with his mood. He was in good form today!
Good condition body of a Stanley no. 4. It's in better condition than my one, so will swap the parts over. Little gedore 12&14 double open. Some parts from a Lufkin micrometer box, will use as decoration. Full Brown and shape box, again no micrometer, but has the instructions and a very nice little decimal equivalents table. Both of these would have been imperial tools, so while I don't really have the use of a micrometer, I would have no use at all for one in imperial measurements, so empty was a nice find.
The axe head is a Elwell C96 which was the main item I was after, has the broad arrow stamp which means British military, and the year 1948.
Random little selection, but I'm happy.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some parts from a Lufkin micrometer box, will use as decoration. Full Brown and shape box, again no micrometer, but has the instructions and a very nice little decimal equivalents table.

Nice finds. I pick them up for the same reasons. They're just to neat to have around or to keep very small things inside.

 

[Old Radar]

I had a great day a the single estate sale I went to, today. It was rainy (in Texas, in August!!) so not too many people were at the sale,
but there were plenty of idiots on the roads! Anyway, the agent in the tool shed was actually reasonably versed in tools--which is usually a bad sign for cheapskates like me, but we talked while I went through a well-stocked Powr-Kraft six-drawer chest and I got the feeling he was in a generous mood. He let me have my whole pile for $20.

- I started by gathering a lot of Herbrand sockets and drives. After I got home and consulted archive.org I found I have a complete 16 piece 1/2" SA-72 socket set from the late 40s--including the 21/32 & 25/32 sockets. Now I need to the case they came in...
- The P&C 1818 pipe wrench is destined for my neighbor.
- There are three Goodell-Pratt calipers that should clean up nicely.
- The two smaller no-name calipers are a simpler and possibly older style with a simple 90* bent threaded post that goes through a swiveling eye hole.
- Dunlap 6" adjustables with a circle-Y casting.
- Lufkin Millmens micrometer 920BH--designed for "rapid gaging of hot metals" by mill men wearing thick gloves.
- The double spring gate hook has an anchor stamped on it and on each of the spring gates. Probably from off shore but it will work as a quick release on the tether keeping my wannabe garage dog from sprinting after deer. Or squirrels, or cats...
- Nice Stanley No. 34 10" machinist level

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thought I was going to get skunked this morning (Lugz 2021_45), until I ran into a tool reseller guy I only see maybe twice a year. He takes up 5 tables with shallow bins well organized by type, 95% of which he knows very well, heavy on Mac and Snap-on, and it is modern or barely vintage and eBay priced. But, mixed in with the shine, are some truly vintage gems that he has picked up along the way that he knows little to nothing about that he is just trying to get rid of. If you can't read the logos those are Vacuum Grip (FSP, not Snap-on branded) snap rings, Long C Vanadium needle nose, Wakefield Wizard slip joints and Neverslip linesman pliers.

Note the replaceable cutters on the Neverslip. What an anti-capitalist concept. As some of you may recall, I have two others that I have heaped praise on in the Vintage Forum, and devoted some space to in a Lugzsonian Curator's Corner tribute. That's the only way to buy spare cutters! They were made in the 1920s. Talk about a worthy tool that just keeps on giving, look no further.

 

[mikeinri]

Wow, Lugz, those are some pretty cool finds!

I like how they bent the long-C logo around the pivot point.

Mike

 

[bmwrd0]

There were no interesting estate sales today, and garage sales were few and far between. But I found a couple that looked interesting, with one having goodies. I spent $20 on the following:

An old toolbox, a set of early 30s SK sockets, a few misc. sockets, Dunlap push drill and a few books. Why would I want an old rusty toolbox?

It's a Proto 9970 tombstone box. A little worse for wear, but we will see how it cleans up. And here are the books


I also swung by the local Restores, and managed to find a few things:

A Plomb 3/4" socket, Park headset wrench (new in bag), Dunlap feeler gauge, and a '20s Huskey hex socket wrench. Sadly, someone used the hex as a hammer, and it is a bit mushroomed. It is going to take a little work to get that off, but I wasn't going to let a rarity like that pass me by. Oh, and all of that cost me less than $3.

 

[Ryan_340]

Stopped at an estate sale on my way home from work yesterday evening. The garage was well picked over, but I could see an old barn out back of the property. So I asked if there was more stuff in the barn, and was told mostly scrap. I ended up pulling this Snap On 9 drawer top box out of a corner. Ended up paying $25 for it, it's all surface rust, very solid, not a ding/dent in it. The box was loaded with mostly old rusty hardware, but I did salvage a snap on screwdriver, a pair of vise grips, and many par X wrenches.

 

[Bruce Amacker]

Score#1: 5 Sterrett metric mikes from 25mm to 250mm, all 5 for $10.

Score #2, 18 parts trays and 5 slide out cabinets, full of hardware, for $100. Much of the hardware was medical specific and unusable, but two of the drawers are full of Grade 8 bolts, nuts and washers.

 

[Raineman]

Stopped at an estate sale on my way home from work yesterday evening. The garage was well picked over, but I could see an old barn out back of the property. So I asked if there was more stuff in the barn, and was told mostly scrap. I ended up pulling this Snap On 9 drawer top box out of a corner. Ended up paying $25 for it, it's all surface rust, very solid, not a ding/dent in it. The box was loaded with mostly old rusty hardware, but I did salvage a snap on screwdriver, a pair of vise grips, and many par X wrenches.

You ****

 

[Jack84]

Got this for 15,-.
Wrenches and screwdrivers are all Hazet. Pipe wrenches Gedore and Bahco.

 

[bmwrd0]

Some serious scores fellas! Loving the parts drawers, cheap Snappy box, and Euro goodness for cheap. The sheer amount of historical finds by Lugz, LessorSon, and others is wonderful.

After a rough spring, we are in garage sale heaven.

 

[mikeinri]

Massive suckage there, Bruce!

Mike

 

[seber]

Bruce and Jack, you both ****. I am super jealous of those slide out storage trays.

 

[Old Radar]

Score#1: 5 Sterrett metric mikes from 25mm to 250mm, all 5 for $10.

$1500 worth of Starrett mics for $10??? You **** so hard it's raining in Texas! Congratulations on the buy of the year!

 

[emeraldcoupe]

Picked up this Craftsman grinder / stand today.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Wow, Lugz, those are some pretty cool finds!

Thanks, Mike. If you want a closer look at that Vanadium logo, which is fantastic, I just posted more photos on the Long C thread. Also bumped the Neverslip and Snap-on threads. The Wakefield Wizards are still soaking.

As always, there was a LEFT-BEHIND!

I was sorely tempted by this vintage Sting-Ray style bike with the classic banana seat and monkey bars. Perfect for making into a chopper, which I did with my dad's help and a welder in 1970! That one was gold though.

 

[WNYflyer]

Holy ****............... Bruce & Jack84 those are you **** scores ! emeraldcoupe, nice pickup on the grinder and always nice to have the stand.

Hit one professional estate sale today with a huge amount of mechanics tools and who prices the tools very reasonable. Didn't get there until probably 30 minute after opening so who knows what I missed but in talking to the guy that runs the sale that I know and who knows what I am typically looking for he said I hadn't missed much. He said it looked like the family may have picked out most of the Snap-On/tool truck brands before he reviewed the estate but still a huge amount of pro tools such as Williams, S-K, Bonney, Craftsman, etc. Hit a bunch of garage sales also but came up with nada at those.

Anyways picked up the following for $40



Bunch of Vulcan SAE wrenches and a Williams hammer.



Set of Williams SAE short wrenches, Thomas & Betts crimper/pliers, Vulcan long handle S-53 1/2" drive ratchet.



Snap-On 1/4 and 3/8 drive speeders, ratcheting wrenches that you see every where with this set being SAE and branded Vulcan.

 

[Old Radar]

I went back to yesterday's sale to dig a little deeper and came up with these few items for $9.

The "Portable Tachometer" was made by Jaeger Watch Co. Inc. There are several examples on ebay, usually with a Navy or "U.S.Air Forces" tag or calibration card. According to publication AN 11-5A-7, 5-Sept-1945, they were used primarily for testing Norden bombsights. I find the term U.S.Air Forces associated with the war years odd since it was the U.S Army Air Corps or the Army Air Forces until 1947 when the USAF became a separate service.
Anyway, I think this one is post-war due to the fact that it has a Jaeger Watch Co. tag on the back and all the pieces are there. This model (43A-2) has a 10,000 RPM rating vs. the 43A-3 which is rated to 1,000 RPM. I checked my old 18V drill and it clocked 225 RPMs.



Other items acquired today:
- Three Craftsman =v= Phillips Bit Sockets, 2, 3 & 4
- Craftsman Long C 1/2"dr 1-1/16" socket--Circle H
- Spiral 3/4" wire brush
- Tiny oil can
- Coleman No. 0 Filter Funnel



Calling Outlaw! I picked the Coleman funnel up solely because of your influence! There were no lanterns or stoves--just this, so I figured I'd be okay with the minimal investment. I know nothing about them. There are multitudes on ebay with prices all over the map, but they all look the same to me. What have I got and is it anything special (besides the PO's autograph)? Interestingly, the sale is just about a mile away from the New Braunfels Coleman plant. They make mostly coolers there.

 

[Outlawmws]

HO LE CRUD! you guys are killing it!

 

[mikeinri]

For the life of me, I can't wrap my head around why anyone would engrave initials on a lantern funnel!!!!!

Mike

 

[handmadeMI]

For the life of me, I can't wrap my head around why anyone would engrave initials on a lantern funnel!!!!!

Mike

Thats the first thing I do any time I buy a funnel. Can't have people trying to walk off with my funnels.

 

[Outlawmws]

I went back to yesterday's sale to dig a little deeper and came up with these few items for $9.

The "Portable Tachometer" was made by Jaeger Watch Co. Inc. There are several examples on ebay, usually with a Navy or "U.S.Air Forces" tag or calibration card. According to publication AN 11-5A-7, 5-Sept-1945, they were used primarily for testing Norden bombsights. I find the term U.S.Air Forces associated with the war years odd since it was the U.S Army Air Corps or the Army Air Forces until 1947 when the USAF became a separate service.
Anyway, I think this one is post-war due to the fact that it has a Jaeger Watch Co. tag on the back and all the pieces are there. This model (43A-2) has a 10,000 RPM rating vs. the 43A-3 which is rated to 1,000 RPM. I checked my old 18V drill and it clocked 225 RPMs.



Other items acquired today:
- Three Craftsman =v= Phillips Bit Sockets, 2, 3 & 4
- Craftsman Long C 1/2"dr 1-1/16" socket--Circle H
- Spiral 3/4" wire brush
- Tiny oil can
- Coleman No. 0 Filter Funnel



Calling Outlaw! I picked the Coleman funnel up solely because of your influence! There were no lanterns or stoves--just this, so I figured I'd be okay with the minimal investment. I know nothing about them. There are multitudes on ebay with prices all over the map, but they all look the same to me. What have I got and is it anything special (besides the PO's autograph)? Interestingly, the sale is just about a mile away from the New Braunfels Coleman plant. They make mostly coolers there.

Nothing special or rare, The aluminum funnels are the most common. For max value on Eprey, condition is everything (plus points for original box, intact felt filter, and unmarked). They were later replaced with plastic funnels and then can spigots. Prior to the aluminum they made them from copper (painted w/ copper paint...) and those went through several iterations. there is also a much larger No 1A funnel. (And has the filter as well)

Your felt looks very nice! BTW its technically upside down (and its easier to remove to clean if the other way)

But they are handy to have around for a number of reasons: the filter will remove a lot of grit (old cans, with rust adn in the old days you got refilled at a pump or 55 gallon drum, which was not necessarily clean...

But there is MORE! if you wet the felt filter with fuel first it will catch and hold any water in the fuel, keeping it out of the lantern or stove! Once wet with fuel,, the water can't pass! (this was demoed a couple of weeks ago by a guy on the CCF). Pretty cool!

Interestingly they said the trick does NOT work with kerosene? The same guy plans to test that as well...

So a good maintenance thing is to occasionally dump the fuel left in the fount/Tank into a container and then re-filter it to remove grit adn water! then top off. - I always just didn't pour the "dregs" out, so a glass jar helped me see the garbage.

 

[Outlawmws]

For the life of me, I can't wrap my head around why anyone would engrave initials on a lantern funnel!!!!!

Mike

Thats the first thing I do any time I buy a funnel. Can't have people trying to walk off with my funnels.

Yep probably to keep it from growing leg in a crowded camp site.

I used to mark my drafting templates and triangles with "Stolen From (my name)" and I never had one disappear for long...

 

[mikeinri]

My grandfather did the same with his tools at work (toolmaker), but I don't see the risk at a campsite. And, I've been camping since barely out of diapers around 50 years ago...

Mike

 

[Jack84]

We don’t have many estate sales around here, this is from two weeks back. Most of the tools I picked are in this picture. The majority are euro brand like Facom, Belzer, Hazet, Wiha and Gedore.
Some in their packaging others slightly used.

Spend 225.- on it. Sold a couple of woodchisels and bicycle tools from this lot which brought in 310.-. So, free tools I guess.

 

[bmwrd0]

Euro tools bring in big money. I found a set of Hazet DBE's or ring spanners as some call them, and sold them easily on eBay for 10x what I paid. If I still rode motorcycles I would have kept them, as they were very nice. By the way, who made the push-through ratchet on the bottom left? The one between two Snap-ons.

 

[Jack84]

Euro tools bring in big money. I found a set of Hazet DBE's or ring spanners as some call them, and sold them easily on eBay for 10x what I paid. If I still rode motorcycles I would have kept them, as they were very nice. By the way, who made the push-through ratchet on the bottom left? The one between two Snap-ons.

Between the Taiwan Snap On copy and Williams S50? That’s a German made Rheidco.

 

[Rickster]

Picked this oddball multi-head wrench set this morning.

 

[Raineman]

$2 today for this lot. China **** on the bottom right. 2nd picture has the US made stuff. I was able to complete a Craftsman V set with one of the sockets. Proto LA and Challenger, Williams, Bonney, and Powerkraft. Ratchet is toast. Of course I had to add to my Grandson’s Tonka fleet, had to give $7 for that.