2021 Garage Sale Thread

[mikeinri]

Not really a celebrity, but I went to high school with Gina Raimondo (future governor of RI and US Secretary of Commerce). We suffered through the same Chemistry class together. She was a year behind me, probably has zero clue I exist. My best friend apparently had a major crush on her but never told anyone at the time.

I've met several bands backstage after concerts (the guys from No Doubt but not Gwen, The Sundays, The Violent Femmes, and Dishwalla). Didn't pay for passes or anything, these were all just small venues.

I saw Marilyn Manson "in the wild" at a club, but didn't talk to him.

Had the chance to meet INXS in 1987 right before they blew up. Really regret that stupid decision not to go...

Mike

 

[ForrestT]

These Barcaloy marked wrenches may have come in that roll. There are a couple of different styles of Barcaloy combos.
-Don

-Don

Don, did barcalo make their own wrenches? They look just like lectrolites to me.

 

[joseywales]

I had beers with Cindy Lauper at a Philly diner in the later 80s. We were with a group, but I sat across from her and we talked. Singers and musicians aren't successful, unless they can entertain. Sounds simple, but it isn't. Bruce isn't a great singer, but he can entertain. The most successful can entertain and create a stage persona, but have strong business acumen offstage. Even at a young age, I realized that Cindy aint no dope. She's sharp and earned her success, IMO.

 

[bmwrd0]

Are there any mfgr/brand markings on those envy-inducing flex nut drivers?

Lugz, check here, page 337. I would guess Indestro, and that the 4 and 8 are for 1/4" and 1/2" using the old 1/16" code that is used on brace bits. And yes, I will be keeping my eyes open for a set!

 

[bmwrd0]

JoseyWales is right. My wife and I went and saw Neko Case, who has a truly incredible voice, but zero stage presence. It was a kinda boring show.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, Beemer. Well spotted on those "Spin-Flexes"! I do believe you're right.

 

[RTM]

This package arrived yesterday from an auction in NE. Won 4 lots, none of them spectacular scores, but each one was an odd pairing, and the oddball was quite interesting in most cases. (Hope one of you won the set of Barcalo DBE offset wrenches IOB)

Clockwise from Lower Left, Simonds Abrasive Stone, IOB, Bashford U Dial It blade holder, General and Twix drill guides in a hand made leather sheath, Fiskars child safe drill, Adam and Westlake (Adlake) Chicago brass tube case, Curv-O-Mark contour marker, Starrett 111 framing square stair gages, still unknown to me spokeshave with broken filigreed front adjuster.



The Simonds double sided round stone, usually suggested for axe field sharpening, was the interesting item. Need to figure out an era, but came with the next item.

Turns out the Bashford U-Dial-It was patented in 1941, and sold by a SF company, so a local connection. This is the second scraper I've gotten in the last month that use double edged razor blades, so I decided to grab a box to try them out.

The drill guides were something I didn't really need, but they were part of a lot, turns out the Twix one has a tie to a post a wrote a little while ago. Will add it there later today.

The brass tube case was stamped by Adams & Westlake (Adlake) of Chicago, a nice surprise. I just liked the case. Anyone have a clue as to what it might have been for originally? They were known for their oil lamps etc. for railroad and truck usage. Have not looked into the drills themselves yet. Edit: Thanks to Steaks and Anvils, its a cut off from a kerosene lamp, with the flat end added, sorta flat and sorta square

The Curv-O-Mark looked like an older vintage gimmick, but turns out its still sold today, for pipefitters, for about $100 new. Mine is supposed to have a hardened pin that you can whack when you've gotten your mark, but I intend to use a pencil for woodworking usage.

The Starrett 111 were paired with the Curv-O-Mark, and was the item I wanted, and they came cheap. I have a pair of look-a-like cheap aluminum ones that I bought at a GS that the seller thought they were used as sliding aluminum window security locks, and they feel cheap. So a chance to get a nice pair was a no brainer.

The spokeshave was what got me into this mess of stuff. I put in a fairly low bid, which immediately jumped to my high bid, and stayed there. Unfortunately, I failed to notice the broken piece of the filigree at the left end until I was the high bidder, about 10 seconds. It still works as intended, just isn't pretty. It actually came fairly sharp, but with a chipped blade, which has been sharpened out, and is ready to use. There is a name on the blade, top line is Warranted, second line ends with xxxxxx Tool Co I think. Need to dig in my book to decipher who it could be, but it works like a Stanley 53 or 54, so might be a Bailey #3 or #4, the big washer looks similar. Correct Answer is Cincinnati Tool co #3. The filigree ends early, unlike Bailey or Stearns


Oh, and the tacky Fiskars plastic drill. We got our first one as part of a tool kit for my then 5 year old daughter. Totally enclosed, no open gears to pinch fingers. Occasionally white ones which can be autoclaved for surgical use show up. It was paired with the tube and the drill guides. Will probably pass it one to someone who needs one for a younger user, as I have one around here somewhere.

Edit: Updated the spokeshave Mfgr and more info.

 

[steaks&anvils]

The brass tube case was stamped by Adams & Westlake (Adlake) of Chicago, a nice surprise. I just liked the case. Anyone have a clue as to what it might have been for originally? They were known for their oil lamps etc. for railroad and truck usage. Have not looked into the drills themselves yet.

Adlake is still in business!

The brass tube, it might be repurposed from a kerosene lamp?

The attached picture shows something similar, if you were to remove most of the parts, block the end and keep the lid?

Here is the ebay listing with more pictures:

🚂Antique LOT 2 BRASS RAILROAD WALL SCONCE Oil Kerosene Lamps Pat. SEPT 10, 1907 | eBay

As~Is see pics ����✔.

www.ebay.com

 

[unkqty]

Not a lot this past weekend.
Only marking on the 18" long, 1/2" drive breaker bar is "chrome vanadium," but couldn't turn it down for $5.
5-finger paperweight was NOT a great deal - just something I wanted.
Sales in this area usually wind down around this time of the year.
Will see if my theory of relationship between sales and a "burgeoning economy" will pop up once again.
Suppose there would be grounds for a great research paper or even a thesis, should we see a repeat of trends from '08-'10.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

5-finger paperweight

We were just talking about them and... ****, they magically appear. It's the GS thread way.

 

[Josh the IH guy]

I went to a swap meet last weekend. I thought I would find tons of used hand tools. It was shockingly slim. Lots of worn out battery tools. But at the end of the day, I got this little bit for 10 bucks.
Proto, sk, bonney, Williams and indestro. Not too shabby...

 

[Provincial]

I finally got a chance to photograph some more of last week's purchase. I've already shown the Plomb (post #4,568), so here are the other major items.

P&C:
6211 ratchet, 1/2 dr.
6120 1/2 dr. 12-pt. deep socket "5-8" (early)
1522 short L wrench (no part number, so early)
1514 short L wrench (no part number, so early)

Sockets and Ratchets:
5/16 hex driver bit
1/4 hex drive socket set. Missing 1/4 hex, has 1/4 square and spline sockets!
Stanley 3/8 dr. 6-pt. 9/16
Crescent 3/8 dr. 6-pt. 7/16 deep
Husky 1/2 dr. 12-pt. CT1220 5/8
SK 3/8 dr. 6-pt. 16mm
Craftsman G2 1/4 dr. 6-pt. 9/16
Craftsman -VV- 1/4 dr. 6-pt 1/2
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 630 unplated deep
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 6-pt. 626R spark plug (first 1/2 dr. spark plug socket I've seen)
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 528 7/8
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 526 13/16
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 524 3/4
Thorsen 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 522 11/16
Thorsen 3/8 dr. 12-pt. 622J 11/16 deep
SK 45170 3/8 dr. ratchet
Bernz-o-Matic 3/8 dr. ratchet
Powr-Kraft 84H4860 1/2 dr. ratchet (I know84W is Wright. Who made this one?0
Unmarked 3/8 dr. long flex-head ratchet. Knock-off of Wright? Works well.

Pipe Wrenches, Pliers, and Adjustables
Walworth "Genuine Stillson" 8"
Germany 8" (pre-WWII with only "Germany"
Tobrin 10"
Ridgid 10" pat. 1727623 (WWII?) B-10-6
Ridgid 18" pat. 1727623 (WWII?) B=12-3
Channellock 420
Worth multi-tool pincers
Pexto 10-5-1/2
TEMCO 6"
Craftsman 6"
Reed Mfg. Co. 8"

Tin snips and misc.
9 AUTO wrench
Trimont No. 100 tubing cutter
Diamond DS-10 snips
Wiss V-19 snips
Wiss 9 snips "inlaid" which means a hardened alloy cutting edge welded to the jaws
Craftsman nut driver 5/16
Craftsman nut driver 1/4
Black & Decker plastic combo wrench 0600KAS01 (the "skeleton" wrench noticed in my quiz post last week. (post #4,549)

On to the wrenches that I posted a teaser shot of last week:
Indestro 9/16 kit
Indestro 1/2 x 9/16 DOE kit
Bonney 1733 DOE
Bonney 1729 DOE
Bonney 1726 DOE
Bonney 2729 Obst.
Bonney 2723 Obst.
Bonney 823A DOE
Williams 1090 Tappet
Williams 1090-D Tappet
Williams 101 DOE Oval Logo
Williams 33G DOE Bklyn
Williams 728 DOE Oval Logo
Williams 725 DOE
Proto 270 Fencing tool, obviously made by Crescent
Proto 1224 combo 3/4

Various other wrenches:
"TAPPET WRENCH" 9/16 that looks like it got caught in the gears!
Unmarked 5/8 combo by Barcalo, Lectrolite, or ????
Lectrolite DBE 5/8 x 11/16
Drop Forged DOE 5/8 x 3/4 (Lectrolite?)
Forged in USA DOE 1/2 x 9/16 (Lectrolite?)
Forged in USA Lakeside DOE marked 3/8 x 7/16 on one side and 9mm x 11mm on the other
Forged Steel Made in USA DOE 14mm x 15mm
Forged in USA DOE double offset 7/16 x 9/16
Par-X BO-24 combo 3/4 (Snap-On economy brand)
SUHL DOE #27 5/8 x 11/16 (not sure of name, pretty beat up)
Craftsman -V/\- combo 5/8
Craftsman -V- DOE 13/16 x 25/32
Craftsman -VV- DOE 13mm x 15mm
Craftsman -VV- DOE 12mm x 14mm
Dunlap DOE V 3/4 x 7/8
Dunlap DOE V 3/8 x 7/16
Vlchek single end engineer's wrench (thin, perhaps short tappet or check nut)
Vlchek DOE 31
Vlchek DOE unmarked 19/32 x 11/16
Vlchek DOE 723
Vlchek DOE 25
Vlchek DBE WBC 1214 3/8 x 7/16 short

The dregs:
pretty nice sanding board, like new
finishing trowel, like new
Starrett pin punch
lots of small items
Half dozen small c-clamps
Two fabric tool bags
Two plastic tubs
Two Stainless small tubs

 

[Private Lugnutz]

1522 short L wrench (no part number, so early)
1514 short L wrench (no part number, so early)

I remember those!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Today's haul (Lugz 2021_64)...



...is being posted from phone, so I'll be briefer than normal...

- another Tool-Champ, believe it or not! This one less its original box, with different bits.
- West German boxwood rule
- Lowentraut and Wakefield bike wrenches
- leatherette pouch with vintage protractor, pencils, and the funniest, coolest 6-inch rule I have even found, a bonus, because I really only wanted the pouch
- Bell Tel. Co. wooden box
- Williams wrench with a customer or function name I had no prior knowledge of
- Bendix brake wrench
- Mexican machete with stacked leather washer handle and some amazing inscriptions that I bought to whack my ivy back in shape, but causing me a dilemma with a better look at it
- BeCu AMPCO pliers the seller was ignorant of
- Partial hex key set I bought purely for the coolass vintage OD canvas holder, only happier to discover they're all UNBRAKO.

 

[3baygarage]

Cool haul Lugz.

Provincial- I like your old P&C wrenches. The PK brand rat was Thorsen made btw.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Cool haul Lugz.

Thank you, sir!

Can't believe I forgot to mention what may be my favorite find. See that little triangular piece on the Bell box near the hasp? It's a guard for the blade of a vintage non-retractable utility knife. I just happen to might could have a few that need one. Felt bad for about 3 seconds that I pulled it off the blade of a first generation Stanley No. 199. (I already have one.) Felt bad for another 3 seconds when the guy waved off a buck for it with a "Pshaw!" and a "Take it." Then I felt really good walking out of the flea.

 

[Outlawmws]

Close up of the blade guard?

 

[Old Radar]

Kind of a disappointing sale today. There was a ****-load of stuff to look at--the PO apparently never threw anything away.
The left-behind photos set up the feel for the rest of the sale. The guy obviously chronically failed to perform his 12-point maintenance procedures on his equipment.



The vast majority of the hand tools were of off shore origin and what wasn't heaped in rusty piles in the yard was inches deep in mouse droppings in buckets and rotting toolboxes.



This is all I was willing to salvage. (Photo after serious cleanup)
The CM 15/16 =v= socket was attached to the Billings S-1410 and both were painted orange.
Another Williams S-52
The two S-Ks fill a couple of holes in sets.
I'll flip the Mercedes-Benz wrench.

The most surprising find of the sale was an actual sighting of tin medic--alive and well!!

 

[Provincial]

Cool haul Lugz.

Provincial- I like your old P&C wrenches. The PK brand rat was Thorsen made btw.

Thanks for the information! I knew that model number indicated source, but didn't know which source.

 

[shanny19]

Swung by Habitat for Humanity after shift, spent less than for the Panda Express I also picked up.
Vacuum grip no87 dikes, 1927 date code
Snap On 3/8 drive impact swivels, 1977 date code, 3/8 to 3/4 complete
Wizard 3/8 breaker, no p/n
Large! copper hammer, no markings

 

[3jakes]

Kind of a disappointing sale today. There was a ****-load of stuff to look at--the PO apparently never threw anything away.
The left-behind photos set up the feel for the rest of the sale. The guy obviously chronically failed to perform his 12-point maintenance procedures on his equipment.



The vast majority of the hand tools were of off shore origin and what wasn't heaped in rusty piles in the yard was inches deep in mouse droppings in buckets and rotting toolboxes.



This is all I was willing to salvage. (Photo after serious cleanup)
The CM 15/16 =v= socket was attached to the Billings S-1410 and both were painted orange.
Another Williams S-52
The two S-Ks fill a couple of holes in sets.
I'll flip the Mercedes-Benz wrench.

The most surprising find of the sale was an actual sighting of tin medic--alive and well!!

I am tempted to steal those pictures & post a Free Scrap Metal add on Craigslist.

 

[3jakes]

I had a pretty good past weekend, but haven't had time to sort through it yet.
Here is the beginning stop, and the end.
Plomb 1-1/2 x 1-7/16 #WF89
(2) Blue-Point round handles 1-1/4 x 1-3/8 and 1-1/4 x 1-5/16.
Each wrench has had owner markings ground off.................But only paid $2.00 for each wrench......
The last stop was a church yard sale that was being held in my old elementary school.
I didn't expect to find much, but was curious to be in the building & look around.
My first impression was, "gee, everything looks so much smaller than I remember it".
(Haven't been back there for 55 years or so)
Anyway, got a couple good blue jeans at 50 cents each, and this Craftsman vise for 15 bucks.
Reed maybe?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Close up of the blade guard?

Lugzsonian update here.

 

[Outlawmws]

THX! Lugz!

 

[Levaughn]

I picked up these items yesterday at an Estate Sale for $10;

- Columbia Pocket Amp Meter
- Sterling Pocket Volt Meter
- Wilde Wrench 5" Slip Joint Pliers
- Williams # 6011 3/8" x 5/16" Ignition Superwrench
- Williams # 623B 5/16 – 1/4 U.S.S Wrench
- Vulcan 23/32 - 9/916 Wrench
- Frey & Co. Brass Flathead Screwdriver 2 in1 Nesting Set
- (2) Stanley Screw Drivers
- Arion file (right side corner)
- Round Heller File
- CeeTee Crescent Pliers (New)
- Pal Cutlery Co Folding Pocketknife
- Taylor Padlock

 

[saukit]

Nice work all, you've been getting after it! It's been a busy week and unfortunately I probably won't be doing much picking this weekend. A bit of a sale desert, at least for tools. That's ok though because my cleanup backlog is getting out of control! Here are a few things I grabbed last weekend and haven't had a chance to post.

Most memorable sale was a privately run estate sale that opened at 9...I got there right as it opened and as expected there was a line. Online they said they'd do 10 in at first then 1 in and 1 out. Well they didn't let #11 in until about 10:30! Long story short I was #22 on the list and I didn't get in the house until almost noon. I'll spare you all the details but it wasn't really worth the wait. Plenty of tools but nothing nice really. I came away with a few things for the effort: Top combo is some brand I don't quite recall, Performance maybe? Then a couple Proto combos, Craftsman DOE and V embossed combo, Duro Chrome circle X DOE, next DOE I'm not sure on, bottom one is Carrington. A couple Cornwell and Mac that look very similar on the left and the little knife is Hammer Brand. $15 after some negotiating.



This stuff came from a TOO sale, pretty sure I was the first person in this shed. Lots of junk but a few gems revealed themselves. I got the stuff in the pic along with a pretty nice bag and generic double bit ax for $13. The little DOE top left is Trufit, pretty sure the next three are Indestro but less sure on the offset DOE. The Nickel Molybdenum DOE is just stamped "USA" on the other side, anyone know what this is? Indestro hex ratchet, Blackhawk ratcheting wrench, the little caliper is unmarked at least until I get the rust off. Then there's a Ford offset combo, SK DOE that looks bent, Craftsman BE socket, Peterson vice grips, three craftsman DOEs and the far right DOE is Billings and Spencer.



These ones came from a pretty straightforward Craigslist shop sale, I got there the 2nd day in the afternoon and was surprised these were left as it was pretty picked out. Can't remember how much I paid but I think it was $10. I need to quit buying these giant P&C DOEs but I can't help myself, the Penens stuff is just short of a set so hopefully I can scrounge up the right one. A little P&C combo, an even smaller "Forged in USA" DOE, another Ford piece, and what I believe is probably a Lectrolite DOE.



This sale was not as much of a bargain as I hoped, got there the first day in the afternoon and it was a madhouse. This guy had 3 giant safes full of guns and coins and also a garage packed with tools. This is pretty much the dregs that I was able to scrounge up and it was pricey, around $30 I think. The little challenger set only has a few of the original sockets, the ratchet is Proto and the breaker bar is unmarked. The cross bars I found in another box. Then there's a Proto DOE, Snap on breaker, and another interesting Snap on tool that I haven't looked up yet but is stamped 2140-~9. There's also a few Snap on sockets and a nice little run of SK metric 6 points along with a Plomb wobbler, Proto, and Indestro sockets.

 

[bmwrd0]

That Challenger box, original sockets or not, is dead ****. I might have some of the little guys, let me take a look tomorrow.

 

[saukit]

Thanks Beemer! It's in pretty good shape, and truth be told I'm not that attached to it. Maybe we can work something out, you're always posting stuff I want!

 

[Provincial]

saukit, that stamped Blackhawk ratchet appears to be for adjusting the bands on a Model T Ford.

Nice picks! I can't resist the big P&C DBE's either! There are three main series: round beam 22XX, round beam NXX, and flat beam 25XX. There are also short round beam 21XX DBE's, but they have a limited size range. I recently found an N90, so I need to find the N92 to top out that set, but lack three of the in-betweeners, N89, N85, and N84. Such is collecting!

 

[LesserSon]

Craftsman vise for 15 bucks.
Reed maybe?

From a search of the big vise thread, I think Rock Island.
Jaws are interesting - those shims.

 

[3jakes]

From a search of the big vise thread, I think Rock Island.
Jaws are interesting - those shims.

Yes,
I haven't tried to remove those yet to see what that's about.
Original, or some type of trick to get the jaws to align.
And I think you are correct about Rock Island. (I am a vise neophyte)
The base clamp design would be a tell, yes? As well as the jaws being channeled.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Small haul (Lugz 2021_65) this morning. But honestly, I wouldn't've been disappointed with nothing today. We are in the midst of a classic Garden State 'Indian summer' October, my favorite time of year here, when the weather itself is inspirational. Those moments when it seems like the veil is gone and you are seeing the world fresh and new for what it is, heaven on earth, are few and far between. Consequently, the flea was packed, everything seemed interesting, and everyone seemed lifted in the same convivial spirit.



/ The little picture thing (hoping someone more technically artsy knows the correct term) is for Mrs. Lugz. "Happy wife, happy... you know the rest" things are always good to find! It's a typical Parisienne scene, but the silhouetted bridge and ladies and their parasols are painted on glass that is bubbled higher than the little (edit: copper) frame.

/ I have never seen that double flashlight before. It has a Signal Corps part number I will look up later. I'm guessing trouble light. The bulbs seem shaped so you can set it down near work.

/ PLOMB screwdriver

/ Crain utility knife

/ Allen hex keys pouch

 

[gpw_42]

I picked up these items yesterday at an Estate Sale for $10;

....
- Pal Cutlery Co Folding Pocketknife

Levaughn, that Pal is a great looking jigged bone knife!

When you get a chance, please add that Pal knife to the Vintage Knife thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/show-your-vintage-knife.460999/page-4#post-9275445

 

[Levaughn]

Will do.

 

[bmwrd0]

Thanks Beemer! It's in pretty good shape, and truth be told I'm not that attached to it. Maybe we can work something out, you're always posting stuff I want!

Drop me a line with anything you are thinking about, and I am always down to trade!

 

[Bighead38]

Digging with the excavator at work and found these.

 

[Provincial]

That'll buff out! Try Evaporust first.

 

[3jakes]

My other stuff from last weekend
Kind of stoked about the Craftsman stubby sets at $10. each even with the missing 10mm.
1/2 Long Flex heads $10 each
Blue Snap-on ratcheting driver $3.
Snap-on & Mac pliers $3.00 each
Craftsman RHFT $3.00 each
Lots of Petersons at $2.00 each
The seller was kind of funny in that he wanted 10 bucks for a set of Harbor Freight sockets, yet the Snap-on/Mac stuff, he didn't seem to care about.
The brake tool qualifies as vacuum grip yes? No visible date code.

 

[Old Radar]

The seller was kind of funny in that he wanted 10 bucks for a set of Harbor Freight sockets, yet the Snap-on/Mac stuff, he didn't seem to care about.

My kind of tool fool! Love to find those guys!

 

[saukit]

saukit, that stamped Blackhawk ratchet appears to be for adjusting the bands on a Model T Ford.

Nice picks! I can't resist the big P&C DBE's either! There are three main series: round beam 22XX, round beam NXX, and flat beam 25XX. There are also short round beam 21XX DBE's, but they have a limited size range. I recently found an N90, so I need to find the N92 to top out that set, but lack three of the in-betweeners, N89, N85, and N84. Such is collecting!

Thanks for the info! I’ll see if I have any duplicates of the P&C DBE’s that might fill a hole in your sets. The last one I bought is so damn big I can’t figure out how to get it in the evaporust!