2022 Garage Sale Thread

[Raineman]

I had a good day. Couple packages arrived, and I scored on a local ad.
First was a set of SK 1/2” drive metric impacts from the interwebs. Under $50 shipped.
Next was a bit of SK/SK Wayne goodness that I received in a trade deal with a member here for some Bonney items.
Then I jumped on a local ad and $45 lighter I brought home this stuff.
I’ll show some more detail of that one in a bit.

 

[Outlawmws]

OR that is an impressive series of pictures! Even if the last were "re-assembled"!

Great cleanup! and it's a SO box! did you know that before the reveal?

 

[Raineman]

A bit of the good stuff from my last post. I’m not showing Harbor Freight, India, China, or unbranded Taiwan stuff.
First is Snap on goodies.

Next is some Proto, Gedore, Gearwrench, Powrkraft, Powerbuilt.

Blackhawk, Sears, Easco, and Taiwan and USA Thorsen.



Wright, Cornwell, SK


Husky

Craftsman

Will be sorted out many ways. Some into my boxes, some to the auction site, some to family, some to a flea market bin, and some donated to the techs at work.

I’ll spend a few evenings ripping the ratchets apart and servicing them, I enjoy doing that, it relaxes me.

 

[bmwrd0]

Picked up a few things while traipsing about the countryside today. Stops included an estate sale, garage sale, two Restores, and a thrift store.

A brass wind chime, small Plomb caulking iron, SK breaker bar, Cornwell brace, staples, Miller Like playing cards, and an old toolbox. Normally I wouldn't bother with that, but can you spot the reason why I picked it up?

Also, bought a lamp and a Stanley level:


I mean, who could pass up that shade!

Also, I found a screaming deal on eBay for a vintage air rifle:

A '67 Weihrauch HW35. It needs a new front sight (on its way) but I stumbled upon the auction an hour before the close, and it was a nice low price, so I threw a low ball in, not expecting to get it. Low and behold, it didn't go near my high bid. They have made these since '51, they still make them and are considered one of the best spring piston guns ever made. Beeman was the importer for many years, but this one came out of Holland apparently. I found it listed on the registry for these guns.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Great haul bmw!! I love that shade! I rarely ever see old shades available. I really wanna say you **** on that shade but with the brass wind chimes, Stanley level, air rifle AND the toolbox with leather handle...YOU ****!

 

[Old Radar]

That's a Duro Metal Products radio set. Five (5) of the sockets in that mess should fit and self-store on the shank of the spinner. There are lugs on the shank that slide in slots on opposite corners of the sockets. Hosford design patent D111,026, granted August 23, 1938. It's actually a blatant rip-off of a Perry-Fay design. The story gets even worse. Duro sued Perry-Fay for the Perry-Fay design infringing on their Sedgley Hex-All design, which was spurious in my opinion. So Duro sues Perry-Fay, stopping their production, then turns around 12 years later and copies the Perry-Fay design. (I like Duro, but not one of their finest moments, in my harsh historical judgement. You can read more about it on my Perry-Fay thread down on the VB and be your own judge!) But I'll stop there so as not to detract from what is actually a nice find and should turn that frown upside down for you.

Link here...

c. 1924 Perry-Fay Company (Elyria, Ohio) "Set-O-Six" Radio Socket Wrench Set

As you guys know, I am a huckleberry for efficient, self-contained socket sets, so imagine how psyched I was to find this funky midget hex drive nut driver set at the flea market this morning. I could see a marking, but it was largely illegible, so I had no idea what it was, who made it or when...

www.garagejournal.com

Thanks, Lugz! My spinner has the remains of lugs on the corners--so definitely Duro or Indestro.
This doesn't look like a case for the radio set but it is Duro--and empty.

OR that is an impressive series of pictures! Even if the last were "re-assembled"!

Great cleanup! and it's a SO box! did you know that before the reveal?

No. The embossing was unreadable under all the muck, but with so much SO floating around I had my hopes.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Cornwell brace...[ ]...and an old toolbox.

Always easy to spot with those lovely hexagonal grips!

As for the handle, I normally don't like to cannibalize a neat box in such good condition to salvage them, but whether you're just stocking up or you needed one, good get. I'm curious about the box, though. What is that recessed tag? Looks like a firebird symbol. What is the branding? And what was kept in it?

This doesn't look like a case for the radio set but it is Duro--and empty.

The Duro midget set didn't come in a case, which would defeat the whole point of the sockets being self-contained on the shank. As for the case, I also thought it was Snap-on, confused, like Outlaw, by that pic within the same series of pics.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm rained out today. Again. Two days in a row.

 

[bmwrd0]

As far as the box, no, I don't normally do that. This had been repainted (orange and black are the colors of one of the local MAJOR colleges), it was missing the tray, the label is scratched up pretty bad, the lock is missing parts, etc. It was a Union, but nothing special.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I see orange and black and think Dorman, not Oregon State (they recruited my daughter!) Thanks for the clarification. By the way, I was not sneering. Even if it was a nice interesting box with original paint and you only wanted it for the handle, there's no universal right or wrong about these things. Everyone's standards don't have to be the same. I have probably trashed some boxes - including Craftsman, that would make guys cringe, after salvaging the handles and badges. Just want to make sure you don't think I was judging your decision.

 

[bmwrd0]

Oh, I wasn't worried about that. I am pretty thick-skinned. But over the years here I have found a few toolboxes repainted Beaver Orange. My neighbor once attempted to convince me I should paint my kitchen those colors, which I found slightly amusing.

 

[brooktre]

I haven’t been looking, but went to a sale last week and found a few items.
Craftsman bench grinder $10
Craftsman tool set all Circle H $8
Assorted tools all USA $10
The one on the right is a Walden 33. It is an early ratchet where the drive gear is held out by a spring. You compress the spring and turn CW or CCW as desired.

 

[Old Radar]

Thanks, Lugz! My spinner has the remains of lugs on the corners--so definitely Duro or Indestro.
This doesn't look like a case for the radio set but it is Duro--and empty.

The Duro midget set didn't come in a case, which would defeat the whole point of the sockets being self-contained on the shank. As for the case, I also thought it was Snap-on, confused, like Outlaw, by that pic within the same series of pics.

Sorry! The confusion stems from the fact I forgot to re-post the photo of the empty Duro case that was also part of the original haul.
Now fixed.

 

[LesserSon]

OR
Great story, liberating the Snap-on & Blue Point items from the rusty clutches of entropy.
As Lugz said, the Collecting Snap-on site used to make dating easier. I think I recall the “chevy” Blue Point decal being contemporary with the oval Snap-on decal that preceded the triangular Snap-on decal, so I think 1930s.
Additionally, the paper under the lid says Kenosha, which places it 1930 or later.
I do see your T&D set in the 1935 catalog pdf Mark Stansbury uploaded on archive, but the illustration does not show the top of the lid, so no decal to check.

EDIT - quick search on Snap-on thread led to Snap-mom’s determination of 1937 “Corporation” (on the decal) replaced earlier “Incorporated” so that narrows it quite a bit more.

 

[gamescastspencer]

Circling back on the rest of the haul from this morning, everything else was posted down on the VB, but I have no idea what the No. 2 tool on the far right is. It looks like a dresser, but it has a grinding wheel in it. Not sure what it's for. See Pic 2, 3, & 4. Everything else was posted down on the VB.

I quickly scrolled through and I did not see any answer to what this is, if it was addressed already disregard. That is a Cracker Jack dresser. They are available in a few different sizes and are used at around a 15 to 30 degree angle to crush dress a grit wheel. Be sure to contact the wheel straight on as it will over speed the dressing wheel and explode.

 

[Stillgottimefor1]

Wanted a cool vintage fireproof rag barrel, found this locally from a fellow that used to work at a D.OD. Lab. Can’t get it open.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I quickly scrolled through and I did not see any answer to what this is, if it was addressed already disregard.

It was not!

That is a Cracker Jack dresser. They are available in a few different sizes and are used at around a 15 to 30 degree angle to crush dress a grit wheel.

Thanks for that name. I was aware of the standard dressers with various cutters and also the tube or magazine type dresser, but this was new to me. I appreciate it.

 

[Old Radar]

OR
Great story, liberating the Snap-on & Blue Point items from the rusty clutches of entropy.
As Lugz said, the Collecting Snap-on site used to make dating easier. I think I recall the “chevy” Blue Point decal being contemporary with the oval Snap-on decal that preceded the triangular Snap-on decal, so I think 1930s.
Additionally, the paper under the lid says Kenosha, which places it 1930 or later.
I do see your T&D set in the 1935 catalog pdf Mark Stansbury uploaded on archive, but the illustration does not show the top of the lid, so no decal to check.

EDIT - quick search on Snap-on thread led to Snap-mom’s determination of 1937 “Corporation” (on the decal) replaced earlier “Incorporated” so that narrows it quite a bit more.

Thanks for the dive LS! It looks like they were selling them as early as '34 and into the mid-'50s where I stopped (when I noticed the Blue Point font changed). I was hoping to find an illustration depicting the transition from the 4-2 tap layout in the box to the 3-3 layout with the addition of the larger "spare" cavity on the left hand side. No luck. Another instance of repeated the use of the same graphic.

 

[Fred Knox]

I finally got on the board for 2022. I really like the Billings & Spencer old wrench set. I picked this group up for $27:

Vise-Grip Peterson Dewitt 11R Locking Welding C-Clamp with Regular Tips
Craftsman 45961 Curved Jaw Vise Grip Type Locking Pliers
Petersen Dewitt 9'' Vise Grip 9LN Long Nose Locking Pliers
Knipex Alligator Water Pump Pliers Model 88-250
Greenlee 1917-SS Stainless Steel Wire Stripper (16-26AWG)
Craftsman Needle Nose Pliers USA #45755
Snap-On Tools PPC108A 1/4" Pin Punch
1940s "YANKEE" Off Set Ratcheting Screwdriver No. 3400
Leatherman Micra Keychain Mini Multi-Tool
Miniature Wooden Squirrel Tail Rabbet Plane
"Long-C" Craftsman "BE" 1/2" Drive 8-point 9/16" Socket (knurled band)
Nine Vintage Billings & Spencer Co. Wrench Set, all Triangle B Standard Early Face Markings 1915 - 1926: (1007, 1005, 1118X, 1116, different 1116, 1112, 1109, 1107, different 1107)
J.H. Williams & Co. Single open-end Wrench #3 (3/8 U.S.S.)
Reform British Chrome Vanadium Double Open-end Wrench 10 MM, 11 MM
Sklar Stainless Nippers 8 1/2"
Vintage Firestone Multitool (salesman sample?)
Waldes Truarc No. 26 Snap Ring Plier
Crescent Tool Co Jamestown No. S411 Heavy Metal Snippers Shears
Craftsman #45378 Slip Joint Pliers
Craftsman 45370 Vise Grip Large Curved Jaw Locking Pliers
50 Antique Hand Forged Square Cut Head Wrought Iron Nails - Multiple Sizes (not in photo)

 

[Fred Knox]

Then last night, I stumbled upon this group of vintage tools. I have not had a chance to clean/degrease them yet - $20:

Vintage Blackhawk Socket Wrench Ratchet 911X 1/2" Drive (matches up with my vintage ½” Blackhawk sockets project (still in progress))
The L.S. Starrett Co. 9" Inside/Outside Machinist Caliper with Locking Dial
Goodell-Pratt Co. 9" Outside Machinist Caliper
Stanley No. 50 Everlasting Bevel Edge **** Chisel (may be an early type; note unique end of chisel by handle and stamped: PAT APLD FOR)
Vintage Guarantee Entz & Rucker Los Angeles 1/4" Socket Chisel
Craftsman Stainless NO. 4026 Machinist Protector, Circle Divider, Drill Point Gauge, Center Finder in original leather sheath
"Long-C" Craftsman BE 3/8" Drive Sliding T-handle Breaker Bar
"Long-C" Craftsman BE 5" Extension 1/4" Drive
Set of Ten Grobet Carbide Burr Bit Set (1/4" Shank)
Duro-Chrome 25/32" 1125 12-Point Socket 1/2" Drive
Duro-Chrome 3/4" 1624 12-Point Socket 1/2" Drive
Duro-Chrome 9/16" 1618 12-Point Socket 1/2" Drive
Proto Los Angeles 5351 1" Deep Socket 12-point 1/2" Drive
Blackhawk 1/2" Drive 40624 3/4" Socket 6-Point
Vintage Husky 5/8" H2703 Deep Socket 1/2" Drive 12-Point (great knurling)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I really like the Billings & Spencer old wrench set

Me too! Post them in the B&S thread down on the VB. It's in the Sticky Index. I'm especially interested in what's "different."

Vintage Firestone Multitool (salesman sample?)

This rare ignition (spark plug and points) gapper gets this...

 

[cmccuist1]

You never know what you’re going to find! I saw this at a yard sale and asked the guy “What the hell?” He says “It’s a fleshing tool.” It’s used to remove tissue from hides.

Paid a dollar for it. So now I can either go Hannibal Lecter, start a lucrative career in taxidermy, or flip it for about $150 on eBay.

 

[RagTopTA]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

I do that also! While I do have a collection of 4" Adjustable wrenches I don't really "collect" tools. I will grab something to fill a gap in my lineup.

I do enjoy seeing everyone's hauls and hearing the story of the chase - so keep them coming . . .

I am going to look at a Barrister bookcase stack this AM - that I don't really need nor have a spot for it in the house yet - so my obsession seems to be furniture more than tools maybe . . .

Jim

 

[ecotec]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

I, absolutely, do. I do not resell tools, so I am a lot more picky about what I buy. I also do not prefer projects, so I only buy what I can use right away without cleaning it up too much.

I definitely learn about tools and such to look for from this thread. There are plenty of things that I never would have looked at, if not for this thread.

 

[Old Radar]

Since we all like vintage items, here's the single item I found yesterday for $1. I'll ask the usual question: Can anyone put an age on this quart? There are no date codes on the label and I can't find a catalog reference for when it was active. I've no idea if the contents are still potent and even though I've never actually used Evapo-Rust, I'm going to base my assessment of the entire product line on this sample. Actually, my next-door neighbor just bought a quart so we may run a comparison experiment.

 

[ecotec]

I do that also! While I do have a collection of 4" Adjustable wrenches I don't really "collect" tools. I will grab something to fill a gap in my lineup.

I do enjoy seeing everyone's hauls and hearing the story of the chase - so keep them coming . . .

I am going to look at a Barrister bookcase stack this AM - that I don't really need nor have a spot for it in the house yet - so my obsession seems to be furniture more than tools maybe . . .

Jim

I like mid century modern furniture, lamps, housewares... but I still buy tools.

I am getting to the point where it is getting really hard to find tools that I actually need. I have a stupid amount of tools for the little work I actually do in my garage.

Having said all of this, I still love the thrill of the hunt.

 

[Old Radar]

I definitely learn about tools and such to look for from this thread. There are plenty of things that I never would have looked at, if not for this thread.

You sure said a mouthful there!!!

RagTop--We all do--although I'm probably the only one that plays that "game" with couples I see on the street.

 

[bmwrd0]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

Well, now I do! But seriously, I always am curious about what others dig up, what they find interesting, and so on. I am sure that somewhere in the back of my mind is some version of this.

 

[RTM]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

I do sometimes, usually the I never would have (thought to) grab that. So I grab it next time like ecotec said. I have a few in yesterdays haul that will get posted in a few hours.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

Nope it’s just you . Kidding, I do this all the time. I usually scan the posts for the immediate plomb/Proto/ craftsman but I enjoy seeing what else people find interesting. Others diverse interests allow me to learn about more things that I wouldn’t probably pursue on my own and make me grow in my knowledge. I have used that knowledge to purchase and flip some items to help subsidize my own interests

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

Of course. Everyone has different preferences and tastes. And it's neat to see the clustering over the years. The types of things some guys gravitate to versus others is almost predictable.

I am going to look at a Barrister bookcase stack this AM - that I don't really need nor have a spot for it in the house yet - so my obsession seems to be furniture more than tools maybe . . .

I like mid century modern furniture, lamps, housewares... but I still buy tools.

I have combined vintage furniture - specifically Wernicke barristers - with vintage tools in the Lugzsonian in the form of display cases. One has wrench sets and one has automobile paraphernalia and bric-a-brac. I am desperate to find a third!

 

[mikeinri]

Generally speaking, I don't have the patience to crawl around looking at other people's used stuff, especially elbow-to-elbow with people. Even without the pandemic, I get claustrophobic going into the house of a stranger. Yard sales aren't much better, no matter how well they're organized, it just looks like piles of junk.

Now, watching what YOU guys find definitely piques my interest. And I AM a fan of old hand tools, since the stuff sold new these days is generally made of less and less material as decades go by (I'm looking at you, Craftsman...).

I'm also very intrigued when tool nuts pick up interesting books, old magazines, and other items not directly related to tools!

BUT, some of you might want to think about how much free time you must have if you're psycho-analyzing one another based on what they buy or leave behind. I know that it's winter and all, but WOW!!!

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I got skunked this morning. Flea market had a chain up because of the ice storm, afraid of people getting hurt, I heard, so people drove around to the other side! HAHA. Not many though. It was frigid. Five tables. Only saw one interesting thing. A LEFT-BEHIND. Made by Auburn. Loved it (check out the high up-turned collars detail!), but too rich for my blood.

 

[WNYflyer]

Does anyone else look at everyone's hauls and play the " What I would have brought home out of their haul.." Game....?? Just me ?

Quite often I do

 

[RedVise]

I bought a shovel today and...
some oil cans, Millers Falls drill with a big gear, cheap saw vise,
a Barnes Tool Co adjustable, a set of Walden ignition wrenches and a MF saw set no.214 and...









a Firestone Spark Plug Socket Wrench Set. Ordinary old persons garage sale, found some oil cans and then stumbled across the Firestone box first then the sockets. Boy, was I surprised. It even has the tommy bar for the shorty 1/2" breaker bar.
Cool set, I like smalls so if this was a 1/4, it would stay but I will probably pass this one on.

I forgot, everything here except the drill cost me $8.

 

[Outlawmws]

I agree, most everyone is reading this thread looks at the others hauls and think "Would I want that?" Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes trades are made swiftly! So its pretty obvious. Even if its not a conscious thought process.

Then there are the Tool rabbit holes many of us have fallen into... Long C Craftsman, Plvmb Empire, vises, planes, books, vintage furniture cabinets and tool boxes, to name a few - the list goes on and on...

What is funny are the "I didn't know that existed, I want one " both in thought and in comment, or the "Hmmm I see those and know what is is, maybe I'll start picking those up...". I know a few here are now buying lanterns and brass hose nozzles!



With that; My finds today. Nothing local so I went further out for two planned stops, and found a couple TOO's as well:

Struck out on any tools, and at the first stop I passed on a common Green 73 2 mantle Coleman 220. I don't want any more of those unless there is something special about it. I did get screw and straight stakes for camping, a better than average wrist brace, and two lab notebooks:


The books are mostly Quad-rule pages but also has a few pre-formatted pages for a table of contents. I stil make sketches of possible projects, so useful.


A TOO had a lot of old Avon collectors bottles I picked this one up figuring someone into Jeeps will be interested:




And these magazines from 1949 and 1955, the brass hose nozzle and the last planned stop had the Ronsen lighter/cigarette case; I I didn't realize it was a cigarette case til later. I'm well past two dozen on the hose nozzles, and STILL no dupes!



Some closeups of the Avon box graphics: pretty decent IMO:





Not a Jeep here; Ford? Maybe International

 

[Mgdoug3]

Not a smoking deal but good enough for me to pull the trigger. I bought the line wrenches for $80. I actually like this style best. Once I have the fastener loose I switch ends instead of grabbing another wrench. The SO ratchet I gave 75 for but I don't think it's hardly been used.

The little Matco Wright made ratchet was the deal of the day. I gave $5 for it because it was free wheeling but I had a feeling it was just full of dirt and dried grease. I disassembled the ratchet complete, cleaned and oil it and put it back together. It has a little slop but I stuck the avil in the vise and it didn't slip so good enough.

 

[c1504]

I finally have something to add here. Sales are usually nonexistant around here in the winter but I did happen to find an estate sale about a minute from my house last weekend. I didn’t get there until after work but I managed to find some Tru Test tin snips and some Proto mfd era dykes.

Yesterday my dad and I visited a couple local honey holes neither of us had been to in a while. I ended up with a Challenger pipe wrench, Proto mfd pliers, two Proto mfd dbes, a Proto LA dbe, a Proto Mexico doe, a few Plomb sockets, a Blackhawk socket, a bunch of P&C sockets and a huge P&C chisel. My dad found a 16in dual marked Proto Plomb adjustable.

 

[Corndoggeh]

This was earlier this year. I picked up a large horde of Delta machines, parts, etc including a complete 6" deluxe jointer on cast iron base, 12" wood lathe with the cross slide, steady rest, multiple tool rests and bases, etc, tons of NOS things. Multiple steel stands and motors, too much to account for or detail in here, pictures are worth a thousand words. I already restored the Delta 37-220 jointer for my use and modernized it dust collection and a remote switch, I did my best to mimic the OEM look when i did the upgrades by using cast iron appleton boxes for the switch. All steel parts were black oxide coated.

On average I paid about $50 per complete machine, $15 per motor, $20 per belt guard, $15 per stand, $20 for the outboard lathe stand, and $30 for the complete cross slide, and got boxes full of NOS switches, rubber feet, knobs, manuals and catalogs, etc for for what I would equate to paying pennies on the dollar for. I even picked up NOS hardware from the 30s and 40s such as these screws that the box was still sealed in wax. Also picked up lots of hand tools including the 2 stanley hand routers for $5 each. Not shown were some other complete machines like a 1930s 6" jointer that is complete with belt guard and mobile base, belt sander parts, another 2 sets of delta cast iron lathe stands i picked up for $20 each, etc.

I unfortunately again, for the 3rd time, missed out on getting a 14" bandsaw. This time I missed out on one on the cast iron art deco base. Filled my truck up 4 times with goodies and unfortunately there was still so much I had to leave behind. There were 2 disassembled unisaws and 13x5 planers, 5 disassembled scroll saws, and 3 disassembled 10" bandsaws. The previous owner was parting many of these out and I just ran put of time and energy trying to piece together complete machines after spending the entire weekend at the spot getting things. I did spend some time helping the inherited owner piece machines together and help make sense of what goes to what and help get the heavy things moved. The cast iron pedestal and lathe stands were stored up in the rafters.