2022 Garage Sale Thread

[Outlawmws]

That "Not a BPH" hammer is cool! no makers marks? what is the weight?

 

[CHRIII]

Wow, @Outlawmws, never knew those Coleman coffee makers existed. Very interesting. Are they all metal (except for the glass pot)?

Aside from the space it would take, that would be perfect in the RV! I rarely plug in, and the generator quit about a decade ago.

Mike

Mike,
I've seen one of those coffee makers used at a Boy Scout Camporee in the 90's. It was sitting on the top of a two or three burner Coleman stove. The owner claimed it worked very well.

 

[mikeinri]

@bmwrd0 That band saw is very cool! The logo is cut off in the pic, what's the brand?

Mike

 

[saukit]

That "Not a BPH" hammer is cool! no makers marks? what is the weight?

I didn't see anything obvious, once I have a chance to clean it off a bit I'll post if I find anything. If I had to guess at weight I'd say 16-20 oz.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Nice hauls Beemer and chenry! You guys ****!

Here's some stuff from last weekend that I just got around to taking pics of: A big Nicholson rasp for my knifemaking buddy, Snap on Ferret speeder, Craftsman V 1/4" extension, 3 random hammer heads, sockets are Mac, SK, Powrkraft, Craftsman BE, wobbler is Snap on, dunno about the torx, and the last little 3/8 socket has a mark that kinda looks like CR? It seems familiar to me but I can't remember where people were talking about it. I know it was somewhere on the vintage board...anyway 6 bucks for this stuff.



The next sale had a promising looking tool room but I couldn't get there right as it opened. When I walked in the small room was packed with the local tool guys that were hoovering things up as fast as they could grab them...here's the remnants that I scrounged up for $16. Another nicholson, SK Wayne extension and deep, Mitutoyu hole guages (all there), Starrett auto punch, knife, and a german made metric caliper that will replace my current cheap metric piece from Amazon.



I grabbed this tool box hoping to get a package deal on the rusty stuff inside. I don't want the box and it'll likely end up at goodwill as I'm not willing to take on the project this thing requires.



Here's the inside, the main reason I grabbed it was the RHFT ratchets and after further investigation it looks like most of a 1/4 and 3/8 V set with crows foot and other pieces. Whether or not it's worth the money I paid will depend on how the tools clean up. I'm a little worried that some of them may not be salvageable. I also grabbed the Vise Grip wrap and a few other Craftsman wrench sets, $30 all in on this stuff.



The next sale I was debating on whether to go or not as it was pretty far out of my planned route. I elected to go and am glad I did as I may have hit a money maker. I paid $25 for this batch. Yet another Nicholson, SK 1/2 breaker and extension, Plomb t handle and extension, a bunch of P&C combos and a couple sockets, Proto doe, Craftsman combo and metric DOEs. There are also a few long C sockets, a mystery socket, and a hex ratchet plug. The big Handy Hex DBE spoke to me so I grabbed it.

The score of the bunch is the Craftsman BT 1/2 drive ratchet. It's the first one I've seen and they seem to sell for quite a bit on the auction site that will not be named!



Last sale I drove a long way for on a gamble, it didn't really pay off but I was happy to take this stuff home for 3 bucks. Another nicholson, not sure what this DBE is, maybe a Ford wrench? I was happy to get a couple SK sockets that I needed to complete a set, the other sockets in that top row are Indestro and Wizard. Next row down is Bonney 1/4" stuff, Blackhawk, SK extension, and below that a few Powrkraft 1/4" pieces. The bottom row is Snap on.

Well done! Those Bt ratchets are uncommon and should cover your entire haul! Major suckage!

 

[bmwrd0]

@bmwrd0 That band saw is very cool! The logo is cut off in the pic, what's the brand?

Mike

Herbert Machinery co. Los Angeles.

Herberts Machinery Co. - History | VintageMachinery.org

www.vintagemachinery.org

 

[RTM]

I went to two sales today. One was at an auto shop that had been in business for over 50 years, and the owner was retiring. He had a big storage building behind the shop and was clearing out all kinds of old stuff, including a 1930 Plymouth and a 1974 Mercury Capri.

San Carlos on ECR? Was looking at the DP and TS in the ad, but couldn’t justify going over if those were the only WW tools

 

[55chevy]

Attended three estate sales on Friday and did right well.
Columbian vise is a 3 1/2 inch swivel.
Reed vise is a 4 1/2 inch
These are big boys and very heavy. Best part $75 total for both.

 

[55chevy]

Also, found this old tool box full of tools that are Williams, Proto, Thorsen and Craftsman. $20 for all

 

[Private Lugnutz]

@55chevy
That is a WWII GMTK box! The "MVM" stencil on the end is short for "Motor Vehicle Mechanic". The first ever Army GMTK was established in 1938 by the QMC and it was known as the Motor Vehicle Mechanics Tool-Set. In 1942, when the Ordnance Dept assumed responsibility for all vehicles, tracked and wheeled, they eventually changed the name to the General Mechanics Tool-Set. And the name many of us came to know when we served, the General Mechanics Toolkit, or GMTK, for short, was derived from that. These boxes were the grandfathers of the wheeled Pelican case kits all Army maintainers still use.

EDIT: Look for a small E.J. MCALEER stamping along the edge of the lid in the middle between the handles. Only a few mfgrs made them during WWII. Union, Hamilton, McAleer, and later, Waterloo. Based on the features, yours is not a Union, and I don't think it's a Waterloo. Hamilton and McAleer had some similar features, but Hamilton's were always marked. McAleer's were not always marked. I think you have either a marked or unmarked McAleer.

 

[Levaughn]

These are some items I picked up yesterday at an Estate Sale for $23;

- Craftsman # 42926 18mm Wrench
- Craftsman # 4324 5/8 Socket
- Craftsman # 43301 3/8 Deep Socket
- Craftsman # 44261 3/8 Eight Inch Extension
- Craftsman # 41293 Phillips Head Screw driver
- Craftsman 3/8 Socket Holder
- G. Schrade's Hunting & Fishing Knife
- Made In India Drop Forged 13/14 & 18/19 DOE Wrenches

 

[Old Radar]

chenry, Beemer, saukit and 55chevy--Excellent tool hauls! You all ****, especially 55chevy for the vises and the MVM tool box. Thanks to Lugz for sharing your knowledge on the history of these boxes!

 

[Gidge]

Yesterday's Haul :



A few select items from said haul :



Cool old metal/lead hammer :

Craftsman Fencing Pliers (Made in Germany) -- anyone know how old these are ?


Vise-grips without jaws ...


What is this specialty tool used for ?

 

[Outlawmws]

Yesterday's Haul :


What is this specialty tool used for (putting springs on brakes maybe) ?

Pliers are piston ring installation pliers

Interesting adjustable!

Nice haul!

 

[ForrestT]

Was able to pick through the garage of an old mechanic the other night.
Lots of tools scattered everywhere but also an old snap on box with snap on, mac, and craftsman but the family was keeping the majority of the tool truck stuff for the next generation.
I picked through for the craftsman and other odd ball stuff.
most of the craftsman is v series
wright 1/2” sae socket set
Sk 1/2” metric socket set
Socket set in the tool tray is mostly wizard
Craftsman, Thorsen, mac ratchets
Proto and plumb prybars
Craftsman dbe and doe wrenches
Few sk wrenches
Channelock and Diamalloy groove joint pliers
Diamalloy chain wrench
Largest adjustable is a 16” p&c, others are crescent, Proto, sk Wayne

Nice score! All great stuff.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

Facebook find today. Posting was for three boxes of tools. l could see a few Snap on wrenches in this one and it was only 15 min drive so I we to check it out.



Here are the wrenches. Two aren’t date coded, the rest are dated between 1948-1961. There are some duplicates.


Also 16 in. Blue point pump pliers and a Snappy universal.

Craftsman spade bit set is kind of neat. It’s almost complete, missing the 3/8 & 1”.
plus 4 pipe wrenches, 3 ball peens, a few old Williams wrenches, two Jorgensen bar clamps and a bunch of other stuff.

 

[bcschief]

Pliers are piston ring installation pliers

Actually, those are lock ring pliers, like external lock rings in manual transmissions.

 

[Outlawmws]

And the difference in the pliers is?

 

[RTM]

Here is my score for the weekend. Started out pretty dry, nothing worthwhile here, or in the next area south (Santa Cruz for the locals) on Friday, where I had to take care of some business, and nothing worth driving out for Saturday.

nothing on CL this morning, but I passed something free while walking the pups, then saw a sign for a sale just a few blocks out if the way. We grabbed a few items, paid, finished the walk, then hopped in the truck to go retrieve the GS items, and hope the freebie was still there.

here’s the freebie, a gun checkering cradle, for positioning a gun stock for applying the checkering. I hope to repurpose it a bit to make a shave horse. The top is some nice vintage wood, lots of square fasteners, attached to a newer base of construction lumber. Not quite sure how a gun stock was to be positioned yet, but I’ll have time to play later. The **** goes right, the barrel end left, but n sure about securing the **** yet.



My first pass at the GS got the single burner stove, and when we returned, I grabbed the 77 vintage lantern, the taps, spade bit, and a countersink IOB. Also an 110v LED light, two Yankee screwdriver bits for the largest size driver. The yellow box is some IOB 10-24 taps.

and got it all for a good price

 

[d42jeep]

Saukit,
There is that S-K 7/8” socket you needed and you found it in the wild!
Nice Visegrip roll. I’ve run across a couple of those.
-Don

 

[alinc100]

Found a sale on FBM ,seller had an array of tools spread out on the floor, inquired about PayPal and shipping as it was just far enough away and scheduling would be tight. Seller was able to oblige my request. USPS will hopefully accomplish the goal.

 

[RTM]

Nice stealth post there in the middle.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Found a sale on FBM ,seller had an array of tools spread out on the floor, inquired about PayPal and shipping as it was just far enough away and scheduling would be tight. Seller was able to oblige my request. USPS will hopefully accomplish the goal.

Never seen either of those 2 ratchets.

 

[bmwrd0]

Now, why would someone put a ratcheting adaptor on a rachet?

But damn good score nonetheless.

 

[mikeinri]

Nice stuff, @alinc100. What is the proper name (or model number if anyone has one) for the thing in the middle with the black handle (looks like a speed steering knob)?

Mike

 

[alinc100]

For the record,I'm only getting the 2 pieces in the middle,the small breaker bar,and the spinner. I was covertly trying not to alert the seller to what they had. Their original ad,was $1000 for everything, which realistically wasn't worth much more than $300 ish,without close up examination,which I could not schedule this week. I also hoped the seller would pull the spinner before anyone else could respond.

 

[alinc100]

Nice stealth post there in the middle.

Nice stuff, @alinc100. What is the proper name (or model number if anyone has one) for the thing in the middle with the black handle (looks like a speed steering knob)?

Mike

I'll pull a model number as soon as it arrives. This will be the 1st ever one I've seen in person,ever.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Now, why would someone put a ratcheting adaptor on a rachet?

Haha! Good question. The only reason I can think of is if the ratchet is broken.

What is the proper name (or model number if anyone has one) for the thing in the middle with the black handle (looks like a speed steering knob)?

Looks like a Craftsman Speed Ratchet to me. @Ryan, GJ's proprietor, recently did a blogspot on one, linked here.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I'll pull a model number as soon as it arrives. This will be the 1st ever one I've seen in person,ever.

Craftsman spinner ratchet. It has the butterfly selector. Those came in black and blue handle versions. Those do decent on eBay. Check sold listings

 

[cmccuist1]

I went to a citywide garage sale in West Columbia Texas. I picked up these interesting wrenches. The lady wanted five dollars apiece, but said she would take three dollars if I bought a bundle. So I got these nine wrenches for $27. Four of the wrenches are unlabeled. And three of them are Billings Spencer. The wood handled wrenches are labeled Stronghold.

 

[mikeinri]

For the record,I'm only getting the 2 pieces in the middle,the small breaker bar,and the spinner. I was covertly trying not to alert the seller to what they had. Their original ad,was $1000 for everything, which realistically wasn't worth much more than $300 ish,without close up examination,which I could not schedule this week. I also hoped the seller would pull the spinner before anyone else could respond.

If you're talking $1000 (or even just $300), I hope there was a LOT more than you showed in that one pic?????

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The wood handled wrenches are labeled Stronghold.

A Peck, Stow, and Wilcox trademark.

 

[glenmore]

Found a couple of nice things recently plus the most handy tool ever! At least if you are a tool picker!

New 10" Wilton wood vise, $50.

Fancy pulley.

Kennedy cantilever, $10, probably because leather handle was broken.

And the best tool ever. A bundle of fine wires in a hard plastic tube with a handle. I now use it to clean rust on tools. I guess you renew it by grabbing the end with pliers and pulling out a little more wire.

 

[mikeinri]

I'll pull a model number as soon as it arrives. This will be the 1st ever one I've seen in person,ever.

Looks like a Craftsman Speed Ratchet to me. @Ryan, GJ's proprietor, recently did a blogspot on one, linked here.

Craftsman spinner ratchet. It has the butterfly selector. Those came in black and blue handle versions. Those do decent on eBay. Check sold listings

Very cool, thanks.

Mike

 

[alinc100]

If you're talking $1000 (or even just $300), I hope there was a LOT more than you showed in that one pic?????

Mike

Here's the ad: http://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/532466428161603?ref=saved&referral_code=null
When first posted it was $1000, then $500,then Best Offer,as of this afternoon. Since there was no way I was even close to $1000 in value, I made an offer on the piece I really wanted. I'm sure if I was there in person ,more ratchets,sockets, breaker bars would have followed me home BUT with my inability to get there,and a seller ,who at the outset,thought they were sitting on $1K, I did the best I could. With shipping I'm into it for $60.

 

[55chevy]

chenry, Beemer, saukit and 55chevy--Excellent tool hauls! You all ****, especially 55chevy for the vises and the MVM tool box. Thanks to Lugz for sharing your knowledge on the history of these boxes!

OMG, my second you ****. So proud!

@55chevy
That is a WWII GMTK box! The "MVM" stencil on the end is short for "Motor Vehicle Mechanic". The first ever Army GMTK was established in 1938 by the QMC and it was known as the Motor Vehicle Mechanics Tool-Set. In 1942, when the Ordnance Dept assumed responsibility for all vehicles, tracked and wheeled, they eventually changed the name to the General Mechanics Tool-Set. And the name many of us came to know when we served, the General Mechanics Toolkit, or GMTK, for short, was derived from that. These boxes were the grandfathers of the wheeled Pelican case kits all Army maintainers still use.

EDIT: Look for a small E.J. MCALEER stamping along the edge of the lid in the middle between the handles. Only a few mfgrs made them during WWII. Union, Hamilton, McAleer, and later, Waterloo. Based on the features, yours is not a Union, and I don't think it's a Waterloo. Hamilton and McAleer had some similar features, but Hamilton's were always marked. McAleer's were not always marked. I think you have either a marked or unmarked McAleer.

Thanks for the information. Your knowledge adds so much to this site!

@55chevy
That is a WWII GMTK box! The "MVM" stencil on the end is short for "Motor Vehicle Mechanic". The first ever Army GMTK was established in 1938 by the QMC and it was known as the Motor Vehicle Mechanics Tool-Set. In 1942, when the Ordnance Dept assumed responsibility for all vehicles, tracked and wheeled, they eventually changed the name to the General Mechanics Tool-Set. And the name many of us came to know when we served, the General Mechanics Toolkit, or GMTK, for short, was derived from that. These boxes were the grandfathers of the wheeled Pelican case kits all Army maintainers still use.

EDIT: Look for a small E.J. MCALEER stamping along the edge of the lid in the middle between the handles. Only a few mfgrs made them during WWII. Union, Hamilton, McAleer, and later, Waterloo. Based on the features, yours is not a Union, and I don't think it's a Waterloo. Hamilton and McAleer had some similar features, but Hamilton's were always marked. McAleer's were not always marked. I think you have l

 

[55chevy]

The MVM box is also marked QM which I assume means QuarterMaster. Must be a McAleers, since it is unmarked. It is also stenciled M.T.S Would that be a unit designation perhaps.

Also, I have of the another identical box, but no stencil.

 

[alinc100]

The MVM box is also marked QM which I assume means QuarterMaster. Must be a McAleers, since it is unmarked. It is also stenciled M.T.S Would that be a unit designation perhaps.

Also, I have of the another identical box, but no stencil.

Lugz will be in shortly but I'm going to hazard a guess M.T.S. is Mechanics Tool Set.....

 

[duddly]

I got out this weekend. I picked up a No 17 'American Scale Co' 5" vise which unfortunately has a broken slide. It seems mostly 'cosmetic' as it doesn't seem to impact use unless you wanted to use the slide as an anvil (hint: I suspect the previous owner had). Any way... nice vice.. nice price.. but I think I may move it along.





And.. I got this neat D.R.P / Germany socket set. This is GJ so, it has been well covered here, but it was neat and when I bought it I could not tell what I was dealing with. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ang-made-in-germany-ratchet-set-weird.216349/ Along with a PEXT0 (perfect handle inspired?) Screwdriver, a pair of Standard Tool Co Calipers and a pair of Wilde Wrench (??) ignition pliers (??) I have something to follow up on this ... so I will do another post.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The MVM box is also marked QM which I assume means QuarterMaster. Must be a McAleers, since it is unmarked. It is also stenciled M.T.S Would that be a unit designation perhaps.

Perhaps Mechanics' Tool Set, as alinc suggested. Instead of MVMTS, MVM on one end and MTS on the other. It could be Motor Transport something too. I don't remember seeing that before. The boxes are pretty common, stenciled examples not so common.

I got this neat D.R.P / Germany socket set. This is GJ so, it has been well covered here, but it was neat and when I bought it I could not tell what I was dealing with.

Duds,

Nice find!!

They are fun to play around with. I have a few. Spezial Werkzeuge Fabrik was the OEM, and they have a neat logo, but they made them for a couple US importers, too. Another thread for your reading pleasure here...

Spezial Werkzeugfabrik Feuerbach D.R.P. Socket Sets

As first reported on the 2018 Garage Sale thread, one of the regular house liquidators at my early bird flea market showed up with a large trailer load of vintage garage tools and equipment this morning. I came home with a bunch of stuff, including a few socket sets. This one, closer to antique...

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