2022 Garage Sale Thread

[Private Lugnutz]

A West Germany pliers with notched grip. (no other mfg. markings)

Those are Oxwall pliers. I threw a pair away a few months back when I could not give them away.

I have a pair from 1945-1949 ("OCCUPIED ZONE"), when Oxwall first got its start there. I LOVE the finger grips and I have said numerous times I wish it had caught on with other mfgrs. There are a couple on the Oxwall thread.

And an anvil that I would love someone to explain how it was used.

That's a Weathers combined anvil, vise, and drill. It's missing almost everything except the anvil and the slide for the vise. They are popular with some guys, mainly as a collector's piece, but most of the ********* anvil, vise, and drill stand guys consider it a bit of a gimmicky antique contraption. I think it'd be a cool think to have, but when I run into them at the flea they are either incomplete or priced too high.

EDIT: Sorry. Typing while LS was posting. He nailed it.

 

[AK4570]

I finally made it out after a long dry spell and hit a couple of my usual spots. The day started slow with a few bits and pieces here and there but ended well with a Crowntop box full (literally) of files, many of which are either unused or were very well taken care of (on the other hand, many have been ridden hard and put away wet... again, literally.) Out of a total of 57 files/rasps, there were only 5 offshore, a number that included the 3 Nicholson "woodchucks" which have donated their handles to the common good.

A couple items of interest are the G.R.S. Co wrench, possibly a General Railway Signal Co. terminal wrench, and the Plomb LA x56 which I have not been able to pin down in a catalog.

At any rate, a full inventory for the day included:

1 1/2" USA paint scraper
Miller Falls No. 10 Tap Wrench
Napa USA H-16-1 Ball Pein
Greenlee No. 22 #5 Auger
Irwin USA #16 Auger (NOS)
Stanley Scratch Awl 69-122
Miller Falls No. 365 Scratch Awl
Husky 8-in-1 mini driver
Craftsman Driver Handle
G.R.S. Co DOE wrench
Proto 1222 11/16 Combo
Proto 1192 ratcheting wrench 3/8-7/16
Proto 9680 #0 Phillips
Proto 86A 7/16 x 1/2 cold chisel
Proto 262 7" Pump Pliers
Plvmb 5249 3/8 Ratchet (Pebble)
Plvmb 9604 Flat Driver
Plomb LA X56 5/16 - 3/8 DOE (30A)
Shapleigh Hrdwr Diamond Edge Ripsaw (7 tpi, not shown)

Files:
Nicholson USA:
******* 14" x 1
******* 12" x 3
******* 10" x 5
******* 8" x 4
Round Bast. 14" x 2
Round Bast. 12" x 1
Round Bast. 10" x 5
Round Bast. 8" x 4
Round Bast. 6" x 2
4-in-hand x 1
Square Bast. 12" x 2
Square Bast. 10" x 1
Square Bast. 8" x 1
Triangle 6" x 2

Farrier Rasp x 5
(Arcade, Diamond, unmarked,
Lakeside, Our Very Best)

5 USA Chainsaw files
(2 @ 5/32, 3 @ 7/32)

Curved Tooth Rasp x 1

Oatey USA Sureform Blade x1

Simonds 10" mill file
Simonds 8" Cross cut file

Johnson 8" *******

Zenith 10" mill file

Master Mechanic 8" mill file

3 Nicholson "woodchuck" chisel/rasps

2 offshore

1 Black King round file/Hoofpick

Crowntop Craftsman 18" box
Case (SK?) 14 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2

Happy picking, all.
John

 

[3jakes]

HERE is that anvil/vise/drill patent. You’re missing some parts.

Thanks LS (and also Lugz) for the link & explanation on the anvil/drill/vise.
Also just got done reading the Oxwall hate sticky......feeling a little let down.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...the G.R.S. Co wrench, possibly a General Railway Signal Co. terminal wrench

That's a cool find and a splendid marking!

the Plomb LA x56 which I have not been able to pin down in a catalog.

Old alphanumeric era marking (in 16ths) before they went to 30xx series for engineers wrenches. Only seen 1930 and 1931 I believe.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

And if anyone is wondering why I'm browsing and posting instead of at my flea market, I am saving up my pocket cash for next Thursday, when I will (god willin') be accompanied by a surprise special guest to be announced at a later date duly maximizing the significance of the event!

 

[alinc100]

One sale today after work . 1 inch Pony Spring Clamps, I use these daily at work so the older USA ones are great to find,Craftsman Speeder handle 3/8" dr., wrenches from Craftsman, Proto,and Harry Ferguson Inc. Sockets from Bonney,PowrKraft( I think it is a Wright,in disguise) ,Craftsman ,Williams and a 1/2" to 3/4 " New Britain adapter. A 50 cent pair of scissors,and the mini torx Craftsman screwdrivers T6-9 and an odd Craftsman handle/bit holder.

 

[Old Radar]

Two sales today--both with low expectations. First was a bust, while the second produced only a 1960's Craftsman #4395, 3/8" socket wrench set with the plastic blow mold insert and a Herbrand socket subbing in the 7/16 slot. $5.
Then I hemmed and hawed and finally decided to risk $1 on the Packard 7" ignition pliers (don't know what else to call them). I can't find any information one way or the other on them related to the Packard Motor Car Company, so I'm guessing there is none. The name and "Alloy Steel" on either side of each handle are the only markings.

 

[RTM]

Then I hemmed and hawed and finally decided to risk $1 on the Packard 7" ignition pliers (don't know what else to call them). I can't find any information one way or the other on them related to the Packard Motor Car Company, so I'm guessing there is none. The name and "Alloy Steel" on either side of each handle are the only markings.

Four.cycle will jump in here with this bit of info from his list.

Packard / Packard Electric Div., General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI / pliers / patent 3157075 Nov 17 1964 G.J. Filia / patent 698241 /

 

[mikeinri]

...and an odd Craftsman handle/bit holder.

I believe that I have one of those, in a drill bit kit, around 15-20 years old (most of the drills have been broken for ages ages). Can't say that I've ever used it.

Mike

 

[ForrestT]

Two sales today--both with low expectations. First was a bust, while the second produced only a 1960's Craftsman #4395, 3/8" socket wrench set with the plastic blow mold insert and a Herbrand socket subbing in the 7/16 slot. $5.
Then I hemmed and hawed and finally decided to risk $1 on the Packard 7" ignition pliers (don't know what else to call them). I can't find any information one way or the other on them related to the Packard Motor Car Company, so I'm guessing there is none. The name and "Alloy Steel" on either side of each handle are the only markings.

Do those have a small D mark on them anywhere? They look like they are Duro made. Very similar to Wizard Auto pliers I have that were Duro made.

 

[d42jeep]

Two sales today--both with low expectations. First was a bust, while the second produced only a 1960's Craftsman #4395, 3/8" socket wrench set with the plastic blow mold insert and a Herbrand socket subbing in the 7/16 slot. $5.
Then I hemmed and hawed and finally decided to risk $1 on the Packard 7" ignition pliers (don't know what else to call them). I can't find any information one way or the other on them related to the Packard Motor Car Company, so I'm guessing there is none. The name and "Alloy Steel" on either side of each handle are the only markings.

I’ve found a couple of those Craftsman sets. I repainted the second one. Both sold well on eBay.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Packard 7" ignition pliers (don't know what else to call them).

Very cool find! (I call them angle nose or parrot nose. Too big for ignition work, too small for water pump work. Wilde made tons of them.)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Only a twofer (Lugz 2022_42) today. (I know, I know, I said I was saving my moneyclip for next week but I couldn't help it!)

The jewelers' screwdriver set tickles three itches: wartime military specs, anything in its original box, and I have a small Welsh collection.

No idea what the adjustable wrench/pliers are. The jaws and their orientation kinda sorta look battery terminal-ish to me, but also crowfoot-ish, it's huge, and the adjusting aspect and the T-handle are vexing. Any antique tool like that (odd, interesting, and in the never-seen-before category) are almost always an auto-purchase "fun research" buy if they're on a $1 table, and when I saw what looks like it might be a Bonney Forge foundry mark on the flip side (not shown) there was no doubt it was going home with me.

 

[jwilson645]

You guys all have much better yard/estate sales and flea markets than we do. All I see are old baby clothes and home decor from the 80's.

 

[Snip's]

Eagle finger pump oiler....
Filled it with 30W oil... Works and no leaks....

 

[ecotec]

You guys all have much better yard/estate sales and flea markets than we do. All I see are old baby clothes and home decor from the 80's.

Look for “old people writing” on the signs. If it looks bubbly and colorful… baby clothes and plastic toys…

 

[RTM]

Look for “old people writing” on the signs. If it looks bubbly and colorful… baby clothes and plastic toys…

You guys all have much better yard/estate sales and flea markets than we do. All I see are old baby clothes and home decor from the 80's.

Or go look in the neighborhoods where the people who built your town's industry live. Usually not in the new suburbs, but the little row houses from the 30s. If you don't have industry nearby, could be part of the problem.

We have SFO nearby.

 

[four.cycle]

@Old Radar
@RTM

re: Old Radar's newly-acquired pliers:

The patent 3157075 (Packard pliers) applies to a set of parallel-jaw crimping pliers, but it does establish that "Packard" was stamping their name on pliers.
Your set above looks more to me like Wilde's angle-jawed model (patent 1800447). Although Wilde went to a less aggressive, finer-toothed jaw on later production units, earlier examples like those from Private Lugnutz (post #3) and Mintgrun (post #14) show that tooth design changed over the course of years. (You will also find in that thread photo images showing the "ALLOY STEEL" stamp on the inboard side of the handles.)

 

[3baygarage]

lugz- I think that's a Trimo basin wrench. Neat find.

 

[Old Radar]

Do those have a small D mark on them anywhere? They look like they are Duro made. Very similar to Wizard Auto pliers I have that were Duro made.

No, there are no other marks on them beyond Packard and Alloy Steel.

Thanks RTM, Lugz and four.cycle for your responses and info. There are certainly similarities, but also differences: the Packard has a much rounder head, the shoulders are much less abrupt and it has only two positions for jaw opening. What I was mainly curious about was the possibility that these were branded by a tool maker for the Packard Motor Car Co. Since Packard's last car came off the line in 1958, so Wilde's 1931 patent makes that a possibility.

Any vectors to more definitive correlation? I'd hate to claim PMCC heritage if it came from these guys: https://www.packardonline.com/accessories/tools/

I’ve found a couple of those Craftsman sets. I repainted the second one. Both sold well on eBay.
-Don

Nice job! Your blow mold is in much better shape than mine. I'm trying to cobble my pieces together with JB Weld, but it's a mess.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

lugz- I think that's a Trimo basin wrench. Neat find.

You nailed it. More to follow on Trimo thread.

 

[mikeinri]

@Private Lugnutz That Trimo is cool, $1 is a You ****!

Here's a nice video. Too bad the guy has never used a (ANY) basin wrench in his whole life...

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Oh, that's an automatic pass for me. Sorry. I refuse to watch Scoutcrafter's videos. He strips all the character off of a wrench on grinders and refinishes back to a garish glossiness.

 

[alinc100]

Facebook Marketplace listing today, turned out it was a garage sale, not a listing for a specific tool but I was able to walk away with this Craftsman 3/4" drive set .I did have to supply an SK 1-1/2" ,as the original is gone. It will serve as a placeholder until I acquire the correct one.

 

[mikeinri]

Oh, that's an automatic pass for me. Sorry. I refuse to watch Scoutcrafter's videos. He strips all the character off of a wrench on grinders and refinishes back to a garish glossiness.

I understand, and found myself fast-forwarding through a lot of it. But if it's any consolation, as soon as he started "demonstrating its use" (around 3:40 mark), I just started shaking my head thinking he was joking. Nope, he absolutely had no idea that this was meant to be used under a sink (he was using it upside down to remove a cleanout screw cap)...

Can't make that stuff up.

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

Facebook Marketplace listing today, turned out it was a garage sale, not a listing for a specific tool but I was able to walk away with this Craftsman 3/4" drive set .I did have to supply an SK 1-1/2" ,as the original is gone. It will serve as a placeholder until I acquire the correct one.

VERY nice!

Mike

 

[Jacobs976]

Was working 90 minutes south Thursday and came across a greenhouse sale on the way. Greenhouse as in the old glass sauna's for plants that's over 100° with high humidity plus the sun was out.

Was basically all tools in $3 lots plus a few carry boxes of stuff, vices, planes, yard tools, farming stuff, etc.. Was a ton of stuff I'd buy a year ago like 10 sets of misc specialty pliers for $3, a medium Dunlap vice needing some work for $5, or a coffee tin full of auger bits for $3. Pretty much everything had some major rust which means everything would need some work of course but Indiana rust isn't too rough. Unfortunately I've already got enough of everything they had so I only grabbed two $3 lots in the end.

Seen the Snap On socket, Plomb wrench, and Blackhawk hose clamp pliers in the one lot so I grabbed it then the Diamond monkey wrench in the other. Rest of the stuff was just junk included with them but I was curious about the other combo wrench because it had raised lettering that was buried in rust scale.

Cleaned everything up and here's the interesting stuff. Benchtop Pro vice grips, Blackhawk hose clamp Pliers, Chrome X Quality punch, Plomb wrench, Bluepoint wrench, Diamond monkey wrench, Williams DOE wrench, and up top Snap On 1/2 3/8 drive socket and mystery needle with a female 1/4 square socket on the bottom end.



Close ups(couldn't get plomb text well since the finish is too dark) and freebies from an earlier sell this week on the right. They were all seized up and coated in sawdust/oil mix but now they're ready to sit in my grips drawer with their siblings on the left. Also used evaporust on the punch and bluepoint wrench, was worried after it took a big bite out of a proto pebble flare nut wrench and dulled the chrome last week but it did well this time although I'm not sure if the wrench was bare metal or oxide and it has an odd patina now.

 

[Levaughn]

I went to an an Estate Sale today and purchased some, "get me home" tools.

Stanley # (brand New)

 

[Levaughn]

I went to an an Estate Sale yesterday and purchased some "get me home" tools for $10.

Stanley Torque Wrench # 86-583 (brand New)
Vaco Torx Screwdrivers
CenTech Socket Set (Korea) # 2423

 

[Rickster]

Couple of garage sales this morning netted one expensive cup of coffee. First sale local had some old screwdrivers I passed on. Second sale was a 20 min drive away. They advertised "Tools"..... and they had a garden hose. Luckily they had a Dunkins on the corner so a cup of coffee and a couple of gallons of expensive gas burned up driving I returned with nothing. I contemplated running over their garage sale sign on the way out of Dunks.

 

[mikeinri]

At least it wasn't Starbucks-expensive, LOL...

Mike

 

[gpw_42]

Skunked at a sale yesterday. $200 for some body dollies? Not for 10 of them, only 1 branded (Fairmount), and most dupes of what I already have. $50 for a Coleman 220 from 1959? I didn't even check if it'd build & hold pressure. $10 for a Hinsdale DBE. Fuggetaboutit.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

"get me home" tools

As in your car broke down and you needed them to get it running again? Or as in you were in a hurry to add them to your toolbox?

Couple of garage sales this morning netted one expensive cup of coffee...[ ]...I contemplated running over their garage sale sign on the way out of Dunks.

Snerk. (But I am laughing with you, not at you, Rick. )

 

[Levaughn]

As in your car broke down and you needed them to get it running again? Or as in you were in a hurry to add them to your toolbox?

Snerk. (But I am laughing with you, not at you, Rick. )

As in your car broke down and you needed them to get it running again.

 

[misterbill]

Just keeping my hand in... a garage sale within walking distance netted me these "users" for $10.




Bill

 

[mikeinri]

$10 for that Bonney breaker bar alone is pretty sucky...

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Facebook Marketplace listing today, turned out it was a garage sale, not a listing for a specific tool but I was able to walk away with this Craftsman 3/4" drive set .I did have to supply an SK 1-1/2" ,as the original is gone. It will serve as a placeholder until I acquire the correct one.

Well done! Nice set. I was wondering if it was the more uncommon BM marked but it’s circle K. Either way, nice set!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

As in your car broke down and you needed them to get it running again.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm behind on my LEFT-BEHINDs..., which include a huge c. 1874/1876 carriage jack (Pic 1)(too expensive!), an unmarked 130lb leg vise (Pic 2)(also too expensive!), and an Osborne belt cutter (Pics 3 & 4)(I was broke).

 

[Cruzan80]

Lugz, Osbourne was selling the exact same cutter fairly recently (mine is ~10yrs old, bought new).