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d42jeep said:
"Around here..."

I may be mistaken, but it seems like it's different all over. Our utility company is publicly owned. Same with Seattle Light - owned by the City.
Different here in Tacoma than it is in Seattle, from what I understand.
 
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I know that the Bay Area, and Norcal in general, is a patchwork of small power companies operating in and around PG&E. I used to do inspections for the PUC, and in that program we could only do work for reimbursement in PGE zones, as all the little guys had not signed on to the program.
 

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That’s exactly how it works in Albany. A little more green power company supplies power for the city but it’s all billed through PG&E.
i spotted a two hour estate sale (10:00 AM to 12:00) in Kensington about five minutes away from home. It showed some tools so we headed over and found some worthwhile items. The prices weren’t bad either.
-Don
Here’s what we brought home 06B40188-399C-4240-BD4F-0BBB801A53ED.jpeg
I‘m not sure who made the multi tool7049120F-E35D-46B8-8050-88DCC1C7556C.jpeg
Auger bits in a cool wooden box01774065-EE0E-4B2F-B70E-BB231B663BB1.jpeg
Perfect handle monkey wrench, patents 1900/1901DC8B8824-7B56-446D-9AD0-74C14F4A969C.jpeg
Odd combination auto/pipe wrench marked “The Gem”9B2EBF54-9ABA-4255-9210-2CF4B44A00B0.jpeg
Full polish S-K combosD15E445D-4922-4A85-8891-29B4D1E8A738.jpeg
They cleaned up pretty well095DDF2B-4F20-4117-9403-2FE76974410D.jpeg
A couple of planes, one StanleyB4F985CF-5C8A-4C40-B4AE-3F70B547548D.jpeg
Draw knife marked Rugg. Mfg.19637F67-44A3-4B1B-BD51-2BA6075384EA.jpeg
 

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I added it to that thread after reading through it. After looking at Outlaw’s example, I believe that the difficult to read markings are likely Millers Falls.
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I attended an estate sale last weekend. Finally got around to uploading the tool. I went for a load of square tubing but this was too hard to pass up. All these were in a bag marked $6.50 They all appear to be never used. Those ratchets are 3/8 and 1/2".
 

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Been pretty busy the last few months and not much in the way of attending sales or working through the backlog of acquisitions. Here are a few random pickups that have been sitting in the basement a while...

The true temper ax head was $3, and the bike chain cleaner was $5. I think the proto phillips, wera slotted, and Snap on spinner were a buck or two a piece. I always try to grab the Park stuff cheap when I find it!
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This batch of stuff came out of an 8 car garage full of Model T pickups along with a 60's Mustang and a few other bits. $20 for all of it. Most of the sockets in the SK Wayne box are Craftsman, there is a Matco scraper and pry bar (?) on top, Then some Proto metric combos, Mac stubby, Sk combo, Snap on combo, Plomb combo, and Mac combo. Pretty stoked about the little Matco AR4 ratchet, the sockets in the middle are Matco, SK, and Mac, then there are a few extensions, Cman 1/4" rat, small Proto adjustable, and P&C DBE.
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Here is 10 bucks worth of stuff I dug out of a very smelly garage the other day. Not much noteworthy other than the Duro Chrome 3/8 which is really small. I thought it was a 1/4" at first.
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Pretty sure this batch all came from the swap meet. Ratchets are Proto, Bonney, and New Britain. The rest of it is pretty straightforward other than the weird single box end offset. I need to get it in the Evaporust and hopefully the markings become more clear.
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Finally one more batch from the flea, most notable is the set of P&C 1/2" sockets from 1 1/8 down to 5/8. The older style sockets aren't marked that I could tell. I also liked the little Circle X DOE, I don't see many of these. Then there are some SK, Snap on, and a few other odds and ends.
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Nice tool estate sale this morning about an hour away. Got up etra early so I could be the first to welcome all the tool guys. Guy had a good sized work shop out back with an old roller Snap-on tool box full of Mac and Snap-on. I managed to snake out with a good portion of it.
 

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I've been too busy to keep up with this thread this week, but Wow, there's been some cool finds!

Most use a spud wrench or ratchet for structural hole alignment - I carry a spud ratchet in my rig to get the hitch holes aligned for both my hitch and the removable tongue on the trailer.

That's a fantastic idea!


I forgot to post this one when I found it. But it's a practically new utility sink, I got for $10! I bought it over the summer, and I just installed it in my basement today.

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You ****.


I attended an estate sale last weekend. Finally got around to uploading the tool. I went for a load of square tubing but this was too hard to pass up. All these were in a bag marked $6.50 They all appear to be never used. Those ratchets are 3/8 and 1/2".

You definitely ****.


Nice tool estate sale this morning about an hour away. Got up etra early so I could be the first to welcome all the tool guys. Guy had a good sized work shop out back with an old roller Snap-on tool box full of Mac and Snap-on. I managed to snake out with a good portion of it.

Wow, jackpot! You also ****...


Mike
 

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I Picked all this up on the last day of an estate sale for $16.
 

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These are items I picked up at an Estate Sale Friday ($25)

Craftsman Drill Point Set
Craftsman # 4336 ¼” Flex Extension
Craftsman Carbide Blade
Craftsman Drill Bit (large)
Cintride Glass Drill Bits
 

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So here's a strange one. I saw a DoAll bandsaw blade welder on FBMP for $75. Any time I see DoAll, it's typically four figures. So I bought it, even though i have no use for it. When I got it home, I noticed it was missing the little plates that hold the blade in the jaws. I thought, "no problem, I'll get those from DoAll. How much can they be?" Turns out they're insanely expensive! $440 for the pair - forget that! Well, I saw another DoAll welder on FBMP - same exact model. And for less than the cost of the little plates. So I bought it. Now I have a go-by to fab up those pieces. I can knock out those plates in about an hour on my mill. The guy at DoAll said they go missing a lot. Those little plates are machined castings. Still, why so expensive?!?


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I had nothing local, so I expanded my search, and found an Estate sale that looked good, just down th street from a collage once a month FM, so I went.

The FM wasn't bad, passed a lot of interesting but over priced stuff, I strolled it slow as I have strained something behind my knee that I think is tendinitis. Managed to make it through without a flair-up, (my usual 2 mile walk 2 rays ago really messed t up...)

Here is what I did get for 8 bucks total: (Plus a 3 ft section of 1-1/4" box tuning I didn't bother to photo)

The hammer is a GAM, marked both on the head and inscribed in the brass - Complete and no Effed up driver blades.

FM1 Hitch, Gem, Tin W hdwr.jpg

The Tin has a lot of lamp screws and switch keys. I need about 15 of the brass plated screws for an antique hanging lamp.

FM2 LAmp  Hdwr.jpg

Then off to the Estate sale where I really got "Hammered" :evil:

there was a large box full of old body and metal working hammers, and some oversize dollies, that were more like hand held anvils than anything else.

I cherry picked these out, two have USMC adn "51" stamped in them:

E1 B hammers.jpg

Plus 4 Long C craftsman body hammers - the handles are marked "Fender Tools":

E2 Long C.jpg

E2 Long Ca.jpgc1c1


Then a box full of 19 handles - most are NOS:

E3 Handles.jpg

And hiding under the handle (found these after I got home) a trove of heads needing handles:

E3 Handles-hidden1.jpg



Eight of them - One is marked Dunlap - if the others are marked, they need de-rusted to find them:

E3 Handles-hidden2.jpg

othet garage finds, included an old NB Socket set, a small sheet metal hammer, painted olive Drab (were these ever put into army too ****?) 2 P&C DBE's and 2 Plomvb combos, as well as an extension, a small spoke-shave that I think will go into my camp tools after sharpening. I sometime need one...

e4 Plvmb, P&C Bergmsn, NB.jpg


More to come!
 

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inside the NB box:

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The decal inside is in much better shape:

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And post organizing - I had tossed a 1/4" SO extension in there, the set may be complete? Anyone have a list for this set?

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All that cost me $40 - then I went inside...

I left a common Coleman Stove, a vintage Thermos cooler box, a Prop lantern, and 2 aluminum cook sets,...

But in a closet was this old hewing hatchet - Wards Master Quality, adn in VG shape ither than a little surcace rut. Vanadium sSeel so Pre war? Some sisal rope, ( I just used a bunch of it so restocking...), Speer plastic target cases, (these use plastic bullets and are fired with a large pistol primer only... - intended for Indoor plinking; Daist pellets in a tin, a whistle, a Marlin (rifles) key-chain screwdriver, and a mini driver with a screw on cover for eyeglasses:



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Back outside, a couple of ammo boxes had surfaced, and I grabbed this older CANCO WWI type -at least I always think of them as WWI,, but maybe interwar? originally designed for the Browning Machine gun belt feed using 30-06 ammo, but this one is marked 30 M1, so this one is no earlier than M1 issue (1936) - I think this type ammo box was dropped during the second world war? :

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I like this style of ammo box as its easier to open and close, and a LOT quieter. I think I'm up to 5 of these?

Lift the latch and it un cams. unlike the later one that snaps hard on and off...


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back markings and the hinge allows the lid to completely remove:

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Fantastic tactical coup, Rickster!
Love those hammers, Outlaw!
Today, the Supergigantic Garage Sale opened at the Allentown Fairgrounds, but PA’s regular bear season also opened, so my son & I drove up to Pinchot SF, met up with a long-time friend of mine, and tromped a 6-mile circuit through snow-dusted hilly, deciduous woods where we’ve seen them in past years, but to no avail. Windy with temps ranging 22-32°F.
Tomorrow I plan to hunt the Fairgrounds for 2nd-day bargains, hopefully with better luck!
 
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A bit out of the norm for me was an estate auction held strictly on line. Pick up was local,simple and easy. Also most likely saved me a bunch of money as the listings has tools,more tools,silver coins and such. Shopping in person would have cost me $100 or more,provided the items were still there.Anyhow after buyers premium I am into this under $35. I didn't inventory/write up the wrenches yet. Realized that as I was writing this.
Craftsman

½” DRIVE
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2”,5”,9” extensions
Universal
½”,9/16”,⅝”,11/16”,¾” 8 point sockets shallow
11/16”,21/32”,25/32” 12 point sockets shallow

½”,9/16”,19/32,13/16”-v- 12 point shallow sockets
⅝”,⅞”-vv- 12 point shallow sockets
15/16”-G- 12 point shallow socket

⅜” DRIVE
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13/16”,¾”,11/16” 12 point shallow sockets
¼”,5/16”,⅜”,7/16”,½” 8 point shallow sockets

⅜” -EE- 8 point shallow socket
7/16”,(2) ½”,(2) 9/16”,13/16” -v- 12 point shallow
⅝” -G- 12 point shallow socket
½” -EE- 12 point shallow socket

Snap On
L-710 ratchet ½” drive
SB-280 ⅞” 12 point socket shallow ,½” drive black oxide

MISC
Bonney LD32 1” 12 point deep socket ½”dr
Speedmaster 84-4865 ¾” 12 point shallow ½” dr
Thorsen 316-½” ,322-11/16” 12 point shallow ⅜”dr
SK 40416 - ½” 6 point mid/deep socket ⅜” dr
Brown Tool Co. MS024R 7/16” 6 point deep ¼” dr socket (magnetic)
Apex 1312- ⅜” 6 point deep ¼” drive
PowrKraft 84W4-865 12 point shallow socket ½” dr
Litton Pocket Socket
Chicago Specialties Faucet Wrench
Pfeiffer Bottle Opener
Montgomery Wards Bottle/Can Paint opener
 

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We found a few garage sales that listed tools and two of them actually did have some. These are from the first sale a few minutes from home. AF96B2FC-FBAE-4B92-9E53-33C25F4E0A83.jpeg
Prewar Barcalo, of course 69BE7090-1922-4BDE-8E49-41630080060C.jpeg
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The second sale didn’t look promising but the seller pulled these out of his garage.
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Some kind of early Stanley level234ECE5A-619A-4B60-8065-B6D27DAB657F.jpeg
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there was a large box full of old body and metal working hammers, and some oversize dollies, that were more like hand held anvils than anything else.
Those dollies sound interesting. Did you happen to check them for any markings?

Also nice find on all the hammers! Wish stuff like that was easier to find around me.
 

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Jacob, I didn't see any markings. most of these hammers don't. I know they aren't Asian, but a lot of US hammers went without markings, or the markings were on the handle adn was either stripped off if paper, or the handle broken and replaced over the years.
 

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So here's a strange one. I saw a DoAll bandsaw blade welder on FBMP for $75. Any time I see DoAll, it's typically four figures. So I bought it, even though i have no use for it. When I got it home, I noticed it was missing the little plates that hold the blade in the jaws. I thought, "no problem, I'll get those from DoAll. How much can they be?" Turns out they're insanely expensive! $440 for the pair - forget that! Well, I saw another DoAll welder on FBMP - same exact model. And for less than the cost of the little plates. So I bought it. Now I have a go-by to fab up those pieces. I can knock out those plates in about an hour on my mill. The guy at DoAll said they go missing a lot. Those little plates are machined castings. Still, why so expensive?!?


welder12.jpgwelder11.jpgdoall weld plates.jpgwelder07.jpgwelder 10.jpg

"Still, why so expensive?!?"

Dude, Why Ask Why???

Sounds like you're about to quadruple or quintuple your money if you sell ONE of those, let alone BOTH!!!

Major suckage, if you ask me...

Mike
 
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Outlaw--That PO was definitely a **** to hammers!
alinc100--That's a lot of hardware for $35--You ****!

I like vintage hand saws, but haven’t seen any decent offerings in a couple of years. First sale yesterday had three. One was a standard Disston D-8 with the thumb hole that I have nicer versions of. One was a nice Atkins but it was outside my price comfort zone. The third was a 20” panel saw that was in very nice shape with a name and medallion I was unfamiliar with. Because the upper horn on the handle was chipped, they took my offer of $8. I spent a couple of hours cleaning it up—disassembly, mineral spirits to cut the gunk on the handle and hardware and razor-blading the surface of the blade to reveal the etch. Then a couple of coats of Johnson’s Paste Wax on everything and reassembly.

This is a Zenith Z100 from the Marshall Wells Hardware Co. From what I was able to find online, ownership of the company changed around 1892 and the name became Marshall Wells Hardware Co. Around 1917 they dropped the Hardware portion to become the Marshall Wells Co. Since both the etch and medallion indicate Marshall Wells Hardware Co., I’m comfortable with a NLT 1917 date for the saw. Unfortunately, the only catalog I could find online is a reprint of a 1910 edition on archive.org and it does not contain the Z100.

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Etches are tough to photograph.
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Continued next post.
 
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The second stop produced this group for $8.50. The two unused Nicholson files (14” smooth round & 12” double cut square) priced out $2.50 each, so they charged me $3.50 for everything else.

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  • Set of 12 needle files from Friedrich **** (W. Germany)
  • J.H. Williams No. 482 Adjustable Face Spanner
  • Empty Green ¼” socket case (S-K?)
  • Stevens Walden ¼” case w/ 4 different socket eras; 4 Thorsen and one Snap-on socket
  • Proto-TAC open socket set No. 500S (1956 cat has hinge handle not ell handle)
  • Two CM 6” rules—one Crown era, one later
  • Misc. wrenches (Williams DBE, 2 Penens combos, SO DOE, Williams obstruction & Vlchek ignition)
  • Misc. Dremel pieces
  • Two 4” adjustables (McKaig-Hatch & Crestaloy)
  • Xcelite mini screwdriver and nut driver
  • Aircraft Specialties Screw Starter
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Callling Dr. Lugz! Both the Snap-on socket and the Williams pin spanner have QB codes. I’m sure you have explained what these are a dozen times—please do so again or give me a vector. The socket QB 72137-1 appears engraved while the spanner QB 70625-2 is stamped. Both are marked U.S.

18 Nov 22-2e.jpg

The Xcelite mini screwdriver is perplexing. It seems brand new but is engraved with SAAD which to me means San Antonio Air Depot. This is highly unlikely since SAAD was a wartime name for this repair and service center.

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Finally a Vlchek W0608 ¼ x 3/16 ignition wrench just because I like it.

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The second stop produced this group for $8.50. The two unused Nicholson files (14” smooth round & 12” double cut square) priced out $2.50 each, so they charged me $3.50 for everything else.

18 Nov 22-2a.jpg
  • Set of 12 needle files from Friedrich **** (W. Germany)
  • J.H. Williams No. 482 Adjustable Face Spanner
  • Empty Green ¼” socket case (S-K?)
  • Stevens Walden ¼” case w/ 4 different socket eras; 4 Thorsen and one Snap-on socket
  • Proto-TAC open socket set No. 500S (1956 cat has hinge handle not ell handle)
  • Two CM 6” rules—one Crown era, one later
  • Misc. wrenches (Williams DBE, 2 Penens combos, SO DOE, Williams obstruction & Vlchek ignition)
  • Misc. Dremel pieces
  • Two 4” adjustables (McKaig-Hatch & Crestaloy)
  • Xcelite mini screwdriver and nut driver
  • Aircraft Specialties Screw Starter
18 Nov 22-2b.jpg 18 Nov 22-2c.jpg 18 Nov 22-2d.jpg

Callling Dr. Lugz! Both the Snap-on socket and the Williams pin spanner have QB codes. I’m sure you have explained what these are a dozen times—please do so again or give me a vector. The socket QB 72137-1 appears engraved while the spanner QB 70625-2 is stamped. Both are marked U.S.



The Xcelite mini screwdriver is perplexing. It seems brand new but is engraved with SAAD which to me means San Antonio Air Depot. This is highly unlikely since SAAD was a wartime name for this repair and service center.



Finally a Vlchek W0608 ¼ x 3/16 ignition wrench just because I like it.
Something tells me you ****. I believe that Proto set alone is worth much,much more than your $8.50 investment. I don't know what I would do with it,but the box and logo are pretty cool.
 

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I had nothing local, so I expanded my search, and found an Estate sale that looked good, just down th street from a collage once a month FM, so I went.

The FM wasn't bad, passed a lot of interesting but over priced stuff, I strolled it slow as I have strained something behind my knee that I think is tendinitis. Managed to make it through without a flair-up, (my usual 2 mile walk 2 rays ago really messed t up...)

Here is what I did get for 8 bucks total: (Plus a 3 ft section of 1-1/4" box tuning I didn't bother to photo)

The hammer is a GAM, marked both on the head and inscribed in the brass - Complete and no Effed up driver blades.

FM1 Hitch, Gem, Tin W hdwr.jpg

The Tin has a lot of lamp screws and switch keys. I need about 15 of the brass plated screws for an antique hanging lamp.

FM2 LAmp  Hdwr.jpg

Then off to the Estate sale where I really got "Hammered" :evil:

there was a large box full of old body and metal working hammers, and some oversize dollies, that were more like hand held anvils than anything else.

I cherry picked these out, two have USMC adn "51" stamped in them:

E1 B hammers.jpg

Plus 4 Long C craftsman body hammers - the handles are marked "Fender Tools":

E2 Long C.jpg

E2 Long Ca.jpgc1c1


Then a box full of 19 handles - most are NOS:

E3 Handles.jpg

And hiding under the handle (found these after I got home) a trove of heads needing handles:

E3 Handles-hidden1.jpg



Eight of them - One is marked Dunlap - if the others are marked, they need de-rusted to find them:

E3 Handles-hidden2.jpg

othet garage finds, included an old NB Socket set, a small sheet metal hammer, painted olive Drab (were these ever put into army too ****?) 2 P&C DBE's and 2 Plomvb combos, as well as an extension, a small spoke-shave that I think will go into my camp tools after sharpening. I sometime need one...

e4 Plvmb, P&C Bergmsn, NB.jpg


More to come!
Dude, major suckage on those long c body hammers! Very nice find.


Something tells me you ****. I believe that Proto set alone is worth much,much more than your $8.50 investment. I don't know what I would do with it,but the box and logo are pretty cool.
Yes, those Tac tubing adapters in the box are worth more than $8.50. He *****!
 

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I went to a swap meet today. While there I met up with Bmwrd0 and Jabberwoki. Good time to be had by all. We started out slow but ended much better!

-2 vintage Napa echlin shelves. I will put them up in the garage for smalls-$8

Proto la 100hr carry box-$35- jabberwoki spotted this and held it until I got to the booth! Pretty nice shape

-various Proto la chisels
- 3 plomb pieces- 1” combo, cad plated socket and a small wood handle driver. I’m excited about the small driver

Hot wheels for my son

- craftsman heritage hip roof box-$18-
- craftsman body solder- I can put this on my new shelves😂-$3
- craftsman long c era tappets
- modern craftsman precision screwdriver set-$5

5 vintage issues of Hot Rod for $1

Snappy chisel holder-$2

Oh and after that I stopped at in-n- out and had a fantastic lunch 😂
 

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Not a busy weekend for the page in number of posts, but lots of suckage to go around: Outlaw, Allinc and OR. Smoke, I like your Cman box, but I'm missing evidence of "animal style" on your burger and fries! :)

Outlaw, your M1 ammo can is typical WW2 production. In 1946 the Army introduced the M19 can for .30 ammo, and really got serious in 1953 or 54 (aka post-Korean War) to standardize both .30 (M19A1 can) and .50 cal cans to open on the same side, with the "modern" style latch https://olive-drab.com/od_firearms_ammo_cans_30cal_m19.php. At some point, the Army introduced the M1A1 .30 can, which was designed to lock onto the cradle for (pintle- and tripod-mounted?) M1919-series MGs (see pics below). Note that my M1A1 can is labelled by having the A1 painted onto the can with black paint, after the M1 was stamped into the metal. The M1A1 can also has a miter built into the hinge end of the can, which I assume (!) was about improving feeding of ammunition into the M1919-series weapons it served.

IMO, a serious drawback of the M1-series cans is that the lid often fails to latch on the end opposite the closure, so when one pics it up by the handle, only the lid goes with the carrier. Not (usually) a big deal for our uses, different story in combat.
 

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The early Stanley level is made to clip onto a framing square or long ruler to make a bigger level. #41

Thanks for the info on the level. It’s going to need a lot of de-rusting. A70D487B-5329-4F8D-BECA-B7E3B8884303.jpeg7648C5D9-2127-4012-BF06-52BC3CFF352E.jpeg
Not a busy weekend for the page in number of posts, but lots of suckage to go around: Outlaw, Allinc and OR. Smoke, I like your Cman box, but I'm missing evidence of "animal style" on your burger and fries! :)

Outlaw, your M1 ammo can is typical WW2 production. In 1946 the Army introduced the M19 can for .30 ammo, and really got serious in 1953 or 54 (aka post-Korean War) to standardize both .30 (M19A1 can) and .50 cal cans to open on the same side, with the "modern" style latch https://olive-drab.com/od_firearms_ammo_cans_30cal_m19.php. At some point, the Army introduced the M1A1 .30 can, which was designed to lock onto the cradle for (pintle- and tripod-mounted?) M1919-series MGs (see pics below). Note that my M1A1 can is labelled by having the A1 painted onto the can with black paint, after the M1 was stamped into the metal. The M1A1 can also has a miter built into the hinge end of the can, which I assume (!) was about improving feeding of ammunition into the M1919-series weapons it served.

IMO, a serious drawback of the M1-series cans is that the lid often fails to latch on the end opposite the closure, so when one pics it up by the handle, only the lid goes with the carrier. Not (usually) a big deal for our uses, different story in combat.
Thanks for the info on the ammo cans. Very informative.
-Don
 

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I had nothing local, so I expanded my search, and found an Estate sale that looked good, just down th street from a collage once a month FM, so I went.

The FM wasn't bad, passed a lot of interesting but over priced stuff, I strolled it slow as I have strained something behind my knee that I think is tendinitis. Managed to make it through without a flair-up, (my usual 2 mile walk 2 rays ago really messed t up...)

Here is what I did get for 8 bucks total: (Plus a 3 ft section of 1-1/4" box tuning I didn't bother to photo)

The hammer is a GAM, marked both on the head and inscribed in the brass - Complete and no Effed up driver blades.

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The Tin has a lot of lamp screws and switch keys. I need about 15 of the brass plated screws for an antique hanging lamp.

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Then off to the Estate sale where I really got "Hammered" :evil:

there was a large box full of old body and metal working hammers, and some oversize dollies, that were more like hand held anvils than anything else.

I cherry picked these out, two have USMC adn "51" stamped in them:

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Plus 4 Long C craftsman body hammers - the handles are marked "Fender Tools":

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Then a box full of 19 handles - most are NOS:

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And hiding under the handle (found these after I got home) a trove of heads needing handles:

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Eight of them - One is marked Dunlap - if the others are marked, they need de-rusted to find them:

E3 Handles-hidden2.jpg

othet garage finds, included an old NB Socket set, a small sheet metal hammer, painted olive Drab (were these ever put into army too ****?) 2 P&C DBE's and 2 Plomvb combos, as well as an extension, a small spoke-shave that I think will go into my camp tools after sharpening. I sometime need one...

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More to come!
Love the Cman body hammers!!! The hammer marked "Favorite" on the handle in the first hammer pic...is it straight or curved? The curved ones are known as bumping hammers, or "donkey dicks" and "horse *****" in the body shop due to their interesting curvature LOL. If you get a chance can you post or send me some pics and/or info on any markings of just that hammer? Let me know if you would want to unload any of the body hammers.
 
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