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More cool stuff today!

Haha. Thanks. I put the points there for reference to size, never thinking how obsolete they've become!

Any ideas what these things are?

Man... That's a thing of beauty!

haha That little Thorsen 1/2 x 9/16 on the far right has been in use or in my pocket almost constantly since about 1974. You could just about rebuild a whole pickup truck with it!

Never knew I sort of have a fetish for these things til I found this thread....

So this morning I went out to try to make myself happy with the way Grampaws stuff was being stored, and I succeeded. This SK box is INFINITELY nicer than the rotten old blow molded one from the 80s, I think.

I will clean, oil and organize them before they get put away again. Seriously, pictures of the grime is enough!

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I know nobody here knew him but me, but I take great delight in getting out his tools and playing with them once in awhile. One of these days I'll clean them all and store them properly. Maybe. After all, he left them this way.

If I have picture uploading figured, here is my Grampaw Bert's socket set. It's a beaut.

I was pondering my great grandfather's anvil/vise out in the shop, and walked in and googled it. That's how I found this: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253840 A guy who goes by Voi has one just like mine! And mine has been in the family since new back in Iowa. My dad could...