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Finally there are some garage sales in town. Missed the first day of one but did get my first ever Bell System braces and push drill...

Flat blade screw drivers ain't bad if they fit. Grind the tip of the screw driver to fit the fastener and you won't mind slotted screws...

Don’t believe I have ever shown these sets. The colourful ones were known as StyleLine phones. Not a great phone due to the ringers but...

Ditto. There are not enough sticks in the world to shake at Ford Model A or T tools at NJ flea markets. The only tools I see and leave...

What is the old saying, “Go big or go home”? I’ve been out of action for a couple months (parent’s health stuff), but made it out today...

That is a Stanley No.40 scrub plane , not a 4C. great find intact, frequently the lever cap is missing.

Some rivet sets. -Don

Handful of zerks, couple cabinet locks, couple SPST switches, misc. flare connectors, 1/2” galv. couplers, and a box of carriage bolts...

There is a single other shallow hole on the side. Maybe 1/16" wide. The back and other edges are featureless, except for a lot of...

UPDATE- The S-K box is a #6000 Master Mechanics box from 1953. Its either gonna be restocked as a #4053 or a #4066 set depending on what...

Last weekend, I hit the tail end of a three day estate sale and found a few things. Best was a seemingly complete craftsman gear...

Slow weekend although I did pretty good at 1 sale. Weird 12:30 start time but only 10 mins from home. Here’s what I got for $80 3 like...

This morning I was up mighty early and decided to look online for estate sales. That led me far out but it turned out to be a Picker's...

Here is my favorite Brace ID page, lost to us actively, but alive through the WayBack Machine. with the hints given above, you might be...

That is the very very old "Rose Chuck" Probably Millers Falls, but maybe before MF bought the patent. 1860-70s. Fourth down here...