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Gray Decal restored.

I am attaching a reproduced Gray Socket Wrench label for anyone that may want to download it and use it. It looks like the label was used in the 1930's for Gray's line of socket sets. I had time to kill and used an image of an original label provided by Private Lugnutz (thank you Private) to...

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the comments. The floating shelves are built from 3/4" G1S plywood and edged with a 5/8" x 1 - 1/4" hemlock crown moulding as edging (to all 3 sides on the shelves that aren't wall to wall). The extra height of the crown creates a lip for the edge of the shelf so the cans...

Thank you. Yes - a bit of work, but it can be done for the cost of a few gallons of paint and some Frog tape. one does have to be patient though - a trait I don't really possess. I have pretty much curtailed my collecting of the 2 gallon cans - the prices have become, in my view, a bit...

Hello I am looking for three 1/2" drive shallow 6 point sockets - they were manufactured by Gray Tool of Canada in or around the 1930's. I am looking for the following sizes: 1/2", 11/16" and 3/4". The sockets do not bear the name of the manufacturer and have deep knurling - I have attached...

I've uploaded some additional photos of the garage. The last touch was to apply some 0.063 aluminum checker plate to the walls where we were hanging our central vac hose, brooms/etc. The walls usually take a beating in these spots so I put up the checker plate to avoid that.

I started my garage petroliana collection with a few 2 gallon oil cans 20 years ago when they were reasonably cheap - picking up a few cheap signs along the way. After a while the collection grew and I thought my garage walls where I was displaying the collection looked a little boring. I...

You know - I probably will restore that case. Thanks for the help with the image of the decal.

A couple more photos. The paint was completely worn off the metal case inside and out and everything was coated with a layer of congealed grease. Unfortunately the decal on the case was completely gone at the time I found it, but the remaining diamond shaped residue pattern helped me to...

Hello all, At Private Lugnutz's suggestion, I am posting photos of a Gray socket set I found very recently at a local "repurposing" store. The store is a non-profit that takes in items by donation in an attempt to keep anything and everything out of landfills. i started looking for vintage...