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About 4” x 7 1/2”. 13/16” wide jaws. See photo. My first reaction was to clean the remnants of blue paint off, but now I’m leaning toward leaving it with its rustic look. The top of the shaft before the wood handle has a distinctive Tobrin look. The handle had been worn down around where the...

Here are a few tools I picked up at a small GS: The Erie Tool Works Stillson pipe wrench (only 7” length, although marked “8”) Barcalo Buffalo 8 1/2" linesman pliers with great knurling Kraeuter U.S.A. #2801-7 linesman pliers; marked Nickel Dreadnaught Steel with great knurling Snap-on F-161...

I thought I would post some photos of my Vaughan & Bushnell (V&B) 903 (same size as Stanley No. 3) ‘Vanadium” bench plane. I finally got it out and cleaned it up including the great-looking walnut tote and handle. The frog was evidently designed to compete with the Stanley Bedrock’s advanced...

Here are three of my American Bosch Magneto Corp. ignition wrenches. Two of them have the feeler gages, are stamped “Made in U.S.A.”, and include the "Fritz the Flyer" logo from the original German company.

A couple of recent finds: 1) early Stanley Sweetheart 16” No. 270 with original red hardwood handle. Any idea what the initials “NAGC” (I think) on the handle stand for? 2) Millers Falls No. 55 ratcheting screwdriver.

Here are a couple more early Vacuum Grip pliers I recently picked up, both Newport, PA. - No. 4 and a No. 5.

Last weekend, I stopped by a small garage sale and saw a small red toolbox with a $5 price tag. One daughter just purchased her first house back East and I planned on bringing her a surprise household box of tools at Thanksgiving, so this looked like the perfect size toolbox (she prefers smaller...

With a little push from @four.cycle 1 1/2 years ago, I finally pulled together a complete 1940s era Williams Electrical Set No. 1285P. Great looking decals IMO.

Here is another example, slightly different from others already posted on this thread. It is a 1/2"-drive plug reversible model, but lacking any markings except for the patent 1902878, the OIL hole, and the PO’s initials!

Here is a Bonney wrench I have owned for a while. It is a 1 1/2" x 1 3/4" DBE. I could not find a date code, but it has a six-sided forged wrench grip for turning leverage, and has a "0795" and separately a "X3157" on one side. Neither of these designations bring up anything in my searches...

I just finished cleaning a recent find - a Prentiss Bulldog 207 208. The dynamic jaw is marked 207 208, while the fixed one is marked 207 only. You can see how small it is vs. the Coke can. It has 2” jaws, opens 2 ½” and weighs 4 lbs. 7 oz. The PO (or an earlier one) had replaced the original...

Wow! That’s it. Mine is 13” in length with a 8” sweep too. Great research find Ararat.

I picked up this non-ratcheting bit brace a few months ago. I cannot find any markings on it, and originally thought it was an early example of the Taylor’s patent. Following @RTM’s leads, I think that alternatively it may be a "Scottish" brace. These braces typically have an elaborately turned...

Picked up this little 4” Lakeside adjustable recently. Kind of cool.

After a slow start to the year (dearth of sales/weather/health), I finally picked up a few tools over the last few weekends: Harold 6” thin nose slip-joint pliers Billings 78-8 adjustable 8" wrench J.P. Danielson 9 ½" water pump pliers (W.4.5, which I believe are GMTK-correct?) Chrome-Alloy...

Here’s a relatively recent pickup - a 5” bicycle wrench. It is stamped: Made for Pope Manufacturing Co. Pat’d March 26, 1895 I went to datamp.org, but could not track down the actual patent that applied.

A couple Mayhew nail sets with the anti-roll shaft, and a 3/8” punch. One has the diamond logo with the 7-23-18 patent date for the knurling method.

It took awhile, but finally put together the 1/2”-drive set No. 4116.

Bump.

Thanks to a large trade with @d42jeep, I was able to add a number of late 1950s DOE wrenches, DBE wrenches, and a hack saw to my 1950’s Crescent tool display. He also helped me complete, or almost complete, some vintage socket sets - all hard to find items. Many Thanks Don. 🤙