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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Sorry Lugz but every time I read that I think... :)
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Loving those twist clamps! I've a couple of no-brand versions and they are sooooo useful. Anyway pretty quiet this week apart from another lamp! Lab bench lamp straight out of York University biology labs, with department label and even a (fairly) recent PAT test sticker [emoji38] Otherwise I...
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    Jesus, you guys are pulling in the finds! One day I will get to an American "estate sale" because we have nothing like that in the UK and they look like fun and full of potential! ...although will a Wilton or Parker Vice fit in airline hand luggage????......or can I claim a Craftsman top box AS...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Dammit all to hell, my photos and the GJ Mobile App just will not play nice. Here you go bmwrd0
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Hi bmwrd, no problem at all. It was the cover that caught my eye. Publisher: Methuen&Co. Ltd. London Collection/Series: Methuen's Cheap Novels Published: 1920 (original story published 1917) Edition: 8th
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Cheers LesserSon interesting design for sure, guessing it was thought to be a quicker way to gauge something without fiddling with a threaded winder. Not sure what happened to the group shot so here it is again: That Letter Opener isn't the easiest thing to use if your trying to cut with the...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Well after coming home from the car boot, having breakfast and posting my finds on here I got a little bored of lounging in the sun and nipped to an Antiques Fair in Doncaster for lunch. Picked up an odd assortment: > Tarzan and a Jules Verne book £1 each >Old blade screw driver, unmarked...
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    BFBOB My Good Man in these United Kingdoms of Great Britain one reads and writes the date in the only correct manner of Day, Month an finally Year. There's a good chap. [emoji14] Also in terms of '08 years..... 1808 seems a tad old and 2008 would mean the previous owner is just turning 11yo...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Cheers bmwrd0 Yeah I realised after buying it that it was a Plumb not a PLOMB after walking away from the stall, but still nice to have a good USA hammer. The car boot sale is on tomorrow as it's a Bank Holiday so I might go back!
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Ayup from Yorkshire! Found this little nugget at a Car Boot sale this morning and throught it worth posting up here (No not the bottle opener!) : BRIDGEPORT Hand Vise, Made in USA. Lovely little thing with some nice features you don't see on many hand vises, such as the square notch in the...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Got to love Easter Bank Holidays in the UK.... Friday and Monday Public holidays... ......4 day weekend AND ITS SUNNY IN THE UK!!!!!!:bowdown: Nipped out this morning and went back to the Leeds/Bradford Airport Car Boot sale. BUSY! But lots of stalls with tools. :bounce: Anyhoo.... Group shot...
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    AndrewH, forget the beer can photo I suspect you can clamp your truck's wheel in that ******!!
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Cheers Bluebomber and JoCo, was a fun way to use some parts heading for the dump. (hand vice is a solid lump of fused rust at the hinge) The box was easy to date as it has a signed message in the lid: "Cpl. Whitney took his air drill key, 27. 10.43" Outlaw..... Mosquitoes.... In Yorkshire...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    It was a bright but cold morning at 6am today and the first time I could get to the Leeds-Bradford Airport carboot, which opens early! Picked up a few random things. > Old wood and metal cash draw - £2.50 (Not sure if using this for parts storage ooorrrr use it to plant small...
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    Haha, no dice! Already have a spot picked out for it on my desk :)
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    ...I was at a Garden Centre....I went there for pots, compost and some plants.... When did antique shops start operating in garden Centres!!! :headscrat Anyway got what I wanted PLUS... :bounce: Small cantilever desk lamp all in aluminium. Always loved this style of lamp and for £5 I...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Little bit of sunshine at the end of the working week here in Yorkshire gave me an opportunity to hit a salvage yard on the way home. Was looking for furniture but came away with a large ALU-MIN-IUM Kennedy mitre clamp . [emoji12] Like the dual pivots that allow you to potentially clamp...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Been out in Germany all week manning a trade show stand, my feet are aching so not planning any flea markets this weekend. Just a quick trip to the local council tip with attached charity shop for me this morning then back to the sofa. Found a nice long handle Roebuck ball pien in the £1...
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    Padlocks, hair trimmer, cutlery and cuffs.... That's an interesting assortment to find at someone's house..... Did you find any lotion at the same time, Outlaw? .. *silence of the lambs*
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    2019 Garage Sale Thread

    [emoji38] [emoji38] Shiftless Well played... Well played! [emoji106] [emoji39]
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