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As a followup to the tote I posted upthread, these three items were in the tote when I found it. They were all so rusty that I was sorely tempted to just throw them out. But, not being one to give up on an item just because of a little "patina", I spent some time trying to bring them back to...

Not a purchase, but a garage find just the same. Going through the garage at my parent's house as part of settling their estate and found this tote made from a box for DuPont dynamite. There was so much dirt that you couldn't see the lettering until I washed/scraped it off. I remember seeing...

That looks like "SH" hiding in the markings - 1920s Smith & Hemenway? Bill

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I always used to use Johnsons Paste Wax but it is no longer made. I have been trying Ballistol recently and so far so good. Will see how it works in the long run. Bill

Welcome to GJ. That's a nice find anywhere on the planet but I'd love to know the story on how it made its way to Germany!

A couple of nice 5-inch variations. Both have an OAL of just over 5". Neither has a side cutter. The duck-billed ones have "601-5" stamped on them. The other pair is stamped "16?1-5". I'm guessing that the "601-5" is really a "1601-5" with the "1" worn off as it seems to match the catalog...

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Sorry for the poor photos, but I was in a hurry. Anybody able to ID this motor? 1/3HP. 1725 RPM. U-oil-em bearings. The tag looks like it might end in "ON" - Dayton? Emerson? Thanks, Bill

FWIW, I measured with a micrometer and I got .637" x .766" milled openings. That's 5/8" x 3/4" unless you're willing to consider that it might be 41/64" x 49/64".

Should have dug deeper before I posted... see this post in the My DOWIDAT Tools! thread.

Perhaps a motorcycle?

I picked these two from the same bin yesterday while I was out tool scavenging. As speculated in the garage sale thread, the one item appears to be a tire spoon (Gedore still makes a similar looking one). Because I found them together I was thinking they might be from a tool kit. Anybody have...

I picked this beauty up yesterday while out tool scavenging. It has the oval logo and markings consistent with the period of time that Williams had plants in both Brooklyn and Buffalo. Aside from the W-in-a-diamond the only other marking is "131". The milled openings appear (without getting a...

After a little googling, I think you're right. Gedore makes something similar. Although, one might argue that, if I ate my morning Cheerios with it, it could be a cereal spoon, too. Bill

I had Veteran's Day off and went scavenging for tools. Aside from the "price too good to leave it behind" super clean Craftsman carry box, it was a very Channellock centric haul - 430 , a pair of linemans, bitty side cutter and needle nose, bog standard 8" slip joint pliers, two vintage needle...

Found these recently... posting to document difference in production. Same wrench pre (bottom in both pictures) and post (top in both pictures) 1965 logo change. Photos are after cleaning, bluing, and oiling both. Bill

Don, I've long suspected that your house sits atop an old missile silo and that's where you keep all the Barcalo inventory. :D Looking good, sir!

Do you think they were made after Snap-on formally acquired Vacuum Grip?

According to the collectingsnapon site, these #97 pliers are ~100 years old. Bill