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Thursday night FBM find. Proto Professional offset wrench set from the 60s/70s. Bill

Small lot to start the weekend. S-K 45181 speeder S-K 45161 6" extension Williams F-140 universal joint 2 S-K 45190 universal joints Wright 42+ dated extension Plomb 3/8" chisel S-K 45150 cross bar? (fits flex handle perfectly and is the correct length but otherwise unmarked) Bill

I bought myself a birthday present. This NOS/NIB Williams TB-8T appears in multiple catalogs including page 48 of 1970 Catalog 307 on ITCL. Looks like it was used for multiple sets. This box has a few dings and scratches but was obviously never used. Bill

Braved the snow and ice this morning to get on the board for 2025 with this mid-century S-K 4517 3/8" drive box off of FBM. Bill

I've always been fascinated that Western New York seems to be the epicenter of adjustable wrench production. I went through my collection and found 6" editions by eight manufacturers that were located either in Buffalo or Jamestown. From top to bottom and left to right - Keystone, William...

Fast forward to Christmas afternoon when we have a mental painting of @Private Lugnutz , stein full of Greggnog in hand, deep in conversation with Screech.

I was looking for something in the garage this morning and I came across these pliers during my hunt. At first I thought they were some no-namers but I thought they looked an awful lot like Champion DeArment/Channellock 326 6" pliers. Under the grime and rust I found what I believe to be...

As studious as @Private Lugnutz is, it would have to be X the Owl.

Here are a couple recent acquisitions (I went out in a snowstorm this morning for the adjustable). It took a while, but I finally found an 9/32" M-110 spinner/extension/driver. I have a box in primer and I just need to find a close match for the correct color and make/acquire a decal for a...

I prefer Danielson-made adjustables as my vintage choice but there is something to be said about the longevity of this bog standard Crescent 10". It was rusted and seized when I bought it at an estate sale but - after disassembling, cleaning, lubing, and bluing it - it has to be one of the...

I picked up this "first generation" patent pending S-52 ratchet and finally got a few minutes to disassemble, clean and lube it. Here it is posed with a later "second generation" model for comparison. One other "first gen" feature (not shown) is that the handle is bored out for (presumably)...

As noted in the 2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual), I recently picked up these 1671-6 "HY-POWER" needle nose pliers. I can't believe how nice shape these are in given that they're 90+ years old! They cleaned up pretty well, too. Love the design on the handles. Bill

FYI - the one I have does have the hole for the crossbar. Bill

$9 at a random drive-by ToO netted me following: Partial TruTest 1/4" SAE set. 2 Craftsman offset stubby DBEs Williams 9723 DBE Kraeuter "Hy-Power" needle nose pliers Teeny un-marked oiler Original Vise-Grips Nice MiUSA hedge trimmers for my daughter Bill

That the design may predate the "outside hinge". As OTG noted, the catalog shows a hexagonal handle.

So, going from from this snippet from the 1932 Cornwell catalog it looks like @Private Lugnutz may be right. Later catalogs show the other hinge style. Bill

As reported in the 2024 garage sale thread, I picked up this 3/8" flex handle/breaker bar yesterday. I don't find/have many Cornwell tools and was wondering if there was any way to date this. Bill

From bottom to top… Williams M-1212 1/4” drive 3/8” socket Snap-on F-5-C 3/8” drive Ferret tee - no date code - minty First generation Williams S-52 Superratchet Wright N-17 1/2” drive breaker bar (no date code) Williams t-handle socket wrench (no model markings, maybe 3/4”) Cornwell 3/8”...

There is one in the early 1930s set I picked up recently.

Here is some physical evidence that Williams' Vulcan branding made it into the TRW ownership era. I picked up this 1/4" drive metric 4mm-14mm set some time back. Bill