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Anyone recognize this jack? It came with two Nissan chocks but the jack isn’t labeled at all. Also, no Nissan from back in the day would need such a beefy jack. I’ve never seen one like it but I bet someone here has. Thanks for any help.

Does anyone recognize this jack? It came with two older Nissan chocks but the chocks color isn’t dead on. The only thing stamped on the jack is pat. pending, that’s it. Not to mention the jack seems too beefy for a Nissan or any car for that matter but I have no clue.

I collect different kinds of old glass and old windows. This here casement window is my latest find from the wild. Spent about a day total removing the soot stained paint on the interior side. This is from an old house that burned up last year killing an older gentleman unfortunately. The...

Good evening, I’m trying to find an image of the original ad for this Craftsman carpenter’s box or what I believe to be a carpenter’s box. I haven’t been able to find a single ad, sales post nothing. I’d like to find out the production year and cost at the time. A few in my Facebook craftsman...

Yet another machinist’s box found its way Into my life, not complaining bc they’re fun to restore and still seem to hold value. This latest one is a craftsman. It’s missing the front door, anyone know where I might locate one? I’m not sure on the exact model yet but I’m having trouble finding...

Any ideas on how to get new concrete to match the step’s sand like color? I’m finishing up a paint job but the nice lady that owns the house wants these cracks filled and I’d like to match it the best I can. I’ll be chipping out all this gray concrete. It’ll crack again in the future but she...

I’ve just finished up a refinish on this old globe wernicke columbia file cabinet but something is still bothering me. It has 3 of these beautiful clip boards and I know if I can brighten those colors up a bit it’ll help it sell. I’m open to suggestions, not really trying to use anything that’ll...

I’m sure some of you have owned or sold an old shop locker before and might can shed a little light. I want to buy this from my neighbor for my garage, I love the older stuff for obvious reasons. You won’t much in my garage that was made after 1970 unless it’s something I use on the jobsite...

I’m refinishing this little side table, what type of wood does this look like?

I recently finished a light restore on a Gerstner box and a did a major restore on a destroyed Union box months back. It’s not that I was looking for a Gerstner but one popped up locally for a very fair price just needed a little tlc. I’m going to sell one of the two probably closer to the...

I just got this G. & Sons box. Did a light restore, didn’t need much but as usual the key is missing. I’ve searched the usual routes but I must be missing something bc I’m not seeing it. It has a Yale HG3 lock and the box is a #241( box number is probably irrelevant but included anyway. I also...

Good morning, just got my hands on a gerstner & sons tool chest and I broke it down mainly to restore the hardware and install new felt. I’ll be putting it back together soon and wanted to know if anyone had a better way of installing the split rivets. I restored a Union chest months back so...

Looking for replacement keys for an Excelsior lock #432. Already tried the eBay route with one seller but that was a nightmare, was sent a completely wrong key so back to square one. Thanks for any help.

Picked this up this Sears box locally for cheap today. They aren’t the toughest or best by a long shot but always liked the way they looked. Hoping someone remembers about what year these rolled out. I like to print the original ad for certain tools I pick up. Appreciate any help.

Has anyone been able to emulate the blue crackled look on anything they’ve sprayed? I have a couple boxes that I’d like to eventually respray IF I can dial it in to be dead on, hoping someone has already figured this out but I bet it’s a long shot.

I recently bought a long carpenter’s box and a short , fairly common box locally. I spend a little time and elbow grease restoring the long box. It was completely covered with surface rust to the point that I think the seller thought it was toast but I was a few methods to remove most of that...

This Stanley 86 came into my life about 4/5 months back and I do collect certain tools but I’m not a big rule guy even though I have several that I’ve found here and there. I’d like to get this into the hands of a collector that would love to own it but Facebook marketplace is usually a waste of...

Elderly friend of mine gave me this rule today bc she knows I like old tools. I’m curious to why a New York made rule would have a Germany marking. Also what material do you think this is?

I have this craftsman torque wrench that I’m looking forward to using in the future but I can’t find the model number or when it was made. I’d appreciate any info.,

Hello all, I did a partial restore on this Union box that was all but destroyed when I found it, almost to the point that I didn’t bother but I can usually put a shine on a nightmare. I didn’t go all the way with it bc I was planning on using it like my other daily tools then I found another...