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I regularly buy from a local industrial auction house. However, due to their poor listing practices, I learned the hard way that I bid on an item that was located at their Spokane, Washington location. Much to my irritation, they would not cancel my bid in spite of the fact I've spent thousands...

I picked up a couple of Craftsman tappet wrenches off eBay this past week and, along with one other wrench of the same style that I already own, I have a bit of a mystery on my hands because I have yet to find similar wrenches in the catalogs , and AA does not show them either. I'm hoping one...

No doubt some of you may have seen this on eBay. Lord knows there were enough watchers on this during its week-long stay on eBay, but no one pulled the trigger at *gasp* $150 (free shipping). I knew there was something unusual about this box when I first looked at the photos. After spending...

Not mine. It's on a FB tool collector forum and has me intrigued as the color is a perfect match for pre-war Craftsman tool boxes. However, I can't find any such box. The owner bought it with a mixed set of sockets consisting of Indestro, Herbrand, and other tools and is now using it to house...

It has long been a joke amongst my family and friends that I drive a 3/4 ton Camry pickup because I use this car to transport the most ridiculous things. Therefore, this thread is dedicated to those vehicles that have been used and abused for the betterment of our hobbies - namely tool...

This was in an auction lot I purchased recently, and I didn't take the time to look at it until today. It has to be the heaviest die grinder I've ever handled. It's missing the collet, nut, and possibly a handle that I suspect attaches to the adjustable collar near the head. Model # 31h-750F...

Palmgren Model 83, 8" cross-slide table I purchased this at a local online auction last week ($60). If you look to the far side of the Palmgren table, you can see a round aluminum plate that was previously mounted to it. That made it nearly impossible to assess condition, thus the reason it...

I bought this last year off eBay. The condition isn't great but it was hard to pass up. P&C 2728, 7/8" combo wrench AND Plomb 1228 7/8" combo wrench There's no trace of plating on it but that just may be from the poor state it's in. Brian

A number of years ago, someone compiled a complete collection of Craftsman catalogs that were converted to PDF and put on DVD. He sold it here as well as on eBay (see https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289723 ). There was a lot of whining about his price so he packed it in. I...

This metal stamping kit marked "U.S. Jas. H. Matthews & Co. Pittsburgh 1942" came home with me today, complete with hammer, anvil, and misc accessories. $10. I'm hoping you WWII collectors can shed some light on it. Perhaps for stamping dog tags? Edit: I spent a few minutes searching eBay...

I came across this picture in an ad on Craigslist for a 3/4" drive socket set. The label is interesting to me because it identifies those tools in the Proto empire: "Manufacturers of Proto Fleet Challenger P&C Vchek" It is the first label of its kind I have seen. I'm tempted to visit the seller...

I picked up this vise stand at a swap meet this past Sunday for $45. The seller also had a baby bullet which he sold for $185 the previous day. I'm not a Wilton fan for no other reason than they are overpriced due to high demand, but I won't pass on the opportunity to flip something I think...

Does anyone else have this problem? I have a table full of disassembled, unsorted, rusty, or broken tools that either have no spot in my collection, are awaiting an intervention, or need to be thrown away. I seem to spend endless hours working on them but don't get anywhere. If you have this...

I'll be the first to admit I know little to nothing about Western Auto stores so I'll leave that for another thread. I'm not aware if Western Auto had a presence here in Portland, Oregon but that doesn't seem to affect the availability of their house brand of tools, Wizard. Here's the first...

I found this for a buck at a swap meet last weekend. I don't recall ever seeing Western Auto branded tools so am wondering if it's supposed to have Wizard branded tools or something else. Brian

Military/WWII crowfoot wrenches? I purchased this set of unusual crowfoot wrenches at a swap meet Saturday. The price was right at just $2/ea (there were other regular crowfoot wrenches in the group as well). What's unusual (besides the huge sizes up to 3 7/8") are the pins on the back side...

For you Craftsman junkies, I bring to you this crown top 3/4" drive socket set. When I bought it last summer ($125) I was so taken with the condition that I couldn't pass it up. Most of the set is unused and the only visible wear is what I would call shelf wear. I pulled out the set from storage...

Riding the coattails of two threads recently started on GJ - "Show your Long-C Craftsman!" https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376433 and "Long C Craftsman ratchets - survey help needed" https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301118 I opted to start a new thread...

Well it was bound to happen. I knew if I watched Craigslist, et al, long enough, I was sure to find a matching 12 drawer top chest to go along with the 12 drawer roller I purchased this past summer. Yesterday, my dream came true! But first, a picture from the 1974-75 Craftsman catalog. Note...

I picked up this Hein-Werner Model GH 4 ton floor jack for $65 this weekend. Correction - 3 grown men picked this up and loaded it into my Suburban while I watched (I am recovering from shoulder surgery). My buddy John and I rolled it out of the rig using a ramp. This jack is in excellent...