Hit up a HUGE farm estate sale yesterday. Antique tractors, coin operated horse rides, Coke stuff and on and on! Lots of tools priced high but I found some gems. Passed on a Columbian 603 1/2 for $20 that was missing a jaw, someone else got the Rock Island but it was rough looking.
I spent a total of $154. My favorite finds of the day are the Craftsman grinder and Mummert Dixon pedestal stand and the Craftsman table saw blade wrench.
The Mummert stand is from a big old 3 phase grinder from my research. I may use it for a grinder or may repurpose it for a pub table base.
The grinder is a 1962 1/4 HP Crown label and never had side shields. The cord is bad and I don't even know if it runs. It is all cast iron and is HEAVY! Both together were $70.
The Craftsman table saw blade wrench was $2 and was part of the stuff I found just hitting all the different spots in the garage. I also picked up a nice =V= 3/8 swivel, the short 5/16 flat tip screwdriver, feeler gauge, Langley De-Liar fish scale, unusual Lufkin 50' tape measure, Lutz file handles, Plomb carbon scraper, Proto 6 pt 7/16 flex socket and the vintage hex drive Sherman Klove (S-K) ratchet set.
I also found a smattering of Snap On, crusty 1/2" flex for $10, offset wrench, flare nut wrenches, sockets, sockets, swivel and extension all of which were $1 each.
A $12 Craftsman box yielded up a Ace screwdriver, Craftsman wrench and screwdrivers, Italian folding knife, Norton whetstone, Snap On screwdriver, Stanley items, Thorsen adjustable, Vermont American USA stubby screwdriver, and a Williams adjustable.
A $10 Simonsen box had a big punch, Action socket, Blackhawk screwdriver, Bluepoint feeler gauge, Bonney wrench and socket, 3 Plomb WF sockets, Jax Beer bottle opener, Lufkin tape measure, Western Auto pocket caliper, Williams wrench and Yamaha wrench.
Anyone that can shed some light on that?
