2015 Garage SaleThread

[thecody59]

P.S. any info on the ratcheting screwdrivers and wind up tape measure is greatly appreciated would love some info on these.

 

[thecody59]

Second sale nothing too special was about to walk on the high prices but spotted everything under $50 half off so picked up a a couple channellock pliers, and other random pliers all usa made, Plus some wrenches nothing too special but one proto wrench. Picked up everything for $15

 

[Ben Buck]

N J Marty,

SUCKAGE IS BEING SENT YOUR WAY !!!!!

 

[sgs236]

sgs, is the gear box powered, or driven? what gear raito? Those can be really handy. Nice finds!

Gearbox is driven, but the output shaft is frozen up. It is a Merkle-Korff PMKR-3000, but so far my google skills have turned up nothing. Nothing on the case indicating the gear ratio, so I am going to have to tear it apart and see what the problem is.

 

[JeremyBurke]

First things first. A $5 bulldog is a **** sandwich but I'm glad it isn't in the trash.

Now for my stuff.

I got a chance to look through some of the random sockets I picked up as dads house yesterday. This is all from my grandmothers house dad got what he wanted and let me pick through what I thought I could use. I was drawn to this box first.


Says
Spare parts MK 14 mod 2 gun sight.

The hasp isn't original. But it has this on the inside.



and is stamped. May 10, 1943


It was full of random 1/2" sockets.


I did a cleaning and found all these. Mostly thorsen, SK, chromium vanadium, with a few Williams, snap on and craftsman thrown in.



I'll snap pics of the long c craftsman stuff later when I can get back to it.

There was a bunch of big stuff like this.



Those are the only marking but I don't recognize it.

There were also some PC and a few Plvmb tools as well.



More later. Of course I got the family discount.

 

[Outlawmws]

Circle curved H is Hinsdale's trademark. they were once the leader for sockets, but did not keep up with the evolving technology. (Sound familiar? )

 

[tiggi]

Here is my score from yesterday, WWII ammo box full of nuts and bolts and different hardware. Nothing really worth mentioning. Few wrenches, mostly Indestro, the smallest one on the left is Plomb, 3.5" Wilton vise, bunch of drill bits.....all for $65

 

[JeremyBurke]

Circle curved H is Hinsdale's trademark. they were once the leader for sockets, but did not keep up with the evolving technology. (Sound familiar? )

Thanks outlaw. It never ceases to amaze me how much you, and a few others, have at the tip of your brain. Mostly this set will serve to help others complete sets they might be missing s few from. It would be great if I could get a set or two complete out of it. Here are a few of the interesting marks.

Lots of SK

Thorsen

And some snappy


I had one more question. Is the age range on long c craftsman sockets the same as the machinery.

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks outlaw. It never ceases to amaze me how much you, and a few others, have at the tip of your brain. Mostly this set will serve to help others complete sets they might be missing s few from. It would be great if I could get a set or two complete out of it. Here are a few of the interesting marks.

Lots of SK




I had one more question. Is the age range on long c craftsman sockets the same as the machinery.

SK has a long history of different logos. This is what I've pieced together so far:

Major contract/Hinsdale banruptcy drive new tools business

S-K Tools - Boxes had this in a Diamond logo (TM 1932 until 57/58?) early 1930s
Partnership? SK Lectrolite 50's?
S-K (No Tools)- Boxes had this in a Diamond logo 1958
Symington- Wayne S-K Wayne 1962
Dresser buys Symington-Wayne S-K 1969
FACOM S-K 1985
Stanley S-K 2005
Independent management buyout SK? Some tools were without the dash… 2005
bankruptcy S-K 23-Aug-10
Ideal S-K 25-Aug-10



And yes, Generally the Long C Craftsman paralleled the power tools, but a few power tools went later. From 33 (at least) to 51, but it tapered way down post WWii. and really skidded after '48

 

[JeremyBurke]

Thanks again outlaw. I also had some p&c and Plvmb are they and proto somehow related?

 

[Outlawmws]

Plvmb became Proto in '48 after a lawsuit for trademark infringement from Plomb (hammers and other striking tools). P&C was acquired by Plvmb, in 1941; The name continued until ingersol Rand (who bought Proto) ended the operations in the late 60's

Most all of them (Plvmb/Proto & acquisitions = P&C (Peterson and Carborg), Plvmb/Proto, Bog mfg. Co. /Cragin Tool co., Penens Co. (later Fleet), J.P. Danielson Co., & Vlchek...) made tools under the others names at times, especially during the War.



Tool History is very incestuous...)

 

[JeremyBurke]

Now that you mention them I'm pretty sure there were some Vlchek pebble wrenches in there too. Thanks again outlaw.

Also I am very aware of the incestuous nature of tools. I design power tools for a living. I used to work for Bosch, who owns, Skil, dremel, Vermont American, and roto zip amount others. I left there for delta/porter cable then owned by black and decker which also owned deVilbiss, and Dewalt. I left there when they closed my office during the merger with Stanley. I can't even begin to tell you all the branches on that tree.

 

[twertsy]

Now that you mention them I'm pretty sure there were some Vlchek pebble wrenches in there too. Thanks again outlaw.

Also I am very aware of the incestuous nature of tools. I design power tools for a living. I used to work for Bosch, who owns, Skil, dremel, Vermont American, and roto zip amount others. I left there for delta/porter cable then owned by black and decker which also owned deVilbiss, and Dewalt. I left there when they closed my office during the merger with Stanley. I can't even begin to tell you all the branches on that tree.

Wait, Vlcheck pebbles? Do share!

 

[De-troit Debbie]

went to "old tool swap meet" in LA over the weekend, paid probably too much for these wrenches, but they are the biggest combos I have and they are LA proto/pebble. also needed a USA 1/4" universal so I picked up a little proto one. 40$ for the 3 :x

the plvmb screwdriver keychain thing from another vendor for 10$ and the pin my gf found for me from a lady there.



then at an estate sale I checked out on friday I saw some proto top boxes. went back sunday morning and made them mine. I was only planning on getting the small one but I think I got a price that would be hard for anyone to refuse, even though I only have a HF 44" lol. I need help ID'ing them and they will be getting a full tune up so I think I will start a thread to keep me on track.



as you can tell i was trying to recycle on the same trip but none were open lol

also friday morning I hit a yard sale and grabbed an almost complete set of SK metric wrenches. Seems like I hardly ever find metric stuff so whenever I see USA or japan metric I make sure to scoop it up. 6$ for the set plus some random other wrenches. no pics on that one, sorry.

 

[JMLangford]

Tons of major suckage going on here! You guys are finding some great tools and equipment for very little cash output that's a good thang....

Here's my meager find from Saturday's GS/ES.....

Found this plaque and agreed with what it said, so I gave $2 for it to hang in my shop.



Mounted it above my shop door (about the only spot left that didn't have something already hangin')



Next I got these two items for a BUCK <<< pay attention Outlaw!






Although it doesn't say 'Craftsman' the tape has a Craftsman part number......Plomb produced the WF series of tools for a major government contract during the period from 1942 to 1945 (note figure 292)

https://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/plomb-gallery-p3.html



continued in next post....

 

[JMLangford]

My wife had this Saturday off so she went with me and she wanted this little rocker.....
....Every joint in it was loose and it needed recovering so for $15 I got a new project (to add to the many) I'll do the woodworking end of it and she'll do the recovering.

Pulled the staples and removed the cover material...the padding under it is in great shape



The rocker in made of Cherry and is well made.....just didn't have much glue holding it together.....





Doesn't look like much all taken apart.



All in all it was a great day of hunting....spent $18 on items, but a day spent "picking" with my wife.....Priceless!


.

 

[JeremyBurke]

Wait, Vlcheck pebbles? Do share!

Twertsy: I may have mispoke. I went to take a picture for your this morning. I have these wrenches but I don't know if they are actually pebble wrenches.





but I am not certain they are the correct shape for actual pebbles like the ones they were with in the box.



The ones in the front are all labeled with a Ford script logo so I assume they were part of model T or Model A tool kits.

Sorry if I misled and got your hopes up.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Now that you mention them I'm pretty sure there were some Vlchek pebble wrenches in there too. Thanks again outlaw.

Also I am very aware of the incestuous nature of tools. I design power tools for a living. I used to work for Bosch, who owns, Skil, dremel, Vermont American, and roto zip amount others. I left there for delta/porter cable then owned by black and decker which also owned deVilbiss, and Dewalt. I left there when they closed my office during the merger with Stanley. I can't even begin to tell you all the branches on that tree.

Jeremy, the p&c factory was over in milwaukie but is now gone. When I take some of my plvmb tools and set them right beside the exact same p&c tool they are physically the same. The only difference is the finish and the part number, but with the part numbers they usually just changed the 1st number out of a 4 digit part number so they are virtually identical. I love the p&c tools for their quality feel! Glad you could pick up some tools with some sentimental value! Of course if you don't want the plvmb and need to find a home for them...

 

[twertsy]

Twertsy: I may have mispoke. I went to take a picture for your this morning. I have these wrenches but I don't know if they are actually pebble wrenches.

but I am not certain they are the correct shape for actual pebbles like the ones they were with in the box.

The ones in the front are all labeled with a Ford script logo so I assume they were part of model T or Model A tool kits.

Sorry if I misled and got your hopes up.

No worries Jerry. "Pebble" refers to the finish, giving the appearance of pebbles in the background. Like this:

 

[JeremyBurke]

See I always thought it was the head shape like river Rocks or pebbles. As always I am an idiot. Thanks for clearing that up Twertsy. And you are the worst for making me want something that i didn't even know existed until just now.

Smokeshadow69: We should meet up and do some swapping. I have some bits and pieces and maybe together we could make a whole set of things for each of us.

 

[stewed baker]

Someone here should start a Garage Sale/Flea Market rehab thread.

Blasphemy !
You Sir. Are a HEATHEN !
OH! The Humanity !
You'll never take me alive !

 

[topop101]

Can you guys tell me about this i bought it at a estate sale today 3 old lady's running the sale. I got it with a bunch of other stuff bundled But i got this for half off at about $15. I don't know if i need it or what to do with it but i could say no.

Na ... you don't need it and you over paid for it. So I'll give you $10.for it

 

[twertsy]

Stopped by the local junk shop today and it turned out to be one of those rare moments that only happen a couple of times a year when I find some Plomb. Today it was this nearly-complete 1/4" drive set. The ratchet is in PRISTINE condition, inside and out. Must not have been used much at all. The 1/4" six-point socket (No. 4708) is missing, as is the spinner handle, but I didn't care for $13.50.

The real kicker was that inside box was a Plomb 1/2" drive 3/4" socket. Normally no big deal.....except for the fact that I just bought a nearly-complete set of Plomb 1/2" drive sockets last week that was missing one socket. Size of the missing socket: you guessed it, 3/4"! Same vintage, style, and markings.

I know I've got a couple of "orphan" Plomb 1/4" drive sockets in my Plomb box at home. If I find that one of them is the missing 4708 1/4" socket I think I'd better head to the gas station and pick up a Powerball ticket! [emoji38]

Here's some pics:

If you don't have the missing 1/4" drive, I'm pretty sure I do. I need a 1/2" drive 13/16 double line Plomb socket to complete a set.

 

[Outlawmws]

Someone here should start a Garage Sale/Flea Market rehab thread.

Blasphemy !
You Sir. Are a HEATHEN !
OH! The Humanity !
You'll never take me alive !

You will pry those car keys out of his cold dead fingers!!!

I on the other hand will simply hand them over quietly, and hot wire the rig and go anyway!

 

[Outlawmws]

There were two 1/4" drive Plomb sockets in my odds and ends and one of them was the 4708. Same markings and all. Lightning does strike twice, I guess!! Wow!

Go buy that ticket!

 

[dngrmse]

So last time my father came up to visit, he asked why I kept buying grinders? I showed him the latest one I had found, a Baldor 1/3 HP and told him if he came across any, to pick them up, since he's retired and spends his time at garage sales and such. So he emails today with his latest acquisition. Seller was asking $80, he got him all the way down to $75. He turned it on while i was on the phone with him, I couldn't even hear it. Im glad he lives in FL, I might not be able to find anything if he lived by me.

 

[jask]

came across a nice penens 1/2" set in what I am guessing is an original box. Does anyone know what the label looked like ( said..) originally? 20bux

 

[Outlawmws]

I've never seen a Penens set in a box. so can't help there!

 

[altersaddle]

Did a pretty big circuit of garage sales this weekend.



First stop, Saturday morning, did well and got a bunch of 1/2" drive metric deep sockets. I foolishly bought those plastic socket holders and now they must be filled.

Also grabbed a 20" long Williams 1/2" extension and a beat-up Proto T-Bar.

Pretty much struck out for the rest of the day, so I consoled myself with some discounted sockets from KMS tools. They have a big bin in the back with lots of random one-off sockets. Saw some black hawk and K-D in there, but most of it was Performance Tool (Taiwan?). Also, tons of spark plug sockets.



Sunday was the flea market, I crossed a few more off my list and also found a 3/8" RHFT craftsman. It's gone into the green S-K Wayne box (evicting a cheap Mastercraft) until I can find a real S-K ratchet.

 

[mike_paxton]

Playing a little catch-up, so here is items found at garage sales on 6/13 and 6/14.

Pic 1--Brass Hammer, Sterling Diamond Hacksaw, D.R. Barton marked drawknife of Rochester, NY, Sampson chisel, G. I. Mix & Co chisel, Irwin bit and small bit.

Pic 2--set of 4 casters, rollers, Comstock-Bolton Co Kansas City MO bottle capper, Baltimore #351 brand brick chisel, Bear Sharpening Stone Oil Filled one side Crystolen and other India, First brace made in Japan, second breast plate brace missing handle is Millers Falls, Fisher Castaloy Lab Clamp, Thorsen 085 screwdriver, Made in USA needle nose, Ritchie 3/8 and 1/2 square ratchet, Hold-E-Zee R2 Screw Holding Flat Slot Screwdriver

Pic 3--Dexter Lifetime Locks Installation Tools

Pic 4--6" x 48" package of 10 50 grit sanding belts from Canada and made by Carborundum Abrasives, 3M 1 inch sanding cloth, some nails, wood screws and hose clamps

 

[mike_paxton]

Here are a few things bought at yard sales, that I'm not sure what they were used for.

Pics 1-3 came as shown. Any ideas on what it was specifically used for?

Pics 4-5 Look like odd shaped scissors, but any ideas on what it was used for?

Pics 6-7 with Aluminite Volume Pump cleaned up and pumping fluid again

 

[mike_paxton]

Pic 1 & 2

Saw this Handy Button Machine Company of Chicago tool and it was frozen up with rust. Felt sorry for it and so worked on it a bit and got it to where it will now move up and down easily.

The bad is I didn't know it used various dies, so will have to keep my eye open on hoping I can find some that will work with this tool. Did see a youtube on how they operate, but I couldn't explain what it does to anyone if I had to at this point.

Pics 3, 4 and 5 show a hand plane that only has McIntosh & Heather Cleveland on one of the upper blades. However, once took off the handles, did see a number 2 cast into it (i.e. see last pic). From reading about McIntosh * Heather, they were a hardware store and contracted with vendors to make their tools/hand planes.

Pics 6 & 7 shows a Desmond Stephan Co of Urbana Ohio and marked Simplex Utility No. 400 bench vise

 

[jakemac]

Here are a few things bought at yard sales, that I'm not sure what they were used for.

Pics 1-3 came as shown. Any ideas on what it was specifically used for?

It looks like some kind of timber pick used to move or guide logs, but I can't find any similar images.

 

[gipraw]

Here are a few things bought at yard sales, that I'm not sure what they were used for.



Pics 4-5 Look like odd shaped scissors, but any ideas on what it was used for?

Glass blowing scissors.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Here are a few things bought at yard sales, that I'm not sure what they were used for.

Pics 1-3 came as shown. Any ideas on what it was specifically used for?

SNIP

Looks like an early style Pickaroon.

 

[mike_paxton]

Pic 1-5

The seller said his dad came back from the war with this tool or that he might have bought it just after the war.

Only markings on it was a No. 252.

Seller thought it was for auto body work and used for either bumper or fenders.

Heavy cast metal, with raised rubber section in the long portion of the "J" section of the tool.

 

[mike_paxton]

Glass blowing scissors.

Gipraw:

It does look comparable to the diamond shears used in glass blowing.

Thks for info!!!

 

[Mopar-Scooby-Doo]

Looks like an early style Pickaroon.

That's exactly what I was thinking. We use them at work but that looks way better than the cheap crappy ones we get.

 

[mike_paxton]

Looks like an early style Pickaroon.

JakeMac and Mohawk Dave:

The one end does look like the early style pickaroon used in logging.

However, the other end is what is throwing me, as it just has a narrow style striking or hammer head that I haven't yet found in the pictures of the early pickaroons.

Wonder if they had a reason to combine two functions into the same tool in logging?

 

[ttpete]

Pic 1-5

The seller said his dad came back from the war with this tool or that he might have bought it just after the war.

Only markings on it was a No. 252.

Seller thought it was for auto body work and used for either bumper or fenders.

Heavy cast metal, with raised rubber section in the long portion of the "J" section of the tool.

That's for straightening the edge of an old style fender. Think Model A.