2015 Garage SaleThread

[Blue Frog]

Columbian vises must be readily available in central Ohio today- I picked up a C 43 1/2 for $7.50 that is missing one of the pipe jaws, but otherwise looks to be in the same condition as the one found by my friend, Mike Paxton.

 

[jakemac]

So, I had 4 planned stops today. The first two were a bust so I decided to go up to the estate sale from thursday to see what was left on the last day. I'll get back to that in another post.

I'll start with the last stop. The ad had no street address, just the street name. Well, it turns out that my GPS wouldn't recognize the street name. The "street" turned out to be a lakeside path winding around converted summer cottages. There was barely enough room for one car to pass or get around the corners, but it was two-way traffic. All the tools were newer Craftsman and Husky and the guy was telling people how good the quality was. If I had bit my tongue any harder, I would have bled out and expired on his lawn.

Still, I picked up a few pieces.

Pic 1 - $2
a few small Craftsman picks and drivers
3/8 socket rail (to cut down to hold a set of crowsfeet)

Just before the last sale was an estate sale. I didn't find much, but one of the customers was a guy that also has an estate sale company (when he isn't running his auction house). He needed help getting a woodworker's bench out of the cellar and into his truck. I volunteered. We'll see if that softens his prices at his next estate sale.

Pic 2 - $2
1-1/2" hand vise labeled G.F. (germany)
and a 10" bottle opener made in Italy (just for the humor, I want to see the bottle of beer it opens )


Between the first two stops and the last two, I went back to thursday's estate sale and found .............................
(to be continued)

 

[racinfarmer]

Not a garage sale, but a flea market today.

$10 for the pair of Peterson Vice Grips that are fairly nice.

I think I had to give $8 or $10 for the Klein adjustable.

Everything else pictured was $10 or $12 for the rest of it, except the files, I paid $1 for the pair at a garage sale on the way there.

The big needle nose is a Snap On, the small is a Jensen.

Plomb 3/8" speed handle, Firestone is the one without the knob.

Plomb 1/2" swivel, OTC big socket, Stanley 22mm small socket (to be used on old Yamaha snowmobiles), Yamaha 22mm/29mm combo wrench.

Dunlap small wrench set (plus cheap looking extras), C-man t-handle and highly customized 5/8" combo, etc.

No names on the tap handle, 2 jaw puller, or metal hammer.

Not bad for $31.

 

[BlueBomber]

SCORE



(detals later when I can sort it out)

Here's another little tease.

What could that wooden box on top be ?

Later

So, I had 4 planned stops today. The first two were a bust so I decided to go up to the estate sale from thursday to see what was left on the last day. I'll get back to that in another post.

I went back to thursday's estate sale and found .............................
(to be continued)

Well, get on with it...

 

[cbacres]

Well I just had to get some IG today at a estate auction two hours away.
Only tool photo of the sale was of this box.
Well, not enough people show for a auction, so to get the box I had buy it as part of a lot. It had tools in it, but I was just after the box. Spent more than I wanted, but these size boxes don't come around much. No I'd on it, looks like Lista, a medical unit, as the drawer latches are stainless and I,ve found some medical stuff in the bottom.

The Mega cab came in handy to stack the drawers. I gave the auction crew a work out. They thought they was going to just lift the box with the drawers in it.

Some of the contents.

Part of the lot includes a bolt bin, which I'll flip, and a rack for part boxes.

A Waterloo box.

A Ridgid shop vac, complete with attachments.

The sale guy wouldn't budge on his lot price, but would keep adding stuff, like the shop vac. There was a milwakie 3 battery charger with two batts on the table. I found the drill in the box, as the guy was treating me good, I told him I was getting the drill to put with the charger. He gave me the charger!
All in all , I'm happy with the box, as it was a $ 600 trip. All the cm wrenches are us.

 

[jakemac]

Well, get on with it...

OK, here it is -

I went back to thursday's estate sale to see if the Kennedy roller was still there, and see if the price had gone down. The original asking price was $180 for the box and all the tools. Not a bad price, but more than I wanted to spend since I was only interested in the box and the bodyworking tools. If it was still there, my plan was to offer $120 (knowing that I'd probably buckle and pay $150 depending on what tools were left inside the drawers). Imagine my surprise when I showed up early and was let into the garage to see a lower price on the box. The tag now read $80 ! SOLD ! I even had money left over to overpay on another item I wanted. So, here it is -

Pics 1-3 - $80
Kennedy #273 3-drawer bottom box w/key and drawer dividers ("Y" style handles) (18"d x 27"w x 35"h)
(this will be paired with my 29" 7-drawer to make a lathe bench until I find another 29" bottom to replace it)

The drawers were loaded with a lot of good stuff

Pic 4
some of the names were :
_____SnapOn, Herbrand, Kraeuter, Utica, Craftsman, Thomas-Betts, Brown & Sharpe, H.H. Sticht (switzerland), Lufkin, Starrett, Stanley, and a few lesser names.

This group includes :
SnapOn # K-4 speed wrench (1963)
Herbrand pickle fork
Starrett #530 25' tape (in box)

Pic 5
names in this batch are :
_____S-K, Herbrand, Cincinnati, Gedore (germany) King ****, Britool, Bedford, Utica, Allen, and some unknowns.

Included in this group :
a complete set of S-K metric combo wrenches, 7mm - 22mm in a yellow roll (includes 16mm & 18mm, but no 20mm)
Herbrand Body hammers and unusual dollies
the largest hex wrench is 15" long

Pic 6
what's left
_____files, wires, and misc.

The only trash I found in the drawers was a cap from a magic marker.


And now the teaser from a previous post .....................
(see my next post)

 

[timdp]

Hit a few sales yesterday and today...

Yesterday found a well beat Craftsman non-ball bearing set for $50. Had to do some work on a number of the drawer slide supports to make them work OK. But it fits under the work bench and is for stuff that does not get used often, so NBD.




Found a nicer, Craftsman ball bearing slide chest today, again $50. No casters and 4" of the side/back walls of one back corner have been chopped of at some point, no doubt to make it fit somewhere. No casters was fine as I wanted it to fit under a workbench. Cleaned it and its foam drawer liners up and loaded it up. With these two chests I hereby declare that my chest hunting days are over! No place to put any more. Only upgrades from now on...



Last one was a very large box of drawer slides and some other random stuff for $10:

 

[BlueBomber]

OK, here it is -

And now the teaser from a previous post .....................
(see my next post)

You, sir, are incorrigible.

 

[CTyankee]

Didn't see squat as far as tools went today. But then again, I was late to most of the "parties" I attended.

Did manage a couple of things on my want list....which is always a plus.

Eureka Mighty-mite vacuum with attachments and an old Sony portable radio/cassette player(you youngsters won't understand). 5 bucks each.

Eurekas been making basically the same vacuum since the mid 80's. I've got another older one that I've used for years. This one will be for the vehicles and work.

Got the radio for work and out in the yard. Believe it or not I've still got some cassettes.

View media item 53607

 

[jakemac]

You, sir, are incorrigible.

No, just preoccupied (maybe ).

And now the teaser from a previous post .....................

Alright, here's the last of it.
Since I saved so much on the Kennedy box, I decided to spend it on an item that I drooled over but couldn't afford to buy on thursday. A Craftsman tap and die set in a wooden box - complete !

The latches are broken, and the paint is crazed, but the set is in great shape otherwise. They didn't lower the price for the last day, so I had to pay $50. (Pics 1-3)

I also found 2 Cincinnati deep 4-1/2" clamps with the winged screw for another $10. (pic 4)

All told, I spent $140 at this stop.

This was the largest haul (by volume) that I've ever had. It turned out to be a good day. Definitely made up for yesterday.

 

[nine4gmc]

Jake, is that Cman set made by Greenfield or what? Good score man!

 

[jakemac]

Jake, is that Cman set made by Greenfield or what? Good score man!

I don't know, all I know is that I HAD to have it.

 

[BlueBomber]

No, just preoccupied (maybe [emoji14]).





Alright, here's the last of it.
Since I saved so much on the Kennedy box, I decided to spend it on an item that I drooled over but couldn't afford to buy on thursday. A Craftsman tap and die set in a wooden box - complete !

The latches are broken, and the paint is crazed, but the set is in great shape otherwise. They didn't lower the price for the last day, so I had to pay $50. (Pics 1-3)

I also found 2 Cincinnati deep 4-1/2" clamps with the winged screw for another $10. (pic 4)

All told, I spent $140 at this stop.

This was the largest haul (by volume) that I've ever had. It turned out to be a good day. Definitely made up for yesterday.

Nice! That tap set looks complete - is it? I'm diggin' the Cinci deep clamps. Well done!

 

[nine4gmc]

cbacres, that waterloo is definitely medical, you can tell by the bumpers around the bottom, I would assume that Lista looking one is also if it came from the same auction.

 

[nine4gmc]

I don't know, all I know is that I HAD to have it.

It's nice, is there not a brand name on the tap handles around the center?

 

[jakemac]

Nine - The handles and taps are stamped "CRAFTSMAN", the small half-dies are all stamped "Little Giant". The screw-in dies are un-branded.

Here's a pic of the label on the inside of the lid.

 

[nine4gmc]

I would bet they are Greenfield, google "greenfield tap and die little giant" and look at pics. Top notch!!

 

[Bobcat753]

Way too much suckage going on here, I was working today. I'll probably make a few stops on my way to Tractor Supply tomorrow...

 

[RADcustom]

On Saturday 9/19/15, got the following:


An old inlay jewelry box


Mike

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=479362&d=1442696026

This may be a tea caddy. What does the inside look like?

 

[mike_paxton]

This may be a tea caddy. What does the inside look like?

RADcustom:

Inside is wooden so would that also be what you would find in a tea caddy?

Mike

 

[mike_paxton]

Columbian vises must be readily available in central Ohio today- I picked up a C 43 1/2 for $7.50 that is missing one of the pipe jaws, but otherwise looks to be in the same condition as the one found by my friend, Mike Paxton.

Blue:

Congrats on finding a Columbian C43-1/2

When I was looking for info on the C44, found that the box/packaging they sold it in was used also for the C43 and C43-1/2.

Here is a link to that packaging from Ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-VIS...29862104?pt=US_Hand_Tools&hash=item51c0f87fd8

 

[RADcustom]

RADcustom:

Inside is wooden so would that also be what you would find in a tea caddy?

Mike

It would have a round cutout in the middle for a glass and a compartment on each side for tea.

 

[topop101]

Just scored this Wilton Schiller Park 6" drill press vise off CL tonight. $20

 

[mike_paxton]

It would have a round cutout in the middle for a glass and a compartment on each side for tea.

RADcustom:

I'll try and get some pics of inside of box and repost them, but no cutouts or compartments inside now.

However, it could have be modified for another purpose over the years.

Mike

 

[cbacres]

cbacres, that waterloo is definitely medical, you can tell by the bumpers around the bottom, I would assume that Lista looking one is also if it came from the same auction.

Nines, thanks for that info, I was wondering what the ring frame was for.

If the large one is not a Lista, it is something very comparable to and just as heavy.

Now I just need to decide what I'm going to use for.
I have plenty of uses, just not sure which one. I've always wanted to use as a main hand tool rollaway, to get all the same type tool in one drawer.
I may get brave and ask for opinions in a separate thread.

 

[mike_paxton]

RADcustom:

I'll try and get some pics of inside of box and repost them, but no cutouts or compartments inside now.

However, it could have be modified for another purpose over the years.

Mike

RADcustom:

Shot the attached pictures of the inside of the inlay box, but don't see any evidence where wood shows evidence of partitions for a tea caddy.

However, things can be altered, so not ruling it out.

Mike

 

[BlueBomber]

So I'm down in Virginia today. Can any of you NoVa members confirm that the estate sale on Ebenezer Church Rd in Stafford is a totally picked over waste of my time and one a guy who's trying to quit/cut back/keep under control shouldn't bother with?
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/gms/5228671823.html

 

[BlueBomber]

So I'm down in Virginia today. Can any of you NoVa members confirm that the estate sale on Ebenezer Church Rd in Stafford is a totally picked over waste of my time and one a guy who's trying to quit/cut back/keep under control shouldn't bother with?
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/gms/5228671823.html

Nevermind. It looks like the infamous I-95 traffic will decide for me. Eager to hear if anyone else made it there this weekend.

 

[bisley45]

Went back to the sale this morning and it was pouring down rain. they were closing up the lady running it said it was just to wet for the sale to continue. So I said how much for all of it she shot me a price and the rest is history.

 

[dodge610]

Went back to the sale this morning and it was pouring down rain. they were closing up the lady running it said it was just to wet for the sale to continue. So I said how much for all of it she shot me a price and the rest is history.

That is the way to do it buy it all and sort it out.

 

[zkling]

Did they have any machines or just a bunch of tooling?

 

[bisley45]

Did they have any machines or just a bunch of tooling?

Just tooling he sold off all the machines last year sometime.

 

[bisley45]

It's too bad you only got 3 milling vises, it would have been much nicer to have 4.

By the way, nice find.

No joke but I am glad there was only three them things are heavy

 

[popparoach]

I got this for 20 from a local pawn shop.

 

[joe.striper]

Here's what i got this weekend. A rockwell switch for my drill press, hammers, Parker vise stands (made in 1863), 3 vise by Parker and Athol, awesome 200lb machine stand, stanley fluud film grinder visor with lights and a 3" Holland vise.

 

[joe.striper]

Here is my friends pic from CA. He doesnt go on line due to his job which is very sensitive. He bought this: 2- Parker 508 vises, 2 Reed 3 C vises, a 300lb Peter wright Anvil and a 293 lb Peter Wright anvil stand. He pd $50 for everything...scrap prices. Oh yeah i told him he sucked already....

 

[nine4gmc]

WOW... all you guys **** this weekend... I don't even know where to start...

 

[bfm336]

I got this for 20 from a local pawn shop.

You ****! Wanna sell?


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[bfm336]

Paid $75 for this guy, works perfect:

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[mudman63]

I hit a flea market I haven't been to in a while. Top left, two large Wright sockets, 3/4 and 1" drive. Below that is a pile of Mac, to the right of that is Matco, to the right of that is Snap On. Middle left are 4 Plumb pieces, below them are Proto pieces, to the right of that are all Craftsman USA. Bottom left is all SK. Pile to the far right bottom is mostly USA to include Blackhawk, Crescent, Ridgid, Vaco, Cinncinnati, Armstrong, KD, Cornwell, Bonney, Blue Point and others. $110 for everything.