2021 Garage Sale Thread

[Private Lugnutz]

I suspect that if the Commies make it over the wire, that they aren't getting Cookie's chili recipe.

Resisting the urge to crack a joke that would rightfully be construed as me stirring the pot!

 

[Old Radar]

Here's my small haul for the day. $20.

-- Most of a set of very nice S-K 1/4" sockets (plus a dupe)
-- Three Penens 1/4" sockets - all on a pristine Craftsman socket rail
-- Goodell-Pratt Automatic Drill No. 1 - in excellent shape with ~90% of the nickel plating intact (1907-31)
-- Plomb WF-18 8" extension, 'K' code
-- Plomb WF-78 3/8dr 3/4" Swivel
-- Plomb WF-13 9/32dr 11/32" socket, 'N' code
-- Plomb WF-10 9/32dr 3/16" socket, 'H' code
-- Keuffel & Esser 3237-1 Fixed Scriber Lettering Tool




Missed the Group Shot:
-- Williams No. SC-8 Adjustable Crow Foot (1952 is 1st catalog ref I could find)

 

[gpw_42]

Picked up these hammers today in an antique mall, halfway across the country from home. Complete TOO which paid off with a World War 2 jeep-sized (I think) Heller ball pein and a Fairmount body hammer (which will be a user). The head only body hammer is unmarked, and will eventually be a user. The Heller is not marked for weight that I can see, but was same dimensions as a Proto 1lb ball pein which was colocated.

Thanks to d_42jeep for the assist today - my first inclination was wrong about the production era, and he kept me from walking past it.

 

[bmwrd0]

I made it out to the estate sale of a former radio and tv repairman, who was also an antique collector with his wife. And among his other hobbies was recreating every single space-saving idea that used to be a standard home-improvement-guy trick. Pretty cool looking in all the cupboards and cubbies. But anyway:

Thorsen socket box, set of cabinet keys with a Proto LA keychain driver, pocket oiler, General and Stanley ratcheting 90* drivers, new-in-box Stith scope mounts, and a Lectrolite combo. Not bad for $14.

But I have to say, I am always a sucker for a socket box with a label:

 

[d42jeep]

Picked up these hammers today in an antique mall, halfway across the country from home. Complete TOO which paid off with a World War 2 jeep-sized (I think) Heller ball pein and a Fairmount body hammer (which will be a user). The head only body hammer is unmarked, and will eventually be a user. The Heller is not marked for weight that I can see, but was same dimensions as a Proto 1lb ball pein which was colocated.

Thanks to d_42jeep for the assist today - my first inclination was wrong about the production era, and he kept me from walking past it.

Glad to have been of help. I’m always looking for a 1lb. one of those for my Jeep’s onboard toolset.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugz 2021_39 'from the parking lot' shot...



Farm implement, Craftsman tape measure, two Hinsdale wrenches from different eras, Plomb DBE, Blue-Point ignition wrench, a Duro tappet I need, and Xacto handle.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

And in the LEFT-BEHIND category today, a pristine NOS mint-in-the-box vintage Porter-Cable drill with all the attachments and paperwork (sorely tempted, but not my thing...see Pic 1), a bit of 'Who-said-you-can't-use-an-adjustable-wrench-like-a-hammer?!' humor (see Pic 2 & 3), and a WWI-era infantry trench periscope (at a buck and a quarter, a real too expensive heartbreaker... see Pic 4).

 

[LesserSon]

I’m always looking for a 1lb. one of those for my Jeep’s onboard toolset.

How specific a logo stamp are you seeking, Don? I see Heller ballpeins sometimes. This one is probably 20oz, with an overall weight of 24oz.

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks. That’s a nice one. I have a 1 lb hammer with that logo in my set but I’m really looking for the exact logo above in a 1 lb hammer. The handles usually add 4 - 5 Oz. I grab the Heller hammers I see at sales as well. The GMTK sets take a 4 Oz and a 2 Lb as well.
-Don

 

[bmwrd0]

What a glorious day! And Hot! It's supposed to get up into the 90's here today, and possibly into the mid 100's tomorrow. But it's now swap season here in Oregon, and today was the Branch 15 old engine and such event. I started my day at 6 am selling a toolbox to Smokeshow, and then met up with Oregon Rock Crusher and Provincial, with all of us wandering the booths. By 10 am I was a cooked cat and headed home, but made a few good deals and found some treasure.


From the top, a pair of parts planes (just look at the tote and knob of the Keen Kutter, too bad it was welded), an almost complete set of SpeedMaster 1/4" sockets along with a few Proto Professionals, a Thorsen 11mm combo to finish a set, Stanley sweetheart combo square, small oiler, Stanley 750 chisel, Wood Bros./Greenlee tap ratchet, International forge 1/4 ratchet, Bit brace chuck, and an Armstrong 1" combo. The final object is a vintage French bicycle saddle in Prymaux condition.

But what would a BMWRD0 day at the swaps be without some reading material!

Two #330 JH Williams catalogs with 1957 price lists, and an interesting book on sports car suspensions.

 

[Outlawmws]

S&A that ladle is big enough to be a wok for a single serving stir fry!

BMW I have a couple of the little oiler you didn't mention. One is my Kroil dispenser. I like that they have both a needle "dropper" for working in watch sized things, as well as the small squinter.


I snuck out to an Estate sale:


Some Cool Hinsdale DOEs, a couple of Indestro DOE'd and a BMC Corp "Vice Grip" seems to work decently. jaws are smaller than most VGs




Tasco 2-1/2X mini Binocs, A carborundum stone - and its the right size for the airman's survival knife scabbard pouch!, A lid lifter that fit the lid on my small Atlanta Stove works bot belly, A Stanley No 95 **** gauge, an odd wing nut, small P&C center punch, and a circle cutter for a bit brace. (I can't quite imagine cutting a serious hole with this in a bit brace...)



An a 1945 Ames Army shovel, the nut is frozen solid. I have 2 that are frozen now... Both Ames, the other is also locked open, so the pick cannot be used, (its a '66)

 

[Outlawmws]

And BMW, I just bought a copy of that suspensions book. Suspensions was my "thing" back in my racing days.

 

[bmwrd0]

I would have loved to have a copy of this, and his book on engines, back in my Datsun Roadster days. But, alas, not enough money back then in any case.

 

[Outlawmws]

I have the Steve Smith's book, and Grump Jeknin's book on building the race SBC. Many others, but those two were essential reading for what I did.

 

[RTM]

S&A that ladle is big enough to be a wok for a single serving stir fry!

BMW I have a couple of the little oiler you didn't mention. One is my Kroil dispenser. I like that they have both a needle "dropper" for working in watch sized things, as well as the small squinter.


a circle cutter for a bit brace. (I can't quite imagine cutting a serious hole with this in a bit brace...)

I think that is considered a panel hole cutter, for radio panel work. It’s for that radio stuff that is like Masonite, drawing a blank on the name. Mine has a mfg or patent info, looking for it now. Mine is a “Bruno 100. Pat Pend. RHC co”

Bruno Adjustable Hole Cutter : Bruno Tools : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1 p., illus., 27.9 cm, advertisement

archive.org

nice wing nut too, hope it’s a normal thread pitch, you can rehab vintage tools with those.

 

[Outlawmws]

RTM, That makes sense - It is a Bruno 101, Pat Pending. RHC Co.

Wing Nut is 1/4-20 -I'm thinking hacksaw or meat saw?

 

[saukit]

Saw an estate sale ad on Craiglist that said "rolling tool box and bench top tool box" so I thought I'd stop by. It started at a strange time (2PM) and seemed to be much more of a garage sale than an estate sale. I was a bit early and there was only one other person there, and they weren't particularly interested in the tools.

I went through the rolling Craftsman and found a rusty Snap on pry bar and a nice Snap on wrench along with a couple other things, but didn't see much else of interest, mostly Craftsman. There was a 2 drawer Waterloo box with a bunch of junk in it, and I tried to buy it but the kid there wasn't authorized..."my uncle will be here in a minute!". So I waited for his uncle to show up, didn't take long.

Turns out the Waterloo box wasn't for sale, "oh, but I have another box over here behind some stuff". At a quick glance it was brimming with stuff but I thought it was mostly junk. Drawers slid very well though and I wanted the tool box so I asked what he wanted for it...he deferred to me for an offer and we settled on $55 for the box, it's contents, and the couple pieces of Snap on and some other stuff I had in my hand at the moment.

Turns out the box was stuffed with mostly Proto, and a few pieces of Snap on, Thorsen, Mac, Matco, etc. Plus about a million little punches and random tools that I have no idea what they do. Felt like a good deal though and I was excited so thought I'd post it up. Only bummer is that this guy literally engraved his initials on every tool in the box! Must have used it for work, I really like the character of the box with all his notes and I'll likely leave all that the way it is.

Last pic is everything that was in the top and the drawers are pretty much self explanatory. What am I going to do with all this stuff, I think I might have a problem!

Edit: I compressed the pics to move them off my phone and the detail doesn't show up as well as I hoped:

For all the stuff out of the top of the box (on the towel):
Socket extensions, 2 proto 1 snap on I think.
The column of sockets just to the left of the extensions is all proto
Small proto pliers on top of proto box (Proto box has hex drivers)
Other sockets are a mix of craftsman, snap on, thorsen, challenger?

Other stuff of note, 1/2" Proto ratchet, extensions are proto and snap on I think
Torx drivers are Cornwell, look brand new
Cool Mac driver with all the bits in the handle - bits are Mac as well
Wrenches are a mix of stuff, about 1/2 made in Japan or Taiwan, 1 snap on, mostly craftsman

If you have any questions about specific stuff, let me know and I'm happy to take additional pics.

 

[AK4570]

I think that is considered a panel hole cutter, for radio panel work. It’s for that radio stuff that is like Masonite, drawing a blank on the name. Mine has a mfg or patent info, looking for it now. Mine is a “Bruno 100. Pat Pend. RHC co”

Bruno Adjustable Hole Cutter : Bruno Tools : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

1 p., illus., 27.9 cm, advertisement

archive.org

nice wing nut too, hope it’s a normal thread pitch, you can rehab vintage tools with those.

Micarta?

 

[RTM]

Micarta?

Yup, that’s the stuff

RTM, That makes sense - It is a Bruno 101, Pat Pending. RHC Co.

Wing Nut is 1/4-20 -I'm thinking hacksaw or meat saw?

That’s probably the larger of the two sizes. Mine has a straight shank, not a brace shank.

I have a few tools w 1/4-20 threads, you can use that anywhere it fits and looks good.

 

[Provincial]

Outlaw, I think the wing nut is for the clamp block of a flaring tool set.

 

[Old Radar]

First stop yesterday I found the S-K 1824 3/8 Metric Hex set for $10. Most of the sockets are Wayne. Everything except the Lakeside 7" tin snips ($1) was in the box. The extensions and spinner are all Challenger or Challenger by Proto. Also included were the Proto sliding 'T' without the T & CM 3" extension.

The set is missing the 12mm Deep, the 17mm & 19mm standard sockets and the 3" extension and I have left gaps where those items belong. (CM 3" ext placed with ratchet)
There doesn't seem to be enough room in the box for all the pieces to fit comfortably and the 1977 catalog listing conveniently displays them outside the box with the lid closed, linked here. The two smallest sockets are already outside the keeper and there's no way to get the larger sockets in the space that remains.

My question to the crowd is this: Does anyone have this complete set and can you post it to see how everything fits? Also, note whether or not your plastic tray's outer walls and the separator between the deep socket area and ratchet are intact. Mine are not.



Second stop was a redux of the sale Thursday.

The same thing that annoyed me then annoyed me this time. The owner of the estate sale company micro-managed the sale. They put prices only on the major items but left 80% of a very full house, garage and workshop unpriced. The people working the sale were not in any way authorized to price items--only the company owner could--and the owner was the only one working the cash register. Backups ensued as people tried to get prices while others tried to make purchases. The owner seemed to shoot randomly from the hip on prices--and aimed high--and I left several items behind Thursday.

I went back specifically for five CM Metric Combo -v- series wrenches that were missing from a lot I picked up over a year ago. It was apparent that Craftsman is the gold standard for her because when I countered her $30 price for the combos with $30 for everything in hand, she looked at the Proto LA DOE and said "Well, this is nothing" then poked at the sockets and finally agreed.

 

[bmwrd0]

My guess is that those aren't the "correct" sockets for that box. SK Wayne predates that label by a few years, and that box seems sized for SAE - 3/8" to 3/4".

And I hear you about the vagaries of estate sales companies. There are a few in this area I just will not go to their sales, at least not on the first day. Either overpriced in my eyes, or just too poorly run. I do like the sales that only the larger stuff is priced and you get to talk your way into a good deal with the smalls, but many people hate that. And most ES companies have zero knowledge of tools, they tend to come out of the antiques world and only know Craftsman as it is so ubiquitous. maybe they know Snap-on, Stanley, or Proto, but anything else is just priced by how shiny and large it is. This can be nice for us collectors, but it will not work in everyone's favor. And that is the rub. We are not the customer of the estate sales company. The estate is. And every one of these companies is contracted to settle this in some sort of specific manner. There might be time constraints, minimum prices set in a will or by contract, and so on. I really just depends.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Have to pick up my daughter at the Trenton train station so I went early and walked around Lambertville. I always like it here, right along the Delaware, a stones throw from PA, just upriver from Wasington's Crossing, but it's a long drive, and often too "quaint" for serious picking. It was 'Train Show' day so everything in the pole barns was train stuff, limiting the other vendors to just outside, further limited by iffy weather. Decent haul (Lugz 2021_40), including a partial Aetna auto-kit set, some Newton/King/Service Engineering sockets (all dupes, but someone may need them...), misc hexdrive uni joints and screwdriver bits (cuz someone always needs them...), a NOS military GMTK oval sash parts/tool brush (FSN is 50s, but as hard as these are to find, beggars can't be choosers...), a 10" JPD made 1952 P&C adj crescent type wrench, a couple fancy Kraeuter S wrenches for my fancy Kraeuter collection, and an unusual metal cutter.

EDIT: Apparently poor cell reception, also. I will have to upload photo later.

 

[Old Radar]

My guess is that those aren't the "correct" sockets for that box. SK Wayne predates that label by a few years, and that box seems sized for SAE - 3/8" to 3/4".

And I hear you about the vagaries of estate sales companies. There are a few in this area I just will not go to their sales, at least not on the first day. Either overpriced in my eyes, or just too poorly run. I do like the sales that only the larger stuff is priced and you get to talk your way into a good deal with the smalls, but many people hate that. And most ES companies have zero knowledge of tools, they tend to come out of the antiques world and only know Craftsman as it is so ubiquitous. maybe they know Snap-on, Stanley, or Proto, but anything else is just priced by how shiny and large it is. This can be nice for us collectors, but it will not work in everyone's favor. And that is the rub. We are not the customer of the estate sales company. The estate is. And every one of these companies is contracted to settle this in some sort of specific manner. There might be time constraints, minimum prices set in a will or by contract, and so on. I really just depends.

Excellent point on the box/socket combination. Impatience caught me again! I spent some time searching the older SK Wayne catalogs on line for this set to no avail--and then shot ahead to 1977 and found it. Once bracketed I failed to go back to look for the first appearance. I did that just now and found it in 1968 here. (It's the same box, btw) In the artist's rendering, the spark plug socket is positioned with the ratchet and ext which enables a third standard socket to move into the Deep area freeing up the necessary space in the standard socket area. I find that this configuration with the ratchet handle suspended on top of the SP socket prevents the lid from fully closing. Switching the SP and extension positions brings the handle down enough to make it fit. Wow. I'm more **** than I've been told...

I normally love sales where items are unpriced--but with an agent authorized and capable of stating a price and making a sale.
I completely understand about the ES company acting for the benefit of the estate. However, running every price query through one person while that person is stationed at the till trying to ring up sales doesn't benefit the estate in my eyes. With her sale halfway over, I was sorely tempted to suggest she take a moment to walk around and see the vast amount of unsold items--but that would have no-doubt adversely impacted my purchase...

Edit: I forgot to show that the PO was pretty hard on the larger deep sockets. I can’t show it in a single photo, but four of the six points (or interior angles, LS) on the 19mm socket have deep longitudinal cracks and the spark plug socket has one also.
Better to go up to the next drive size for the big tough jobs!

 

[Provincial]

Do that after you are rung up!

 

[bmwrd0]

Oh, I absolutely agree with you about poorly run sales. And too high a percentage of these companies are poorly run, which is why I won't go to their sales, at least not on the first day. But, this is a weird business, and what companies do well vs. which do poorly is something to ponder. There is a local company that I really dislike, and generally, avoid their sales completely. But, they do a rather brisk business, have a dedicated core of people who will show up to their sales, and so on. But, the reason I dislike them so much is they have a shady reputation among people who have hired them to hold sales that aren't true estate sales, but rather what is called living estate sales around here.

I know of one sale that I attended that had great tools at incredible prices, and at the time I figured that someone had passed away. Well, it turns out a gentleman had hired them to help him downsize, and ended up kicking them out and ending the sale early as they clearly had no idea about tools, what to price them or how to move them. I spoke to him when he was running his own sale a couple of weeks later, something he did not want to do, but that the company had violated its contract pretty severely. Now, I only heard one side of this, but it does comport with what I had seen of this company, what they price things at, and how they handle things in general.

Like most things in life, it's a crapshoot.

 

[Outlawmws]

Saukit - you ****!

Prov, that's another good possibility for the wing nut

Slow day, I got one more to go see, (late CL ad) but I was close to getting skunked until the last stop. Even the TOOs were dead.

Id been to thi one a few weeks ago but it the kind of place that keeps producing, and more so as its being pushed as a moving sale, and prices generally reflect that.

Bid Plvmb DBE, Proto Chisel, SK drivers, SO socket adn bit socket, adn I'd hoped the double hex bit was the one for the Enders small I got last week but its 1/4 hex so too big... I think I have another that needs this though (til I find my can full of misc bits...)



And a 48 X 10 X 2-1/2 Aluminum box. I'm thinking Camping canopy pole transport? we will see. and the pump is one that is a dupe, but I want one of these for the Tent Trailer - one thing less to forget to load. These are the best hand pumps I've used, I think they also provided these to the Army (jeeps?) No markings on this one.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

What a glorious day! And Hot! It's supposed to get up into the 90's here today, and possibly into the mid 100's tomorrow. But it's now swap season here in Oregon, and today was the Branch 15 old engine and such event. I started my day at 6 am selling a toolbox to Smokeshow, and then met up with Oregon Rock Crusher and Provincial, with all of us wandering the booths. By 10 am I was a cooked cat and headed home, but made a few good deals and found some treasure.


From the top, a pair of parts planes (just look at the tote and knob of the Keen Kutter, too bad it was welded), an almost complete set of SpeedMaster 1/4" sockets along with a few Proto Professionals, a Thorsen 11mm combo to finish a set, Stanley sweetheart combo square, small oiler, Stanley 750 chisel, Wood Bros./Greenlee tap ratchet, International forge 1/4 ratchet, Bit brace chuck, and an Armstrong 1" combo. The final object is a vintage French bicycle saddle in Prymaux condition.

But what would a BMWRD0 day at the swaps be without some reading material!

Two #330 JH Williams catalogs with 1957 price lists, and an interesting book on sports car suspensions.

Good to see you and the guys out at a swap meet again Beemer...and a good day it was even though it got awfully hot. I probably picked up more than I should have but had slipped in the night before while the vendors were still settling in and landed a few items on an early bird pass. As is often the case my taste in items is on the heavy side and I did find a few larger items. Four vises including a 4" Standard (morgan copy) and a cole vise / drill combo. A few blacksmith items made it into the cart along with a bunch of other stuff. Vendors seemed willing to deal more as the temps rose.

On the hand tool side were several Plomb and P&C wrenches and a variety of other tools. Only one tool box to add to the shop though and it was a Craftsman lunch box. A few pics of the whole mess....all put away this morning before it hits triple digit heat again. Ed.

 

[bmwrd0]

Nice finds ORC, and, oddly enough, one of the dealers that Smoke and I were talking to mentioned a large lot of P&C combos he had sold, along with a Plomb puller. I am willing to bet that was you!

 

[glenmore]

Went to a machine shop liquidation. So big that even 30 guys hardly made a dent.

I'm trying to exercise more self control but here's what I got:

A few Plombs, one Snap-On wrench, brass Schrader tire gauge, giant hammer wrench, 2 old old Walden Worcester wrenches, an adjustable magnet gizmo and a small lot of new counterbores that I'll try and sell to pay for the trip.

 

[PacificaVette]

It wasn't a very successful day at garage sales, but I did finally make a good catch at the last sale. An elderly woman was clearing out plenty of old stuff from her garage. I asked if the tools and things on the workbench at the back of the garage were also for sale. She told me that they were, but they wee "mostly old junk".

My eyes immediately lit upon the vise mounted on the bench. It was a Wilton Shop King, pretty dirty, but otherwise in good condition. I got it for five dollars. I'm not sure what to do with it yet---either clean it and leave the patina, or dress it up.

 

[mikeinri]

$5??? That's certainly a ****-worthy price!!!

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

What a glorious day! And Hot! It's supposed to get up into the 90's here today, and possibly into the mid 100's tomorrow. But it's now swap season here in Oregon, and today was the Branch 15 old engine and such event. I started my day at 6 am selling a toolbox to Smokeshow, and then met up with Oregon Rock Crusher and Provincial, with all of us wandering the booths. By 10 am I was a cooked cat and headed home, but made a few good deals and found some treasure.


From the top, a pair of parts planes (just look at the tote and knob of the Keen Kutter, too bad it was welded), an almost complete set of SpeedMaster 1/4" sockets along with a few Proto Professionals, a Thorsen 11mm combo to finish a set, Stanley sweetheart combo square, small oiler, Stanley 750 chisel, Wood Bros./Greenlee tap ratchet, International forge 1/4 ratchet, Bit brace chuck, and an Armstrong 1" combo. The final object is a vintage French bicycle saddle in Prymaux condition.

But what would a BMWRD0 day at the swaps be without some reading material!

Two #330 JH Williams catalogs with 1957 price lists, and an interesting book on sports car suspensions.

You made some good pickups yesterday!

First stop yesterday I found the S-K 1824 3/8 Metric Hex set for $10. Most of the sockets are Wayne. Everything except the Lakeside 7" tin snips ($1) was in the box. The extensions and spinner are all Challenger or Challenger by Proto. Also included were the Proto sliding 'T' without the T & CM 3" extension.

The set is missing the 12mm Deep, the 17mm & 19mm standard sockets and the 3" extension and I have left gaps where those items belong. (CM 3" ext placed with ratchet)
There doesn't seem to be enough room in the box for all the pieces to fit comfortably and the 1977 catalog listing conveniently displays them outside the box with the lid closed, linked here. The two smallest sockets are already outside the keeper and there's no way to get the larger sockets in the space that remains.

My question to the crowd is this: Does anyone have this complete set and can you post it to see how everything fits? Also, note whether or not your plastic tray's outer walls and the separator between the deep socket area and ratchet are intact. Mine are not.



Second stop was a redux of the sale Thursday.

The same thing that annoyed me then annoyed me this time. The owner of the estate sale company micro-managed the sale. They put prices only on the major items but left 80% of a very full house, garage and workshop unpriced. The people working the sale were not in any way authorized to price items--only the company owner could--and the owner was the only one working the cash register. Backups ensued as people tried to get prices while others tried to make purchases. The owner seemed to shoot randomly from the hip on prices--and aimed high--and I left several items behind Thursday.

I went back specifically for five CM Metric Combo -v- series wrenches that were missing from a lot I picked up over a year ago. It was apparent that Craftsman is the gold standard for her because when I countered her $30 price for the combos with $30 for everything in hand, she looked at the Proto LA DOE and said "Well, this is nothing" then poked at the sockets and finally agreed.

So funny we were just talking about some v metric combos and then you picked these up

Good to see you and the guys out at a swap meet again Beemer...and a good day it was even though it got awfully hot. I probably picked up more than I should have but had slipped in the night before while the vendors were still settling in and landed a few items on an early bird pass. As is often the case my taste in items is on the heavy side and I did find a few larger items. Four vises including a 4" Standard (morgan copy) and a cole vise / drill combo. A few blacksmith items made it into the cart along with a bunch of other stuff. Vendors seemed willing to deal more as the temps rose.

On the hand tool side were several Plomb and P&C wrenches and a variety of other tools. Only one tool box to add to the shop though and it was a Craftsman lunch box. A few pics of the whole mess....all put away this morning before it hits triple digit heat again. Ed.

I was wondering who got that plomb puller and p&c wrenches Now I know! And thanks to you and your wife for pointing out that Proto tool board ! 2 of the many of the many in my collection are a result of you giving me the heads up Looks like you pulled some good stuff!

I will be posting my finds here from this weekend as well soon enough!

 

[Raineman]

Not a big score for me, only visited a couple and a local flea market on the way to a funeral.
Picked up a SK 1/4” universal that fills a hole in a set I’m filling, a Snap-on DOE 3/8-7/16 6 point, and a Wrightgrip 9/16 which is the second of a set I’m working on.

Yesterday I found a MAC stubby clutch head screwdriver, a set of hog ring pliers (really excited about that) and a Snap-on set holder I’ve yet to research, another treasure hunt to pursue.

Total cost was $6

 

[RTM]

Here is my haul for the day. Stopped at 6 garage / estate sales, got a late start due to having to walk the dogs before the heat got bad. Probably hit these in the wrong order, as the last estate sale had the best stuff, but was hardest to get to. Here it is, left to right. #20 (1-1/4") ships auger, heavy duty appliance power cord, 3-1 motor oil, clawed hewing hatchet, MacBeath box with 2 no name x-Acto knives, 3 tiny screwdrivers, Champion S wrench S01, Braunsdorf Mueller 8" wrench, Lubriplate tube NIB, Swedish Eskilstuna pliers, Barcalo Buffalo pliers, Irwin modified screwdriver, made in USA hex ratchet, 10" made in USA hex bar, None Better 5/8 3/4" stamped wrench with square hole.



I also grabbed this pair of cheap parts boxes, really rusty, but tolerably made. Rodeo Stamping LA is the maker. You can see the rust that is the norm around here. Will get a quick sanding and spray bomb, at least on the shell.



The prize was a 12" Union combination square, with scriber and working level, also the most expensive, but diluted down by other items which came cheap.


Lots of other goodies, but nothing really memorable, except a KFog blanket (for the locals).

The bold italic stuff is up for grabs if someone needs it to complete a set.

 

[PacificaVette]

Here is my haul for the day. Stopped at 6 garage / estate sales, got a late start due to having to walk the dogs before the heat got bad. Probably hit these in the wrong order, as the last estate sale had the best stuff, but was hardest to get to. Here it is, left to right. #20 (1-1/4") ships auger, heavy duty appliance power cord, 3-1 motor oil, clawed hewing hatchet, MacBeath box with 2 no name x-Acto knives, 3 tiny screwdrivers, Champion S wrench S01, Braunsdorf Mueller 8" wrench, Lubriplate tube NIB, Swedish Eskilstuna pliers, Barcalo Buffalo pliers, Irwin modified screwdriver, made in USA hex ratchet, 10" made in USA hex bar, None Better 5/8 3/4" stamped wrench with square hole. Not shown is a 12" Union combination square, with scriber and working level.



I also grabbed this pair of cheap parts boxes, really rusty, but tolerably made. Rodes Stamping LA is the maker. You can see the rust that is the norm around here. Will get a quick sanding and spray bomb, at least on the shell.



Lots of other goodies, but nothing really memorable, except a KFog blanket (for the locals).

The bold italic stuff is up for grabs if someone needs it to complete a set.

RTM, I recognize some of those items. I used one of pliers to remove the Shop King vise from the bench (see post above). You got those at the sale in Pacifica, correct? I was so busy with the vise, I didn't take the time to look through the other stuff as carefully as I should have. Nice haul!

 

[RTM]

RTM, I recognize some of those items. I used one of pliers to remove the Shop King vise from the bench (see post above). You got those at the sale in Pacifica, correct? I was so busy with the vise, I didn't take the time to look through the other stuff as carefully as I should have. Nice haul!

Barcelona? They were saying the tools went fast. I should have gone there first. Even at 1130 I was surprised these were still there.
One other sale had a vise “not for sale”, a Craftsman with the Chevron, they thought too hard to remove, 2 carriage bolts. But everything else was really high, so I didn’t push harder.

BTW, you moving some vises on CL? Couple of nice pieces there.

 

[Provincial]

I met Smokeshow, bmw, and ORC at the meet, plus a friend that is into Model T Fords but not a GJ member. I had a great time and found some interesting stuff. I also passed over quite a lot of interesting stuff. I am trying to limit my acquisitions, but it is hard to resist, especially when the proceeds go to funding the local museum venues that have displays for an antique garage, old trucks, old Caterpillars, old John Deeres, old logging equipment, old trolley cars, old steam engines/tractors, and many others!

Photo #1 is the Walden Worcester and Stevens Walden stuff. These came from several different vendors.


Stevens-Walden 1444 4-way lug wrench (with a bonus lug nut I'll have to drill out)
WW 6018 9/16 speeder
WW 6064 1/2 speeder
SW 450 offset wrench. Very interesting design!
WW 2518 9/16
WW 2418 9/16


Photo #2 is P&C, Plomb, Proto, and Snap-On:

P&C 2240 DBE 1-1/16 x 1-1/4
P&C 2229 DBE 13/16 x 7/8
P&C 2514 DBE 3/8 x 7/16 (two of them)
P&C 6128 1/2 dr. 12-pt 7/8 deep
Plomb USA 5428S 1/2 dr. 8-pt
Plomb LA DE5 extension
Plomb LA Y13 13/16 socket with 9/16 male tang drive
Proto LA 1224L Long 3/4 combo
Proto LA 1220 combo
Snap-On 2512 DBE 13/16 x 7/8
Snap-On SD11A stubby flat tip screwdriver
Snap-On TK32 Voltage Regulator Adjuster (point bender)

Photo #3 is a mixed bag:



Unmarked plumbing packing tamper
Barcalo DBE 1-1/16 x 1-1/8
Crescent (Barcalo) "scoop" DBE 13/16 x 7/8
Powr-Kraft (Barcalo) "scoop" combo 3/4
Craftsman Long-C:
Circle-H breaker bar
DBE 13/16 x 7/8
DBE 15/16 x 1"
DBE 1-1/16 x 1-1/8
Craftsman -V- 3/8 dr 6-pt wobbly 7.16
Ford 5-Z-157 wrench (Model T connecting rod?)
None Better AH-11X for adjusting Hydramatic transmissions
Unmarked (Xcelite?) slotted spanner nut driver
Hinsdale 1/2 dr 6-pt 3/8 socket
Armstrong #472 adjustable hook spanner, 1-1/4" to 3" capacity
Two quadrants 30-0-30 degree
Two Category 1 top link pins

Photo #4 is more mixed brands, Bonney, Blackhawk, and Bog:



Bonney T9 3/8 dr speeder
Bonney 8948 DBE 15/16 x 1"
Bonney 23724 3/4 combo
Bonney ZEB14 7/16 combo
Blackhawk/Armstrong Hexite 4730 DOE 11/16 x 13/16
Blackhawk 2114 T-handle
Blackhawk 3114 T-handle
Blackhawk 40130 1/2 dr 12-pt 15/16
Bog Model T connecting rod wrench
Bog 1/2 dr 8-pt 9/16
Bog 1/2 dr 8-pt 5/8
Bog 5/8 offset LH
Bog 5/8 offset RH

I couldn't read the markings on most of the 1920's-era tools, so I was guessing on them. I didn't know the Blackhawk T-handles were BH until I got home and cleaned up the markings!

I'll make another post to show the last picks!

 

[Provincial]

As it got hotter, I worked the area that was under the shade trees. One vendor was the logging museum, which was raising funds by selling off donated items to fund an expansion. These items came from the estate of a heavy equipment mechanic:

Herbrand No. 190 spring greasing bar. You slip it over the leaf spring and twist to relieve pressure on the spring shackles so you can work the grease into them




This tool box was sitting in the middle of the trailer and it was closed up. I had to ask to climb up and open it. The drawers have mostly junk in them. The owner modified a lot of tools for special purpose, including chopping up sockets. A couple of sockets were modified for pin-type Alemite fittings.

Many of the sockets are Herbrand Van-Chrome. The ratchet is a Craftsman. No markings on the double-male extension. I haven't done any cleaning or inventory yet. The Stevens-Walden 450 wrench from the last post was included in this pick, all three items for $20.00.

 

[Outlawmws]

Wow, you guys are killing it!