That's an oldie! Welcome to the club!
Man you ****! Is that what I think it is in the upper right hand corner ? That set is made by MDF (miller drop forge) and looks pretty nice! Any you got a ratcheting adaptor as well ? Very well done!On Saturday, in my normal rounds of errand running (and let's just call it what it is, an excuse to hit estate and garage sales, swap meets, and used tool emporiums) I returned to the barn sale, as I love digging through the junk.
I didn't find much, but did pull a few Snap-on sockets, a Plomb and a long C socket, socket chisel, APEX bit driver (I always pick these up when they have a good tip), and a Proto Professional keychain driver. More fun than treasure, but you never know!
After that, I headed to a swap meet/auto swap that was having an early bird entry.
a very early Snap-on F7 ratchet (either 1930 or 1932), an unbranded 1/4" hex reversible ratchet #673, a partial Chapman set, and a very complete, albeit engraved, Craftsman Heritage 1/2" set.
The spark plug socket is foreign, and it has a few extras (MAC and Proto) but it is complete with crossbar! All of that set me back a few bucks, but I am pretty happy with everything.
Oh, no worries Lugz, I tend to be, as I have mentioned earlier, a bit of a hoarder and will pick up things such as this whenever the opportunity presents. I do have an eyeglass case set already, and that sits in my desk upstairs, as you never know when you might need it. But, it is nice to have a few extras to slip into the estate sale pile, er, I mean have in every possible nook.
There're more than a few posted on the Keystone thread, LS. See Index in Sticky.
I will take more oics and post them there! No olastic amywhere on them. All steel and wood.RagTopA,
There is a thread about pruning tools, with some examples of those WISS shears, you may want to post over there too:
Vintage Pruning Shears - Made in Italy
Found these in a "box and contents" that I was sorting out over the weekend. I know nothing about various spring technologies, but I find this one fascinating and have never see it before. Works like it must have 75 years ago. Stout sturdy and smooth. Is there a term to describe this spring?www.garagejournal.com
The handles on those cutters will clean up nicely with a few quick wipes of paper towel soaked with acetone. Just make sure to wipe fast and don't use too much acetone, so you don't melt the plastic.
Nice score on the plastic mallet. You will be surprised at how easily something will bend after a good firm smack with a BIG non-marring mallet! Of course, what ever you hit you don't mar the hammer face either...
I actually saw these a qeek before and thought oh man are those HDSmith? I picked them up last week and they work like brand new I had to have them. Ill post better pictures of them here in a min.
Ohh I'm sorry. Misunderstood. Benner Nawman I believe is the brand on those. They should clean up good.I was referring to the pliers/cutters!
Well known in telecom/CATV!Ohh I'm sorry. Misunderstood. Benner Nawman I believe is the brand on those. They should clean up good.
Worth a buck I hope
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I think I saw you buying that knife! I started carrying an Old Timer similar to that in Junior High School, in 1963. That is why I was paying attention.Sales were almost no existent this weekend but we did go to the Polk FM. I was digging thru a box of $5 knives and saw an Old Timer with an odd ball blade pattern. It's stamped Ulster 580T. Apparently Schrade Walden produced this knife for a Phillip Morris promotion. Buy 5 tins of Prince Albert, send in wrappers + $2 and get this knife. Here's the knife after cleanup and sharpening. Anyone have the Prince Albert can?
Looks like a Shelton Versatool from the 50s, but they are always marked. They made alot of them 3rd party too (e.g., John Deere, J.A. Sexauer, etc), but those are always marked, too. I have posted photos of mine in my Sexauer thread. And I think there's a John Deere on the gimmick thread. My guess would be offshore knockoff of a Shelton Versatool, or Shelton possibly made them un-branded for retail giants (e.g, Monkey Wards).
That knife was made by the Ulster knife co. Schrade and Ulster sometimes made knives for each other.Sales were almost no existent this weekend but we did go to the Polk FM. I was digging thru a box of $5 knives and saw an Old Timer with an odd ball blade pattern. It's stamped Ulster 580T. Apparently Schrade Walden produced this knife for a Phillip Morris promotion. Buy 5 tins of Prince Albert, send in wrappers + $2 and get this knife. Here's the knife after cleanup and sharpening. Anyone have the Prince Albert can?
Today I got together with 5 friends, and we descended on the Alameda NAS for the monthly antique flea market. This was the gang’s first visit since Dec 2019, and the third event after reopening. There was a slight price increase to get in, online tickets were available, and masks are still required. Those that have been know that the Summer versions are usually quite packed, lotsa vendors, lotsa customers, lotsa stuff to find. This event was a bit weaker, I’d guess 60-70% of normal vendors, very few weekend warriors, and even some regular vendors were no shows. We followed our usual routine, got in at early bird opening, started at the back were the weekend warriors are, and worked our way forward. Pickings were slim, and pricey, in most every one in our group’s opinion. Mask wearing was 90-95%, so that was helpful.
I ended the day with 4 items, and probably overpaid for all, but the company was good, the day turned nice, and some finished with beer.
the screwdriver is still a mystery. It has 4 blades that fold back inside itself, and a red ¿tenite? Handle. Closest I’ve found to a match is on the cover of a Lee Valley Sep 2013 catalog, with a wood handle. Clues? I swear I’ve seen it before, the red makes me think Millers Falls.
One of the first "dates" I took my wife on was to the Alameda flea market that used to be held at the old drive-in movie place. 1977. It was a quarter to get in. I thought, "this is going to end badly." Well, we've been together for 43 years now with three children and 8 grand children and we are still yard saleing and thrifting to this day. Hey, I'm no heart throb, so it's either my winning personality or our shared love of a good deal that's kept us together this long!
Beemer did you ever hit up Galt ? I remember my mom taking me there a few times when I was a kid. This was way before I was interested in tools so I can't speak to how good the tool assortment was.
