2021 Garage Sale Thread

[PFSard]

My other stuff from last weekend. .....The seller was kind of funny in that he wanted 10 bucks for a set of Harbor Freight sockets, yet the Snap-on/Mac stuff, he didn't seem to care about.

Nice haul. Definitely a U **** haul. People are funny sometimes. I'll never figure them out.

 

[mikeinri]

Ditto to all of that...

Mike

 

[WNYflyer]

My other stuff from last weekend
Kind of stoked about the Craftsman stubby sets at $10. each even with the missing 10mm.
1/2 Long Flex heads $10 each
Blue Snap-on ratcheting driver $3.
Snap-on & Mac pliers $3.00 each
Craftsman RHFT $3.00 each
Lots of Petersons at $2.00 each
The seller was kind of funny in that he wanted 10 bucks for a set of Harbor Freight sockets, yet the Snap-on/Mac stuff, he didn't seem to care about.
The brake tool qualifies as vacuum grip yes? No visible date code.

3jakes, well done on the great haul at great prices. Yes that gets a you ****!

 

[Old Radar]

Did a lot of driving today for two sales. First had a lot--and I mean a lot--of interesting tools. Sadly, they emptied out three Craftsman stacks and dumped everything on three tables--the stuff was literally piled 6-8 inches deep with the kind of organization you would expect from dumping 15-20 drawers of tools out on a table. Most tools were unmarked and the price structure was based on the size of the tool--the little 4" awl was $2 and price went up exponentially from there. Things that had prices marked were laughably expensive. There were two H. Disston & Sons saws labeled $100 each!

All I felt like paying for was the following:
Craftsman Finger Bit Driver Pack (NOS)
HF Nylon Abrasive Wheel 150 grit
4" Awl
Vintage 3/4" Dowel Threading Box



Second place was way south of town. Large workshop and most of the tools were still in the drawers--although very little was together. The 1/4" CM set only had about half the sockets and no drive tools, but checking all the drawers paid off.
The Dunlap Hex set was missing the spinner and I never did find it.
Starrett Scriber missing one end (that's a screw that looks like a **** end)
The Starrett depth gage is missing the head, but I have a spare
That's a Craftsman Center Gage--I believe an early one. The font is plain italics with none of the typical CM characteristics that we know and love
Proto and Vlchek tiny DOEs
No-Name 1/4" drive adapter for Yankee-type screwdivers
Small box with 12 6-packs of Dental Burs. They look like--and I plan to use them as--de-buring tips for my Dremel.
Snap-on 3/8d extension
Blackhawk 3/8d 9/16" 6pt socket
Ford DOE
Thorsen Metric Set missing the 10 and 9mm.
and some shipping tape

All that was $10.

The last two items, a Duro Chrome 4491 Refer ratchet and a shielded level vial off a Stanley No. 34 Machinist Level I got for a buck apiece at a TOO in my neighborhood.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

So, for the arthounds out there, i found out the antique framed picture is called a Convex Glass Silhouette

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some LEFT-BEHINDs...

Tumbler, rustic smoking pipe made in France, a jeweler's anvil, and an Equiptp cabinet.

 

[mikeinri]

Why did you leave the Equiptp cabinet behind?

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I don't really have a good space to put it. It was tempting, though.

 

[LesserSon]

Do you think that jeweler anvil is bronze? The color doesn’t quite look like rust.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Oh, it was definitely bronze, LS. Good eye. Really, really cool. But not within my budget. (Which I am being even more miserly about in anticipation for tomorrow. )The way the guy explained it, you clamp it in a vise and use those shaped prongs to form things. He had never seen one you could flip around before. He has mainly a bunch of sawdust making things, all antique, so I usually breeze right through his U shaped tables area, but the anvil caught my eye. He has several early draw knives under lock and key glass that all look handmade.

 

[Levaughn]

I picked up the 4 Stackbin storage bins for $2 at a yard sale today.

I picked up the Fluke # 23 multimeter, Proto # 4749 1/4 inch ratchet, Williams 3/8 # B-1216 socket, and Permatex anti seize lubricant for $12 at an Estate sale today.

 

[RTM]

Adlake is still in business!

The brass tube, it might be repurposed from a kerosene lamp?

The attached picture shows something similar, if you were to remove most of the parts, block the end and keep the lid?

I believe you are correct sir! Finally got around to looking, the flat end is obviously added, not quite square or flat. I don't see anything where a handle was removed, but your idea was spot on. Thanks for the guidance.

 

[wrenchguy]

A good day at a in person auction today. The Armstrongs = 3 lots, the 2 tractor headlites = 1 lot and the flat belt compressor = 1 lot.
5 lots = $120. I believe the compressor is pre 1920.

Edit, Probably not pre 1920. Its a model N, and haven't been able to find anything out about model N's

 

[shanny19]

I’m taking up iphone repair as a side hobby, I could sure use that 2 9/16ths

 

[Private Lugnutz]

good day at a in person auction today.

Great, I'd say!

 

[Outlawmws]

Very slow day - 3 planned stops; NO TOOs, (been raining off and on much of the week; today was a NICE day, Tomorrow not so much other than we really need this rain (almost 1" so far this week! that's a LOT for here...)

A Yardsale - 2 CDs 2 combo wrenches - a Wizard and a Proto.

Estate Sale - 2 more Hose nozzels - STILL no Dupes! (and I'm up to 20!) a NOS Spare Tire lock (for the DD rig, tailgate mounted spare), Full box of Strike anywhere Matches - still good!), NOS 50A, Battery clips, a single SilkLite mantle (no sign of any lanterns...) Pipe Cleaners, and a clock hanger recessed receptacle



and the last (Late) Yard sale - SK Proto THorsen wrenches, and Xmas themed (Deer and Tree -so hinting themed also!) Brass/Cork stopper, Standoffs and screws, and brass 3/4 hose splicers

 

[Private Lugnutz]

2 more Hose nozzels - STILL no Dupes! (and I'm up to 20!)

One of the more interesting esoteric collections spawned here that has been fun to follow. Have you given any thought to how you;re going to display them? It will be a visually pleasing sight. I am picturing it almost like the pipes of an archaic musical instrument.

 

[Outlawmws]

Some Great finds today guys!

Lugz, what were they asking on the tumbler? A gear reduction motor on that, and it would be awesome!

Funny you posted this picture - I saw a whole box of them at the Estate sale today. I'd never seen one before!

So, for the arthounds out there, i found out the antique framed picture is called a Convex Glass Silhouette

 

[Outlawmws]

One of the more interesting esoteric collections spawned here that has been fun to follow. Have you given any thought to how you;re going to display them? It will be a visually pleasing sight. I am picturing it almost like the pipes of an archaic musical instrument.

Lugz, Its something I need to re-think as where most of them are is over packed now. this is just the adjustables, and 2 short hi pressure fixed nozzles; there are 4 long fixed/non-adjustables sitting out of place elsewhere. this is currently in a rustic shelf just above my laptop's "parked" position.

SWMBO suggested I make a special shelf or frame for them...

 

[Private Lugnutz]

SWMBO suggested I make a special shelf or frame for them...

SWMBO is correct!

 

[steaks&anvils]

Lugz, Its something I need to re-think as where most of them are is over packed now. this is just the adjustables, and 2 short hi pressure fixed nozzles; there are 4 long fixed/non-adjustables sitting out of place elsewhere. this is currently in a rustic shelf just above my laptop's "parked" position.

SWMBO suggested I make a special shelf or frame for them...

Yard water feature! those would make a great fountain. You could be forever changing the spray shape and size! add some colored lights for different seasons and holidays!

 

[saukit]

Yard water feature! those would make a great fountain. You could be forever changing the spray shape and size! add some colored lights for different seasons and holidays!

My collection of brass nozzles is only at 3 or 4 but I love this idea! There's no end to the possibilities, I'm thinking I could fabricate a sprinkler array that would keep my boys entertained for hours at a time on those hot summer days...

 

[Outlawmws]

Its a cool Ides, but probably better as a summer fun thing like Saukit suggests than a fountain as that would need to be a pretty big fountain!

 

[steaks&anvils]

Its a cool Ides, but probably better as a summer fun thing like Saukit suggests than a fountain as that would need to be a pretty big fountain!

Some fountains here in colorado, they keep on in the winter. They make a huge ice sculpture as they freeze and thaw.

 

[steaks&anvils]

My collection of brass nozzles is only at 3 or 4 but I love this idea! There's no end to the possibilities, I'm thinking I could fabricate a sprinkler array that would keep my boys entertained for hours at a time on those hot summer days...

YEP! think of how much fun us 1970s kids had with just the hose and a dirt pile aka mud pit!

 

[CHRIII]

That hat is called a Piedmont. Not a BoyScouts leader hat. But, as with pith helmets, some things stick.

bmw,

As far as I know, they are generically known as campaign hats. Those in the US have the 'dimples' in the crown as shown; those in England and the Commonwealth Countries have the 'dimples' turned 45* to those in the US. They are also known as DI (Drill Instructor) hats.

Lugs, the one you pictured seemed to be in excellent condition. The brim on older ones is not normally as flat as that one seemed to have.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

You guys may recall I had some fun a few years ago (Operation Plum and Firesticks, a Delaware river border crossing and ******-and-grab mission to the Quakertown, PA flea in LesserSon and Rickster territory, linked here), well I am doing it again tomorrow, only this time it's been announced. A joint training mission, if you will, with LS, now that we have signed a peace agreement, and a Longtime Lurker who I have picked with before a few times. Up at 0 dark 30. Full Report tomorrow afternoon!

 

[Outlawmws]

Sounds like fun!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugs, the one you pictured seemed to be in excellent condition. The brim on older ones is not normally as flat as that one seemed to have.

It was NOS, never worn, and not that old, I don't think. The hatband seemed like pleather and the tags were much more modern than I had recalled. I was disappointed when I finally handled it more closely. Almost anachronistic to look like that but be made like that.

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

So Mrs No_Garage and I stopped at a local Garage Sale and found some good stuff. There were 3 siblings cleaning out Mom and Dad's house. Dad was an airplane mechanic and had a garage full of tools. There was a Remline stack full of tools and a bunch of other stuff. I asked but they were keeping the toolboxes but EVERYTHING in it was for sale.

All of the tools were quality- several Williams sets, vintage Craftsman wrenches and such. I found a 1/2" Craftsman "V" ratcheting head for a breaker bar and asked how much? $2.00. The seller said he knew it was worth more but was happy I wanted it.

We also bought a Revere Copper Bottom 1 cup measuring cup for $0.25. Our kitchen pots are Revere Copper Bottom so it matches.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Outlawmws]

I meant to ask OR - is the threading box for standard broom sticks?

Jim, I have one of those measuring cups in my camp gear.

 

[3baygarage]

Excellent score Jim. I use that same measuring cup lately as well,lol.

3Jakes. Nicely done!

Wrenchguy- some big wrenches there.


I've been dealin and wheelin in that order this morning.

Excited to get this.

 

[Provincial]

Nice sticker on that Wilton!

 

[shanny19]

Is that a gas siphon behind the vise haha? Nice score!

I got to a sale way too late yesterday, but the DBE’s were hidden and I got them all.
Proto 1162, Fairmount 7040B, P&C 2536, Williams 7735A, Proto 1145, Blue Point XD3436 with 1935 date code, Snap On XV-3032 with 1957 date code, Giller 2226.

The Blue Point is stamped for the CCC and will definitely be a keeper.

 

[gearhead1960]

Hit a local Estate Sale on Saturday. Most tools were Chinesium or overpriced but found the Stanley shopvac (HD retail $68) for $22 and the ruler for $1.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Wheels on the road at 0438 this morning loaded up with trade bait in the back, arrived at Jake's Flea Market in Barto, PA., at 0632, just as dawn was threatening to crack. First thing I saw was a hot air balloon being inflated and flashlights winking on and off in the distance beyond the two lighted pavilions. Rendezvoused with Lesser Son, Mrs. LesserSon, and Chris (Longtime Lurker), and off we went with our flashlights at the ready, with me in uncharted territory happy to follow their local leads.

First thing I picked up, not half a minute later, a Mathews' NEVER-STALL adjustable multi-tool contraption, Chris says, "I knew you were going to pick that up!" Yeah, he had gotten there early, way before us, and had done a cursory recon! LS doesn't get off easy in this report either. At one point, shortly after the sun had come up, Chris and I had lost him in the maze, somehow getting ahead of him, and after dutifully waiting a minute or two, we figured he was going through some books somewhere, so we went around the next turn and down the next aisle only to find him picking at one of the best tool tables we had seen so far! Yeah, he had take a shortcut without telling us! Home turf advantage!

Just joshing, of course. They were perfect hosts.

We spent some time inspecting and looking at this very early Long C 3/8-drive C-series set before passing. It seemed as if only the extension and six sockets were present, and the box, although it had a Long C embossing, was spray bombed.



I passed up this TOOL-MATE. (Hey, if it's not a TOOL-CHAMP, I don't want it!)



And we all talked about Outlaw when we saw this...



Ran into Rickster, who has one of the best organized tables I have ever seen at any flea market, with tools pinned and labeled like insects in an entomology lab to cardboard backing, making it really easy to quickly shuffle through his offerings with your fingers like LPs, alas, most of which is a little later than my tastes.



The coffee was terrible, but the picking was so good, the banter was better, we didn't even notice the hot air balloon until it was almost too high and far away to see, and we were being serenaded the whole time by two guys playing guitar and singing acoustic classics from the 60's and 70's.

All in all, I have to give not 1 but 2 to Jake's. You guys know I don't praise too easily, and you know I take a lot of pride in New Jersey flea markets. Jake's is top notch, right up there with Collingswood, Columbus, and Englishtown, and much bigger than Lambertville. It is classic old school picking with a wide variety and good prices. If it was closer, I would be a regular, and that is the highest recommendation I can give.

Here's a shot of we Three Fleamigos taken by Mrs. LesserSon just before we said our fair-thee-wells.



I pulled in back at the Lugzsonian with a trunk full of finds and trades (Lugz 2021_66) at 1154.



Everything to the left is the FLEA FINDS

TOP to BOTTOM

Some of you know I already have a Service Engineering socket set (Newton and King male drive tang clones), but it is missing half its pieces, and this one had either a twisted screwdriver attachment or some kind of extractor. Either way, it was peanuts.

That Flex-Socket is a Herbrand. In 15 years I have never seen one in the wild. Only in catalogs. Picked up that and the Hinsdale tubular DBE's at the same spot.

The 10-pin carbon scraper is WWII, GMTK spec. Unbranded but someone will need one.

That little universal joint is a 3/8-drive Plomb WF- and the hinge handle is Duro, of course.

Straddling all those on the left is a U.S.M.C. MK2 1943 machete.

The tool with the adjustable pipe wrench, gas and burner plier jaws, another set of burner jaws and two little tap opening (more apparent when the handles are closed) with a nail puller and a punch on the end is the aforementioned Mathews' NEVER-STALL tool.

NASH wrench in between the handles.

Floating fish knife (for that WWII Navy survivor fishing kit I found earlier this year!)

And my fourth pair of Neverslip Mfg Co linesman pliers with replaceable jaws

On the right is the TRADE BOUNTY

Flanking the Ronson auto kit wrench (very attentive and thoughtful of LS!) are PLVMB adjustables and stubby and Vlchek Phillips drives with Flying V ferrule logos. Below that group are some fancy Kraeuter K-Diamond wrenches.

 

[bmwrd0]

In another internet context completely removed from the world of tools, old or new, I person I know electronically mentioned, out of the blue, Jakes just last week. I had to point out that I knew a couple people who were regulars there, much to his shock. I guess there is a farmers market attached?

 

[Outlawmws]

OK Lugz, ya gotta put name to The Three Fleamigos! its not often we get to put a face to the names!

 

[bmwrd0]

LS, Lugz, Chris.

You can tell by the glasses, the hat, and a smile.

 

[RTM]

LS, Lugz, Chris.

You can tell by the glasses, the hat, and a smile.

I only guessed correctly on LS. Forgot about Lugz's hat.