2021 Garage Sale Thread

[Old Radar]

That cocoa dust covering looks just like rust and come off on your fingers in the same way--but tastes much better!

 

[RTM]

I have been buying the “rusty” tools at a Christmas market in Denver the last few years. Good quality chocolate. Makes a great gift for tool fans also.

 

[bbbarracuda]

Now, I'm going to have to lick all my rusty looking wrenches to make sure they're not chocolate!!

 

[3baygarage]

Pawn shop pickups yesterday. Fished out some vintage and interesting sockets
Bonney, couple of Plomb, a Chromium Vanadium, Mac, several semi deep Craftsman, a neat Adjusta Socket (Taiwan) , Armstrong pipe plug, Vermont American thin wall (cracked), and a Pentagon socket in 3/8 drive marked BURKE. New one to me, maybe for a security type of fastener.

ADJUSTA SOCKET

BURKE...not chocolate HAHA!

VA


An early 3/8 drive Snap-On was hidden in the general population. Snapmom said it looks 1926!



There is one more socket in the lot I didn’t mention, but with good reason I will get to that some time soon in a separate post. It’s the semi deep to the left of the adjustable.

A few misc tools: an Irega 15” with the name ground off, Red Devil curved pliers, Snap-On and unnarked drivers,Northern 3/8 ratchet, S-K spinner, and another Armstrong combi to add to those recently found.

 

[ecotec]

I had to google Adjusta “vise” socket. I had never heard of this.

“A tough precision tool for professionals.”

Pentalobular sockets are for water shut offs, electrical utility enclosures, some gas utility stuff...

 

[3baygarage]

You made me look Ecotec. So there really is supposed to be the word “VISE” in there!

Haha, that description. Maybe a more fitting one would be “Tough to use, precision inaccuracy, and avoided by professionals” for something of this nature.

The idea of an adjustable socket has always been a fun concept to me, whether it works well or not.

St Louis Tools, huh. If it fails, return it prepaid to ORIENTCO is the best part.

Found several listings with NOS sockets, and some company info.

 

[ecotec]

It’s the perfect gift for the handyman or professional mechanic.

 

[bmwrd0]

Right up there with the Gator!

 

[3baygarage]

With the large protruding, uh, I mean accessible bolt head on the outside, how could adjustment be more convenient?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The idea of an adjustable socket has always been a fun concept to me, whether it works well or not.

Same, as you know, but examples like that give our 1920s era Fisher patent Bonney 2550's a bad rap!

 

[3baygarage]

 

[6 & 7/8]

I picked up these at a real bargain!
I can’t find any info on the Cornell 3/8 ratchet.
The box with 20 drawers measurements are:
16 inches long
8 1/2 inches high
4 3/4 inches deep.................... WAG is a watchmakers box maybe who knows.

 

[bmwrd0]

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That box is cool. I had thought I knew what the Corny was for, but I was wrong.

 

[Outlawmws]

I love that box! great find!

Someone was desperate for a wrist ratchet to chop a Cornwell!

 

[BlueBomber]

Not exactly a tool pic, but I brought home four 8-foot cedar logs from my Mom's place in Virginia. I spent several days there after Christmas clearing undergrowth from some adjacent land and trimming her trees. She wanted two cedar trees gone, so I felled them and harvested the logs. I plan to make a mantel for her fireplace after the logs season and dry.

Early Happy New Year, all! SWMBO doesn't plan to stay up until midnight, but I will, mostly so I can check in/post on Old Radar's 2022 GJGS thread launch!

 

[3baygarage]

Cornwell palm ratchet. Good finds!

 

[Outlawmws]

Happy New Year's Eve Everyone!

 

[LesserSon]

I saw these yesterday, but I didn’t buy any.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm rich!

That's the cool thing about this thread. A few years ago it was the Year of the Daisy BB Gun. I wonder what some of the things 2022 will be known for?

 

[Raineman]

Happy New Year to my pickin’ brethren. So glad I found not only this website this year but in particular this thread. Thanks to the outgoing Beemer, and looking forward to Old Radar’s kickoff.

I bought more stuff today on the auction site and was gifted some great items from a fellow GJ’er who is local to me this week. What a great place and bunch of great people.

One “tool” I got on Black Friday was our Ninja Foodi Grill, so to wrap up this year we had Terriyaki salmon, lobster tails and asparagus with some H2O in a classic Snap on mug and some good bourbon on the side.

Here is to a great 2022 for all of us.

 

[txlonghorn1989]

That box is awesome 6 & 7/8!

Happy New Year's Eve y'all!

 

[BlueBomber]

Not exactly a tool pic, but I brought home four 8-foot cedar logs from my Mom's place in Virginia. I spent several days there after Christmas clearing undergrowth from some adjacent land and trimming her trees. She wanted two cedar trees gone, so I felled them and harvested the logs. I plan to make a mantel for her fireplace after the logs season and dry.

Early Happy New Year, all! SWMBO doesn't plan to stay up until midnight, but I will, mostly so I can check in/post on Old Radar's 2022 GJGS thread launch!

Forgot the picture!

 

[bmwrd0]

So, it's near midnight on the east coast, with three hours to go here on the west. I just wanted to say, here at the end of my reign, a thank you to all who posted their finds. This has been a great year for me, at least in hosting this wonderful community.

The world may have gone to hell, but at least we have the ability to sniff out junk. And here is wishing Old Radar a good year.

Happy New Year everone.

Beemer out.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Shutter down boys!

 

[Old Radar]

The 2022 Garage Sale Thread is active!

 

[mikeinri]

Thanks again, @bmwrd0!!!

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks again, @bmwrd0!!!

Mike

True that times 2. Bmw did a fantastic job this year keeping this thread going and I know OR will do a great job as well.

 

[83VillageRepair]

Bonney, couple of Plomb, a Chromium Vanadium, Mac, several semi deep Craftsman, a neat Adjusta Socket (Taiwan) , Armstrong pipe plug, Vermont American thin wall (cracked), and a Pentagon socket in 3/8 drive marked BURKE. New one to me, maybe for a security type of fastener.

3baygarage
Power companies use penta-head sockets to access pad-mounted electrical equipment, the big green boxes that dot all the suburban neighborhoods. That looks way too thick walled to work for that. They reason behind them is the National Electric Safety code requires two security devices before accessing live high voltage. The Penta-bolt is one and a brass lock is typically the other.

 

[HackettB]

L-#-#. The letter is unknown. The first number is month. The second number is year. They only seem to appear on the dynamic jaws made during WWII. To read more, click on the Sticky at the top of the Vintage Board. Find the RIDGID dating thread in the Index. Click on it. Enjoy!

My brother has our grandfathers DIAMOND Diamalloy 24” adjustable wrench. He’s looking for a possible date code (is there one for this wrench?)

 

[txlonghorn1989]

What the heck has happened to the thread? Day 1 comments on page 143. Wrong thread! Doh!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

He’s looking for a possible date code (is there one for this wrench?)

No. Diamond did not use date codes. There are ways to date Diamond adjustable crescent type wrenches by their features and markings, but the 2021 Garage Sale thread is not the best place to discuss that. There is a thread dedicated to Diamond down on the Vintage Discussion board. You can find it easily in the Index in the Sticky. Post photos of it and make your query there.

 

[wrenchguy]

Time back machine going on here?

 

[Smokeshow69]

We just hit 88mph and the flux capacitor kicked in

 

[Jumpman-Z]

Delete

 

[MajorTaylor13]

well - I tracked the unusual bicycle wrench with the odd tang, or "rectangular extension" to design patent 29520 issued Oct 18, 1898 to Charles H. Metz. It is a design patent for the bicycle wrench frame but does not explicitly call out the purpose of the "rectangular extension"
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&idkey=NONE&SectionNum=3&HomeUrl=&docid=D002952

Metz is far more famous as a prolific inventor of cars, bicycles, and motorcycles and as the founder of the Metz car company

here is a picture from datamp showing an example with the patent marked. Knowing the area to look, I still can find no indication of any previous markings. I am also still curious about the actual maker. But, it seems fairly rare, and I wonder how these things ever turn up in a local flea market.

and my example so you don't have to scroll back...

The rectangular/square extension fit the square hole on the seat binder bolt and the crank arm draw bolt. The attached pics are from my 1898 Orient (model 1.30). Orient Cycles was started by Metz in 1893. The seat binder is actually a hollow tube that threads into the non-drive side seat stay. Metz was kind of a weight weenie and wanted his race bikes to shave weight wherever they could. I believe the wrench was made by Barnes.

If anyone has one they'd like to sell let me know. I'm using a square piece of steel stock to loosen/tighten it.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The rectangular/square extension fit the square hole on the seat binder bolt and the crank arm draw bolt.

Thanks for solving a three-year-old mystery, MT13! I figured it was for some kind of fastener, akin to a female drain plug, and @duddly followed up with the DATAMP research, indicating bike wrench, but they don't identify exactly what it fit on the bike frame! Very kind of you to provide photos.

It's actually a bit of a stroke of weird luck you were able to reply to this thread. They usually get locked when the next year thread starts!

 

[MajorTaylor13]

Thanks for solving a two-year-old mystery, MT13! I figured it was for some kind of fastener, akin to a female drain plug, and @duddly followed up with the DATAMP research, indicating bike wrench, but they don't identify exactly what it fit on the bike frame!

It's a stroke of luck you were able to reply to this thread. They usually get locked when the next year thread starts!

Glad I could help. The site of the old Orient factory is only a couple of miles from me. It's long gone but the Waltham Watch factory is practically around the corner and luckily it still stands.

I stumbled onto this site because I inherited a bunch of bicycle wrenches but sadly a Metz wasn't among them.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Mayhaps the esteemed Mr Duds will see this (he should get alerts that his name was mentioned...) and consider your request. In the meantime, for orientation, note that while the Garage Sale threads - including the one you unusually replied to, are located up here in the General Tools Discussion forum, if you get the urge to stay and share more of those period tools you alluded to, or others, we have a Vintage Tools Discussion forum. In that forum, we have a 'Bicycle Wrenches' thread! If you click here, it will take you to the 50,000' view of GJ, where you can quickly and easily and most effectively reconnoiter the whole site. You'll see the Vintage board as you scroll down. And I will bump the thread, which will further help you get your bearings on how GJ is laid out and works.

 

[MajorTaylor13]

Thanks! I’ll definitely check that out.

 

[duddly]

Thanks! I’ll definitely check that out.

Nice finds. Unfortunately I have little to no access to my tools at the moment and can't look for a metz. My house is rented out and we are living with my elderly mother. I live vicariously through Garage Journal these days. Welcome!