2022 Garage Sale Thread

[Jim_No_Garage]

So we hit a nearby town wide garage sale on Saturday and as expected there were few to no tools for sale. I did hit pay dirt at stop #1 though - I picked up this cool vintage book crate. After hearing that the seller wanted $5.00 I was in. As I was walking the the car with my prize a saw the paper label on the side and it became even a little cooler.

The Grolier Society was founded by a group of Boston bibliophiles in 1895. In 1936 they incorporated as Grolier Society Inc in 1936. My crate is from 1949 and was the shipping crate for their best selling Book of Knowledge.

This is interesting to me because Grolier became a wholly owned subsidiary of Scholastic Inc (my employer of 32 years) in 2000.

Cheers

Jim

 

[WNYflyer]

Saw a post on Facebook marketplace for a guy selling Mac / Snap On sockets. I get there, he tells me a guy is on his way from out of state to take it all but I can pick through it a bit. I'm picking through it and he just says make me an offer and take everything so I don't have to wait for the other guy. I ask him what the other guy was paying and he said 300 and if I match it it's mine. Almost everything is Snap On / Blue Point, some Mac, GP, USA Craftsman. Maybe 1 in 30 pieces is junk brands. There are some brokens that I need to warranty but I think I did pretty well.

Holy smokes that is a lot of metal you scored
We had a guy locally having what looked to be a similar sale this morning at his house that he posted on FB Marketplace but when I looked again this morning he had put "Pending" on the sale as in he had pre-sold everything already so I didn't end up going because of that. Almost looks like your stuff came from that local to me sale.
That being said at least tool wise I have increasingly been seeing folks posting on FB marketplace saying no presales you have to come to the sale due to I gather them being bombarded with messages attempting to get them to pre-sale the stuff.

 

[WNYflyer]

Nice haul for $20! You must have a pretty big Vulcan collection.

3bay,
Bought a Vulcan (MBC) stack a few years ago and have it pretty well full of mostly Vulcan stuff but also a whole lot of William's also. The last few years been finding a lot of Vulcan stuff, probably because of the generation now passing on who came from an era when Vulcan was pretty big especially in our William's/Vulcan's hometown area of Buffalo.

If he gets any more Vulcan, we'll have to change his handle to Spock. Live long and prosper.

Flyer that rates a You ****!!! You coulda stopped with the full chisel set in a roll and still sucked!!

Thanks alinc100,
First time I have seen a punch and chisel set and that includes fleabay.

 

[Jacobs976]

Seen a sell on marketplace advertising a 1 inch drive socket set 15/16-5 inch (never learned the name but also never seen anything beyond 2-3/8 in a 1 inch drive set before, guy was sure it was though but it sold before I got a chance to see what it actually was so I'll never know) along with "a bunch of tools". Pics were only wicker furniture, pool toys, and a cheap drone from Walmart. Half an hour away but the only sale in a good location with potential to have something interesting so far this year.

Ended up outsourcing the trip to a friend that was already in the area. Had him on the phone while he looked for anything and sent pics and such. Ended up being 2 fold up tables full of tools, mainly craftsman, HVAC stuff, and power tools from the early 2000s but there were a few decent pieces. Ended up talking to the guy on speaker phone while figuring everything up and he was a heavy diesel mech for over 40 years and his wife wanted him to clean out her garage now that he's retired.

Ended up finding two bluepoint wrenches and he went in and grabbed the other 5 from a box, the torque wrench is a Norbar SL0, hammer is an Ampco H4(brass head, had a handle but was split and held on with an abundance of nails), socket sets are lisle(two broken sockets, one challenger but otherwise full sets metric and SAE), and oil filter pliers I have no clue(he said they came off the truck but couldn't remember which one).

Ended up being $15 all together in the end but was a weird experience with the being primarily blind and having an hour long 3 way conversation through speakerphone. Didn't know what I was actually getting till my friend got a chance to take a pic of the pile afterwards either, trusted him to know enough to not buy anything that wasn't usable but had no clue beyond key words like bluepoint wrenches and brass hammer(was expecting a standard cheap round stock one).

 

[Callelle]

We had a guy locally having what looked to be a similar sale this morning at his house that he posted on FB Marketplace but when I looked again this morning he had put "Pending" on the sale as in he had pre-sold everything already so I didn't end up going because of that. Almost looks like your stuff came from that local to me sale.

Funny that

 

[Provincial]

Friday I was getting ready to leave for my college class reunion, less than two hours away, when my wife called from an estate sale in town and said she saw some tools I might like. I suspected that she needed my pickup to hold all the stuff she had found, and I was right! However, there were some interesting things there, and although I bought a $10.00 bundle on my own, many things were lumped in her pile, so I got them for "free." Her pile was priced at pennies on the dollar, so anything I got out of that stack was essentially free.

* indicates part of my $10.00 pile, ,
DOE wrenches:,
"Q-6165 (N) 11 9/16 x 5/8*
"DROP FORGED MADE IN USA" 9/16 x 5/8*
"FORD USA M" 9/16 x 5/8*
Ford Model T band adjusting wrench*
Williams No. 404 C-clamp*
Putty knife (unused)
Bog 690 Spark Plug Wrench 13/16 x 29/32
Dunlap Allen wrench set
Craftsman Extension Rule 3931 PR
Craftsman Vanadium 10" adjustable*
Craftsman Metric Allen wrench set*
Craftsman 9-5217 Tap Driver set (6-32, 8-32, 10-24, and 10-32)*
Craftsman -V- metric sockets, 1/2 dr. 12-pt. 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, & 19*

I also got these:

Alignment bar 1-1/8" x 42"
Alignment bar 3/4" x 22"
Two Yuasa Smart Shot 900 battery maintainers (unopened)*

While digging through a garden shed where my wife was gathering up yard maintenance supplies, I opened a plastic tote and saw a tagboard box inside. I couldn't see the markings on the end of the box because it was so tight in the tote, so I pulled off the lid and found this:

A new, unused 20R vise grip chain wrench. Including the piece of tubing that was part of the packaging! It went into my wife's pile, so it "didn't cost me anything." More photo in the Vise Grip thread.

While at this sale, I bumped into a friend who told me of a sale at a group of 20 houses about 15 blocks away. I cruised through and found only one sale with anything worth looking at, and that had this "grinder" for $5.00. Because of the Red Wing name, I thought it was a shoe repair tool, but research shows it is a dental polishing "lathe."

It has two speeds, 1725 and 3450 RPM, and has the optional quick opening collet on the right side. It works great on both speeds, and with a little tinkering, I got the clutch on the quick change working.

These are still in production, and other than using a rocker switch, virtually unchanged, and with full parts support.

 

[3baygarage]

Sweet find on the chain wrench. Neat how the piece of pipe is with it.

 

[Provincial]

Sweet find on the chain wrench. Neat how the piece of pipe is with it.

Yes. I should have taken a photo of the backing. It has the outline of the tubing, which proves that it was part of the package.

 

[mikeinri]

@Provincial definitely ***** for that "new, unused 20R vise grip chain wrench..."

Mike

 

[83VillageRepair]

Provincial I really like the Red Wing Buffer/Grinder!

 

[Provincial]

Provincial I really like the Red Wing Buffer/Grinder!

Thanks! I downloaded the Operating Instructions, and have determined that everything works as it should. They seem to be very popular on Ebay!

Here is a photo of the backing. Note the ring for positioning the tubing that the chain grips.

 

[WNYflyer]

Funny that

...........now I see it was that sale............you did well!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

...the shipping crate for their best selling Book of Knowledge.

That was my first encyclopedia set as a young boy!

 

[misterbill]

My daughter was looking for an odd sized door for her house and she took me with her to an architectural salvage place. They had a box of rusty tools and I was able to salvage these bits. I thought the 1/4" spinner might have been a Snap-on when I saw it but was Craftsman under all the grime. The DBE is marked with a patent used by both Snap-on and Williams - Duohex Boxocket pat #1424069\





Bill

 

[3baygarage]

Nice. That spinner isn't so easy to find.

 

[c1504]

That spinner is pretty cool!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I thought the 1/4" spinner might have been a Snap-on when I saw it but was Craftsman

I wonder if the shank has been inadvertently jammed into the handle a little further than designed, obscuring a code.

 

[mikeinri]

Nice. That spinner isn't so easy to find.

So, that was a factory item (not a modification)?

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

So, that was a factory item (not a modification)?

Mike

Yes, it's factory! Nice find.

 

[BFBOB]

My neighbor wanted to hit the Tractor Supply in Minden, Nevada where old school paint thinner/solvent can still be purchased. The mystery liquid sold in California as paint thinner is totally useless. We decided to make a swing of that area of NV checking out garage and estate sales. There wasn't much to choose from but I did score a Tim Lincecum (Giants) bobble head.
The haul

The tools
Sparta 1/2" drive ratchet
Wizard combo wrenches

 

[NJ Marty]

A few finds from last weekend. NOS Stanley chisel set a 4 1/2 Stanley and a Millers Falls 15 plane.
My favorite find is the Coleman percolator I got for $2. I had no idea it was a Coleman till today, just
thought it looked cool.

 

[RTM]

You can figure out age on the 15 here.

Millers Falls bench plane type study

A type study of the bench planes manufactured by the Millers Falls Company

oldtoolheaven.com

 

[Old Radar]

Went to a near-by sale after seeing an old looking socket case in one of the pictures. I was the first one in the small shed and pounced on the case--only to find it was full of a mish-mash of unrelated sockets and other recyclable metal items. After culling about a third of the total weight I engaged the agent about the $25 price now that I had taken out what I didn't want. He wouldn't go below $15 but rounded it up to $20 including the $6 Blackhawk 12100 toolbox.

The contents:
5 S.O. sockets
4 Duro-Chrome
3 S-K
4 Willliams (one of each generation!)
2 Steven Walden
5 Misc (Hinsdale, SuperQuality, Blackhawk, Proto Challenger, Proto Driver socket)
4 Ignition wrenches (3 Acme 2029s and 1 unmarked)
1 J.H.Williams S-51 SuperRatchet



I found the 12100 Blackhawk box in the 1974 catalog 227B.



You can just barely see the embossed SW and the Walden name on the socket case. The Stevens name is almost invisible. The case seems to appear to be the box for the S-421 set in catalog 142 from 1947--but could be much later...

 

[Outlawmws]

Marty, that Coleman percolator is Cool! the "A36" is likely the half and year; so first half of 1936.

And its got a Glass/Pyrex bowl -very unusual!

Any prob with me re-posting the pics elsewhere?

 

[mikeinri]

Marty, that Coleman percolator is Cool!

DITTO!!!

Mike

 

[Outlawmws]

OR, what size is the BH tool box? Looks small.. Nice finds! 20 is USUCK territory

 

[NJ Marty]

Marty, that Coleman percolator is Cool! the "A36" is likely the half and year; so first half of 1936.

And its got a Glass/Pyrex bowl -very unusual!

Any prob with me re-posting the pics elsewhere?

Thank you for the info on the Coleman. And yes you can post any pictures elsewhere.
If you would like more pictures let me know. This was sleeping in a basement cabinet for
probably 60 plus years. I got some NOS pots and pans that date to the late 40s early 50s in the same
cabinet.

 

[Old Radar]

OR, what size is the BH tool box? Looks small.. Nice finds! 20 is USUCK territory

19.75 x 6 x 6

 

[Outlawmws]

Hmmm, So not so small

 

[bmwrd0]

19.75 x 6 x 6

That is the same Blackhawk box I was issued, full of tools, in trade school.

 

[gpw_42]

NJ Marty ***** for that Coleman percolator, just bc I think it’s cool. Sure hope it works well!

 

[Technologyteacher]

Helping my parents have a yard sale today. Neighbor across the street have stuff out too. Bought this for $60 has key too!

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Helping my parents have a yard sale today. Neighbor across the street have stuff out too. Bought this for $60 has key too!

Wow that's got to be one of the best deals so far this year! Major suckage!

 

[Old Man Roger]

I hear it.

 

[mikeinri]

Helping my parents have a yard sale today. Neighbor across the street have stuff out too. Bought this for $60 has key too!

WOW! The current version of that appears to be $1899 on Cornwell's website!!!

You **** massively!

Mike

 

[Old Radar]

WOW! The current version of that appears to be $1899 on Cornwell's website!!!

You **** massively!

Mike

WOW! Call me a cheapskate, but for $1900, that little 3-drawer better be able to dance and cook breakfast, too!
But you can't deny the suckworthyness!

 

[mikeinri]

Helping my parents have a yard sale today. Neighbor across the street have stuff out too. Bought this for $60 has key too!

WOW! The current version of that appears to be $1899 on Cornwell's website!!!

You **** massively!

Mike

I'm a honestly little torn here. I don't want to deny you on the ****-o-meter, but I also don't want to cheapen the work you did to help them with the sale!

Mike

 

[Raineman]

****, ****, ****, ****, ****!



(Old Radar-All 5 of those are for the Cornwell hog, Technologyteacher)

 

[ChefRex]

Much suckage on the ******** cart!

 

[Old Radar]

Nothing to compare with Techteach, but for $2, I'm happy.



1/4" S-K sockets and 2" ext
Another Singer oil can
1/4" Mustang sockets and hinge handle (newer 3/8d Mustang in back)
9/32" Plomb 4861 5-1/2" ext
1/4" Proto Los Angeles deep socket
1/4" New Britain socket
3/8" Duro Chrome 4481 hinge handle