2022 Garage Sale Thread

[Jacobs976]

That eagle screams 'Murica the F'n Beautiful. Anyone who touches it possesses the strength of Atlas.

You should see the one he got last year. It's a bit smaller but it's perched on the liberty bell(also on a tree he cut down to 6 foot).

 

[ctuai]

I agree the watering can is cool! Better pics of it and the copper float?

Any branding on the body hammer and the little cross peen to its left?

Wonder what they were doing with such a nice watering can in their garage/body shop? Cleaned it with soap and water and a coat of mineral oil. Here's a pic. Oddly enough I don't mind the oxidization on the copper. It's not dirty like rust. No markings on the body hammer or little cross peen, but I haven't put them to the wire wheel so they still might reveal themselves. The ding in the copper ball (a float for very hot liquids) was annoying me so I hit the soldered seam with my torch and pop! the air inside expanded and opened up the ball . I knocked the ding out with my selection of new peen hammers. Friction fitted back together and hit it with the wire wheel. I included a pic.

 

[Provincial]

Saturday I checked out a couple of sales on the way home. I did find this 6 lb. hand sledge at the last sale. The handle needs some help, but I believe I can save it.





The H in a shield trademark seems to be the same as the Charles E. Hall Company, of Buffalo, N.Y., which was acquired by Barcalo in 1914. The company was known for making wrenches (according to an ad referenced by Alloy Artifacts) but I can find no mention of striking tools.

I am coming up short on information on the Charles E. Hall company. Does anyone know more?

 

[Old Man Roger]

That eagle screams 'Murica the F'n Beautiful. Anyone who touches it possesses the strength of Atlas.

Damn straight, Murica.lol

Wonder what they were doing with such a nice watering can in their garage/body shop? Cleaned it with soap and water and a coat of mineral oil. Here's a pic. Oddly enough I don't mind the oxidization on the copper. It's not dirty like rust. No markings on the body hammer or little cross peen, but I haven't put them to the wire wheel so they still might reveal themselves. The ding in the copper ball (a float for very hot liquids) was annoying me so I hit the soldered seam with my torch and pop! the air inside expanded and opened up the ball . I knocked the ding out with my selection of new peen hammers. Friction fitted back together and hit it with the wire wheel. I included a pic.

I think any antique collector would kill you if you did anything more than what you've done to that watering can. It's perfect with that patina.

 

[genog]

I made friends with a Picker Flipper.
Great guy, I really like him, but at times it's like having a pet Hyena...
He knows what I am looking for, and often puts away and saves some nice Sheet for me. Real nice Sheet

This time, it kind of back-fired on me.
Maybe not a back-fire, but things went a wee bit sideways.
Anyway, he saved these USA Craftsman sockets for me (Mostly EE and G).
He said, there's 50.
I stopped counting at 60...... more like 75-80

Ahhhhh......Ok, I will take them...damn
...set me back 20 bucks
I will find someone who can use them
Oh well. As they say, you can't win them all

 

[RTM]

The H in a shield trademark seems to be the same as the Charles E. Hall Company, of Buffalo, N.Y., which was acquired by Barcalo in 1914. ?

try Hubbard Tool

Hubbard Tool Catalog : Unit Rail Anchor Company, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

32 p., illus., 27.9 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[jwilson645]

Picked these up at a flea market yesterday. Craftsman box that I'm going to restore to put some of my vintage tools in. The small green box contains all Blackhawk sockets. Probably paid too much but I really liked them. $30 for all.

 

[Patrickm82]

My weekend pickups: Kennedy 520, I believe a remline chest, and 2 hardware drawers for $30 and 2 Billings c-clamps, a Billings coes 10” wrench, 2 athol machine co. calipers and a square for $10.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

You should see the one he got last year. It's a bit smaller but it's perched on the liberty bell(also on a tree he cut down to 6 foot).

Either of these would also be perfect for fans of a certain NFL team who happen to be 6-0 right now!

 

[Jayman17]

I saw a nice condition Parker bench vise at an estate auction and thought I would bid on it. Unfortunately it was in a lot that included the contents of a workbench and drawers which I would rather not have to deal with. It was quite a bit of stuff and I immediately put some items on CL and Offerup. Well I’ve only sold a few items and made my money back plus more so my vise is free. Free is my favorite price btw. Here are some pics. The green packets are lead shot bags about 8lbs ea.

 

[Jayman17]

Continued with more photos. I think all items are obvious but if not let me know. Does anyone recognize the bronze narrow headed hammers in the 3rd pic? The guy was into upholstery so maybe a tack hammer? The face is steel. Stamped on the side with GW Mount

 

[RTM]

Looks pretty close to me.

Upholsterer's Hammer - Lee Valley Tools

www.leevalley.com

 

[Southern83]

Nightshift + overtime + eBay= making a random offer on a decimal equivalent chart. A week later it shows up.

I was surprised that the offer was accepted.

 

[TailGunner3000]

Either of these would also be perfect for fans of a certain NFL team who happen to be 6-0 right now!

Hell yeah!

 

[tym]

Some weekend finds from a yard sale and a flea market.

 

[Provincial]

try Hubbard Tool

Hubbard Tool Catalog : Unit Rail Anchor Company, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

32 p., illus., 27.9 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

Thanks, RTM! It does appear to be a Hubbard Nevada Pattern Striking Hammer.

 

[3baygarage]

Some weekend finds from a yard sale and a flea market.

Uh oh, nice early Bonney. You might want to keep that hidden around here.

 

[four.cycle]

@Jayman17 -
Mount / G.W. Mount, Greenfield, MA / magnetic tack hammer / patent 2821222 Jan 28 1958 George W. Mount / * some units mis-stamped "G.W. MOUNT INC. PAT. 282222-" /

 

[Old Radar]

This estate sale slipped by my notice until today, which was the 50% off day. Very eclectic offerings, but light on the tools, which had been picked over. They did still have several "Warranted Superior" saws. With original asking tags of $65, it was easy to understand why they were still there.
I found this group of Walden Worcester wrench sockets with a $20 tag. I offered $5 and it was accepted with the condition that I pay $1 each for the other two items. Okay.
All the socket wrenches have the Oct. 22 1918 patent date (almost the 104th BD) except one of the short ones which is PAT PDG, which gives it a 1916-17 manufacture date. (patent # is 1282028)
The tanged screwdriver bit is Miller's Falls.
The single open end wrench is interesting in that it has no manufacturer or size marks, but is smoothly inscribed in very loopy cursive:
C. Herth Los Angeles Cal Mar 31 1906

 

[RTM]

A Different "Millenial", he knew cursive.

 

[BlueBomber]

I hit an estate sale on my way home from work on Thursday. It opened a day earlier than posted, but I saw the sign and checked. Not much there, but I picked up a few items:


Special scissors that look like they are designed to cut round material. Does anyone know what they are for?
$4.00 total

Provincial: I believe those are scissors for trimming the claws on pets. We have similar for our cats when they get too long (the claws, not the cats) and start sharpening them on the carpets and door jams.

 

[gleman]

I had to fish around quite the pile of junk but I scored an almost set of SK combo wrenches for 22 bucks. I think I'm missing 15/16, 7/16, 5/16 and maybe a 1/4.

3 bucks for the big ones and 2 for the smalls. I couldn't get my money out fast enough.

I think these will replace my Pittsburgh usuals. If anyone can help with the missing pieces, please let me know.

 

[Arne73]

This estate sale slipped by my notice until today, which was the 50% off day. Very eclectic offerings, but light on the tools, which had been picked over. They did still have several "Warranted Superior" saws. With original asking tags of $65, it was easy to understand why they were still there.
I found this group of Walden Worcester wrench sockets with a $20 tag. I offered $5 and it was accepted with the condition that I pay $1 each for the other two items. Okay.
All the socket wrenches have the Oct. 22 1918 patent date (almost the 104th BD) except one of the short ones which is PAT PDG, which gives it a 1916-17 manufacture date. (patent # is 1282028)
The tanged screwdriver bit is Miller's Falls.
The single open end wrench is interesting in that it has no manufacturer or size marks, but is smoothly inscribed in very loopy cursive:
C. Herth Los Angeles Cal Mar 31 1906

I'm reading "Los Angeles Oil Mar 3 1906"
Sounds like an internet rabbit hole...

 

[four.cycle]

gleman:
I think I have a set of those older S-K raised-panel SAE combos here somewhere.... small set...probably 1/4"-3/4" ... not a clue where it is, though.

 

[gleman]

gleman:
I think I have a set of those older S-K raised-panel SAE combos here somewhere.... small set...probably 1/4"-3/4" ... not a clue where it is, though.

Awesome! Find them and shoot me the details(I'm not picky, I'll pass on the extras to others in need).

 

[Old Radar]

I'm reading "Los Angeles Oil Mar 3 1906"
Sounds like an internet rabbit hole...

Arne, the "1" in 31 is faint but definitely there.
There was some corrosion over the Cal which makes it hard to read. I wasn't sure the guy's first initial was a C or a G until I looked hard at the Cal and saw the exact same loopy letter.

A short digression:
The PO's handwriting style on this wrench reminded me of someone else's style that was much harder to interpret.
My B-52G crew was deployed to Diego Garcia for Desert Shield and Storm. After a couple of months, the mother of one of my crewmembers decided it would be a good idea if the ladies in her club would write letters to us. Every week we would get half a dozen or more and one older lady's hand writing was so peculiar, we would pass it around and try to decipher it. Almost all her words were so full of embellishments and flourishes they were a true challenge to read. It seemed that after she finished writing the letter (or maybe a page or two) she would go back and add loops and lines and other squiggles like some kind of decoration. Her letters definitely relieved the boredom between missions and we actually looked forward to her next missive.

 

[Provincial]

Provincial: I believe those are scissors for trimming the claws on pets. We have similar for our cats when they get too long (the claws, not the cats) and start sharpening them on the carpets and door jams.

Yes, Outlaw said that earlier. I have since used them to cut off the excess (installation tab) rubber part for a Graco air-powered grease pump. They snipped the 5/16" diameter extension off cleanly and easily. I believe that they will get used quite often.

 

[wrenchguy]

The single open end wrench is interesting in that it has no manufacturer or size marks, but is smoothly inscribed in very loopy cursive:
C. Herth Los Angeles Cal Mar 31 1906

Hand forged?

 

[Old Radar]

Hand forged?

Unknown. How would I tell?

 

[Old Radar]

Hand forged?

Following your guidance, I looked for seams and there don't seem to be any visible. The only oddity is the circular depression on each side (edge) at the base of the head. The one on the opposite edge is slightly smaller and not as deep.

 

[oak_park]

Went to an Estate Sale today of a 30yr SK worker. This is my third sale of former SK Employee's. I thought more folks would be there. I was #2 in line. This guy used his tools hard, I only picked the mint stuff. Tons of little socket set boxes, but rusty, so I bought the best 2 I could find. The estate sale company just dumped all the sockets into cardboard boxes, no organized sets to be found. Some pretty cool stuff though....although I was hopeful to find S-K stuff other than tools, like mugs, stickers, hats, oddball items, etc, but didn't find any.

I hadn't seen an S-K Wayne impact socket that looks like the black and chrome before. Also, an odd 1/4 ratchet head #SSDRT 1/4 for a Sturtevant Richmont interchangeable head torque wrench. I'd been looking for one of the those midget Craftsman bit driver tool. Pretty collectable.






What I left Behind.....

 

[mikeinri]

Wow, incredible SK finds there!

Mike

 

[ForrestT]

Went to an Estate Sale today of a 30yr SK worker. This is my third sale of former SK Employee's. I thought more folks would be there. I was #2 in line. This guy used his tools hard, I only picked the mint stuff. Tons of little socket set boxes, but rusty, so I bought the best 2 I could find. The estate sale company just dumped all the sockets into cardboard boxes, no organized sets to be found. Some pretty cool stuff though....although I was hopeful to find S-K stuff other than tools, like mugs, stickers, hats, oddball items, etc, but didn't find any.

I hadn't seen an S-K Wayne impact socket that looks like the black and chrome before. Also, an odd 1/4 ratchet head #SSDRT 1/4 for a Sturtevant Richmont interchangeable head torque wrench. I'd been looking for one of the those midget Craftsman bit driver tool. Pretty collectable.






What I left Behind.....

That’s a solid hall. Very exciting. Good work.

 

[Old Radar]

Wow, incredible SK finds there!

Mike

I agree! I'm a sucker for S-K too but usually leave Wayne and later behind, also. Your guy was a 30 year S-K employee, but that means he only started in the 90s! Time moves quickly...

 

[Jacobs976]

Here's the ratchet tools from the tool box in my last post now that they're cleaned up.

Snap On GM-70-M (1951) needing a rebuild because of a sheared tooth
Skyway 1/4 drive, don't know anything about it other than it has a unique ratchet mechanism
Walden Worcester 4050 3/8 drive
Bonney T-702K
Craftsman 3/8 quick release
2 Herbrand M-8 1/4 ratchet adapters
Snap On F-67-B
Snap On 67-B 1/2 ratchet adapter
H.K. Porter #6MS "Impakdriver" 1/4 manual impact

Snap On G and E code sockets and extension, 3/4 drive in front with the lone 9/32 next then 3/8 and finally 1/2(ones in the middle of the rows are duplicates, some a different design while being the same code)

1950s Snap On sockets and extension (plus two no codes I'm assuming are in the same range) a single 1/2 then 3/8 then a single 1/4 extension.

Craftsman 1/4 lot plus 3/8 extension and 1/2 drive impact socket, 1/4 metric sockets

Mystery socket lot, H in circle socket stamped as nickel chrome(assuming Herbrand but thought it was interesting enough to clean up regardless)
1/2 extension marked STW, looks very well made for a brand I don't know/isn't well known
BeCu(brass/anti-sparking) socket marked with a sideways diamond W267 3/4 BECU USA

Proto J5468 1/2 Breaker bar
Thorsen 1" square socket 1/2 drive
Mac 9/16 socket lot, 1/2 drive chrome and 3/8 drive impact
Apex 1-3/8 socket 1/2 drive
SK 1/2 drive lot 1-1/16 chrome and 1/2 impact

New Britain 3/8 extension
Proto 1/4 bit socket
Walden Worcester socket lot, 1/4 drive plus 3/8-1/2 adapter
Duro-Chrome 3/8 drive breaker with female end on back

Bonney socket lot, 13/16(3/8 drive) and 1-3/16(1/2 drive) sockets with CV in a circle
Crowsfeet(left to right then down and back to the left); PWA 1585(no measure stamped), 1-1/16 AC34, 1-1/16 PWA1950, 1-1/8 PWA2410, 5/8 PWA1858, 9/16 PWA1471
Extended crowsfoot(think it's called a torque converter or something similar) X4031
Think the last piece is a distributor wrench, 5/8 PWA1560

This is all the socket tools except a Blackhawk thin wall deep well socket with lock pin that seems to be marked as 1 inch and 1-1/8 that needs treatment with evaporust.

Next off will be wrenches(including adjustable), pliers, hammers, pipe wrenches, specialty, or drivers and punches(probably the two together with a different lot since there's not much). Sorry for the long post, next few will be short given less pieces and less variety.

 

[Old Radar]

Nice clean up!! And no, that circle-H is a Hinsdale.

 

[Jacobs976]

Nice clean up!! And no, that circle-H is a Hinsdale.

Thanks you'd be surprised how much oil/grease can be caked up on a socket. Most looked like they were dunked in tar a few times, potentially a half dozen times on a few.

Knew it had to be one of the only two H brands I've seen but went with the one that showed up a bit in the lot.

 

[four.cycle]

@Jacobs976

could you please take a look at that little "Skyway" ratchet and see if there are any other markings on it? Patent date? Patent Number? Pat. Pend.?

Skyway / Skyway Precision Tool Co., Los Angeles, CA / aircraft specialty tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...collection-thread.343867/page-37#post-8569600 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-113#post-9810735 /

 

[RTM]

Here is a remote FBMP haul, from NC. She’s been posting lots of stuff, but this was the first pile of small of stuff I was interested in. From top left, a Starrett 453 die makers square box, and three of the beams, which was the main draw, then the model makers block plane, think it’s a Sargent Little Shaver, then a Japan Ka Lok USA patent knife with a stainless blade. Next is a Schollhorn 102-6 plier in a blackened finish, a Stillman sawset, and an oil an with a Sep 10 1895 patent, which is D24670 by Sperry, mfg by Scovill. More in the oilcan thread later.

 

[Jacobs976]

@Jacobs976

could you please take a look at that little "Skyway" ratchet and see if there are any other markings on it? Patent date? Patent Number? Pat. Pend.?

Skyway / Skyway Precision Tool Co., Los Angeles, CA / aircraft specialty tools / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...collection-thread.343867/page-37#post-8569600 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2022-garage-sale-thread.491610/page-113#post-9810735 /

No other markings I'm afraid. If you want a pic of the internals I can pop it apart again tomorrow evening though. Might be able to go off the design if you've got a way to find the ratchet mechanism patents filed for Skyway and compare if you're looking for info. Pretty odd design so I can't imagine there being much overlap in brands.

I see 3bay has one too, posted in the first of the threads you linked along with a link in his post to a different thread he posted it in as well so he might've found something. I have to be up early tomorrow so I just took a quick glance for now.