2022 Garage Sale Thread

[RTM]

, 6" slip joints for no other reason than I have never seen the brand before ("Oak Leaf"),

Oak Leaf was a brand of the EC Simmons company, you should find it in DAT next to their other brands like Keen Kutter. (and I own none)

W Enders Also used Oak Leaf, but I only know of on drawknives, cleavers and such cutlery

 

[alinc100]

My dad carried a folding rule like that daily on his jobsites as a form carpenter. I used to slide the brass rule open and write our last name in the groove. I'll have to look and see how many I may have stashed away.

And I'm sure this has been mentioned before but for inside measurements a lot of time I'll **** a 6'' or 12" blade from a combo square to one side and measure back to it with my tape,and add the two together.

Ok fresh from the garage,I went out and looked. I am going to hazard a guess this one was pre-1980 as dad retired in '87 and hadn't worn a toolbelt since well before then,although likely this was in his back pocket daily until he retired. Can't even guess how many I broke as a kid....

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz, Love the bone saw. I need to find one that size for hunting trips. I have several that re like 24" blades - too much!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Oak Leaf was a brand of the EC Simmons company,

Thanks.

Lugz, Love the bone saw.

Thought you would. This one is 14". Old name. Wheeler, Madden, and Clemson (See Pic 1 below). Just posted several photos on the hacksaw thread for wont of a more appropriate place.

/// BREAK ///

The "Oak Leaf" pliers and the Plomb DBE are still soaking, but I also just posted more photos of this morning's finds in their respective threads.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

We're taking thoughts on this from riff raff and elitists alike. What it is, is obvious. A rather inexpensively made multi-bits tool. Plastic fluted amber handle. Pot metal end cap and chuck. Steel bits stored inside. Why it is, is another matter. The markings are befuddling us. "TIFFIN, OHIO 1803 - 1953" seems to indicate a sesquicentennial. So, maybe some kind of 150 years celebration give away. The other markings are confounding, though. "WM. O'CONNELL", and "ST MARYS TROOP 45". St Mary's is a Catholic Church in Tiffin. Still there. Troop 45 seems like a B.S.A. troop, but I haven't found a record of one in Tiffin. No mfgr's or brand markings. Does anyone recognize it from the 1950's cheap tool bins?

 

[Old Man Roger]

Boys Scout award? Maybe that troop won some fundraising event or something?

 

[Boogerman]

Last estate sale year, I guess. 10 degree and out in unheated shed picking up tool. Something wrong me, I think! Grinder for $75; rest tools $11 total.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Last estate sale year, I guess. 10 degree and out in unheated shed picking up tool. Something wrong me, I think! Grinder for $75; rest tools $11 total.

Well done! I don’t think any of us would have done any differently, so there’s nothing wrong with you, there is something right with you

 

[RTM]

We're taking thoughts on this from riff raff and elitists alike. What it is, is obvious. A rather inexpensively made multi-bits tool. Plastic fluted amber handle. Pot metal end cap and chuck. Steel bits stored inside. Why it is, is another matter. The markings are befuddling us. "TIFFIN, OHIO 1803 - 1953" seems to indicate a sesquicentennial. So, maybe some kind of 150 years celebration give away. The other markings are confounding, though. "WM. O'CONNELL", and "ST MARYS TROOP 45". St Mary's is a Catholic Church in Tiffin. Still there. Troop 45 seems like a B.S.A. troop, but I haven't found a record of one in Tiffin. No mfgr's or brand markings. Does anyone recognize it from the 1950's cheap tool bins?

Here might be a clue, looking for troops in the Tiffin Zip Code found this. Looks like they added some digits. Seems like a 45 near Dayton and Akron both, based on web pages found. Now you just need to contact them, see if they sold it, or it was a troop treat from Mr O'Connell.

These are Cub Scouts

Pack 3445 St Marys Roman Catholic Church​

85 S Sandusky St
Tiffin OH 44883

Boy Scouts ​

Troop 0499 Clinton Twp Volunteer Fire Department​

2.4 miles
837 N. State Route 101
Tiffin OH 44883

 

[mikeinri]

Well done! I don’t think any of us would have done any differently, so there’s nothing wrong with you, there is something right with you

...and You ****, @Boogerman!

Mike

 

[Old Radar]

@Boogerman -- That's a great looking block grinder and stand! Great $11 deal for the other tools as well. You ****!

...and Mike snuck in ahead of me!

 

[Provincial]

Boogerman gets a ****.

Here are photos of the smaller circular/gear/spline/rounding cutters that I am keeping out of the haul of post #5,075. The gear cutters are wired together in the second photo. Also some end mills in the bottom of the box. All of these are for 1" and smaller arbors.

 

[alinc100]

Darn, Boogerman, you ****! You essentially bought a 6 inch Starrett combo square and got a Craftsman Grinder with quench tray ,and a bunch of other tools for free.

 

[3baygarage]

Oak Leaf was a brand of the EC Simmons company, you should find it in DAT next to their other brands like Keen Kutter. (and I own none)

W Enders Also used Oak Leaf, but I only know of on drawknives, cleavers and such cutlery

I posted a WM Enders Oak Leaf monkey wrench last GS season. The condition, not so great. Still thought the logo was neat enough for me to buy it.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/2021-garage-sale-thread.470804/post-9217355

 

[WisJim]

Here are photos of the smaller circular/gear/spline/rounding cutters that I am keeping out of the haul of post #5,075. The gear cutters are wired together in the second photo. Also some end mills in the bottom of the box. All of these are for 1" and smaller arbors.

I have an Atlas horizontal mill and a Grizzly mill drill sitting in my shop waiting for me to get them reconnected after moving, and these kinds of cutters are exciting to me. Great find!

 

[jeffmoss26]

This past week’s restore finds

 

[zanyad]

Last estate sale year, I guess. 10 degree and out in unheated shed picking up tool. Something wrong me, I think! Grinder for $75; rest tools $11 total.

Damn, that's some haul for $86! You ****!

 

[bmwrd0]

Normally, when looking for appealing sales, I check the garage sale section of Craigslist and search for tools. I do this often enough that my laptop goes straight to this when I hit the letter C in the search bar. But, every once in a while, when I am checking for something else I am interested in, I just go to the garage sale section, and I find something interesting that doesn't specifically list tools. And yesterday that was the case! A pretty good sale, actually, with a couple vintage cars, 50-60 years worth of the same people living in the house, people who had all sorts of hobbies, from doll collecting to watch repair. And, so I went and found the following:

A WWII era Duro socket box with mixed contents, mid sixties Indestro socket box, Proto MFD impact socket case, and a Plomb made ratchet, unmarked. I might go back tomorrow, as there was a lot of supplies that I wouldn't mind picking up, but not a first day prices.

 

[mikeinri]

I have an Atlas horizontal mill and a Grizzly mill drill sitting in my shop waiting for me to get them reconnected after moving, and these kinds of cutters are exciting to me. Great find!

I have a Jet mill/drill (similar if not identical to a Grizzly) which is also waiting for me to set it up. Mine came (used) with zero tooling, not even an arbor. Otherwise, I'd probably have set it up and tried running it by now.

Pretty sure I've already said it, but He (still) *****!

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Normally, when looking for appealing sales, I check the garage sale section of Craigslist and search for tools. I do this often enough that my laptop goes straight to this when I hit the letter C in the search bar. But, every once in a while, when I am checking for something else I am interested in, I just go to the garage sale section, and I find something interesting that doesn't specifically list tools. And yesterday that was the case! A pretty good sale, actually, with a couple vintage cars, 50-60 years worth of the same people living in the house, people who had all sorts of hobbies, from doll collecting to watch repair. And, so I went and found the following:

A WWII era Duro socket box with mixed contents, mid sixties Indestro socket box, Proto MFD impact socket case, and a Plomb made ratchet, unmarked. I might go back tomorrow, as there was a lot of supplies that I wouldn't mind picking up, but not a first day prices.

Hey, thats a pretty decent haul! Nice job.

 

[mritchie77]

Hit an estate sale today and ended up with some goodies.

Best hits are a $10 Walkman that I can sell for about $80, a Sarsaparilla mid-century DC-3 lamp (look up the values online!), USN pilot log from 1955-56 (pilot later graduated Harvard and worked for NASA), a Williams metric socket set double stamped with Vulcan, 4" crescent adjustable wrench, and a (gold?) plated commemorative Xcelite screwdriver. $68.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I got skunked (Lugz 2022_55) for the first time this year. LEFT-BEHIND included a Stutz wrench ($$$), a near-complete set of Auburn football players ($$$$$), Jorgensen cabinet clamps (poor condition, not interested enough), and an unknown antique bit brace with lots of brass and wood (same).

 

[BlueBomber]

I stopped of at my usual ReStore on the way home from the airport, and as usual, found nothing to take home.

 

[d42jeep]

There was only one local estate sale listed so we drove to Point Richmond to check it out. Only found these. Two Stanley, a crusty Craftsman and a mystery multi tool.
-Don

 

[WisJim]

I got skunked (Lugz 2022_55) for the first time this year. LEFT-BEHIND included an unknown antique bit brace with lots of brass and wood (same).

Looks like the brace could be a Rose's patent brace, manufactured by Millers Falls and maybe others.
http://www.sydnassloot.com/Brace/Millers_falls.htm#rose

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yeah, I think you nailed it, Jim. I could very well see it again this weekend. Are they worth anything? (Not my neesh.)

 

[WisJim]

It's the kind of brace that I might pay $20 for if I found it at a sale, if in good shape. I don't recall what I paid for the one I have, but they don't seem to go for a lot considering how old they are, and being fairly uncommon. Condition is important, too, and a lot of them are chewed up around the chuck from pliers or wrenches used to tighten them.

 

[WNYflyer]

Hit an estate sale today and ended up with some goodies.

Best hits are a $10 Walkman that I can sell for about $80, a Sarsaparilla mid-century DC-3 lamp (look up the values online!), USN pilot log from 1955-56 (pilot later graduated Harvard and worked for NASA), a Williams metric socket set double stamped with Vulcan, 4" crescent adjustable wrench, and a (gold?) plated commemorative Xcelite screwdriver. $68.

Nice find on the Willam's/Vulcan set. That DC-3 lamp is cool, love that kind off stuff.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It's the kind of brace that I might pay $20 for if I found it at a sale, if in good shape.

Thanks. This one was fine, worked fine, and it was only $3, but that's not a big enough flip to make it worth it for me.

 

[GhostintheMachineShop]

Almost halfway through December thought I better play some catch up...

The 18v oscillating tool and driver I picked outta the dumpster.

Did Kurt make V blocks? I swear it looks like they say Kurt on bottom but I can't really make it out for certain.

 

[GhostintheMachineShop]

Steelcase file cabinet, Delta sander, Whitney ** punch set, complete 1 job wonder, bucket of sockets

 

[Provincial]

A friend gave me this puller. The only marking is "625" cast into the main arm. It is very interesting, because the design goes to great lengths to keep the pull square to the arms. It seems to be a special purpose tool, and is very well made. He thought it might be Navy because of the color, but I am more open-minded as to the source.

 

[four.cycle]

^ That is one very serious puller there. I like it.

I would not draw a line between "gray paint' and "U.S. Navy" however.

No markings at all other than "625" ? Off the top of my head, the yoke and the arms do not look Owatonna-ish to my eyes.

 

[alinc100]

One sale today, I woke up early and decided to get there well before it opened and ended up 13th in line. Got my place saver tag and went to breakfast. At 9:00am they let the first 15 in ,20 minutes of digging netted this bag o'stuff.

SNAP ON

TMS-4 ¼” SPINNER 1959 DATE CODE
SW-421 1-5/16” ½” DR 12 POINT SOCKET SHALLOW
GXB-2830 ⅞” -15/16” DBE
SA-16A ½’’ HEX SOCKET
SK
42470 ½” RATCHET

PROTO
5450BL ½’’ LONG HANDLE RATCHET BLACK OXIDE FINISH
5469 PROTO LOS ANGELES ½” SPINNER
5253 ⅜”TO ½’ ADAPTER
4990-⅛” HEX SOCKET
4990-7/32” HEX SOCKET
4990-¼’’ HEX SOCKET
4990-5/16” HEX SOCKET
4990-⅜’’ HEX SOCKET
4905BD- 5/32’’ HEX SOCKET

WRIGHT
3206 3/16” HEX SOCKET
3210 7/16” HEX SOCKET

POWR-KRAFT
84H3845 11-½’ EXTENSION ⅜” DR

DURO-CHROME
4146 -1-7/16’’ ,¾’’ DR 12 POINT SHALLOW SOCKET


WILLIAMS
S-70 THUMBWHEEL ADAPTER
BA-12 ⅜” HEX SOCKET

ARMSTRONG
⅜’’ DRIVE
38-711 6MM HEX SOCKET
11-708 ⅛’’ HEX SOCKET
11-711 3/16’’ HEX SOCKET
11-713 ¼’’ HEX SOCKET
11-714 5/16’’ HEX SOCKET
11-715 ⅜’’ HEX SOCKET

½’’ DRIVE

39-713 8MM HEX SOCKET
39-715 10MM HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-713 ¼” HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-714 5/16” HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-716 7/16’’ HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-717 ½” HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-718 9/16” HEX SOCKET
(2) 12-719 ⅝” HEX SOCKET

MAC V246 ¾” 6 POINT SHALLOW SOCKET ½” DR
ALLEN 11925 ⅜” TO ½” ADAPTER
HEYCO 30/34 DOUBLE OPEN END
CRAFTSMAN =V= ⅜” SPINNER HANDLE
(2) OLFA FABRIC CUTTERS NIB

 

[Old Radar]

Looks like some nice hauls, gentlemen!!

I saw an estate sale that pictured a Snap-on KRA 377A & KRA 59 stack buttoned up with no indication of contents. Took a risk and drove out to the country hoping the contents matched the box and I wasn’t disappointed.

Lack of garage space, the 377’s large bottom bin vs. drawers and the $650 price tag combined to deflate my interest in the stack, but I found several goodies I was willing to enter into negotiations for. Almost nothing in the garage was priced so I gathered my pile, determined my price range and asked the nice lady monitoring the garage to give me a price. With almost no effort on my part, the initial price of $60 dropped immediately to $30 and we both seemed happy—I know I was!

Here's what I brought home:



Snap-on:
TK-560 Ignition & Distributor "Tune-O-Kit" Highly oxidized cad plating (1950-55)
MV-71 1/4" Rat (No Date Code)
MV-70 1/4" Rat (1960)
L-710 1/2" Rat (1959)
TRF-7A Rethreader Die Set (1962)
Flare Nut Crowfoot Wrench Set (1965) (207S FRH is the number for the 6pt set--I couldn't find a 12pt set in the catalogs)
SVP-70-K Midget Punch & Chisel Set (1961-62) (C-72B is just the kit bag's number)
A-157A Bushing Driver Set (1962) (Might have been used once!)

Empty S-K socket box
No name wrench clip
TAT 1/2d 5" ext (was attached to the SO L-710 & I didn't notice it was offshore 'til I got it home)
Indestro No. 3411 Ignition Pliers
PL∇MB WF-22 Sliding T and 3020 DOE
Vlchek 4oz(ish) ball peen
No name Tommy Bar
Craftsman Long C Tappet Wrenches No. 1-4
J.H. Williams Group
Two sockets I need to fill gaps
BP-2, -3, & -4 Phillips sockets
Two Ribbed Style wrenches to complete a set







Here's the left behind stack:

 

[Smokeshow69]

Looks like some nice hauls, gentlemen!!

I saw an estate sale that pictured a Snap-on KRA 377A & KRA 59 stack buttoned up with no indication of contents. Took a risk and drove out to the country hoping the contents matched the box and I wasn’t disappointed.

Lack of garage space, the 377’s large bottom bin vs. drawers and the $650 price tag combined to deflate my interest in the stack, but I found several goodies I was willing to enter into negotiations for. Almost nothing in the garage was priced so I gathered my pile, determined my price range and asked the nice lady monitoring the garage to give me a price. With almost no effort on my part, the initial price of $60 dropped immediately to $30 and we both seemed happy—I know I was!

Here's what I brought home:



Snap-on:
TK-560 Ignition & Distributor "Tune-O-Kit" Highly oxidized cad plating (1950-55)
MV-71 1/4" Rat (No Date Code)
MV-70 1/4" Rat (1960)
L-710 1/2" Rat (1959)
TRF-7A Rethreader Die Set (1962)
Flare Nut Crowfoot Wrench Set (1965) (207S FRH is the number for the 6pt set--I couldn't find a 12pt set in the catalogs)
SVP-70-K Midget Punch & Chisel Set (1950-55) (C-72B is just the kit bag's number)
A-157A Bushing Driver Set (1962) (Might have been used once!)

Empty S-K socket box
No name wrench clip
TAT 1/2d 5" ext (was attached to the SO L-710 & I didn't notice it was offshore 'til I got it home)
Indestro No. 3411 Ignition Pliers
PL∇MB WF-22 Sliding T and 3020 DOE
Vlchek 4oz(ish) ball peen
No name Tommy Bar
Craftsman Long C Tappet Wrenches No. 1-4
J.H. Williams Group
Two sockets I need to fill gaps
BP-2, -3, & -4 Phillips sockets
Two Ribbed Style wrenches to complete a set







Here's the left behind stack:

That’s a major you ****! Most would have paid $30 just for one of those items in that haul. Nice work

 

[mikeinri]

That’s a major you ****! Most would have paid $30 just for one of those items in that haul. Nice work

DITTO!!!

@Old Radar: I see 7 crow foot wrenches, you mentioned a 6-piece or 12-piece set. Did you get just the 7?

Mike

 

[Old Radar]

@Old Radar: I see 7 crow foot wrenches, you mentioned a 6-piece or 12-piece set. Did you get just the 7?

Not pieces, points. Hex vs. double hex.

 

[Provincial]

alinc100 and OR both get *****. Nice picking, guys!

 

[ChefRex]

Looks like some nice hauls, gentlemen!!

I saw an estate sale that pictured a Snap-on KRA 377A & KRA 59 stack buttoned up with no indication of contents. Took a risk and drove out to the country hoping the contents matched the box and I wasn’t disappointed.

Lack of garage space, the 377’s large bottom bin vs. drawers and the $650 price tag combined to deflate my interest in the stack, but I found several goodies I was willing to enter into negotiations for. Almost nothing in the garage was priced so I gathered my pile, determined my price range and asked the nice lady monitoring the garage to give me a price. With almost no effort on my part, the initial price of $60 dropped immediately to $30 and we both seemed happy—I know I was!

Here's what I brought home:



Snap-on:
TK-560 Ignition & Distributor "Tune-O-Kit" Highly oxidized cad plating (1950-55)
MV-71 1/4" Rat (No Date Code)
MV-70 1/4" Rat (1960)
L-710 1/2" Rat (1959)
TRF-7A Rethreader Die Set (1962)
Flare Nut Crowfoot Wrench Set (1965) (207S FRH is the number for the 6pt set--I couldn't find a 12pt set in the catalogs)
SVP-70-K Midget Punch & Chisel Set (1961-62) (C-72B is just the kit bag's number)
A-157A Bushing Driver Set (1962) (Might have been used once!)

Empty S-K socket box
No name wrench clip
TAT 1/2d 5" ext (was attached to the SO L-710 & I didn't notice it was offshore 'til I got it home)
Indestro No. 3411 Ignition Pliers
PL∇MB WF-22 Sliding T and 3020 DOE
Vlchek 4oz(ish) ball peen
No name Tommy Bar
Craftsman Long C Tappet Wrenches No. 1-4
J.H. Williams Group
Two sockets I need to fill gaps
BP-2, -3, & -4 Phillips sockets
Two Ribbed Style wrenches to complete a set







Here's the left behind stack:

OR going in for the end of the year suckage!