2022 Garage Sale Thread

[GhostintheMachineShop]

That's a very cool hammer man! I dint post it but there was a very cool prolly 2 or 3lb sledge in my piles. Congrats

 

[ecotec]

From an Estate Sale....some NOS stuff. Channellock 978G, seems to be discontinued, Channellock SA-2 Awl, Vise Grips and Craftsman Bricklayer hammer.

Those are my favorite kind of estate sales…

 

[alinc100]

Ghost, very nice haul. You ****

OakPark -The sheer amount of NOS you find amazes me.You **** too.

 

[Smokeshow69]

And it goes on and on. I guess those are the standard rotozip cases? I have the exact case (slightly dif handle) and get this, my key for the one I had opens the new one.

It's my new luggage.

Schaeffer fountain pens, THIS RADIO, thanks be to (insert garage sale god here) this radio is just fukn badass. It picks up AM FM, AM FM TV, Short wave, CB, whatever Air WB PB might be, and it's a gawdern PA system! It's got full monitoring inputs and outputs and even a momentary light switch for the dial. Not to mention how tuff nuts it's lookin'. Perfect Craftsman saw sharp as all get out. Impact socket sets SAE and M, Proto ratchet, Craftsman corner clamps, well y'all can see...

This haul is crazy! For $125 you did amazing! +1 on the you ***** from me!

 

[Outlawmws]

Ghost: Thou Suckith this much!

 

[Provincial]

Ghost *****!

 

[mikeinri]

**** doesn't begin to cover it, @GhostintheMachineShop!!!

My Dad had a radio like that, don't know if he kept it through several moves over the years.

That Union drill chart is amazing!

Mike

 

[zanyad]

Some additional suckage to @GhostintheMachineShop ! Congrats on the haul!

 

[jeffmoss26]

4 dollar restore haul today - xcelite, craftsman, and alexander

 

[alinc100]

Yet another estate auction ,pick up was today. Most if not all of these pics are from the auction. I was only able to get started with 2 of the smaller boxes out of the car and began the task of cleaning,separating, identifying etc. So these are kinda teaser pics...

 

[mritchie77]

Yet another estate auction ,pick up was today. Most if not all of these pics are from the auction. I was only able to get started with 2 of the smaller boxes out of the car and began the task of cleaning,separating, identifying etc. So these are kinda teaser pics...

Lots of good users I see!!!

 

[unkqty]

That's part of it, some I've dispersed already and some is still in the car. Taps and dies, pocket knives, nib style pens, proto ratchet, Craftsman wrenches and sockets, a rotozip, old school Craftsman sander, yards and yards of emory cloth, tube cutters, boxes of jewelry making stuff, lubes and shop fluids.
And get this, an old safe, and I mean it's super old, it's got what looks like the Revolutionary war USA eagle on it. I couldn't fit it, I'm picking it up next day or two. I'm beat and going to bed, holy hell boys.

Me thinks meeting the owner was a test of sorts. Congratulations on earning trust that led to a great haul.
At least part of your welder appears to be a carbon arc torch - for gouging/cleaning old welds. They were usually an accessory on larger setups. They love power and put out an incredible amount of light but get the job done.
Market for the multi-band radios has been pretty hot for past several years. I've kept a couple of the best and flipped the rest for a tidy profit. Operational condition and cosmetics are important, of course.
Oh - and in case it hasn't sunk in - you truly do ****.

 

[Old Radar]

Yet another estate auction ,pick up was today. Most if not all of these pics are from the auction. I was only able to get started with 2 of the smaller boxes out of the car and began the task of cleaning,separating, identifying etc. So these are kinda teaser pics...

We can't count @alinc100 out of the running for Picker of the Year! He's making tremendous End-of-Year hauls!

Don't forget to vote for Picker of the Year and 2023 Garage Sale Thread Host! (turn your phone sideways to see the links in my sig block)

 

[ChefRex]

Deleted

 

[ForrestT]

Yet another estate auction ,pick up was today. Most if not all of these pics are from the auction. I was only able to get started with 2 of the smaller boxes out of the car and began the task of cleaning,separating, identifying etc. So these are kinda teaser pics...

Looks interesting. Good score.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Long day, late report (Lugz 2022_56) on today's find.



It's going to need some repair!

(BTW, it may be Eagles green, but other than this classic Philly beer (1840 to 1987), the name "Schmidt" only means one other thing to Philly people, and that's the greatest third baseman in history.)

 

[alinc100]

Yet another estate auction ,pick up was today. Most if not all of these pics are from the auction. I was only able to get started with 2 of the smaller boxes out of the car and began the task of cleaning,separating, identifying etc. So these are kinda teaser pics...

I got quite a bit of sorting and inventorying done. I created an album to host the pics as its a few more pics than I can fit here easily: https://postimg.cc/gallery/k5jMWyk

Craftsman
¾” Drive
Sockets 1-1/16” TO 1-⅝” =V=
Sliding T bar =v=
7” extension =v=

½” drive
½” drive speeder wrench =v=
9/16”,⅝”,11/16”,¾”,⅞”,1”-v-
1-1/16” =v= all 12 point deep

½” ,⅝”,11/16”,¾” 8 point shallow =v=
Ratcheting adapter ,stud remover =v=

⅜” drive
⅝”,13/16” 12 point deep =v=

WRENCHES

Ratcheting Box(old style) ¼”-5/16”,⅜”-7/16”,⅝”-¾”,13/16”-⅞”
Ratcheting Box (newer style) ½”-9/16”

⅝”-¾”,¾’’-⅞’’,15/16”-1”,1-1/16”-1-⅛” DOE =v=
½’’ saltus wrench
11/16’’-vv- combo
¾’’ combo Forged in USA
1” -vv- combo
¾”-⅞” DBE -v-
1-1/16”-1-¼”,1-⅛”-1-5/16” DBE =v=

Craftsman Brake tool =v=
(2) 100 ft measuring tapes

CORNWELL
HR-3 ¾” drive head

ARMSTRONG
11-124 ¾’’ ⅜” drive 12 point shallow socket
13-951 ¾’’ to ½’’ adapter

WILLIAMS

(2) 6-636 1-⅛” 6 point impact socket ¾” dr
H-1240 1-¼” ,H-1248 1-½” 12 point ¾” dr
(2) BM-210 10mm 6 point shallow ⅜” dr

PROTO
5453 ¾” to ½” adapter
5461 4” ½’ dr extension
5854 1” to ¾” adapter
5330 15/16” 12 point deep socket ½” dr

SK
47190 ¾’’ dr universal
409 ¾” to ½’’ adapter
313 13 mm 6 point ⅜” dr shallow socket
40116 ½” 12 point shallow socket ½” dr

MAC
v5e 4” extension ½” dr
½”-9/16” offset ratchet wrench

THORSEN
4” extension ½” dr


SNAP ON
GLA 72 ¾” to 1” adapter
S181 9/16” 6 point shallow socket ⅜” dr
OLD Snap On ¾” 6 point(very faint)

ALLEN
13920 ¾” breaker bar

COMPANION
15/16” ½” dr shallow 12 point socket ½” dr
RIDGID
14” pipe wrench,(2) 18” pipe wrenches
918 -18” adjustable wrench

Starrett 12” combo square with extra Mitutoyo 12 inch blade
Starrett S830F Small Hole Gauge set
Lufkin 6 ft engineer’s folding rule
Vise Grip clamp,sheet metal pliers
Chicago Pneumatic ½” dr ratchet Made in Japan
Holochrome allen sets
Misc Wrenches from Billings,Renault and others
Misc hammers,mauls,wedges
Toolboxes were kennedy 250 6 drawer upper
Aztec 3 drawer lower

 

[bmwrd0]

Good to see all the late year finds coming in, warms a persons heart.

I hit two Restores and an estate sale today, with decent results. From the first Restore:

Two drill bits (one MT1 and one square drive), Mayhew roll pin punch, Goodell Pratt combo square, Proto 11/32 socket, and two Armstrong wrenches.
From the estate sale:

vintage tin of leather dressing, shims, Craftsman screw starter, two socket chisels (one in great shape, the other... not so much), two light bulb sockets, Stanley boxwood ruler I haven't seen before, drill bits in packaging, and a file in packaging.
From the other Restore:

Spintite spinner, VACO ratcheting driver (with the bits!), Lectrolite DBE, and a vintage box of BB's. Here is the other side of that box:

The best part was all of these stops were fun, not many people around so I could dig into things and really check out what was there.
All of it cost me $19

 

[Fred Knox]

$40 haul at an early Friday morning garage sale:

Vintage 10" Winchester pliers #2489
Keen Kutter 6 ½” adjustable monkey wrench
Barcalo 1 ¼" combination wrench
Red Devil wood scraper putty knife, 1 ¼"
Red Devil wood scraper putty knife, 1 ½"
Charles Buck 1/8” mortise chisel
Vintage Crescent Tool Co. L210 10" Thin Nose Slip Joint Pliers Jamestown, N.Y. USA (great "checkerdot" gripping)
Vintage Crescent Tool Co. 10" Slip Joint Pliers Jamestown, N.Y. USA (great "checkerdot" gripping)
Diamond Calk Horseshoe adjustable wrench 15"
Diamond Calk Horseshoe adjustable wrench 6”
Stanley #4595 Yankee Slotted 7 ½" wood handled screwdriver
Four Craftsman -V- Quick Release ratchets (44875, 44985, 43784, 43186)
Craftsman -VV- 44363 breaker bar
Couple Craftsman sockets
Indestro 912 Offset Double Box-End wrench, 1/2" x 9/16"
oval brush (maybe GMTK?)

 

[WisJim]

Picked up a 5 volume set of Automobile Engineering published by the American Technical Society. The books are a little rough, but still holding together and complete, so I figured they were worth the $10 that I paid for them. Lots of interesting stuff, including internal combustion engines, electric cars, steam cars, motorcycles, drive trains of all kinds, and shop info.

 

[gleman]

This week's score for 35 bucks.





An older workmate from the ReStore.




I had to reattach a decapitated head.

A curbside pickup from a house clean out. A fountain with creepy kids, missing the pump.

 

[gpw_42]

Probably my last estate sale of the year. Bose Wave Radio/CD player, Craftsman crown top utility knife and a small fishing tackle box. Will have to get a new remote for the Bose, but they’re cheap, even direct from MFR.

 

[gleman]

Probably my last estate sale of the year. Bose Wave Radio/CD player, Craftsman crown top utility knife and a small fishing tackle box. Will have to get a new remote for the Bose, but they’re cheap, even direct from MFR.

I have two of those radios and they were worth the cost new. Enjoy

 

[d42jeep]

We found an estate sale 6 minutes from home. There was no mention of tools but we stopped by anyway. Most of the tools we found were in a kitchen cabinet.
-Don
P&C wide jaw longnoses
Stanley awl
Proto spinnerCraftsman USA pruners
Lexus pliers for my neighbor.

 

[bmwrd0]

Two estate sales today, and another $20:

The first sale was on a pretty nice old piece of property, with two shops and a garage. And a whole lot of cheap tools, along with sub freezing tempertures! But I really like this company, small and pretty local, they mostly due the sales that other comanies won't do, and they are just nice people. Anyway, a Holocrome box full of hex keys, Stanley Yankee driver, solder, and two Craftsman Metric sockets.

I, in usual Beemer fasion, probably should have hit this sale first, but... In any case, parking was horrible even showing up 2 hours late, and there was still good stuff there: Whitney punch, cheapo igition wrench set I got for the roll, Irwin speed bore in perfect box, Super Oil!, Makita chuck w/ 1/4" adaptor, and a vintage hex key set. No name on the last, but no way I was gonna pass it up!

 

[d42jeep]

Nice haul. Here is my Holochrome set.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Picked up a 5 volume set of Automobile Engineering published by the American Technical Society.

Love the motorcycle illos!

oval brush (maybe GMTK?)

Maybe.

The GMTK oval sash brush (for cleaning tools and parts) was a No. 5. The handle, including the ferrule, should be 9-1/2" long. The ferrule should have no less than three (3) pins. The bristles, which were to be vulcanized early war, later war not (due to rubber conservation), were 2-3/4" long. In terms of shape, the bristles were 1-1/6" in diameter at the ferrule, and 1-7/16" in diameter at the top and they should be "laid to a chiseled edge", not "domed". Here is the way I depicted the brush's shape in actual size outline on my fold-up easy-check flea market GMTK guide...



And if you really want to nerd out, here is a link to a deep dive I did on them on G503.com many years ago (I am Wingnutt there), aided by my copy of the 1939 Federal Standard Stock Catalog.

The oval sash brush is a funny subject. These types of brushes are everywhere in the wild, and almost every single one kinda sorta looks right, or looks the part, especially when it's nestled with the other tools. But it's one of the more challenging items to find in terms of period- and spec-correctness. I have been fortunate to find one with the actual spec number ("H-B-491") and the number ("No. 5") stamped on the handle (which you can see if you click on the link I provided above), and another with the FSN ("38-B-3345"), leaving no doubt about their authenticity. I have had others with postwar FSN's. But mostly, it's a lot of 'as close as you can get' and no markings.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Some keepers (1945 Snappy 1/2F-to-3/8M adaptor, NB/Crafty 3/8-drive uni joint, and LIQUID CARBOLIC tank wrench) and trade fodder (I'm no carpenter!) in this morning's frozen flea finds (Lugz 2022_57). The bolt cutters were a throw in for me recommending a seller remove a valuable item from a $1 table. The blades are chewed to hell, but it's really early with some cool markings I have never seen before.

 

[bmwrd0]

It will be a little bit (my shop is a total disaster via rearangement right now) but I might have some jaws for those bolt cutters. A bit rusty if I remember, but unused.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

As usual, I LEFT BEHIND more than I brought home, to include a Starret vise (not enough margin to flip) and a Ford pedal car that was way out of my league.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Thanks, Beemer. No rush. Something to revisit in '23!

 

[bmwrd0]

Just remind me, as I have my hands full right now. If you want, check the last post on the Beemers Hole and you will see.

 

[Old Radar]

Yesterday’s estate sale promised a lot of old hand and power tools and it did not disappoint. Unfortunately, I didn’t make the first wave inside and by the time I got into the garage, it was already a feeding frenzy. I had a short list of things I had seen in the photos, but most were gone or had Sold signs on them already—including a nice leg vise, some interesting hatchets and an odd adjustable wrench worthy of inclusion in Lugz’s Order of Oddfellows thread. I put them all out of my mind as I started bagging cool things that were not pictured in the ad.



Starting with the tools on the left:

• Long C Craftsman (BE) extension
• Mossberg made Ford 5-Z-829 ratcheting wrench
• Ford DOE with Forged M—Mossberg?
• Frank Mossberg 623 5/8” Socket Wrench
• Tappet wrench stamped Chrome Vanadium Steel 17/32 x 7/16
• No Name Hex Ratchet
• No Name ½” non-reversing ratchet with “Raise” and “Lower” stamped on opposite sides instead of On/Off. I had hoped it was part of the Hinsdale set below, but it’s too long to fit in the box.
• Couple of finger planes

Right Side:

• Very nice unmarked wood auger handle with a Greenlee auger bit No. 62-.
• Collection of mini screwdrivers and turn screws. My fav is the middle one from Goodell-Pratt. The others are unmarked.
• Hose nozzle marked only “Boston”
• Double “Callipers” from P. Lowentraut, Manufacturer of Mechanic Tools & Skates, Newark, N.J
• L.S. Starrett 4” Outside Calipers
• Mossberg 490 Alligator Wrench w/screwdriver point
• L.S. Starrett No. 530 100’ tape
• Keuffel & Esser Favorite Wyteface 100’ tape
• Lufkin 6’ advertising tape from Allied American Bank of San Antonio

Finally:

• S-K Chrome 4097 Socket Set—Complete

• Hinsdale 13B ½” Socket Set—missing non-reversing ratchet, drive plug and “Long Extension”

• I forgot to put the Clayton-Lambert blow torch in the group shot. Pat date Jan 4th, 1921.

Out the door for $20. I’m heading back this morning to see if I can find the missing Hinsdale parts while keeping my eye out for any more treasures!

 

[four.cycle]

The oval sash brush is a funny subject.

Interesting. In the parlance of the sign-making business, a "sash brush" is a colloquial term for a "fitch"; a long-handled affair with a long ferrule holding rather short bristles capable of holding a lot of paint. Especially suited to painting wood-framed double-sash windows, which required copious amounts of paint, and not at all resembling Fred's example above.

That HKP find is quite interesting.... Hypo what?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

an odd adjustable wrench worthy of inclusion in Lugz’s Order of Oddfellows thread.

What was the brand?

Ford DOE with Forged M—Mossberg?

MDF.

Tappet wrench stamped Chrome Vanadium Steel 17/32 x 7/16

Indestro.

No Name ½” non-reversing ratchet with “Raise” and “Lower”

Jack? Crank?

 

[RTM]

Starting with the tools on the left:

• 
  
• No Name ½” non-reversing ratchet with “Raise” and “Lower” stamped on opposite sides instead of On/Off. I had hoped it was part of the Hinsdale set below, but it’s too long to fit in the box.

Possibly a scaffold wrench, or similar

• Couple of finger planes

Blocky one on right looks like my Great Neck that I was hoping was a Sargent Little Shaver. Mine has a number cast under the blade, think it’s 023. Left could be Millers Falls or Stanley , both very similar.

Right Side:

• Very nice unmarked wood auger handle with a Greenlee auger bit No. 62-.

Possibly a millers Falls #1, gotta look

• Collection of mini screwdrivers and turn screws. My fav is the middle one from Goodell-Pratt. The others are unmarked.

The chefs hat, a tough choice for favorite vs the honey scooper

• Double “Callipers” from P. Lowentraut, Manufacturer of Mechanic Tools & Skates, Newark, N.J

I have a poorly stamped pair, that took a while to decipher

Nice haul for very little money, I’d be going back too.

 

[MisterEd]

While I recover from TKA, SigO went out yesterday and acquired some of her favorite things.

 

[RTM]

That HKP find is quite interesting.... Hypo what?

I’m guessing HyPowr, to short to be hypoallergenic.

 

[RTM]

While I recover from TKA, SigO went out yesterday and acquired some of her favorite things.

She done good. Best wishes on recovery.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

a "sash brush" is a

I am sure the derivation is the same, 4.c, but trust me when I say it got parlayed into official federal nomenclature of the 30's and 40's for mechanics' tools and parts cleaning brushes. I am not going to post examples (I have a dozen!), but if you click on the link I posted in my first reply to Fred you will see the ne plus ultra example and the terminology used in wartime catalogs and manuals.

That HKP find is quite interesting.... Hypo what?

I’m guessing HyPowr,

Close. It's HYPOWA, which I am sure is a clever branding take on High Power, or what it sounds like when someone from New England says, "High Power."