Private Lugnutz
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Nice find.Never, ever seen this much Herbrand at once
Nice find.Never, ever seen this much Herbrand at once
I think I see "ton" at the end so I'mmma guessing Dayton ?????












You **** for the 6x6’s. Seems like a good dayToday was a rare calendar event: an unscheduled weekend, a tool-heavy estate sale, and a nearby venue of interest to SWMBO!
We set out at 6 am to Nahant Beach north of Boston for some sunrise shelling. Our timing was good--the tide was out, the beach was wide, and there were lots of shells to chose from. We brought home an even dozen of sand dollars and shark eye sea snail shells, as well as assorted angel wings and some large surf clam shells.
Cost: free. Time with my best girl: priceless
We next stopped in at a local eatery, the Capital Diner in Lynn (est'd 1928!) for breakfast and then headed to the nearby estate sale. The suburban backyard was overwhelmed by a huge 3-level workshop/carriage house just packed with tools, supplies, a Case tractor and even a vintage International Harvester pickup truck! I picked through the basement of the house and the workshop, but even on this second, half-price day, there was still soooooo much there, way too much to take everything of value. I passed on some vintage Craftsman and Kennedy tool boxes, an assortment of battery chargers, and a dozen plus bicycle wheels for SWMBO's yard art project (we have plenty already). SWMBO handed me her finds and left me to pick as she sat in the truck on an audio book.
I got the following for $50:
Box o' screws
Garden tools
Paint roller
Toilet valve and flapper kit
OEMTools 25239 brake adjuster
P&C 1706-L 6" adjustable wrench
No-name S-shaped DBE
Four more DBEs for the collection
A set of Craftsman metric wrenches for my daughter
Pittsburgh impact socket adapter set
No-name 3/4-drive 1" socket
Bonney 3/4-drive socket, modified to be a 1"-drive adapter
Snap-on SW-260 1/2-drive 13/16", 1940 date code
Plomb 5542 3/4-drive 1-5/16" socket
Snap-on LDH-422A 3/4-drive 1-5/16" socket, no obvious date code, but has the Blackhawk "LIC REISSUE" markings
Snap-on LDH-342 3/4-drive 1-5/16" socket, 1944 date code
Snap-on L-62 3/4-drive extension, date code 1944
Snap-on IM-62A 3/4-drive extension, date code 1960
Snap-on 3/4" stubby combo, dated 1997
Wright 6443 42 3/4-drive slider bar
Plomb 1234 1-1/16 pwbble-handled combo wrench
Craftsman "Screwholding" slotted screwdriver
HDX drill bit case
Box o' hose clamps, unopened
Air hose nozzle
Rockwell HR550A pneumatic angle grinder
Chicago Electric plastic welding iron, unused
Allstate clip-on vacuum gauge
No-name spark test light
2x25' tape measures
Small WD-40 can
Unopened box of 2" exterior deck screws
Chevy truck hubcap
Outfeed roller stand
Short square-blade spade
30" pry bar
I also bought these four pressure treated 6x6s for $30. I don't have an immediate need, but at that price, I couldn't pass them up.
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Yes all the edges are sharp. Thanks for the answer that sure seems like it.They used to sell a tool for decoratively cutting melons, if the leading edge is sharp. Modern ones are stainless.
These came out of the evaporust today and are now finished.Only one local sale shown in Craigslist so we headed out this morning to check it out. We appeared to be the only customers. There was a table covered with a mix of tools and as I started to look through them the seller suggested that I take everything for a ridiculously low price so I did. He brought out a Craftsman carry box to put them in at no additional cost which was hard to argue with. Many of the tools were quite rusty so the evaporust containers are now full. I cleaned a few up that weren’t too rusty. The Dremel seemed to work fine.
A few tools cleaned up.
-Don


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Is this a K-D plug wire remover?

I have that plug wire removal tool, bought it new in the late 80’s
I think I see "ton" at the end so I'mmma guessing Dayton ?????
Pretty sure alinc100 nailed it first. (Sorry, alinc! Brain’s been foggy of late.)WTH ?? I get no credit?![]()
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Nice! It's been awhile since I reported my beachcombing finds. Good prompt.We brought home an even dozen of sand dollars and shark eye sea snail shells,
Nice find, Andy! I found and prestorved one a few years ago. Start here.Snap On K-21 portable 2 drawer box
It may have started life as a melon cutter, but I'm guessing it may been used as a Babbitt scraper, especially if it was in a pre 50s toolbox with pre 50s tools.Anyone know what the small “tri blade” unit is?









That’s what I originally thought it was, a scraper. The old timer apparently made small sail boats. So maybe not Babbitt but wood.Nice! It's been awhile since I reported my beachcombing finds. Good prompt.
Nice find, Andy! I found and prestorved one a few years ago. Start here.
It may have started life as a melon cutter, but I'm guessing it may been used as a Babbitt scraper, especially if it was in a pre 50s toolbox with pre 50s tools.
I like those little Eagle Oilers, haven't seen ones with the stamping before.Some things from “last day” estate sale this morning. Anyone know what the small “tri blade” unit is? It was in a handle but didn’t seem original. I mostly got it for the handle. A small gunsmith or jewelers screw driver, miller falls 199 driver, 2 big c-man drivers, a couple small eagle oilers, jacobs chuck, and some WM Johnson rivet sets![]()




It's possible. With my Army background one might mistake me for a landlubber, but my pop was prewar Merchant Marine, wartime Navy, and postwar Merchant Marine, and I grew up in and around sailing on inland lakes. When we weren't on the water we were working on the boats, and trust me when I say half of that was scraping! Lol. Could be useful in tight places. I'm still thinking bearings though. All kinds of things (bearings, gaskets, etc) were scraped. I have a sizable collection of bearing scrapers, including a few clearly made out of old three corner files. As a side note, scrapers were still being used long after bearing surfaces in automobiles were poured with some alloy other than a classic tin-based Babbitt (50's).That’s what I originally thought it was, a scraper. The old timer apparently made small sail boats. So maybe not Babbitt but wood.
That K-21 turned out great. I have a feeling this one may just get wiped down, a quick wax and then off to it's next home. I may have to look into a decal,it really does look great. What I was amazed with is the weight empty ,it's a chunky box, almost as amazed as I was that it was available late day of an estate sale.Nice find, Andy! I found and prestorved one a few years ago. Start here.
I think it will definitely be handy after it’s cleaned up. I have a spike buck antler shed I found that I think will become it’s new handle.It's possible. With my Army background one might mistake me for a landlubber, but my pop was prewar Merchant Marine, wartime Navy, and postwar Merchant Marine, and I grew up in and around sailing on inland lakes. When we weren't on the water we were working on the boats, and trust me when I say half of that was scraping! Lol. Could be useful in tight places. I'm still thinking bearings though. All kinds of things (bearings, gaskets, etc) were scraped. I have a sizable collection of bearing scrapers, including a few clearly made out of old three corner files. As a side note, scrapers were still being used long after bearing surfaces in automobiles were poured with some alloy other than a classic tin-based Babbitt (50's).
