2023 Garage Sale Thread

[RTM]

Here is my minor haul, from the last two weekends, from the same seller, slightly garage related. Last Sunday we found a poorly advertised sale walking distance away from home. Planned to stop by once we were done walking the pups. Found a Mission style all solid wood (except the back) bookcase, with two movable shelves which are a bit long, and need some trimming. Also grabbed two Teavana containers, each about 1.5 gal., made for dry bulk tea leaves. Figure they might work well for certain dry goods in the garage, like shellac flakes. The tins nest and interlock well on top of each other. MLW kept one for the house. Today I went back and grabbed three more.

 

[Outlawmws]

A pretty good day today! last month this HS FM got basically rained out (2 sellers) today it was a nice day (we expect rain late tomorrow). I also hit 2 estates down there and a YS.

I even got a little GPA related: Coleman Lantern Key chain (now hanging as a decoration) A (Coleman I think) NOS Burner Assembly -the pickup is extra long, so what fount? - Indestro 1/4" drive ratchet - I need to take it apart and clean/lube at least - (the handle is one of my favorites and I want more of them different sizes - I also have had a 3/8 drive swivel head for decades) A Kell-Strom (Aerospace Tool Co) mini DBE, an early Craftsman "WF" stamped small driver (clear -usually these are red/blue/clear), A water proof match case with a "toy" compass in the top. and a bag of chandelier crystals.






Somethng for a stocking stuffer:



An Eagle Claw spin casting reel (My first Eagle Claw reel I have several EC poles), and a small bait caster; Plain but pristine - Both need cleaned and lubed.



One of the Estate sales:

Coleman Griddle:




A wood clamp/saw/Router guide, a well used Buck bothers wood chisel:



Free chemicals, both about 3/4 full (Missed a gallon can of acetone...)



An "Eagles" organization sale, (essentially an estate sale, all donations) - A long C Craftsman bit brace, a coping saw (only marks visible so far is "No. 190") Proto LA Pliers (with the old grip patterns), The clamp piece has a rotating head that grips a couple of round rods. -No clue yet for its use.



Yard sale: An old 1050's Currier and Ive's book of their lithographs (sample below)

 

[RTM]

wood clamp/saw/Router guide,

One of the first clamps I bought when I started woodworking. Used it to trim my table tops to length, after using it to clamp them together. Works with the circ saw, router, jig saw as a straight edge. Clamp a board in it, lay it on its back, clamp to the table saw, it worked as a planing clamp. (Probably not a planned use for it, but I didn’t have a bench back then.)

 

[Outlawmws]

RTM, I think this one may become the fence for my 1936 Companion/Craftsman table saw. I've never had the original fence and have been clamping a piece of angle to it.

I'm very pleased to report the Indestro 1/4" 2875 ratchet came apart with no drama (it was freewheeling) as it was dry and had rust dust in it. A couple shots of Tri-flow, and some working/cleaning, and everything freed up! a little light lube was all it needed. Getting the snap ring back in was eventful, but I got it done! I was surprised that this appears to have a 56 tooth count? That's not bad, and with this style of handle, I'm a happy camper! The only other Indestro with this style handle I have is a 3/8" drive swivel head.

I suspect this may become my go to 1/4" ratchet!

 

[four.cycle]

@Outlawmws -
52 teeth.
that "paddle" handle in 1/2" drive is a 3270 but they're rare as hens' teeth.
not sure what the 3/8" drive model is.
most likely easier to find the paddle handle in a "Wizard" or "Westcraft" or "Westline" or "Wards Master" equivalent (as opposed to one branded "Indestro".)(same animal - different brand stamped on it.)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

A Kell-Strom (Aerospace Tool Co) mini DBE

That's pretty nifty with those offsets like that.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lugz 2023_43...



- The crusty flaring kit is Imperial Brass with the right markings for wartime (2nd Echelon kit)
- Billings "S" wrench (for one of boards)
- what appears to be a Billings auto wrench (not yet sure)
- BHM slip joints

 

[Private Lugnutz]

LEFT-BEHIND's included (1) a pick, with a good deal of OD green on it, possibly wartime, partial forge mark I did not recognize, and a stamping in the handle ("NJSHD", possibly NJ State Highway Dept) that implied it found a second job in its surplus years; (2) a 4-pc Lectrolite Tru-Fit deep double offset DBE set I pulled out of a toolbox, but just not enough interest in this brand by me; and (3) a hacksaw with an interesting marking that made me smile (not Forsberg "Whale" brand, but...), but not enough to spend a $1 on.

 

[Outlawmws]

a Nov1918 trapping magazine

That's a really cool magazine LS!

@Outlawmws -
52 teeth.

Thx, Four.Cycle! - Yeah, I've beem watching for a non swivel head 3/8, casually, for a while. A 1/2 would be cool, but I rarely use 1/2 drive stuff these days unless for breaking hard stuff like over tightened lug nuts. Breakers with this handle would be good to find as well

That's pretty nifty with those offsets like that.

Yep, I was on the fence but after getting a good price, I grabbed it. I'm starting to "make friends" with a few of the regular sellers at this Flea. The hex size is 3/16ths - the size nut for a 2-26 screw!

 

[Outlawmws]

Lugz 2023_43...

That mini Bow saw, is pretty cool, 8" blade? 10? Is the blade sharp? Any branding?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yep, I was on the fence but after getting a good price, I grabbed it.

Very unique. I have some DBE's with crazy twists in the shanks (vintage motorcycle and some marine engine cylinder nut wrenches, mainly), but a straight shank that offsets to the sides in the same plane? No.

That mini Bow saw, is pretty cool, 8" blade? 10? Is the blade sharp? Any branding?

Oops. That wasn't supposed to be in the pic! (I don't pick up too many users at fleas, but when I do, I generally separate them from collectibles, sometimes forgetting, especially with small hauls.) It's a 12", yes, Japan, and we have the same thoughts. Perfect for light pruning, low pruning, and little helpers like the grandlugzes to learn on!

 

[RTM]

pick, with a good deal of OD green on it, possibly wartime, partial forge mark I did not recognize

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[Private Lugnutz]

Don't click this link if you don't want your fun spoiled

 

[Outlawmws]

most likely easier to find the paddle handle in a "Wizard" or "Westcraft" or "Westline" or "Wards Master" equivalent (as opposed to one branded "Indestro".)(same animal - different brand stamped on it.)

@four.cycle - What I have seen is Indestro has them with this handle in the "exposed gear" models, and they seem to have slightly differnt shapes "Brand to brand" (more tapered in Wizard for instance, using both the 3 & 5 pt RH, and Pear head (are the Pears not rebuild-able?), Wardmaster almost square with the Pear head). I think the round heads for most of the other brands. do you happen to know the tooth counts? are all the round heads within a drive size the same? My RH swivel head is also 52T

 

[four.cycle]

@Outlawmws -

I'll have to address that in the "Duro-Indestro" thread later.
Curtain time is 4:00 pm for Nutcracker matinee.
Pies will come out of the oven in a few minutes.

 

[Outlawmws]

No prob and no rush FC! have fun at the Nutcracker!

 

[IMCA38]

Picked up my online auction scores today. Photos on the auction weren’t great, so I was pleased with what I found when I got them.

Lot #1- $7: 1/2 RHFT ratchet, decent shape, 1/2 teardrop, pretty rough.
Several larger sockets, USA Fleet and Thorsen. A few smaller CMan sockets, some other assorted USA sockets, S-K, Indestro, two SnapOn flex sockets, plus some import pieces In the can.

Lot #2- $15: 1/4 CMan set in metal box inc ratchet, breaker and extensions, 3/8 CMan sockets in a plastic holder, two 3/8 teardrop ratchets, 3/8 breaker, three extensions, three rails of CMan sockets plus some loose ones inc a 1/2 drive 1 1/4”.

Lot#3 - $1: 6” Diamalloy adjustable (only thing I bid on). Plus two Crescent adjustables, and an Allen set in metal box as well as some other supersize hex’s two pairs of pliers and two tapes, 25’ and 50’.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Haven't posted much this year, but I wanted to share this little load. The Snappy line wrenches were marked $2.50, same as the Craftsman

Is that a Craftsman raised panel combo wrench?

*** I cant believe no one caught anything abnormal about this wrench** Look at the box end portion. It was never finished. It was probably deemed defective by the factory and was supposed to get melted down and remade but it left in someones lunch box. I have a plomb dual mark un plated wrench like this.**

It was a fun day, and I don't say that lightly. Good sales, didn't spend too much money, pleasant people to deal with, and so on. I wish more days were like this. Anyway:

First stop was a family clearing out a relatives house, and I picked up a Decatur coffin driver, Chrome Vanadium (Duro) breaker bar, Crosman pellets, Herbrand and Blue Point brake tools, WF breaker bar, Proto impact socket and two screwdriver sockets, Plomb combo and a small driver that people seem to love. $2

Next stop was a bust, and after that got a burrito and coffee. Third stop:

Some of these weird Craftsman ratcheting hard handle SBE wrench thingys. Dunno, they seem to go for some money on eBay...

Then I stopped at a Restore and spent a few bucks:

Chisel handle, some little hammer thing I though was kinda cute, and three half full packets of drill bits. $5

The next stop was a bit to weird even for me, so I hightailed it out of there. After that I was planning to head home, and maybe stop at a Restore on the way. But, it is one of the least productive Restores, so, not wanting to go straight back yet, I headed off to a sale that was on the final day of a three day sale. And, boy, am I glad I did!

There was an old shop in the back of the property, with drawers, cans and shelves of junk. I could see it had been picked through, but mostly by people without the refined taste of a seasoned Garage Journaler! And so I found: an old tobacco tin full of copper rivets, an old rotary light(?) switch that tells you if it is on or off, part of a machinists protractor, some army trucks for model RR's, a wooden dovetail box, an inside corner tape measure, chisel handle, scraper, metal handled beehive screwdriver, Duro socket, pebble combo, Plomb 1/4 breaker, Long C raised panel combo, 4" Diamond calk adjustable, Proto LA combo, Blue Point combo, pipe cleaners, and an aligator wrench. $5 for all of that. And, while I was walking out, I threw a low ball offer at this:

a Victorian era Morris chair. It needs some work, and I need another project like a whole in my head, but I got it cheap enough and had so much fun the last one I restored I couldn't resist.

Like I said, I love days like this.

**excellent find on those craftsman ratcheting wrenches! You are correct, they do well on the bay. Not particularly useful due to their construction but sure look cool and will probably sell for over $100**


For good reason.

The name sounds like a catchy marketing slogan from the 60's, but actually goes back a lot further.

BET'R GRIP was a brand name and trademark used by J.P. Danielson in the 20's through 1946, exclusively and explicitly for their unique adjustable crescent-type wrench, which had a square throat when the fixed and dynamic jaw closed, as opposed to the hex throat that Crescent (Mr. Danielson's former co-founded company), Diamond, and other followers had. It fit hex and square nuts, and allowed each to seat a little deeper. Hence, a better grip. J.P. Danielson made pliers, as well, excellent, high quality tools, but they never gave them the BET'R GRIP name.

The Plomb Tool Company purchased J.P. Danielson in October 1946, mainly for their production plant, to replace Utica, which they had just dropped as their supplier of adjustable wrenches and pliers. In the 50's, everything coming out of the former JPD plant was being stamped for all of Plomb's brands (e.g., Proto, Fleet, PENENS, etc). Same tools. Just stamped with different names.

At some point after 1957, someone at the company now named Pendleton Tool Industries, Inc. decided to exploit the BET'R GRIP TM they had purchased from JPD, broadening the original meaning. You will see it on all kinds of pliers that PTII made, including Proto and other brands.

I've talked about this before - down on the VB!

**you also forgot that they applied this name to the Proto Screw drivers- yellow handle ones that are everywhere**

Just as soon as @Smokeshow69 stops smelling the pretty candles.

** Ok this is pretty funny ....but unfortunately those candles have no scent. Which I guess makes me slightly more masculine for collecting them? **

 

[Smokeshow69]

Referencing Lugz comment above.... He is talking about my recent postings and buying of these vintage holiday candles. They were made in a variety of sizes. Growing up my parents had a bunch of these in the 3" variety that were my grandparents and were displayed at christmas time. Me being super nostalgic, I have wanted to get some like the ones I grew up with but my parents are still displaying them so I figured, why not buy some as I find them in the wild. Well so far I have acquired all these this Christmas season while out shopping with my wife. These range from about 5"-7" in height and are marked either Tavern Candle, soconony vacuum or Gurley. You may be asking your self, whats the story behind these candles, aside from the fact that they are cool? Well to make a short story long, Socony Vacuum company needed an outlet for their excess parrafin waste created while producing oil/petroleum products as one of the largest oil companies in the united states at that time. They decided to create and sell these candles as a way to create profit out of their by product waste during oil refining....pretty smart if you ask me! Not only do they look cool, they are actually vintage automotive themed. Socony Vacuum changed their name in 1955 so these candles are before that time period. Recently I purchased this set of fawns in the original box!

( if you want to take a deeper dive into these candles, check this link out https://myweatheredhome.com/gurley-candles-history-and-more/ )

 

[Outlawmws]

Got this Free today (Freecycle) - it will be a bit of a project, but I think worth it: CCTV system. This is apparently current hardware still available new, and I can do a lot of the wiring with CAT5/6 (I have a large spool still)

7 cameras, Most 5MP. one is 2.1 (I'm thinking close up at the front door?)

If I skimmed the manual right, we can connect it to our network and monitor on the home computers. Better still no 3rd party services needed, and it can write to a hard drive. I'm thinking a nice big memory stick:



If I'm right, all I should need is 2 cables: Power, A short CAT 5 (it will live next to the Network gear), the Memory stick, and optimal a long HDMI if I decide to setup a dedicated TV?

 

[Smokeshow69]

Also another pickup from last weekend- I was out at a local antique store and found a give away promotional pencil from a company that my great grandfather founded in 1911. Company ceased operation in 1973 but I have never found any advertising pieces in the wild up until now! Pencil is in fantastic shape.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cool Stuff Smoke! I much prefer the old vintage Christmas decorations generally (I do like LED lights however, those are getting better and better)

I have most all of my mom;s old Christmas stuff. A few things we let go as they weren't' particularly vintage or part of my childhood. Most of the old "Shiny Bright" glass decorations I have kept (I did let my youngest daughter take some of the pink ones for her themed tree in her room) Mom had 3 boxes of "newer" large Shiny Bright brand ornaments I'm not attached to and this year I let the two girls split those up, other than SWMBO wanted 4 for the main family tree.

My favorites of mom's however are the vintage "lantern" and shaped glass decorations that have, I believe, mercury slivering inside, and the Putz Housed and the "accessories" to those. e occasionally find similar and add to them.

 

[Outlawmws]

a give away promotional pencil from a company that my great grandfather founded in 1911.

Awesome find Smoke!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

you also forgot that they applied this name to the Proto Screw drivers- yellow handle ones that are everywhere*

Thanks!

...but unfortunately those candles have no scent. Which I guess makes me slightly more masculine for collecting them?

Snerk. The displays look great. I am probably going to hell for poking fun at Christmas candles, and you put me on your naughty list now, right?

 

[mikeinri]

Also another pickup from last weekend- I was out at a local antique store and found a give away promotional pencil from a company that my great grandfather founded in 1911. Company ceased operation in 1973 but I have never found any advertising pieces in the wild up until now! Pencil is in fantastic shape.

FIND OF THE YEAR!!!!!

Nice job!!!

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

Got this Free today (Freecycle) - it will be a bit of a project, but I think worth it: CCTV system. This is apparently current hardware still available new, and I can do a lot of the wiring with CAT5/6 (I have a large spool still)

7 cameras, Most 5MP. one is 2.1 (I'm thinking close up at the front door?)

If I skimmed the manual right, we can connect it to our network and monitor on the home computers. Better still no 3rd party services needed, and it can write to a hard drive. I'm thinking a nice big memory stick:



If I'm right, all I should need is 2 cables: Power, A short CAT 5 (it will live next to the Network gear), the Memory stick, and optimal a long HDMI if I decide to setup a dedicated TV?

You definitely ****!

Mike

 

[CoogarXR]

Got this Free today (Freecycle) - it will be a bit of a project, but I think worth it: CCTV system. This is apparently current hardware still available new, and I can do a lot of the wiring with CAT5/6 (I have a large spool still)

7 cameras, Most 5MP. one is 2.1 (I'm thinking close up at the front door?)

If I skimmed the manual right, we can connect it to our network and monitor on the home computers. Better still no 3rd party services needed, and it can write to a hard drive. I'm thinking a nice big memory stick:



If I'm right, all I should need is 2 cables: Power, A short CAT 5 (it will live next to the Network gear), the Memory stick, and optimal a long HDMI if I decide to setup a dedicated TV?

I wouldn't use a memory stick, it will wear out in no time (they have a finite number of writes, and video recording is write-intensive). Just put a hard drive in it.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I was out at a local antique store and found a give away promotional pencil from a company that my great grandfather founded in 1911. Company ceased operation in 1973 but I have never found any advertising pieces in the wild up until now!

Dude, this is a small, timely miracle. And just a couple weeks after the classic shop sign that came out of the same company, right?

 

[Old Radar]

Referencing Lugz comment above.... He is talking about my recent postings and buying of these vintage holiday candles. They were made in a variety of sizes. Growing up my parents had a bunch of these in the 3" variety that were my grandparents and were displayed at christmas time. Me being super nostalgic, I have wanted to get some like the ones I grew up with but my parents are still displaying them so I figured, why not buy some as I find them in the wild. Well so far I have acquired all these this Christmas season while out shopping with my wife. These range from about 5"-7" in height and are marked either Tavern Candle, soconony vacuum or Gurley. You may be asking your self, whats the story behind these candles, aside from the fact that they are cool?

Ok this is pretty funny ....but unfortunately those candles have no scent. Which I guess makes me slightly more masculine for collecting them?

Mmmm, not really.

 

[RTM]

Another tiny haul from a Sunday GS. A Yankee by Stanley Phillips right angle ratchet screwdriver, promised to a friend several weeks back when he picked up a $10 version at the antique flea market, in much worse shape. The gloves are generic multipack in my size, so I grabbed one pair. The bulb is going into the lathe work area.

 

[RTM]

Dude, this is a small, timely miracle. And just a couple weeks after the classic shop sign that came out of the same company, right?

And what will be #3, they always come in threes.

 

[mikeinri]

And what will be #3, they always come in threes.

I was wondering the same thing! Maybe he'll come across a barn-forgotten hot rod???

Mike

 

[Smokeshow69]

Thanks!

Snerk. The displays look great. I am probably going to hell for poking fun at Christmas candles, and you put me on your naughty list now, right?

** no quite the opposite. I know it was all in good fun and my silence when you made the joke wasnt because I was mad, it was simply because I hadn't read the post yet **

FIND OF THE YEAR!!!!!

Nice job!!!

Mike

Thanks...I was really excited to find it

Dude, this is a small, timely miracle. And just a couple weeks after the classic shop sign that came out of the same company, right?

**yes, correct same company. I live about 80 miles from said town/company site so it's not inconceivable that I would find this pencil but given that operations ceased in the early 70's, the probability window is small.. In all of my years I have never found another piece of advertising from this company. The pieces I do have ( clip board, wall thermometer, coin pouch) all have come from family members, never in the wild.

I was wondering the same thing! Maybe he'll come across a barn-forgotten hot rod???

Mike

** well this would certainly be amazing! I'm thinking maybe next year on my vacation to the Marshall Islands I will find Amelia Earhart's plane or something similar. I will be the first to say I have had some excellent picking luck this year with all the sentimental finds and I cant wait to see what next year brings. The only sentimental find that may actually top either the sign or pencil would be my grand father's helmet from WW2. He was a full bird Colonel in the war. He was allowed to bring home a ton of stuff/ equipment/firearms from the war but no one knows if he brought a helmet home or what happened to it

 

[Smokeshow69]

*** Just a heads up, I have launched 2 polls that I need your help with. It is my job as thread host to make sure that next year we are in good hands... and on that note, I have launched the 2024 Garage Sale Thread Host poll....please vote now

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Hello All! As 2023 winds down we find ourselves in need of selecting a new G.S. Thead host. I have carried that mantel this year but now I am passing that onto a new host in this coming year. One who can lead us through the doldrums of late winter with no swap meets and meager Estate Sales to...

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**also I have launched the Picker of the Year (poty thread) as well. Please vote asap as both of these threads time out in 12 days**

2023 Picker Of The Year (POTY) poll thread- Vote now

As 2023 draws to a close we need to elect someone from our midst who has best exemplified the picker spirit we all posses. Someone who in your opinion has sought out the best deals, drawn the most ***** or perhaps found that ever elusive item you have been looking for! It could be that they paid...

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**why would voting be so important you might ask? Well aside from fame, noteriety, street cred ect, there are actually trophies on the line! I have created 2 trophies and will elaborate more later but I need to hear from you all!**

 

[bmwrd0]

Well, here in the land of Smokeshows forefathers, it has been dead as a doorknob, so to speak. Not much in the way of sales, nor many interesting ones. So I have been hitting the Restores, and I did hit a few estate sales (there were no garage sales to speak of) and I did find a few things, albeit not much:

The Indestro Speeder and the larger of two Billings wrenches came from a Restore, while the Snap-on driver, woodie, smaller Billings wrench and Channelocks came from the first estate sale I was able to find. The Long C Yankee type driver and book came from the second estate sale, which was filled with vintage radios. $6.50

And today I was able to get back to that second sale for half price day. I ended up passing on any radios, mostly as I am knee deep in projects and need another like a hole in my head. Sad, as the Atwater Kents were going cheap at that point. But, I stayed strong, and only picked up the following:

A vintage Sioux Tools box, Sturmy Archer oil can, Cuttler Hammer motor starter and a random chisel handle. $3

 

[Private Lugnutz]

A vintage Sioux Tools box,

Nice find.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Just a heads up, I have launched 2 polls...

There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow.
All those estate sale stories and tales of the glories of PotY polls long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

And just in case anyone needs reminding or motivation...

 

[Smokeshow69]

There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow.
All those estate sale stories and tales of the glories of PotY polls long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year!

I just sang this in my best Andy Williams voice in my head

 

[bbbarracuda]

I picked up this treasure trove this weekend.
A Blatz beer tray, an 8” Cochran Speednut wrench, a Lenk alcohol burner, and the desk lamp I’m using at my work bench. As I get older, the more light the better.
I think Blatz might of exaggerated the claim of Milwaukee’s Finest Beer.