Box full of stuff from CL

[thundermug]

Snagged for a reasonable price, but not a steal. $50. Almost all US made. The guy threw in an old Craftsman box to carry the goods home. Sweetened the deal quite a bit.

Some I will keep, some are for Secret Santa.
Here are the highlights:

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http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/374398_610467561772_152575516_n.jpg

Herbrand
http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559727_610467611672_954211014_n.jpg

http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/18296_610467641612_989176756_n.jpg

Williams?
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/77035_610467676542_1300412813_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/30958_610467711472_1611032854_n.jpg

Craftsman
http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/305930_610467746402_1946909848_n.jpg

My first Snap-on
http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/569_610467786322_1550017997_n.jpg
http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/224170_610467831232_54677437_n.jpg

Brass wrench.
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Old Channelock
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/309264_610467975942_1945522971_n.jpg

Brass hammer
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/18315_610468015862_472449354_n.jpg

Mustang breaker
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/309127_610468040812_1646425866_n.jpg
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Bonney
http://sphotos-b.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/550_610468145602_135542373_n.jpg

Kastar - what is it?
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Neat old pliers
http://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/64617_610468285322_2126915483_n.jpg

 

[neonnblack]

Looks like a thickness gauge.

 

[930dreamer]

That's a nice score.

 

[dandan111]

Looks like a great deal to me.

 

[cmandp]

That Berylco wrench isn't brass, it's beryllium copper. It's non sparking for use where there is concern about flammable materials.

 

[thundermug]

dan - It was a great deal. The price was fair and the seller was awesome. If we had more time we would have talked tools & guns all day. He had old Snap-on boxes that belonged to his dad full of tools.

cmandp - thanks for the insight. I was about to google it.

 

[rusty65]

The wrench with the w is a early Williams wrench i would like to say pre 1930?

 

[davesnothere]

Those old cman locking pliers are nice. I've got a few, and they're the first ones I grab.

 

[wrenchr]

Thats very cool.........

 

[Steevo]

Those old cman locking pliers are nice. I've got a few, and they're the first ones I grab.

+1 on those. I have one Craftsman and a dozen or more ViseGrip, and I like the Craftsman one best.

I love that Snap-On ratchet, very nice.

The Kastar is a feeler gauge set. Used for setting valve lash, points gap, etc.

 

[dandan111]

Interesting you guys like those craftsman vise grips. I have a pair or two clamped on dads old work bench il get a look at. Never seemed like they worked right,maybe some oil will wake them up!

 

[goodspeed]

That'd be a set of feeler gages. Usually graduated in thousandths of an inch.

 

[thundermug]

Thanks guys.
I really dig those Fleet wrenches. Something about the feel of them and the quality of finish. No rough edges (flashing) anywhere.

 

[oilfieldtrash4]

I like that herbrand wrench. Is it worth anything? I have never heard of herbrand.

 

[fast one]

I really like the old hook knife

 

[dandan111]

Not a junk one in the bunch. What are the closed end wrenches?

 

[jeffmoss26]

Wow, you did great!

 

[sberry]

Yes, hard to go worong for 50$, there are about a dozen pieces maybe a few more that would get hi use in general circulation here.

 

[camarotoolman]

Thats a military snap on= no warrenty. Trade the c-man vise grips in for new. C-man badge on bo x is worth 5-10. imo, alot of that stuff is **** metal. When I see a box like that, I pick out all the good sellable (usable) tools, count the # of pieces, try to get the stuff for 1-3 apiece, then leave the scrap metal. If I don't do that, I end up hauling around 100s of pounds of stuff I can't sell. Even the good tools are hard to move in this economy.

 

[2oolhound]

I like that herbrand wrench. Is it worth anything? I have never heard of herbrand.

Herbrand came out in the 70's to supply all the women's libbers with tools that weren't pink

Actually here's the real scoop on herbrand:

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/herbrand-van-chrome.html

Good tools!

 

[maddawg308]

Lotsa nice saves in there!

 

[thundermug]

Thanks for the insights and comments. I'm new at tool picking, although I recognized some of the better quality tools. I need to set aside the stuff for Secret Santa and then post a new thread so I can sell some of this stuff. Try to recover the $50 so the wife doesn't make me sleep on the front porch.

 

[rusty65]

Those fleet wrenches are some of my favorites they are only behind vintage snap on combos on my list.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looks like a good haul for $50. make your money back and keep the rest.

 

[Outlawmws]

Great deal and a lot of "rusty Gold" there! Good score!