d42jeep
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I assume that you Proto guys have your eyes on this treasure.
-Don
-Don
Proto Tools Picture Thread - Post Yours!
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four.cycle
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^ that guy is quite a seller... I got a couple socket sets from him way back.
Awesome find, it pays to watch the CL.I seem to be on a bit of a proto flying lady tear as of late...I was scouring craigslist the other day and low and behold I spotted a rare beast. The 9953 Tool tote tray. Heck they are rare in plomb( I have one) but the more modern proto versions seem to be just as rare. I dont know of another collector who has one although if someone does have one I would be excited to see photos....anyways I made contact with the seller and set up a pickup for today. It was located in a small ag town but luckily I was able to run over there on my lunch and get back in time. Paid $55 for the tray and the pictured sockets. All the sockets on the right are proto la and are either ones I dont have or are more difficult to find so I thought it was a good deal! Super stoked on the tray. It's very straight and not rusty but as you can see it has been repainted. Maybe one day I will repaint it but for now I'm just going to enjoy putting it to use and give my plomb version a break for a while.
Smokeshow69
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Thanks! I agree… I agree you just have to be consistent in your search and it pays off. This came from Damascus.
3baygarage
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Nice find Smoke. I was quite happy to find one in the past. For pics, I have to take you way back to the:
2018 Garage Sale Thread
2018 Garage Sale Thread
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Smokeshow69
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Nice! I forgot about that. But that was a few years ago
3baygarage
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I hate to be that guy but I feel the need to point out how the BS AI description ignores the fact that the gear isn’t the original gear. Yes it’s a 1/2” sq. drive gear and quite usable. A Google search will show everyone including the seller (who probably already knows) what it originally had for a gear. Now if we could just solve the mystery of WHAT that gear was driving. Mr. X had posted the biggest clue I’ve ever see, some sort of shaft was running through the female gear.I assume that you Proto guys have your eyes on this treasure.
-Don
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Landing gear ratchet?
3baygarage
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There hasn’t been any evidence of any application as far as I know, which is odd, considering the amount out there.
genog
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Not much this weekend, but I did find this Proto LA deep socket
.....getting close to completing the set
And a frozen Proto 4749 1/4" ratchet
.....getting close to completing the set
And a frozen Proto 4749 1/4" ratchet
Smokeshow69
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picked up a few Proto LA and MFD era tools today. Nothing earth shattering but I got on the board
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Found these in Dads tools. Not sure where they came from. 
genog
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Sometimes I measure Estate Sale/GS success in, not what I buy, but what I leave behind 
I did buy this little 4" Proto Pro adjustable wrench though....
I did buy this little 4" Proto Pro adjustable wrench though....
d42jeep
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Nice! I would never leave a 4” adjustable behind. 
-Don
-Don
four.cycle
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d42jeep
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I haven’t forgotten. I guess the word has gotten out about the modern ones. One of those is plenty. 
-Don
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Picked up a 5647 ratchet adapter. Pat. #3,222,943 issued 1965 to Pendelton. 30 teeth. At some point they revised the design to 60 teeth, and they still labeled it as mfd, and didn’t use the word professional, but in this example they put the Stanley makers mark S. Anyone know when they started adding the S?
Squez
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Todays finds
Smokeshow69
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Nice little honey hole you found squez! what brand are the weather head sockets?Todays finds
Squez
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Snap on
Smokeshow69
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Dang, I'd be on that if it was on this side of the US.I know, wrong thread, but somebody might be interested and it's the best place to post
FM , Sayre, PA $25 (no affiliation with the seller)
four.cycle
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^ Shipping from PA is going to be a deal-killer - big time.
Smokeshow69
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Yeah not going to be doing that
Quite possibly the best all around 3/8 ratchet ever made. The mechanism is so nice and smooth on these, they’re super duper easy to service, and they can get into just about any tight spot imaginable. I just put a fresh rebuild kit in this one. It has done maintenance on my last 4 vehicles and was the only reason I could change spark plugs on a 1973 Oldsmobile without having to remove the exhaust and air conditioning.
Smokeshow69
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That ratchet mechanism is most certainly Proto made! Pretty cool but what does one do with a retired missile truck?
Keep the dirt under it from flying away. This will get turned into a trailer to move jeeps around with.
Smokeshow69
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They didn’t stamp 801 Proto right side up on the bottom chain wrench. The Danielson date codes indicate years six and eight, but I don’t know what decades. 60s or 70s I would think. Does anyone know when they stopped using the Danielson codes, and if they ever stamped chain wrenches professional?
3baygarage
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing that. I've seen the ratchet for sale before but wasn't sure if it was a home mod.. now I know, mil mod! Like how it has the little clip to hold it when the handle is flipped the other way. Edit: not a mod, but factory.
A while back, my buddy bought this 1960s Sperry XM527 Sergeant Missile System semitrailer and it had this ratchet for the operation of the landing gear. It looks Proto, or at least Protoesque, to me. Interesting.
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They didn’t stamp 801 Proto right side up on the bottom chain wrench. The Danielson date codes indicate years six and eight, but I don’t know what decades. 60s or 70s I would think. Does anyone know when they stopped using the Danielson codes, and if they ever stamped chain wrenches professional?
For future reference, they did stamp chain wrenches “professional”. This example from Tom Corbeels has a date code ending in 9
genog
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I don't run into Bonney stuff as much as I like, but to my delight, I find the occasional Proto LA piece here and there.....
Found the two big DBE wrenches from the same Seller
...a nice lady
Found the two big DBE wrenches from the same Seller
...a nice lady
Smokeshow69
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Figured I needed to jump start this thread for the estate sale/swap meet/ garage sale season. Picked this sign and dbe panel off of an old timer yesterday. Full story in the garage sale thread
Smokeshow69
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Scored some misc proto at the swap meet today
d42jeep
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Here is a very long Proto Professional wood handle screwdriver I found at an estate sale a week ago. It’s sitting next to all the sockets in the top of my user toolbox since it won’t fit in any of the drawers. I’ll be hanging on to this one. 
It‘s a 9744 according to the catalog.
-Don
It‘s a 9744 according to the catalog.
-Don
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Smokeshow69
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I have the Proto la version of that. It’s in a holder next to my tool mobile because it won’t fit in the box. Way too longHere is a very long Proto Professional wood handle screwdriver I found at an estate sale a week ago. It’s sitting next to all the sockets in the top of my user toolbox since it won’t fit in any of the drawers. I’ll be hanging on to this one.
d42jeep
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I found a rusty Proto #1 Phillips screwdriver at today’s estate sale. I removed the rust and it looks much better. 
These 1/4” drive tools were in a Craftsman set.
-Don
These 1/4” drive tools were in a Craftsman set.
-Don
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Smokeshow69
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Ok, who sniped this vintage add-a-unit off the bay? Sure is nice looking! I bid $60 with 12 hours to go thinking surely it wouldn’t go that high but I was wrong. I didn’t bid higher but I hope someone on here got it.
d42jeep
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I found a 5/16” nutdriver at an estate sale yesterday. I never understand plier marks on nutdriver handles. If you can’t turn the nut or bolt with the nutdriver, use another tool, people!
-Don
-Don