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don long said:
Here is my baldy ratchet collection. Starting with the elusive 1/4" with a 3/8" next and the two 7/16" ratchets (one is short and the other expands) next is a 1/2" and the monster 3/4"

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That adjustable length baldie is a tough one to dig up these days. It's the only one left that I have to track down. Yours appears to be in fantastic shape.
 
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It would be 5 1/2 hours due west.
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Hmmm. :headscrat [Puts on thinking cap.] 🎩 [Lays map of Mid-Atlantic States on strategic planning (otherwise known as) dining room table.] :see:[Mutters mischievously to himself: 'Let's see now. 3-1/2 hours for Sonny. 5-1/2 hours for me due west.' [Gets out protractor, slide rule, and grease pencil.]💡[Off to search CL, Etsy, etc on "Pittsburgh."] :pimpflash :ROFLMAO:

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Private Lugnutz said:
Hmmm. :headscrat [Puts on thinking cap.] 🎩 [Lays map of Mid-Atlantic States on strategic planning (otherwise known as) dining room table.] :see:[Mutters mischievously to himself: 'Let's see now. 3-1/2 hours for Sonny. 5-1/2 hours for me due west.' [Gets out protractor, slide rule, and grease pencil.]💡[Off to search CL, Etsy, etc on "Pittsburgh."] :pimpflash :ROFLMAO:

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At least that’s within striking distance. Nothing pops up around here.

If he was to go get that he would have to “steel” his resolve 😂👍
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I promised Mrs. Horsey that there would be no more tool box restoration candidates dragged home. Then this thing HAD to pop up and so I filed an appeal. Needless to say, it was declined with colorful language. :censored:
 
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I promised Mrs. Horsey that there would be no more tool box restoration candidates dragged home. Then this thing HAD to pop up and so I filed an appeal. Needless to say, it was declined with colorful language. :censored:
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Frau Beemer has resigned herself to the fact that I am incapable of leaving junk behind, as proven by the broken Victrola I dragged home last weekend.

Also, Provincial has the white version of that roller, dang it is sweet!
 
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thehorse13 said:
I promised Mrs. Horsey that there would be no more tool box restoration candidates dragged home. Then this thing HAD to pop up and so I filed an appeal. Needless to say, it was declined with colorful language. :censored:
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Ha ha,
You just need to work on your sales pitch… but I swear that I’m buying it to resell to another collector. Wink wink 😜
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Frau Beemer has resigned herself to the fact that I am incapable of leaving junk behind, as proven by the broken Victrola I dragged home last weekend.

Also, Provincial has the white version of that roller, dang it is sweet!
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That white one is pretty nice! I didn’t really know what it was a number of years back when I saw it and now I’m sweating thinking about it.
 
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I'm still chasing an SJ18. Years of failed attempts. One of these days I will trip over the right one and believe me, I've learned the hard way to make sure that all of the parts are there when you buy.
 
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I wish somebody started reproducing those covers. A while ago I found one without the cover - read all the threads on this site, possibly even resurrected an old thread with the same question - no luck. I decided not to buy it
 
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I went to a yard sale today that advertised, "old tools". This is what's left of a 49k nuggets set. Apparently someone else bought the box and then the people who had the sale dragged these tools out later on afterwards. Most of the set is still here including the deep sockets and swivels. The bad news is that the ratchet is toast and the driver handle is missing.

Even with the above, I am beyond thrilled to find this pile because I likely have everything I need to finish up the 49K set that I've been working on for a while.
 

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I can’t believe someone bought the box and just left all that. It’s not uncommon to see old Blackhawk ratchets without the guts. They show up on Ebay. In fact, I found a speeder ratchet in the same wall hanger condition. :cry:
 
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I can’t believe someone bought the box and just left all that. It’s not uncommon to see old Blackhawk ratchets without the guts. They show up on Ebay. In fact, I found a speeder ratchet in the same wall hanger condition. :cry:
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It must be my awkward description of what happened. lol. Let me try again with a bit more specific detail.

The people who had the garage sale put out the bullet tool box by itself early in the day. Later on, the wife realized that she didn't put the tools out with the bullet box so they threw everything in a cardboard box and labeled it, "old tools". This is where I enter the picture and asked them about the old tools they had advertised. The lady said that everything sold except for what was in the cardboard box she just put out. She pointed to the back corner of the table and said that I can take the whole box for 20 bucks.

As most of us know, whenever we hear something like this, the expectation is that it is loaded with Chinese trash or at best, 1990s Craftsman stuff. This is exactly what I expected but boy was I surprised to see most of a 49K set. Keeping my cool, I casually said that I will take the box for 20 bucks but asked about the red bullet box these tools came in. She said, "Oh yea, that sold first thing today when we started but I didn't realize that I left the tools in the house." I decided not to overplay my hand with additional questions about the bullet box. I paid the husband, who said that the tools were his grandfathers but he has no use for them now that he is retired. I nodded and told him that I would give them a proper home and walked off.

And that's how I got lucky at the start of this flea market and yard sale season.
 
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It must be my awkward description of what happened. lol. Let me try again with a bit more specific detail.

The people who had the garage sale put out the bullet tool box by itself early in the day. Later on, the wife realized that she didn't put the tools out with the bullet box so they threw everything in a cardboard box and labeled it, "old tools". This is where I enter the picture and asked them about the old tools they had advertised. The lady said that everything sold except for what was in the cardboard box she just put out. She pointed to the back corner of the table and said that I can take the whole box for 20 bucks.

As most of us know, whenever we hear something like this, the expectation is that it is loaded with Chinese trash or at best, 1990s Craftsman stuff. This is exactly what I expected but boy was I surprised to see most of a 49K set. Keeping my cool, I casually said that I will take the box for 20 bucks but asked about the red bullet box these tools came in. She said, "Oh yea, that sold first thing today when we started but I didn't realize that I left the tools in the house." I decided not to overplay my hand with additional questions about the bullet box. I paid the husband, who said that the tools were his grandfathers but he has no use for them now that he is retired. I nodded and told him that I would give them a proper home and walked off.

And that's how I got lucky at the start of this flea market and yard sale season.
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You ****! Too bad about the bullet box, but now the buyer has to try to fill it!
 
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Today I was convinced that I could report that I now have a complete 30K and 49K set in their original decal/paint bomb boxes, however, I came up two items short. The 30k is 100% done but the 49K has the following two left to go:
  1. Nugget 35316 - 1/2 inch deep socket
  2. Nugget 35416 - 1/2 inch swivel socket
I guess I can start looking around the Internet hoping that these two appear. If not, I have a pretty good trade pile of 7/16th stuff in case anyone is looking for trades.

Since I've taken up a good bit of screen space on this latest caper, here is a picture of both boxes for your viewing pleasure.
 

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