Today's haul. Pic Heavy.

[BWright]

Well I went to my grandparents today to pick up a dresser that belonged to a family member that recently passed away. While I was out in their shed I noticed a shiny little toolbox and started to snoop through it. While I was going threw it my grandpa walked in the shed and says, "You might as well take that too, last thing I need is more tools taking up space." So I got all this for free, it really made my day.

This picture is all craftsman v series. NOS never been used.

Other misc USA brands SK-Wayne, Herbrand, Utica, Snap on, Indestro, Challenger

Everything in this pic is either imported or unidentifiable. Except for the hammer which I realized is a vaughn after I took the picture.

So how did I do?

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

Outfukenstanding...

 

[GTO]

I think you overpaid

 

[Scout Driver]

You did awesome!

Question......and my apologies for possibly de-railing your thread. I have a Craftsman toolbox like yours, only with a C-man "crown" logo. When it was passed down to me, many of the C-man tools that came with it are the same tools that are in your box. The little pouch of socket magnets, the yellow pouch of allen wrenches, the ratchets etc. are the same or very similar. Was this sold together as a set??? Very curious.

Scott

 

[Bull]

That's gold, baby, gold!

 

[BWright]

You did awesome!

Question......and my apologies for possibly de-railing your thread. I have a Craftsman toolbox like yours, only with a C-man "crown" logo. When it was passed down to me, many of the C-man tools that came with it are the same tools that are in your box. The little pouch of socket magnets, the yellow pouch of allen wrenches, the ratchets etc. are the same or very similar. Was this sold together as a set??? Very curious.

Scott

Yes I believe you are correct. It still had the invoice list for the set in the bottom. There are several pieces missing though.

 

[Mickey O]

Very nice haul. This is the second Indestro set in a plastic case I've seen recentl, both here on this board, never seen them in a plastic case before.

 

[Scout Driver]

Yes I believe you are correct. It still had the invoice list for the set in the bottom. There are several pieces missing though.

Thank you for the reply and the info. And again...what a great score!

Scott

 

[DanCo]

Can't argue with free, nice find...my dad has the same CMan box, no top tray though.

 

[e-tek]

Now THAT's a used tool haul I can get into!! Looks like all the tools where given to GP as gifts and he had very little use for them!!

 

[porphyre]

That box looks fantastic. The lack of rust, etc... Your location tag says Illinois, but that's the kind of stuff we'd find in barns in the deserts of Arizona. Stuff doesn't rust in a desert, ya know.

Nice haul.

 

[gc11090]

Nice haul!
And I believe that the magnet is a craftsman, I have one that looks identical I inherited from my grandpa. They still make them now, but they are grey not red.

 

[Professur]

I hope you gave the old man a hug and decent thanks.

 

[CouchSpring]

Are the punches marked Iowa?

 

[z28snksknr]

no one said it yet?

ok, I will......


YOU ****!

 

[ironheadtom]

That's awesome. I'm digging the Indestro socket set, too.

 

[sk farmer]

no one said it yet?

ok, I will......


YOU ****!

while that would certainly go as a you **** if he had bought it. i beleive a gift of his grandfathers tools should be more of "you have been given a a gift of oppurtunity". i have nothing of my grandfathers so i would say. take care of those tools. they are part of your heritage. even if he used them very little they were his and you can't buy that. they are "priceless".

 

[BWright]

while that would certainly go as a you **** if he had bought it. i beleive a gift of his grandfathers tools should be more of "you have been given a a gift of oppurtunity". i have nothing of my grandfathers so i would say. take care of those tools. they are part of your heritage. even if he used them very little they were his and you can't buy that. they are "priceless".

Well the tools weren't actually my grandpa's, they had belonged to the family member who had passed. My grandpa had just been sorting through all the belongings deciding what to keep and what to throw away.

 

[sk farmer]

Well the tools weren't actually my grandpa's, they had belonged to the family member who had passed. My grandpa had just been sorting through all the belongings deciding what to keep and what to throw away.

not exactly the same but they did come from the family and your grandfather gave them to you. he thought enough of you to give them to you rather than someone else.

 

[atari]

That ratcheting screwdriver is BAD ***! my dad used to have on of those, I remember playing with it when I was little.

 

[arkangel06]

Very nice!

 

[BWright]

Are the punches marked Iowa?

No they are just marked Davies and a part number. Anyone know anything about these punches. A quick google search of Davies Tools came up with nothing. Im assuming they are USA made but I guess I'm just being hopeful. Any thoughts?

 

[sk farmer]

the davies are good stuff. out of the biz for a while i think.

 

[BWright]

the davies are good stuff. out of the biz for a while i think.

Good to know! Thanks.

 

[Thomas^2]

That ratcheting screwdriver is BAD ***! my dad used to have on of those, I remember playing with it when I was little.

My dad did too. It had a very fine ratchet. Too bad they break.

 

[bonneyman]

That ratcheting screwdriver is BAD ***! my dad used to have on of those, I remember playing with it when I was little.

That is a beauty! There were two brands - EASY DRIVER and THE SCREWBALL. They both eventually went out of business, but within the past couple of years, Pratt-Reade tools came out with a "back by popular demand" remake. Works even nicer than the originals. I've been using mine for work for over 5 years - hasn't stripped out yet!
I have one of the smaller, 1 inch diameter EASYDRIVERS - it's like a spherical finger ratchet! Really great for tiny, overtorqued screws!

 

[atari]

My dad did too. It had a very fine ratchet. Too bad they break.

Yea, I would not actually use it as a screwdriver. I would just make it make its noise.


Do the new ones sound the same? Nothing made a ratchet noise like that thing did! I guess now I have to order one.

• Easydriver Ball
• 7"shaft, 5 1/2" shaft & 3" shaft.
• Mini-Easydriver Ball with 3 1/4" shaft.
• 2 - #1 phillips screw bit.
• 2 -3/16" slotted screw bit.
• 1 - #2 phillips screw bit.
• 1 - 1/4" slotted screw bit.

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[bonneyman]

...Do the new ones sound the same? Nothing made a ratchet noise like that thing did! I guess now I have to order one....

Yes, they ratchet just like the older ones! But I read on another thread that Pratt-Reade went bankrupt.
I got mine in a 2-tool package, but gave the smaller one to a friend who does alot of computer work. Thought it would be great for him with those tiny computer screws.