Yard sale find

[fowldarr]

I never know if a post in here, or the yard sale thread is the best place, but I did pretty well this weekend for $25




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[thehorse13]

I'm glad you posted your finds here. I sure liked looking them over.

 

[jakemac]

I never know if a post in here, or the yard sale thread is the best place, ............

No reason you can't post them in both places. Nice haul.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Nice pick up, OP.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Nice find.

 

[fowldarr]

Thanks all. Also included in the purchase were some assorted sockets and another complete wrench set (off brand, made in India, but complete with the cheap plastic tool roll). I'll throw those wrenches behind the seat of the truck.


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[BFBOB]

Good haul - I sure would have been happy with it! Those Craftsmans- are they the =V= versions? They kind of have that look - narrow handles.

 

[fowldarr]

I'm not sure. What do I look for, and what does it mean? (I'm new to collecting wrenches)


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[3baygarage]

Pretty neat. The Bechtel are a new one to me. Another one made by the Proto family it looks like. Have to wonder if there are sockets/ratchets out there.

 

[Provincial]

The P&C "100 Series" were late production. Perhaps the last P&C-branded wrenches.

Bechtel Corporation is the largest construction and civil engineering company in the US. It is quite possible that they made a large purchase and Proto stamped their name on the wrenches. I've never seen one, or heard of one before.

Nice score!

 

[fowldarr]

Thanks for the info everybody. I had never seen bechtel wrenches before either but I could tell that they were decent quality, so I grabbed them anyway.


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[fowldarr]

Also, did some self-education on = v = series wrenches, and yes, all the wrenches are of that vintage.


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[elidas]

Spent $30 today,

 

[fowldarr]

Nice work. With a little bit of cleanup, those will be real nice. $30 well spent in my book. I have yet to find any PLOMB wrenches in my neck of the woods, but I keep my eyes open.

 

[northwoods]

What a horrible looking mess! You should send those four Plomb Pebbles to me so that I can safely dispose of them.

 

[elidas]

There's a Herbrand set of double box ends in this mess also

 

[BFBOB]

Spent $30 today,

You have several there that are fairly special. The Duro-Chrome combos on the left with the darts coming down from the open ends are WWII production - only made from 1942-45. They're cadmium plated rather than chromed.

And the Plombs with the pebbled panels - !! Not sure how rare they are, but there are many who collect them. Too bad yours are so rusty. Look up rust removal here for more info on more methods than you can shake a stick at.

I favor electrolysis.

Oh, yeah - 30 bucks?? YOU *****!!

 

[Cf mtn]

hey everybody, picked this up this weekend. got there on day 2 of the sale and was rummaging through a dirty box and dug it out. a little rubbing uncovered the so logo. i have question, the bar/handle is marked ts-52. i can't find that number anywhere? any info would be great.

 

[elidas]

Found at a yard sale today. Marked $7.50 but I paid $5 The Husky set is missing the 7/16 deep socket but otherwise complete. It also came with a set of 1/4 sockets. (pictured) These are marked with the size and "USA". They seem to be from the lower price spectrum.

 

[bill300d]

If I am remembering correctly back that far I think Husky Sets came with a 1/4 hex drive handle and sockets and looked like the socket in your photo.

 

[thehorse13]

Spent $30 today,

Are you interested in parting with the 3/4 Plomb pebble combo wrench?

 

[elidas]

There is a handle in the box. It looked too cheesy to be original. Thanks

 

[bill300d]

There is a handle in the box. It looked too cheesy to be original. Thanks

Yeah the hex drive 1/4 sockets weren't much to write home about and the square drive 1/4's were more like normal sockets.

 

[elidas]

Hate to break up the "set". Let me dig around. I have some other Plomb things. I may be able to help. I'm a tad disorganized.

 

[a40lover]

I love that snap on ignition wrench set ! Nice kit !