47th Annual Antique Acres Old timey Tractor and Power How this weekend in Cedar Falls and they had a fairly large Fle Market that may have been worth the $3 1/2 price admission. My wife and AI strolled the grounds and found a lot of junk overpriced and a couple of tools I wasn't familiar with. Any one heard of a Bledsoe. channel lock typ pliers made in Minneapolis. Guy wanted $5 for it and I passed. He also had a small Truth DOE for an additional $5, but I passed on it too. Phtos show what we did find. I also passed on a decent pile of misc old wrenches simply because the old boy wouldn't bend down to $20 from his $25. Getting to learn to say no more often now as the collection gets bigger.
The large DBE on the left says 359370 RI and I wonder if that stands for Rhode Island?? Then top to bottom: AutoKit 100, Barcalo, Billings and Spencer 154, Blackhawk 4218, Bonney 1025, Bonney #550, Fairmount Cleve, Hrrbrand "3", Hinsdale(double stamped reject?) BE-18, Indestro #144, Wards Master 3/8" combo.
The bigger stuff on the right includes a 14" Walco Pipe Wrencjh with a 45C stamped on it, A Heller Masterwrench 10" model, an early Indestro Super 1/2" female drive ratchet #3202 R, and a Keystone 1/2" drive female ratchet M1555. For $20, it was worth the digging.
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