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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on May 31, 2015, 04:15:22 PM

Title: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: amecks on May 31, 2015, 04:15:22 PM: Spotted this sale on Craigslist and it was close by so I went over after church. Tons of junk including some vintage autos, a lot of boat motors and some really odd stuff.
Three of these items cost 50 cents each, the hedge clippers were $1, the brush $2 - everything else was 25 cents each.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/Tools/Barn%20sale%20001_01_zpsmikmtrsu.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/Tools/Barn%20sale%20002_01_zpsves3libo.jpg)
Clockwise from the Taiwan hedge clippers:
Rubbermaid scrub brush
Tiger pruning scissors (or flower cutters?)
Great Neck keyhole saw
Buckingham lino knife
Mystery tool - Q.E.P. Taiwan has a diamond type cutter attached to a saw type cutter blade
hacksaw blade tool Pat No 3447580
C-man Torx 30
C-man scratch awl
Exelite R188 screwdriver - excellent condition
Exelite pocket nutdrivers P-7,P-8,P-10,P-11,P-12
Eclipse 1/2 - 9/16
Herbrand Tappet 1/2 - 9/16
W.M Cissell Mfg Co - Louisville KY has stamping that forms spanner pins on one end
unmarked needlenose pliers - very nice condition
Utica 1950-6 in remarkable condition
somewhat rusty Barcalo pliers
A tube of Loctite pipe sealant - great stuff - sells for about $14 !!!

What is the mystery tool?
What is the application of the Cissell wrench?
Who is Buckingham Mfg. Co?
What about that handle on the Great Neck saw? How old is that?

Thanks
Al
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: HeelSpur on May 31, 2015, 05:12:02 PM: I do believe the blue handled on is for grout removal.
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: bonneyman on May 31, 2015, 08:13:00 PM: The hacksaw blade tool: I usually put my broken hacksaw blades in mine and use it in restricted areas. It's nice that you can still use a broken hacksaw blade "stub" for something.

I have several versions, most look like this:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-10-in-Mini-Hacksaw-15-809/100026795
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: slip knot on June 01, 2015, 10:04:15 PM: Quote from: HeelSpur on May 31, 2015, 05:12:02 PM
I do believe the blue handled on is for grout removal.

Thats right and they work rather well too.
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: blackoak on June 08, 2015, 03:33:14 PM: Amazing what you can learn on the site. I have had this tool for a while and could never figure what it was, a grout tool makes perfect sense now.
(http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp267/blackoakbucket/100_1730_zpsbib57swe.jpg) (http://s418.photobucket.com/user/blackoakbucket/media/100_1730_zpsbib57swe.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: blackoak on June 08, 2015, 03:42:57 PM: Buckingham I think is English and is a maker of electrical lineman type service tools. I have owned many pairs of Buckingham gaft pole climbers the type lineman strap on and walk up telephone poles with to service power lines. The knife looks to be an electrician type knife
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 08, 2015, 03:55:17 PM: What I want to know is how you hold the tiger still while you prune it.
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: amecks on June 11, 2015, 02:24:27 PM: Very carefully.
Title: Re: Spent $9 at a barn sale...
Post by: Papaw on June 11, 2015, 02:49:40 PM: By the tail of course!
https://youtu.be/jBeOddejiGw