Tool Talk

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: UncleBill on July 06, 2018, 06:12:52 PM

Title: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: UncleBill on July 06, 2018, 06:12:52 PM

Luckily I have a few estate sale reps that give me a call when they see a garage full of tools.  Usually I only get just a couple of pictures but after a quick study I throw out an offer and probably 1 out 5 times they sell.  I go and load everything up and it's only after I bring it all home do I open each drawer or box lid with the same excitement of a kid opening a birthday gift.  I just never know what I am going to find. Once I found in an electricians box with an odd looking fuse puller.  After seeing Phila on the side of the pliers I did a little research and found out what it was. Civil war tooth puller., another box I found something I probably will never sell a 5 inch round 1919 porcelain Santa Barbara Telephone Co sign.  They were only made for 2 years. Why was it in the tool box?  I don't know.  My last surprise find was from a box I just picked up, it had a blue book that is titled Wiring Devices Bryant Perkins 1920. Opening the 215 page book I see tons of light bulb holders and other wiring apparatus plus at the end a price list.  Curious I looked it up and found out it is worth about $40 to $50. Not bad considering I only paid $200 for the tool lot which included a couple of nice vises.

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: Spartan-C on July 06, 2018, 06:17:27 PM

Something wrong with you pictures, can't seem to download them.

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: UncleBill on July 06, 2018, 06:18:51 PM

I just tried fixing them.. they should work.  One was 268kb... a little over limit.

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: lptools on July 06, 2018, 06:35:04 PM

Nice score Uncle Bill!!!!!

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: Yadda on July 06, 2018, 07:09:12 PM

Quote from: lptools on July 06, 2018, 06:35:04 PM

Nice score Uncle Bill!!!!!

+1

Love the sign!

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: Spartan-C on July 06, 2018, 07:17:33 PM

Cool! thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: fatfillup on July 07, 2018, 11:33:43 AM

Very nice indeed!

Its always good to establish relationships with estate sale folks, auctioneers and flea market vendors. 

Title: Re: I see it, I buy it, I am always suprised what's in it.
Post by: slip knot on July 07, 2018, 02:50:46 PM

Its the little treasures that bring the most excitement. Good scores there.