Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: john k on January 20, 2022, 07:30:08 PM
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They were selling old stuff, smelly old leftovers from other auctions from the way it looked. A few things caught my eye, flats with odd assortments of tools, several trunks, but got several of those. There was a wood carpenters toolbox, suitcase size, empty save for dirt. Might be factory made, with two slide out drawers. Has a saw till that fits 4 hand saws. Dirt on the outside like it was in a semi open building for over 50 years. Too cold out now to wash it, down to -4 already. Plus I bought another wooden box, hinged lid, abought 15 inches on a side. First clue, it is heavy. Too cold to dig to the bottom, 8 1920s wrenches, 6 monkey wrenches. Nail pullers, and a set of sockets, hex drive. Got a lot of cleaning, and look for names. From the musty smell, been closed up since the 40s. No rust, just dirt.
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And then.......?
Man, don't leave us hanging like that!
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Well I overspent, but bought them both. Still cold here so havent spent time out there to clean. Would post pics but the photo adjustment ap on my tablet has reconfigured itself to a non user friendly useless thing. What I can share is this. A cast iron Atkins saw retoother file holder. It is 5 inches long, bigger than the others I have. A pliers type battery clamp remover with a 1/2 i . Wrench on the end of one handle. So is different than the one on the 'bay right now, Thompson mfg. Meadville Pa. Have 8 sockets in a tray. Hex drive with allen type handle,
Handle lock wrench company, Jamestown NY. sems to date from 1915 - 1920. Plus a bevel square, no name, and all tin, no fancy rosewood. Am remodeling the house and not at the puter as much.