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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Yadda on February 17, 2025, 07:40:23 PM

Title: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: Yadda on February 17, 2025, 07:40:23 PM
Saturday's estate sale buy.  Craftsman 11 inch F style adjustable (monkey) wrench (44491), Vise-Grip 7R  Craftsman chain pipe wrench.  Craftsman regular and deepwell sockets, a few Snap-On and New Britain sockets, two vintage church keys, a very rusty spoke shave, and a Swiss made Zyliss multi vise.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: lptools on February 19, 2025, 05:33:39 PM
Hello, Yadda . Nice haul! With all of that Craftsman stuff you found , I'm guessing the spokeshave is a Dunlap.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: Bill Houghton on February 21, 2025, 09:23:28 AM
And indeed, I have a Dunlap shave that, if memory serves, looks very similar.  The loop handles would have saved a bit on the cost of the iron - even back then, value engineering was a thing, even if the term didn't exist.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: lptools on February 21, 2025, 07:33:37 PM
Hello, Bill. Thanks for the reply . I fully agree RE the loop handles! I might have a Dunlap here , if I can find it I will post a photo.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: Yadda on February 22, 2025, 05:34:50 PM
Looks very similar if not exactly like the Dunlap.  The only real difference is there is no name on the blade screw.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: lptools on February 23, 2025, 02:46:27 PM
Found it!! Dunlap Spokeshave.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: Bill Houghton on February 24, 2025, 11:21:47 PM
Yadda,

Is the blade marked?  On Stanley shaves, that's often the only indication of the brand.

And Sears may not have been consistent year to year with features like marking the clamping screw.
Title: Re: Estate Sale Buy - 2/15/2025
Post by: Yadda on February 26, 2025, 10:31:47 AM
Hi Bill,

No marks on the blade. I was hoping, but nothing.  I agree Sears was not consistent with their branding.