Early Bird Gets the Worms
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I am definitely getting old and soft. Not even December, just 29* F, and I had to break out the gloves between tables this morning at the flea market! No matter how old I get, I'll never get used to handling tools with gloves on.
Both boxes are interesting. The one on top is a DUNLAP, but I'm not sure what it's for. (I'll post more pics after clean-up.) The one on the bottom is a Signal Corps radio case. Data plate removed. The inspection stamp may help ID it. And the remains of a wiring diagram in the bottom may also help. Or someone on the radio board may recognize it pronto-er than that.
Left to right:
- Wilkens WILCO piston re-groover
- EARLY WARTIME Bonney 2680 brake spring pliers 41-P-1579
- WARTIME Bonney 1/2-inch drive extension
- WARTIME 3/8-inch drive Craftsman (H) sockets and a Plomb WF-52
- WARTIME Mack truck S-wrench, this one made by Williams (you may recall I found a Bonney a few weeks ago!)
- unknown 4-inch adjustable crescent
- J.P. Danielson BET'R GRIP 4-inch adjustable crescent-type wrench (smallest BET'R GRIP I've ever found - excited to see if I can find a date code)
- Moore Drop Forge 10" Ford script wrench (Model A, T, or something else...)
- no-name pressed steel cheap-o DOE wrench auto kit with wingnut
- Winchester stamped monkey wrench. (There is a reproduction and a fake stamp market out there for some Winchester tools, believe it or not, due to the novelty of them being made by/for the rifle maker, but I'm pretty sure this one is legit.)
- DUNLAP ignition pliers (post-war)
- Fairmount face spanner
And for a little context to my flea market haunts, which I talk about enough, but show little of, see pics below...
Pic 1 is a typical house closeout guy van.
Pic 2 is a typical table dump. Out of 400+ tables, only 30 or so were occupied. That will drop to 12 or less through the winter.
Both boxes are interesting. The one on top is a DUNLAP, but I'm not sure what it's for. (I'll post more pics after clean-up.) The one on the bottom is a Signal Corps radio case. Data plate removed. The inspection stamp may help ID it. And the remains of a wiring diagram in the bottom may also help. Or someone on the radio board may recognize it pronto-er than that.
Left to right:
- Wilkens WILCO piston re-groover
- EARLY WARTIME Bonney 2680 brake spring pliers 41-P-1579
- WARTIME Bonney 1/2-inch drive extension
- WARTIME 3/8-inch drive Craftsman (H) sockets and a Plomb WF-52
- WARTIME Mack truck S-wrench, this one made by Williams (you may recall I found a Bonney a few weeks ago!)
- unknown 4-inch adjustable crescent
- J.P. Danielson BET'R GRIP 4-inch adjustable crescent-type wrench (smallest BET'R GRIP I've ever found - excited to see if I can find a date code)
- Moore Drop Forge 10" Ford script wrench (Model A, T, or something else...)
- no-name pressed steel cheap-o DOE wrench auto kit with wingnut
- Winchester stamped monkey wrench. (There is a reproduction and a fake stamp market out there for some Winchester tools, believe it or not, due to the novelty of them being made by/for the rifle maker, but I'm pretty sure this one is legit.)
- DUNLAP ignition pliers (post-war)
- Fairmount face spanner
And for a little context to my flea market haunts, which I talk about enough, but show little of, see pics below...
Pic 1 is a typical house closeout guy van.
Pic 2 is a typical table dump. Out of 400+ tables, only 30 or so were occupied. That will drop to 12 or less through the winter.
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Greg,
Nice haul. Ahhhhh Collingwood. I'll have to get back out there again.
Thank you,
Henry
Nice haul. Ahhhhh Collingwood. I'll have to get back out there again.
Thank you,
Henry
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Do I see a flex gas spout on upper left side of tool table? I usually would jump to it, only then finding out it is a modern dime a dozen one..
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You see correctly. Your tuition is also correct. I've only found one or two WWII "correct" nozzles at this and other NJ flea markets I've attended. They are out there but the modern ones are more prevalent.
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I stripped that ugly green paint off that Blue-Point GMTK hammer this morning. It came out pretty darn nice if I do say so myself! (Who in their right mind would paint such a beautiful blonde wood grain handle?!)
Also, those Bonney brake spring pliers turned out to be April 1947 production. Still "look" the part, though, if anyone wants them on the cheap!
Also, those Bonney brake spring pliers turned out to be April 1947 production. Still "look" the part, though, if anyone wants them on the cheap!
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Here are the wartime J.P. Danielson 6-inch combination slip-joint pliers. If you subscribe to the Marvelous Milam-Coldwell-Gilmore G540-G658-G503 + Bizal Kit Correlation Principle, these are must-haves!
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The whistle does not look like an "Acme Thunderer." Is it War-time?
The hammer looks like it was taped off and dipped?
Nice haul!
The hammer looks like it was taped off and dipped?
Nice haul!
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My Black Friday Flea Market finds...
1942 NESCO "QMC" 5-gallon gas can
PROTO Los Angeles (made in the J.P. Danielson factory) 1953 (date code "I.1.3") 8" adjustable with a 41-W-486 Federal Stock Number stamped in it. (This is going to be a 'Secret Santa' swap with someone I know with a 1953 Dodge M37.)
Herbrand master tappet wrench T-22 with an unusual painted finish. Almost bronze color and dappled. They called the way the panel leads into the head of the wrench "scientifically engineered" in the 1941 catalog. Have to say, It is a nice wrench.
Some close-ups:
1942 NESCO "QMC" 5-gallon gas can
PROTO Los Angeles (made in the J.P. Danielson factory) 1953 (date code "I.1.3") 8" adjustable with a 41-W-486 Federal Stock Number stamped in it. (This is going to be a 'Secret Santa' swap with someone I know with a 1953 Dodge M37.)
Herbrand master tappet wrench T-22 with an unusual painted finish. Almost bronze color and dappled. They called the way the panel leads into the head of the wrench "scientifically engineered" in the 1941 catalog. Have to say, It is a nice wrench.
Some close-ups:
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That Herbrand tappet wrench looks similar in style to the late 40s Snap-on ones. It's what I thought it was at first.
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It is reminiscent of all the 1940's Blue-Point Supremes, Bill, maybe even moreso the engineers wrenches, because of the way the panel flares out before it terminates at the back of the head. But that is the big difference between the Blue-Points and Herbrand. The panel doesn't terminate at all - it flows right into and becomes the head of the wrench.
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The fuel can looks to be in pretty good shape. Well found! I try to pick them up when I find them as well (if reasonably priced).
Nice to see a date stamp of an FSN marked tool. Takes the guess work out of things.
-Jason
Nice to see a date stamp of an FSN marked tool. Takes the guess work out of things.
-Jason
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I think the can will clean up nice. It was dirt cheap. Always good to buy in an uninformed market!
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Which is great since most of the time the cans I find are priced inversely to their collectible value which is also attributable to an uninformed market.
Honestly though, I think it's much more a factor of utility value with these cans. The ones in good shape and useable are usually the newer cans. Since the (seller's) presumption is that the buyer actually wants to use them to hold gas for their yard equipment, etc. they are priced higher than some beat up can, which although has higher collector value, MAY not be useful for holding gas.
Thank you,
Henry
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Nice sunny day this morning at the early bird.
The coil of rope is probably the best thing in the haul. It's about 55 feet of used 1-inch genuine manila. It will be turned into two (2) 24-foot tow ropes, with eyes braided onto each end, each braid further secured with whipping made from strands of the same rope. Go ahead and PM me if you're interested, but fair warning that I think there is a backlog. This is the first time in a long time I found some nice old rope.
The thirteen (13) 1/2-inch drive sockets in a row are all Cornwell 12-point openings, 1/2" to 1-1/4". The four (4) 3/8-inch drive sockets near the bigger end are also Cornwell. As are the long extension and the male-to-female universal joint. These are all natural steel finish.
The brass drift is unbranded.
The little 45* offset dwarfie is a 3/8 x 7/16 unbranded Barcalo.
The DOE is a script Herbrand VAN-CHROME 1723.
The file cleaner (with pick!) is an ACE Wire Brush Company with what might be a 1950's 11-digit FSN (7924-224-7887)
The other grouping of mixed 1/2- and 3/8-drive miscellaneous sockets in the upper right corner includes a Plomb 5424, a Snap-On F-240 with a "G" (1945) code.
Nothing else is wartime/military relevant.
The coil of rope is probably the best thing in the haul. It's about 55 feet of used 1-inch genuine manila. It will be turned into two (2) 24-foot tow ropes, with eyes braided onto each end, each braid further secured with whipping made from strands of the same rope. Go ahead and PM me if you're interested, but fair warning that I think there is a backlog. This is the first time in a long time I found some nice old rope.
The thirteen (13) 1/2-inch drive sockets in a row are all Cornwell 12-point openings, 1/2" to 1-1/4". The four (4) 3/8-inch drive sockets near the bigger end are also Cornwell. As are the long extension and the male-to-female universal joint. These are all natural steel finish.
The brass drift is unbranded.
The little 45* offset dwarfie is a 3/8 x 7/16 unbranded Barcalo.
The DOE is a script Herbrand VAN-CHROME 1723.
The file cleaner (with pick!) is an ACE Wire Brush Company with what might be a 1950's 11-digit FSN (7924-224-7887)
The other grouping of mixed 1/2- and 3/8-drive miscellaneous sockets in the upper right corner includes a Plomb 5424, a Snap-On F-240 with a "G" (1945) code.
Nothing else is wartime/military relevant.
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