Auctions. Gotta love em.

[Lynn]

Went to an auction last weekend. Saw some cool old cars. Pristine restored 1934 Caddy went for $62K. Buy of the day was a 62 Tempest LeMans convertible 326 with the auto transaxle and independent rear. Very well done car, white over red. The buyer was wearing a Mecum hat, but I don't know if he was local or not. I believer $7,900 bought it.

Anyway, I bought some of the useless crap that we all buy at auctions (like a 220 volt Federal brand storm siren - plan to hook it up to my home burglar alarm - that should make an intruder soil himself!) but I digress.
Towards the end of the second day, I had purchased a Craftsman roll around work cabinet (with the sliding work surface on top, full of tools, mostltly craftsman, but a few snap on, mac etc. Anyway, the auctioneer is trying to move things along and offers "everything in this corner" right next to my new rollaround, all for "one money". Well, part of what was in the corner was inside a big trash bag. Was it trash? No one knew. Also, there was a box on top of a big plastic bin. I had looked in two other identical plastic bins, and both were full of oil dry. I had not looked in this bin. Don't believe any one else did either, as it was covered with heavy tools. I did see a pair of 42 inch bolt cutters and a pair of 30 inch bolt cutters, so figured "what the hell". Bought the whole pile for $50.

After my very understanding wife (trust me, she is a keeper)and I move everything around, I get the bin open. It is full of antique tools. I can barely pick the thing up. Have to use a two wheeler to get it out to the truck.

I don't even know what some of these are. Lots of old Ford wrenches, some oil field tools, and even a bullet crimper. I will post some pics of some of the more interesting ones asking if any one cah tell me what they are. Even have a double headed adjustable wrench. Guess one end is metric and the other for SAE.

[nova7579]

The Ford tools are worth nothting really because they made so many of them to Fix Or Repair Daliy all them Fords! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[John Brown]

Got an old swap meet buddy that gets $10.00 bucks or more out of every old Furd wrench he sells at his flea market booth. They made a bunch of them for sure, but he said people stop by with a list of what they already have, and buy whatever they don't have to fill their collection. Even if you don't need one, they make dandy hammers.

[WILMASBOYL78]

Looks like Cumby sold all his tools [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

wilma

[olredalert]

----Are those tools or weapons??? Any one of them could seriously hurt an intruder to your house when that siren goes off......Bill S

[Lynn]

I just think they look cool. I was already aware that the Ford tools aren't worth much. I plan to sell them all, and frankly if I net 2 bucks apiece, I am fine with that.

The cheapest I have found a double headed adjustable wrench is $50, and it wasn't as nice as the one I got.

The weird looking tool on the far right is really menacing to me. Looks like the modern day equivalent to thumb screws. It was made by and oil field supply house.

The wooden handle monkey wrenches (two smooth and one toothed for pipe) with the full wrap adjusting collar appear to have some value.

I am going to keep one of each (except the Fords) just to make a display on the garage wall. Rest I will ebay if I ever get the time.

[6pakdave]

WoW great score!
I have seen the curved double open end spanners here in OZ, mostly UK made, but never seen anything like the double adj or curved adj spanners here. They look to be in nice cond with no surface rust.
Make a nice feature under a glass coffee table in the games room of office?

cheers Dave

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lynn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.......The weird looking tool on the far right is really menacing to me. Looks like the modern day equivalent to thumb screws. It was made by and oil field supply house........ </div></div>


Looks like something my OLD (former) dentist liked to use!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]


nice collection [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[PeteLeathersac]

The dead/worthless ones make cool letters on retro style signs when mounted to old doors/wood painted in contrasting colors...BOB'S GARAGE - SPEEDY SERVICE - ANTIQUES etc..
A new font!.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The dead/worthless ones make cool letters on retro style signs when mounted to old doors/wood painted in contrasting colors...BOB'S GARAGE - SPEEDY SERVICE - ANTIQUES etc..
A new font!.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete </div></div>

Great idea Pete.

I could weld together a bunch of the worthless ones and make a big sign that says: Charley Sucks