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.

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

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

Nice score Uncle Bill!!!!!

Quote from: lptools on July 06, 2018, 06:35:04 PM
Nice score Uncle Bill!!!!!

+1

Love the sign!

Cool! thanks for sharing.

Very nice indeed!

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

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