This guy lives near me and posts on CL.  If I catch him quick enough, he'll hold them for me. So it was today.  A bunch of tools, hardware, galvanized pails and more for $20.
Can anyone get in touch with Captain Hook - tell him I have something that belongs to him...

Looks like a stainless steel meat hook (Schnitzer 150 LBS  304).
Can anyone give me history on the US knife?  Below is a logo from the reverse side.

And what is that General tool?  # 1200-2 (or maybe 1260-2?).  It has a tapered, blunt tip that appears to be set in a bushing.

Far left is some kind of circle drawing tool. Cast aluminum narrow spade, US magnetic screwdriver with full set of bits, Herbrand Van Chrome locking pliers, Germany side cutters in fair condition, rough but functional Bergman Buffalo 8" pliers, Eklind metric allen wrench set, two weird scrapers, two neat brushes, rusty but very sharp small backsaw and is that a knife? or a small machete?  Craftsman tool box, Work Gear tool bag and a Huffy socket set box.  All the rest of the stuff may be useful but its not very interesting.  Heavy galvanized pail half full of brackets and hardware.  3 more regular weight pails and a bait bucket. 


What are the angled scrapers?  They seem to have a razor type blade.  Also what is the backsaw for? It seems smaller than a typical backsaw.

Hello, Al. Nice haul!!  The angled scrapers are usually sold in paint stores as Wallpaper Shavers/Scrapers. They work well as advertised on hard plaster walls. I use them for whatever needs scraping, from hand saws, to removing paint and joint compound from concrete floors!! Regards, Lou

Wild guess on the knife; Utica Cutlery??

The knife is a typical military mess kit knife. I don't recognize the logo. They are often dated. Here is one of mine.
-Don

If the General tool you refer to a ways down in your post is the black one in the photo above: Is the face of the tool around that blunt tip dished?  If so, you've probably got the punch half of a grommet setter, the other half being an anvil.  Like this one:
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If not, I dunno.

Nice get on that stapler, top right just below the table legs:

I love that design; when I retired, I stole the one from my office (no one was going to want it).  When you strike down on the knob just right to staple some papers, the stapler will bounce a little, several times, on the return stroke, before settling down; a great sound.  Unfortunately, mine jammed, and I haven't taken the time to fix it; and may never get a round tuit.

Are you just going to tease us with the motorcycle to the left, or tell us what it is?

Quote from: d42jeep on September 26, 2020, 06:54:48 AM
The knife is a typical military mess kit knife. I don't recognize the logo. They are often dated. Here is one of mine.
-Don

We had one for years at my house when I was a kid.

Superfine photography.

  OK Bill!  You get a gold star for the day.  I found this in the bucket this morning and thought it was interesting but had no idea.  The other half of the rivet setter.

  I had the bike staged to go out today to an event my club has called the Euro Bike Ride In - just a gathering of motorcycles meeting for for breakfast/lunch 10 AM to about 2 or 3PM once each fall. Its an unrestored but refurbished 1967 Royal Enfield Interceptor 750, one of about 176 made that year.  The whole run of Interceptors from 1960 to 1972 produced roughly 10,000 bikes - about as much as Triumph produced in two months!
Here's a photo from today's meet with a brand new Indian Royal Enfield Interceptor (which for legal reasons, i.e. Honda Motors, can only be called an INT 650.

When I was in junior high (1960-63), I used to walk the 2.10 miles to and from school for exercise, even though that distance (more than two miles) qualified me for a free city bus pass.  Halfway between school and home*, there was a tiny motorcycle dealership for Royal Enfield, with a nice big display window out front.  I used to leave little drool puddles on the sidewalk in front of the window: between the chrome tank and the fins marching up the head to the very top, I'd never seen a prettier motorcycle.

I owned BMWs in my riding years, but, had I wanted a new British bike, a Royal Enfield would have been my preferred choice.  Not that I had money then; but I could fantasize.  I might have added air cleaners, though, to replace the trumpets or perhaps in some years bird screen that Enfield offered stock.
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*At MacArthur Boulevard and 35th Avenue in Oakland, for those who want coordinates.

I'm working at cleaning up some of the stuff.  The German side cutters are very well made but the jaws are worn in the back and they don't meet at the front.  They cut fine in the middle.  Does "Made in Germany" mean they are pre-war (or during war)?  The small backsaw is marked W. Germany on the blade (very sharp) and cleaned up fairly well.
The giant scissors look awful but they cut perfectly.  They are stamped R. Heinisch Newark N.J. which is where I was born. A highly respected maker who sold his business to Wiss which became the largest scissor manufacturer at that time.

Quote from: amecks on October 02, 2020, 07:44:22 PMDoes "Made in Germany" mean they are pre-war (or during war)?

Before or after the partition following Whirled War Too.

Sorry to keep adding to this post but I thought you might like the way this turned out.  The scruffy magnetic screwdriver (with complete set of bits) turned out to be a Craftsman and it cleaned up really well.  Seems like after scrubbing with a brush and cleanser, you still need the tool you carry with you all the time - your thumbnail.  That was the best way to really get into the grooves and angles.
Lou, can you use a couple galvanized pails? There were 4 in this lot.

A No. 1

Wow, that looks great!!!

The question is will it stay clean or will the crud come back? I have tried to clean several but never had any luck with them staying clean. What did you you use as a cleaner? Did you treat it with anything after cleaning?
Thanks in advance.
Les