A local fellow runs a "de-cluttering" business. He helps people get themselves organized whether they be relatively normal or complete hoarders. He assures me there is great demand for his services...
In his line of work, he often comes out with stuff that needs to be gotten rid of! I bought an odd lot from him last year & saw another listing yesterday afternoon.
This is what $15 got me:
There were also a couple of files (not pictured) that I grabbed primarily because I wanted the nice handles that were attached.
That's a nice Swedish Sandvik Högboo 8PPI Crosscut Saw that may have been used once. They were from the early or mid 1980s, I believe.
The Exact Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc. was once situated in High Bridge, NJ. They were acquired by Hyde Tools in 1983 and quickly disappeared! This is a 2' aluminum model No. A-24:
Here's a shot of the original factory swiped from an interesting local blogger:
Then there was a Stanley Brick Hammer of dubious quality and a nice old Vlchek Ball Peen with a cracked handle - unmarked but ~16oz.:
There were two metric DOE wrenches too. The first was a 20mm x 22mm Heyco from W. Germany and the other an Italian Beta in 25mm x 28mm. It's the only 28mm wrench I have since I divested a South African Gedore recently and, to my surprise, both ends have been used proving that something in the world actually uses a 28mm fastener. Beta supplied the Ferrari tool-kits & while the No.55-Series is still in production, quick research indicates this example is 30+ years old.
I'll keep the saw, the file handles and the Beta wrench, but the rest of the stuff may end up back on kijiji or held as trade fodder!
