My local car boot can often be a disappointment when it comes to hand tools but last Sunday I was spoiled for choice. I wasn't after anything in particular but did expect a few smaller items from the bargain bins set up by one of the regulars who has low-low prices and I wasn't disappointed on that score.
So the usual range of tatty bits and bobs to start with:
I thought the top item was a scraper and once I got it home I could make out Eclipse stamped in the blade so I could look it up and confirm that's what it is. Pleased to have one of those finally and for practically nothing.
The two chisels and file were from other vendors, 50c each and €1 respectively, €4 for the rest.
Then later on in the main field there was some good stuff, including a milk crate full of varied swing braces along with this:
I spotted the gleam of rosewood first, that was unmistakable from a distance. That and the main handle shape told me how old it might be although I couldn't tell who made it initially I eventually could just about make out a Stanley logo, smaller and not where I expected it to be. The drill was a bit grubby, with a bodged handle repair but all the teeth were there and seemed unworn, there was surprisingly little rust and everything moved that should move. Then I asked the price (a fiver) and it became a no-brainer.
I couldn't make out anything more than the logo at home but looking around online on Sunday evening I found enough to make me think it could be a 624 which it has turned out to be, so well chuffed to get one this rare for much less than the going rate for eggbeaters here, even in much worse condition.
On the way out just by the entrance I picked up two vintage DIY/woodworking books for a Euro a piece which rounded off the sale nicely.
So the usual range of tatty bits and bobs to start with:
I thought the top item was a scraper and once I got it home I could make out Eclipse stamped in the blade so I could look it up and confirm that's what it is. Pleased to have one of those finally and for practically nothing.
The two chisels and file were from other vendors, 50c each and €1 respectively, €4 for the rest.
Then later on in the main field there was some good stuff, including a milk crate full of varied swing braces along with this:
I spotted the gleam of rosewood first, that was unmistakable from a distance. That and the main handle shape told me how old it might be although I couldn't tell who made it initially I eventually could just about make out a Stanley logo, smaller and not where I expected it to be. The drill was a bit grubby, with a bodged handle repair but all the teeth were there and seemed unworn, there was surprisingly little rust and everything moved that should move. Then I asked the price (a fiver) and it became a no-brainer.
I couldn't make out anything more than the logo at home but looking around online on Sunday evening I found enough to make me think it could be a 624 which it has turned out to be, so well chuffed to get one this rare for much less than the going rate for eggbeaters here, even in much worse condition.
On the way out just by the entrance I picked up two vintage DIY/woodworking books for a Euro a piece which rounded off the sale nicely.
