My 2018 Flea Finds
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Re: My 2018 Flea Finds
It is a metal disc, VERY thin, marked with unit info and clipped to canvas equipment. You’re not missing anything. I suspect these to have been a short-lived item as they may have been prone to fall off and stenciled paint is easier to read at distance.
I have observed a few that were sewn to canvas by thread loops, but that may have been a field expedient means to keep a broken one
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I have observed a few that were sewn to canvas by thread loops, but that may have been a field expedient means to keep a broken one
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I ran into a few Plvmb 3/8-inch drive WF-76 (5/8") and WF-78 (3/4") swivel sockets at the flea market today!
I made an offer on both boxes, but he wouldn't take it. I did grab a handful of each.
And some special crowsfeet attachments, including a pair of wartime Plvmb special 11/16" flare nut/ratcheting wrench jobbies
Also a pair of 81XX DBE wrenches.
The flat OD green canvas pouch in the trunk group shot is a WWII shaving mirror. This is the second one I have found in the wild. I am going to post the Signal Corps telegraph set on the radio forum.
I made an offer on both boxes, but he wouldn't take it. I did grab a handful of each.
And some special crowsfeet attachments, including a pair of wartime Plvmb special 11/16" flare nut/ratcheting wrench jobbies
Also a pair of 81XX DBE wrenches.
The flat OD green canvas pouch in the trunk group shot is a WWII shaving mirror. This is the second one I have found in the wild. I am going to post the Signal Corps telegraph set on the radio forum.
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Re: My 2018 Flea Finds
Nice find on the shaving mirror ! That was a specialist tool supplied to the Vehicle Waterproofing Inspectors prior to D-Day !
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Empty vessels make the most noise .......
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The inspectors were issued with a slightly different design to the one you show, maybe they were more English.
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Empty vessels make the most noise .......
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Or just different type for shaving?
It's been raining here for days and more rain in the forecast for this weekend, but a little overcast dry spell came through just long enough and at the right time to get out this morning before the deluge came again. Not many vendors.
Snagged a few things:
LEFT TO RIGHT
- Snap/on A-17 1/2-inch drive DLB with a 1949 date code
- Snap/on 3/8-inch drive F-240 12-pt socket with a 3/4" opening and a 1940 date code
- Snap/on 3/8-inch drive F-18 12-pt Flexocket with a 9/16" opening and a "G" (1945) date code
- Blackhawk 3/8-inch drive 35122 12-pt socket with a 11/16" opening and a "1" (1941) date code
(This one has me scratching my head a little... Blackhawk model number was 30022 in 1939 and 30022 in 1943. Series was 30XXX. Not sure where this 35122 comes from. It has the wartime patents and the date code and the three grooves and the Lock-On button. EDIT: Figured it out. It's a 7/16" Nugget! DOH! I NEVER find these...!)
- THORSEN 614J 3/8-inch drive 12-pt extra deep socket with a 7/16" opening (weirdly double stamped!)
- WALDEN 7404 3/8inch drive (F) to 1/4-inch drive (M) adaptor
- MUSTANG 1/4-inch drive socket
The extension is a Craftsman (U) (Plomb) 1/2-inch drive
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Odd ratchet!
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To say the least. Without anyone googling the forged in name (I should've redacted it to make this more fun...), what do you think that spring-like handle on the end does?
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Operate the ratchet mechanism in some fashion? Either with a twist or pull?
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Yup. You pull it. It's chain-drive! Quite literally! There is a bike-like chain in the frame of the handle, between the pressed steel sheets, and there is a sprocket in the head. One full pull turns the drive stud one whole revolution. When you let go, it disengages with the pawl, and retracts, so you can pull it over and over again. The ratchet can be swung like a regular ratchet, too. The plug is push-pull reversible. Intended for close quarters, when you have no room to swing the handle, or for speed ratcheting. The name is SPEEDEE-RATCH. Beall Tool Division, Hubbard & Company, East Alton, Illinois. Patented in 1933 and again in July and August 1942.
Easily THEE coolest tool I have found all year. But I can see why it didn't make it. You can't break free a nut or bolt with the chain pull, and you can't torque it down tight, either.
Easily THEE coolest tool I have found all year. But I can see why it didn't make it. You can't break free a nut or bolt with the chain pull, and you can't torque it down tight, either.
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Today I joined Cliff (Hartofoak) in the Vintage Hand Truck Club!
This thing is well-made and very heavy. It's on heavy duty springs and the wheels are solid B.F. Goodrich rubber. Not sure if the "7-46" in the model number on the wheels is a date, but it's likely, and consistent with the two-digit post zone code (pre-Zip Code) in the address on the data plate. The handles were thickly wrapped in old black friction tape when I bought it, which I used to haggle the price down, guessing that they were probably cracked - and they are. I am going to whip them with wire instead.
This thing is well-made and very heavy. It's on heavy duty springs and the wheels are solid B.F. Goodrich rubber. Not sure if the "7-46" in the model number on the wheels is a date, but it's likely, and consistent with the two-digit post zone code (pre-Zip Code) in the address on the data plate. The handles were thickly wrapped in old black friction tape when I bought it, which I used to haggle the price down, guessing that they were probably cracked - and they are. I am going to whip them with wire instead.
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Also picked up a pebble Plomb 5649 3/4-inch drive ratchet and some Walden-Worcester 1/2-inch drive sockets.
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3/4 ratchet with the drive plug! Very nice. I’ve been looking for one myself. Great find!
The hand truck is pretty cool as well.
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The hand truck is pretty cool as well.
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Wingnutt, I think you're missing out on an opportunity with the hand truck. If you put an axle across those handles and a sprocket on one of those back wheels you could probably repurpose the BSA motor and fab up a chain drive (and you could use that Plomb ratchet either as a shift lever or an emergency anchor). Unmuffled I'm quite certain your new weekend driver would be the envy of all the neighbors.
I'm eagerly waiting to see how you're able to whip the handles on the hand truck. Does the metal strapping look like it's original or something they added with the tape. I worked in several old buildings over the years that had hand trucks, dollies, wagons, pallet jacks, etc. that your find reminds me of. Makes me wish I would have had the foresight to save a few. Gotta' love that mid-century industrial stuff!
Oh, by the way... it IS possible to learn to ride one of those hand trucks kinda' like a skateboard if you're able to balance on the two wheels. Just sayin'.
Always love your finds and appreciate you sharing.
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I'm eagerly waiting to see how you're able to whip the handles on the hand truck. Does the metal strapping look like it's original or something they added with the tape. I worked in several old buildings over the years that had hand trucks, dollies, wagons, pallet jacks, etc. that your find reminds me of. Makes me wish I would have had the foresight to save a few. Gotta' love that mid-century industrial stuff!
Oh, by the way... it IS possible to learn to ride one of those hand trucks kinda' like a skateboard if you're able to balance on the two wheels. Just sayin'.
Always love your finds and appreciate you sharing.
bill
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