Comments on: A “Yard Sale” Gold Mine

By: natalie

natalie — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:01:57 +0000

You can find more tools at garage sales in new england faster, and have them all mapped out for you

try

http://www.garagesalenation.com/mapsapi.lasso?zip=163

The 163 represents the first three digits of a zip code.

On thrusday or friday to get the most updated map. Try any ZIP in New England or even the rest of the Country.

Good luck on your tool hunts!

By: KaiserM715

KaiserM715 — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:10:57 +0000

What a cool story. I have always thought along the lines of the “seller” in this case. It is much, much better to keep an original set of tools together and sell / give them to someone who will truly appreciate them and keep the set together. I also have a special appreciation for tools with sentimental value as these do. I have a large majority of my grandpa’s machinists tools from when he had a machine shop, that were handed down to my dad and then to me.

By: Wesley Phillips

Wesley Phillips — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:22:08 +0000

Some people have all the luck.

By: John Shea

John Shea — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:33:40 +0000

So tell us about your portable band saw!

By: eschoendorff

eschoendorff — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:49:33 +0000

Fantastic score!!!!! Not only did you find some cool treasures, but they have a great story to go along with them. Those are the best kind!!!!!!!!!

By: Brau

Brau — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:50:26 +0000

A real historical rarity for sure - and a well written, entertaining story too!

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:05:42 +0000

I have a Studley print for framing. Looking at it, and looking at this find is interesting. I would like to own both. If Leach bought this, then he is the right man to own it. He knows more of old tools than anyone I have come across, read about or imagined. I tend to agree this find is more “workable” than the Studley, as the Studley, I guess, is more a work of art. This a a chest of work. I am on Leach’s mailing list (I think it is his list) and he does sell good, old, workable tools for woodworking. His site is fun, and gives advise freely.

Thank you for presenting this find. It makes me more determined than ever to keep my eye peeled for such treasures.

Hank McCreight

By: l_bilyk

l_bilyk — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:35:21 +0000

Wow what a find!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:33:05 +0000

Ah…those garage sale treasures…great story…can’t wait for this years yard sale finds!!

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:23:50 +0000

Great Story… Thanks for sharing it.

Luckily that wasn’t me.
Or as a buddy of mine quiped:
“I would have been like: ‘can I use these for cutting plastic as well as wood?’
and he would have yelled ‘Next!’ ”

Darned young whippersnappers!