Friends of ours have sold their home and bought something similar in a much lower-priced area, so they decided to have a yard sale to avoid having to truck unused items a hundred miles down the road. We dropped by on Sunday, and I found a pair of C-clamps (4" & 6", unused) for $10., which sounded reasonable. Then I spotted something interesting in a box of mixed items. Asked what he wanted for it, and was told anything in the box was $1! Since I hate to take advantage of anyone, I gave him twice that amount, and told him to keep the change.

Not bad? Yankee No. 131. 16 1/2" long, 25" extended. Reason for the low price? No bits. As it happened, I had spares! The box in the background holds a Hoppe version (German made), 12 1/8" long, which uses the same bits.

John

Looks good to me.  The one I picled last year was ..$8, I think....

Hmm, my mistake..it was just $3....paid $2 for the smaller one...

Nice scores!

Another Yankee saved from despair!

@HARO50...well Yankee Doodle Dandy! Great find and save!!

All she needed was a light coating of lube on the rail, and she works like a charm!

John