Walked downtown the other day..to check up on a tool offer I had made.  Fella refused to lower the price, on a Stanley 71-1/2 that he had turned into a coat rack...ok, fine, good luck with that one, dude ( or is it DUD) Walked across the street, and downstairs into the "Junk Rescue" store....

And spent about half of what that offer would have been.....for scale: that screwdriver is about 13-1/2" long....drill is 7-1/2"..without the bit.

Chuck key is a Jacobs #32 ($2).....cleaned these treasures up, had to drive the drill bit out from the chuck.

Tip of the screwdriver is 1/4" wide..wood handle could use a little work.

Eggbeater? ( ain't he cute?)  is from G.M. Co.  MFG Co. INC, of Long Island City, USA...maybe can hold a 1/4" bit?   but mainly for the smaller bits.  Gear wheel is 2-1/2" in diameter....ferrel  on the handle was loose.   Have a D-handled 1/2" drill that needs a new key for the chuck....

Altogether?  $9.65, counting sales tax...

 

IF anyone wants that #71-1/2 coat rack...it is located at the Antique Mall in the 100 block of West Columbus Ave. , Bellefontaine, OH....$32+ Tax

walk in past the Cashier's desk, first room on the right....

Needs a bit of work....

Along with all the other "gold-plated" treasures

Edited September 30, 20187 yr by steven newman

2 hours ago, steven newman said:

Along with all the other "gold-plated" treasures

Guy reads too much Science Fiction on the "bay." Shame he wasted the 71-1/2 as a garment rack. May Roy Underhill's spirit stalk & haunt him without cease.

 

You did alright though. I can't pass up little egg-beaters like that nor drill chuck keys either...you suppose it's some kind of vitamin deficiency? 

I bought one last year that looked much like this for $25.00. Cleaned it up a bit and removed the “auxiliary sole” and sold it back into woodworking service.  Don’t see how they make great coat hangers but it is darn easy to repurpose them in this way, I guess.

There's gotta be a special spot in that really hot place for people who bastardize good tools...and that includes those who paint on hand saws.