First big Rust Hunt of the year..2023

[steven newman]

Decided on a bit of "Me Time" a while back....and drove down to Springfield, OH.  to raid a couple places....One was "Heart of Ohio Antique Center" out in Harmony, OH. 

Cheap saw was $50? the other was $80..pass

Red circled item..A  Stanley No. 46....@$35?    there was only 4 parts to it...no cutters, no front knob, no depth stops...

Iron #7?    $125 ?   it was missing at least 2-3inches off the back end...and I did not need any woodies..

Passed on these 3..as well...already had a few IN my shop..however..

There WAS one I did NOT have in the shop...

This is the "Fabled" Stanley No. 4-1/2c, type 11.....I knew about another in another stall...for $125!    This one?   Only $80....sold!

Walking around to a few other stalls....One  Rule:   If'n it is in a LOCKED glass case...

it is because it is priced way to high...talking gold plated, here....the "Complete Stanley No. 45? well the first of three numbers on the price tag was a 3..then a 4 then a 5...about 4 times what I paid for the one just like it.  

I did buy this 3 pc set of Plough plane irons...$15 seemed to be about right....walked around some more..

$3 for 3 Gimlet drills..one even goes into a brace drill...about shopped out at the first place...drove down to Titus Rd off of US 40...."Springfield Antiques" on the sign....LONG aisle to walk up and down...Found a drill..

Already have one...I think they want $35 for this one?   Same stall...

Same price, too...pass....in the center of this stall...

Kind of a "grab bag"?    There was an item...

Not by North Bros., nor by Stanley..this is a Jordan, from Germany...and they never add a return spring...$4..

Total for today?   $102 counting tax.     Figured that will do for today.

 

Did not need any of these....and..

These were above MY payscale....

 

Not too bad of a day...?

[Grandpadave52]

GENTLEMEN...START...YOUR PICKEN' Let the 2023 season begin!

 

Sweet scores especially on that 4-1/2. I've read about 'em but never found one in the wild this far west...rarely see a 5-1/2 and if'n you do it's been refinished with 24ct gold based on prices.

[steven newman]

Now..I am bummed out.....stopped at the local Antique Mall here in town..to check on any new arrivals.....There is a Tool Seller up on the 2nd floor....

 

Remember, I had just paid $80+ tax for my Stanley No. 4-1/2c ?    Well, sitting on the shelf with a few other new arrivals...there was also a Stanley No. 4-1/2...for $65 + tax....that looked the same age as the one I just bought....Grrrrr.   

[Grandpadave52]

One of the pickers dilemmas. Sounds like the luck of Dave bit you.

But as they say "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." However a plane in the hand is better than a bird...birds are harder to cleanup after.

[Artie]

7 hours ago, steven newman said:

Now..I am bummed out.....stopped at the local Antique Mall here in town..to check on any new arrivals.....There is a Tool Seller up on the 2nd floor....

 

Remember, I had just paid $80+ tax for my Stanley No. 4-1/2c ?    Well, sitting on the shelf with a few other new arrivals...there was also a Stanley No. 4-1/2...for $65 + tax....that looked the same age as the one I just bought....Grrrrr.   

But now you have 2 of them, right?

[steven newman]

Didn't have the spare $68 on me....as they only deal in cash, at that Mall...

[Larry Buskirk]

On 1/24/2023 at 8:09 PM, Grandpadave52 said:

GENTLEMEN...START...YOUR PICKEN' Let the 2023 season begin!

 

It began on 1-1-2023 here.