Well, it WAS a Tractor Fest event, but

[steven c newman]

There were a lot of non farm tractor vendors. Spent most of the day yesterday, and walked almost two miles looking at all the goodies for sale. A place where a 20oz bottle of Mountain Dew went for ...$2:eek:


Stopped by one vendor's tent..
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Not too sure, but I think he had more than I do.. Walked across the grass walkway to another vendor..
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Look very carefully, there is a Stanley #45 laying there, price was ...$160 for just what is there. That KK Hatchet? $55,, but wait, he had more
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That #48 with a missing cutter? $110, that barely there 45? $120.....I think this fellow will have to pack them back up later..
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That little Cordovan Block plane? $25FIRM. Well, walked out of there, and walked around a bit. Found a push drill, and a fancy screwdriver. Found a few chisels. Fellow had a "$1" Table. Dug awhile to find the handles for the chisels.
Same tent that had the $1 table, had a pair of Stanley #7. $45 for the smooth sole, $35 for the "c" model....pass. Too much clearcoat on them. Some of his chisels as well. At another spot, a large plastic tub on the ground had a dozen handsaws in it. I didn't need any. But, there was a couple sharpening stones. Part of the "deal" was the two stones and a plane...$10...ok.
Was walking back to the truck I hitched a ride in, spotted something RED in the grass, looking a bit neglected...
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Craftsman 7" wide vise. I might find a spot for it. Cost was..$10.

Loaded the treasures back up. Got home, and tried to clean these things up..few of which wasn't too bad.
A look at what came home?
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Stanley Handyman #1204, the older style one.
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The shorter chisels. Not sure 1-1/2",Stanley 3/4", Wards 1/4" , Fulton 1/2", with a metal cap.
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The LONG chisels. GLOBE11/16", and a no-name 1/4" Mortise chisel. $7 for these chisels, including handles for three of them.
Looks like I'll have to add more in a reply to this post. There is a Millers Falls No. 188A with all 8 tips....$5. There was a fancy screwdriver thingy, also $3. A Pair of Stones. And a pair of very tired feet!Even with that expensive soda..I stayed under my $40 limit...barely. Now just have to figure out just what all these things are. ;)

[steven c newman]

Ok here is the rest of the "bandit Booty"
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Push drill and a driver. haven't found any readable markings on the driver. You can change different tips to whatever you need. A knurled ring gets pulled back, and out pops a tip. The Push drill looked firmiliar, seems I have a Goodell Pratt #188A as well.
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I checked through several of these ( he had 8+ of them) to find the one with all it's tips. The G-P is missing a couple of it/s tips. End caps are just a little different, too
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Newer model, maybe?

Discounting drinks and such, spent $36 for all of these treasures. Might be able to find a few uses for most of them..

[Bill Houghton]

No pictures of the tractors?

[steven c newman]

Tractors.....tractors.....? I guess there was a few there....maybe 100+ or so. This was the 50th year for the Fest. I was there to shop for old tools, tractors just weren't my "thing" See enough running around on the highways around here.

Have some from the other time I went there..
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And one non-tractor
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A vendor has had this same Stanley #7 for three years now...still wants $45
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Might have 3 pounds of clearcoat sprayed on it....

[Jim Koepke]

A vendor has had this same Stanley #7 for three years now...still wants $45

At that price he will likely have it for at least the next three years.

jtk

[Tony Zaffuto]

In Central PA, there is the "Nitanny Tractor Show" next weekend, near Centre Hall. Huge flea market that usually gives up a few treasures to me! Lots of tractors too! SWMBO and cupcake daughter refuse to accompany me, as it ain't their cup of tea.