Garage Gazette
TOOLS AND THE SHOP => ANTIQUE/COLLECTOR TOOLS/BOXES/HAND ONLY => Topic started by: twertsy on June 09, 2019, 08:57:25 AM
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Good morning Gents, it's been a while. Some of you folks may have seen this on the other side, but I thought I'd post her here as well. I saw this in the pics of a local estate sale two week prior to the sale. Immediately salivating, I called the lady running the sale, and tried to buy it right then. She refused, but thought she'd price it at $2-300. I checked the listing seemingly every hour just to see if she had updated pics, and to drool again and again. Finally the day of the sale came, and I was 3rd in line at 4am. Luckily, the first two gentlemen ahead of me had no interest in tools. Unfortunately, between the time I called her and the day of the sale, someone had paid an exorbitant amount for a 7/16" drive Blackhawk set (sans any case) and she didn't miss it. So, I paid up for this but it's one of those "where will I ever find another" moments.
So, here she is in all her glory, although the leather folio is currently being cleaned and preserved.
This is a 1938-1940 Salesman's kit for Blackhawk 7/16" Drive Nuggets. The tools were never used, as you'll see from my next post showing them cleaned up.
Todd
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The cool part about this kit is that the inside panels are replaceable. Made by Heinn in Milwaukee (still in business).
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And, here are the tools after 24 hours in Evaporust, then a wipe down. No polishing required!!
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Absolutely beautiful Todd. That is a wonderful find, and a true piece of tool history. Congrats!!!!
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That t-handle just exudes style that is no longer seen. Nicely done!
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wow, really cool set!
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Holy shit! If there’s a Holy Grail of Blackhawk, that’s the closest thing you’re ever going to find. Congrats Todd!
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Ha I`ll bet you were tense as a block of wood before you finally bought it....
Bloody nice treasure mate.
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Welcome back Todd and it's good to hear from you. That is truly an amazing find and you will have it restored to all it's glory. Nice save.
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Were those half satin, half polished chrome deep sockets unique to the nugget family?
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Were those half satin, half polished chrome deep sockets unique to the nugget family?
I don't believe so. Here's a link to some of my Blackhawk catalogs. Should help. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1uGD5QuzBixkfqq2YGuoa-Ksv8bDRYETS
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That find gives hope to the rest of us that we might find something else of that quality.
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Wow, that's quite the find.
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Wow that is awesome!
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Very nice.
And it's about damn time you got your ass over here! :D
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Damn, just damn.
I'm seriously at a loss for words.
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Wow, that is a find!
And - if I haven't already told you - the leather guy near you is:
http://bedosleather.com
The guy does shoe repair, but likes challenges and does just about anything to do with leather.
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That's a neat set.
THANK YOU for posting it
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Very cool!
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Here is another blackhawk find from Saturdays's auction. This partial set is from around 1920 and much of it is shown in my 1919 catalog. I was not even aware it was there, as it was under the tables and when brought out I didn't even know what it was. However, the handle on the box was the give-a-way. Oh me, I had to pay $9.00 to get it. Nine sockets are correct and of the drive tools only the universal is wrong.
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Here is another blackhawk find from Saturdays's auction. This partial set is from around 1920 and much of it is shown in my 1919 catalog. I was not even aware it was there, as it was under the tables and when brought out I didn't even know what it was. However, the handle on the box was the give-a-way. Oh me, I had to pay $9.00 to get it. Nine sockets are correct and of the drive tools only the universal is wrong.
That's a hell of a find for $9!
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Incredible finds, both of them!