BIG auction, at that. Auctioneers were working their way through one LARGE tent load of Glassware, Toys, and other antiques...about an hour an a half later, they sent a helper over to start the sale on these items...
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About 15 minutes into THIS sale, I finally got a winning bid. Spent a whopping $5 on a pair of Stanley planes..as in $5 for the pair.
Paid for my stuff, after watching a couple of old coots fight it out over most of the tools...walked through Downtown and through about three antique stores....
At the third store.....ever see a LARGE dining room table covered with old tools, plus bookcases all around it also full, and a smaller table the same way? Found a decent Carpenter chisel (says so right on the blade) and a gimlet looking bit for a brace...$7.51. I guess thing cost more at an Antique Store after all..
My little haul for this rainy day.
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The fellow that was selling all those tools was merely clearing out shelf space in his shop, and needed the room. There were FIVE of these tran-planes for auction, including a Liberty Bell 129.
Not too bad a day...