A day at the garage and estate sales...

[schuld66]

I had a fun day today -- not sure what I'm going to do with these yet, but it was fun. And my wife was OK with the $20 I spent.

Aren't garage sales and estate sales great?

Regards,
Dave

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[michael_m]

All that for a lobster? That's a great haul.

And me coming home with my arms full of tools like that is why my wife has banned me from garage sales :o.

[scrounger]

at $20 your laughing for that lot :) great score, G/sales sure are a great way of building up a top tool kit on the cheep :U.

[Clinton1]

fantastic haul for a 20!

[Sir Stinkalot]

All that for a lobster?

Remember people we are talking about a "Jackson" here not a "Lobster" ..... its more like AU$21.48 :U

[Bushmiller]

Dave

$2.00 per item. Mmmmm.... Did you wear a mask? Exceptional pick up. Would you like to tell us the brands on the medallions. I can see a Disston D-23 and the fourth saw from the top looks old with the sunken medallion. Some of the others look interesting too.

The small saw on the left is from a nest of saws and originally would have had several blades. Great buying. Half your luck.

Regards
Paul

[Pat]

A lot of my hand tools are Garage Sale finds. To me it was the best and most cost efficient method of tool acquisition. It helps, that as you learn about tools and your preferred woodwork disciplines, you can spot better bargains and end up with shed's full of top rate tools.

[schuld66]

Dave

$2.00 per item. Mmmmm.... Did you wear a mask? Exceptional pick up. Would you like to tell us the brands on the medallions. I can see a Disston D-23 and the fourth saw from the top looks old with the sunken medallion. Some of the others look interesting too.

The small saw on the left is from a nest of saws and originally would have had several blades. Great buying. Half your luck.

Regards
Paul

The D-23 has a Disston USA medallion, but the etch reveals that it's a Porter, which doesn't surprise me -- I'd hate to do any lengthy cutting with that handle. The one with the sunken medallion is a Disston (1887-1896) and it has a home-made replacement handle and a broken off nib. There's another Disston, an older D8 (small 8 inside the D) with a Disston Phila medallion (1917 - 1940). Then there's a 26" skewback with an "EVERKEEN" etch. I think that line was made by a local maker, Pritzlaff out of Milwaukee, WI -- about an hour from my house. From the highway, you can still see the faded Pritzlaff name on their old factory. The last one's a 20" WARRANTED SUPERIOR with a partial etch. I haven't had a chance to clean it up, but the etch is a large circle with something inside. The coping saw is a Parker Line. The "fish tail" keyhole saw has an Atkins blade (there's a rust spot in the middle of the etch -- hopefully it will clean up nicely). The other keyhole needs to be cleaned up to see anything. The 14" jackplane is a Dunlap and the other is a Stanley 9 1/4.

There are a few kinks in the saw blades, but nothing too serious, and the planes are in very nice condition.

Can't wait to start cleaning these up. It's always cool to see an etch come out of a rusty mess.

I also picked up an old buck saw for $5. I don't know too much about them, but it looks cool hanging on my wall :U

Dave

[schuld66]

In case anyone has some time to kill and wants to solve a mystery...

The circular etch mentioned above is partially visible. I made a sketch of what I could see. I could describe it, but a picture is worth a thousand words, maybe even two thousand of mine. That thing in the middle behind the word "MAPLE" is supposed to be a leaf, I'm guessing a Maple leaf.
Regards,
Dave

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[pmcgee]

Then there's a 26" skewback with an "EVERKEEN" etch. I think that line was made by a local maker, Pritzlaff out of Milwaukee, WI -- about an hour from my house. From the highway, you can still see the faded Pritzlaff name on their old factory.


Photos please :)
I have a couple Everkeen saws and they are both very good quality ... an excellent sound :)
I have posted some info on Pritzlaff before.
I get the impression they rebranded good quality items.

Not sure where the history info is ... but a series of photos, including ...
https://plus.google.com/photos/103554365489606721190/albums/5885188804733856513/5885188883729590498?pid=5885188883729590498&oid=103554365489606721190

https://plus.google.com/photos/103554365489606721190/albums/5885188804733856513/5885188870526598770?pid=5885188870526598770&oid=103554365489606721190

Cheers,
Paul

[pmcgee]

Everkeen - Saw Discussion Forums (http://www.backsaw.net/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=58&jfile=showthread.php&t=358)

[pmcgee]

The maple leaf certainly shouts 'Canadian' :)
One of their makers was Shurly-Dietrich ... but they had medallions and some pretty distinctive handles ...

http://toolemera.com/catpdf/shurlydietrichCat1902Sec.pdf

https://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/showthread.php?53478-Unique-Shurley-Dietrich-Hand-Saw

Kiwi is a guy on backsaw.net who collects Canadian saws. He's possibly on here ... not sure about that.
I suggest putting a post up on there too.
Cheers,
Paul

[schuld66]

Photos please :)

Here are a few photos of the Everkeen 26" skewback. The etch seems to be very different from the others posted -- maybe a later etch. The saw nuts and medallion are nickel-plated brass. It's difficult to read, but I think it might say "J P & CO", or possibly "J P H CO", inside the middle of the etch.
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[pmcgee]

It is "MAPLE" across the diagonal, and it looks to me like "...LLEY-POW..." before it gets to "THOMSON"

I'm sure this might be a no-brainer to the right person ... :)

Cheers,
Paul

[pmcgee]

"J P & Co" is "John Pritzlaff & Co" ... I think that etch matches my second example ...

I don't think I have posted photos of it. (yet) :rolleyes:

Paul

[pmcgee]

Copied from my backsaw.net link ...


Martin J. Donnelly is quoted below, which reminds me I forgot to say that the blade has a good 'sing' to it when tapped or moved around. That would suggest a good blade to me - a minority of the saws here have the same sort of ring to them.

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(http://www.mjdtools.com/ToolList.php?list=300)

PRITZLAFF HDWE. CO., JOHN/MILWAUK "EVERKEEN" SET OF 12 CHISELS 1/8" TO 2"
The Pritzlaff Hardware Company was Milwaukee's very finest. In keeping with their reputation, they offered a full line of high quality tools, produced for them by the major toolmakers, that were marked with their "Everkeen" trademark. Here's a great set of bevel edge chisels in superb condition in their original fitted wooden box. Sets of chisels have become nearly impossible to find.
Price: $545.00

[schuld66]

It looks like Pritzlaff did put their name on saws made by other manufacturers. This completed ebay auction shows a saw with an Everkeen/Pritzlaff etch that was made by Simonds (it shows that under the Everkeen etch "Manufactured by Simonds Mfg Co").

Everkeen/Simonds (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Collectible-Simonds-JOHN-PRITZLAFF-EVERKEEN-10-PT-18-034-nice-Hand-Saw-/141328255035?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20e7d2083b&nma=true&si=oMSH6nF4tMuGsKZqC8qMPbX4dtE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)

Regards,
Dave