Car-boot sale treasures

Part 1: Quite an assortment - 29 May 2008

131 days ago by YorkshireStewart | 13 comments »

This is today’s little bag of treasures. You might just make out the ticket prices. Double up for US dollar equivalents. The Preston spokeshave was £5.00; brass inlaid square £1.00; Mortise guage £1.50; log splitting wedge £2.00. I didn’t insult him by making an offer, but he did discount me on the total! The sad news is that, on the basis that I have too many planes already, I procrastinated over a Stanley five & half – the one with fluted base. Then, t...

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