Newley Discovered

[mordecaibrown1]

Bob thanks for sharing that story! Yes too bad about the vintage tools, but at least they still have the ice skates. As far as the tools, I had many vintage tools handed down from my dad who had them from his dad. I still use many of them today in my business. So I am always on the hunt for tools. The person I bought the tools from at the garage sale had tools and other neat items all the way back to the Civil war handed down through his family all these years, including that 1914 CJ Bender.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by mordecaibrown1

Bob thanks for sharing that story! Yes too bad about the vintage tools, but at least they still have the ice skates. As far as the tools, I had many vintage tools handed down from my dad who had them from his dad. I still use many of them today in my business. So I am always on the hunt for tools. The person I bought the tools from at the garage sale had tools and other neat items all /the way back to the Civil war /handed down through his family all these years, including that 1914 CJ Bender.

That is fantastic to hear. And also great to hear that you can keep and use such old tools They clearly do not make things like they used to.

In my case, had I known then what I know now, I would have squirreled away some of the tools and items from the house for myself, and made sure to at least get pictures of everything. Oh well, I can still reminisce at least.

And again, great pickups for you. I'd love to run across a garage sale like that. Last good deal I came across was at a flea market this past Memorial Day weekend. Got a complete, nice condition 9/1/41 Life Magazine with Ted Willams on the cover, along with a 1969, Jim Beam commemorative baseball whiskey decanter, for a combined $25. Nowhere near as great what you came across, but was cool for me.

[pete zouras]

how negotiations went down for the '14 CJ? Unless I missed it in the thread. Or the backstory of how the owner came int possession of the card.

[mordecaibrown1]

Pete, see above in this thread as to how it happened.
He was an older man who had many things passed down from grandfather to his Dad and finally to him.
Some things were passed down from his Great grandfather going back
to the Civil War that he showed me.
From what he told me the CJ Bender was in his family pretty much from
back around 1914.

[mordecaibrown1]

Pete Midwest

[mordecaibrown1]

A little Pub!


https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...d-garage-sale/

[nebboy]

Nice pickup!
Love it when your daydreams of rare baseball card fines really true.