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Posted by John Husvar on August 9, 2007, 8:58 am
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A friend of mine is helping clear out a property for estate sale. This
is in New Jersey.
The deceased owner was a collector to the point of being a pack rat, but
with expensive tastes.
Up to now they've identified:
Three South Bend lathes, one with 18" swing, 12 foot ways and two
others, a bench top and one on its own cast SB stand.
2-3 drill presses so far, floor and bench mounted, not sure yet of the
brand names
3 other engine lathes not yet reached to identify
1 Type "M" (Le Blanc?) horizontal mill
10-15 hit & miss engines, 1 apparently for marine use -- one is branded
John Deere
Several dozen Stanley planes and several dozen, as far as they have
gotten so far, other antique planes
At least 2 wood lathes
Miscellaneous tooling for everything, but which the people doing the
cleaning might not recognize, so ask and be prepared to send pictures to
help them identify tools
1 engine from a WW2 P51 Mustang , heads off, but may still be around
there
email: chenevey@hotmail.com for more information and to get on the list
of people he'll send updates.
Apparently, the house, basement and outbuildings are so stuffed with
equipment that they literally have to clear paths just to see things
and a lot hasn't been found yet.
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Posted by SteveB on August 9, 2007, 12:10 pm
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>A friend of mine is helping clear out a property for estate sale. This
> is in New Jersey.
>
> The deceased owner was a collector to the point of being a pack rat, but
> with expensive tastes.
>
> Up to now they've identified:
>
> Three South Bend lathes, one with 18" swing, 12 foot ways and two
> others, a bench top and one on its own cast SB stand.
>
> 2-3 drill presses so far, floor and bench mounted, not sure yet of the
> brand names
>
> 3 other engine lathes not yet reached to identify
>
> 1 Type "M" (Le Blanc?) horizontal mill
>
> 10-15 hit & miss engines, 1 apparently for marine use -- one is branded
> John Deere
>
> Several dozen Stanley planes and several dozen, as far as they have
> gotten so far, other antique planes
>
> At least 2 wood lathes
>
> Miscellaneous tooling for everything, but which the people doing the
> cleaning might not recognize, so ask and be prepared to send pictures to
> help them identify tools
>
> 1 engine from a WW2 P51 Mustang , heads off, but may still be around
> there
>
> email: chenevey@hotmail.com for more information and to get on the list
> of people he'll send updates.
>
> Apparently, the house, basement and outbuildings are so stuffed with
> equipment that they literally have to clear paths just to see things
> and a lot hasn't been found yet.
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? I work on % basis, and have over 1,500 ebay sales,
with 99.7 satisfaction. Piecing it out on ebay might be the best way to get
the most money, but the longest and most labor intensive.
The P51 engine (if that's what it is) would be almost priceless. Heads or
not.
Steve
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Posted by John Husvar on August 9, 2007, 11:56 am
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> DO YOU NEED ANY HELP? I work on % basis, and have over 1,500 ebay sales,
> with 99.7 satisfaction. Piecing it out on ebay might be the best way to get
> the most money, but the longest and most labor intensive.
>
> The P51 engine (if that's what it is) would be almost priceless. Heads or
> not.
>
> Steve
Steve,
email chenevey@hotmail.com
He can let you know what kind of help he needs. The last I heard was
they were looking for people to buy lots for resale or to auction
themselves. I don't know too many specifics about that: I just get phone
calls from Kim telling me what the latest finds are and asking me to
post the availability.
John
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Posted by woodworker88 on August 9, 2007, 12:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options > The P51 engine (if that's what it is) would be almost priceless. Heads or
> not.
>
> Steve
I would suggest considering donating that particular gem to an
aerospace museum which would be able to restore it and put it on
display. This piece of history deserves to be out where people can
appreciate it.
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Posted by Ed Huntress on August 9, 2007, 1:11 pm
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>> The P51 engine (if that's what it is) would be almost priceless. Heads
>> or
>> not.
>>
>> Steve
>
> I would suggest considering donating that particular gem to an
> aerospace museum which would be able to restore it and put it on
> display. This piece of history deserves to be out where people can
> appreciate it.
IIRC, they used two different engines in the P51: Allison V-1710s in the
early ones, and Rolls-Royce Merlins (mostly Packard-built) in the late ones.
The Merlin was far superior.
--
Ed Huntress
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> is in New Jersey.
>
> The deceased owner was a collector to the point of being a pack rat, but
> with expensive tastes.
>
> Up to now they've identified:
>
> Three South Bend lathes, one with 18" swing, 12 foot ways and two
> others, a bench top and one on its own cast SB stand.
>
> 2-3 drill presses so far, floor and bench mounted, not sure yet of the
> brand names
>
> 3 other engine lathes not yet reached to identify
>
> 1 Type "M" (Le Blanc?) horizontal mill
>
> 10-15 hit & miss engines, 1 apparently for marine use -- one is branded
> John Deere
>
> Several dozen Stanley planes and several dozen, as far as they have
> gotten so far, other antique planes
>
> At least 2 wood lathes
>
> Miscellaneous tooling for everything, but which the people doing the
> cleaning might not recognize, so ask and be prepared to send pictures to
> help them identify tools
>
> 1 engine from a WW2 P51 Mustang , heads off, but may still be around
> there
>
> email: chenevey@hotmail.com for more information and to get on the list
> of people he'll send updates.
>
> Apparently, the house, basement and outbuildings are so stuffed with
> equipment that they literally have to clear paths just to see things
> and a lot hasn't been found yet.