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Posted: Yesterday 10:30:09 PM EDT

Scored this at a thrift store today.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:34:55 PM EDT

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Dental tools, or sculpting tools.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:35:44 PM EDT

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Leather working tools. I'd have bought it for the box alone.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:36:09 PM EDT

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Leatherworking tools.

Handy when you refuse to pay the premium for the Chi Chi Rodriguez 4-way cock tug-of-war harness.

https://www.guntechtips.com

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Posted: Yesterday 10:42:43 PM EDT

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Yes. Some of them look like the tools I use to relace baseball gloves.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:46:23 PM EDT

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Leather working tools. I'd have bought it for the box alone.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:47:39 PM EDT

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Lots of stamping and molding tools there... swivel knife... lacing hole punch... lace & needles. Congrats, you're now a leatherworker. Get to working on a wallet.

Not sure what the silver cylindrical objects are, but you know that old saying about bravery.

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Posted: Yesterday 10:48:59 PM EDT

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From a leather worker or really cheap dentist

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Posted: Yesterday 11:17:02 PM EDT

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Yep.

The box alone is local history to me.

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Posted: Yesterday 11:20:58 PM EDT

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The box is what caught my eye. I think it's probably at least 100 years old.

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Posted: Yesterday 11:50:47 PM EDT

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The box is what caught my eye. I think it's probably at least 100 years old.

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Probably around 1910 to 1920ish.

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Posted: Yesterday 11:57:55 PM EDT

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Posted: Today 1:00:14 AM EDT

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"Is it safe?"

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Posted: Today 1:13:08 AM EDT

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Late 1800’s to early 1920’s testicle ticklers. Basically a box of dicks. Or dicks in a box. Depends on your outlook.

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Posted: Today 7:27:43 AM EDT

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Yep leather working tools & stamps.

Reminds me I need to stop by my custom holster maker Shannon Caldwell and have him make me a holster for this gun I just traded a Canik Mete for.

Shannon previously made these holsters & belt for me. He charges $55 for holsters with basket weave stamping and $60 for belts.

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Posted: Today 9:27:53 AM EDT

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That’s a whole lot of “if you’re brave enough” in one little box.

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Posted: Today 9:31:37 AM EDT

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Yes. Some of them look like the tools I use to relace baseball gloves.

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Replace or repair?

To replace got to the sporting goods store. No tools required.

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Posted: Today 9:32:01 AM EDT

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Dental tools, or sculpting tools.

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Jesus bro, you need to find a new dentist.

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Posted: Today 9:35:28 AM EDT

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This "Series 114" stamp for a box of 25 is listed as being from 1944. There are complete version of your tax stamp there listed online. Those little punch holes

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/series-114-1944-25-class-cigars-tax-1723852184

But neat score on the leatherworking tools.

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Posted: Today 9:36:26 AM EDT

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That looks like a nice set of tools.

I have a cheap starter set from Tandy that I bought in High School for a class I took. Heck may have been Jr High. IDK. Probably in the late 70's.

I'd like to have a nice set though.

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Posted: Today 9:38:10 AM EDT

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Those are the tools used to manufacture Made In Cookware.

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Posted: Today 9:41:44 AM EDT

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Originally Posted By osprey21:

Probably around 1910 to 1920ish.

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Originally Posted By osprey21:

Originally Posted By SkyFive:
The box is what caught my eye. I think it's probably at least 100 years old.

Probably around 1910 to 1920ish.

Easy to date with the city clerk's name on the back

Phillip Rudolph Bourquardez was Tampa's longest-serving City Clerk
November 7, 1933 – November 1, 1955

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Posted: Today 10:10:25 AM EDT

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Replace or repair?

To replace got to the sporting goods store. No tools required.

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Originally Posted By DaveM4K:

Yes. Some of them look like the tools I use to relace baseball gloves.

Replace or repair?

To replace got to the sporting goods store. No tools required.

Relace. New leather “strings” to hold the glove together. My son is a baseball player. He is pitching at a local NAIA college this year. Anyway he always wanted his laces changed so I learned how to do it.

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Posted: Today 4:43:59 PM EDT

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at least you know it's from Gaylord.

Find around and fuck out.

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Posted: Today 6:26:26 PM EDT

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Leather tools, among others.

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