Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2024

[Aragorn243]

As far as tightening these, I did some research last night and I believe you take the end off that has the two round holes in it with a special tool and there is a tightening screw underneath it. Anyone ever do it? I'll probably have to make the tool unless my son in law has one. The tool is also used for cameras.















The Ambulance is a Tootsietoy which were pretty common toys I had a lot of them when I was a kid but they were hand me downs. I don't think they were still making this larger size in the 1960's. The Horn Truck is made by Thomal, it's plastic. The first I've owned. Plastic toys aren't as collectible so their prices are generally lower but by the same token, not many survive so they are rarer.

[browningautorifle]

the lenses are still good. They are loose however. I suspect they need new gaskets to tighten them up. Anyone ever do that? I did some exploratory investigation and everything is stuck at the moment.

Just as you think, the outer ring of the lens unscrews and the cap of the center. You have to make a tool in both cases. The center has a second double ended screw pivot. I doubt they were gassed as that didn't come for years after so a complete strip and clean will help. I do optics for a local curio shop, they aren't too hard...40TPI screws and such...

[Aragorn243]

Found the smaller binoculars today but not marked miliary or dated. I'm sure they are as they were military model numbered. The lens were crap however so I left them.

[Flying10uk]

the end off that has the two round holes in it with a special tool

When I need a tool such as this I normally make it by cutting a slot in the middle of a suitably sized flat screwdriver blade. The 2 resulting prongs can then be rounded off.

I also use the same method to make a tool for the special round nuts that have 2 slots in, like what is found attaching the grips on some bayonets.

[Aragorn243]

Something new today. Initially walked past it as I have two of these already but the next time I walked past, I took a closer look and saw the zipper. Mine don't have zippers. Mine are 2nd pattern and this one is 1st pattern. The previous owner did some research on the names, there are three although I can only really make out two of them and one of the two is the one there is no information on.

I suspect based on the manner in which the names are on it that it was initially used during the Aleutian Campaign in the Pacific before being reissued for Europe. These initially went to the 10th Mountain Division. I can't find any concrete evidence of that however. I have located a man with the initials S. W. Barrows who served in WWII but no further information and no idea if he is the same man this was issued too.

The main differences between this and the 2nd pattern is the pouches and the wire frame and attachment to the frame. The 2nd pattern has a tubular frame and a different type of pocket and the pouches are different with no zipper.

The tie was in one of the pockets and I'm assume is WWII. It has no markings that I can find.

[Aragorn243]

I believe this is a WWII US Navy Sea Bag. No markings that I can find, I see what could be the remains of markings but they are so faint I can't tell anything about them, they could very easily be dirt. What's odd is there are roped sewn into the base on the inside. I wonder what they were used for. Other than the dirt, it looks unused which might explain the lack of markings. For $2, I wasn't going to leave it.

[Aragorn243]

Flea Market today picked up a like new WWII ammo box. This is my second but the first isn't anywhere near as nice as this one.

[jond41403]

Very cool! I love the flaming bomb logo

[Aragorn243]

Good news on the Binocular front. I took them to my son-in-law today and he made a little tool for me and got the front screw cap off. That didn't exactly help fix the problem, but it did allow me to figure out how to get the hinge apart. With both ends off I could tap out the center pin and found that there are two plastic washers in there that are essentially disintegrated. So, replacing these two washers and greasing the pin should allow me to tighten it up using the normal screw covers.

[Surpmil]

As far as tightening these, I did some research last night and I believe you take the end off that has the two round holes in it with a special tool and there is a tightening screw underneath it. Anyone ever do it? I'll probably have to make the tool unless my son in law has one. The tool is also used for cameras.

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I had a set of those from the local flea market a few years back. They were a nice glass for the time, with very good colour transmission I thought. Heavily built of course and a rather limited FoV. Very similar overall to the REL 7x50s. B&L sold them after the war as a civilian model, no doubt using up the WWII optical spares and stocks on hand.