hodge911 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Just testing the water . I have inherited an old wooden tool box of engineering tools . It has drawers of old small imperial taps . Calipers . Pliers micrometer, protractor/ combination set ( Moore and Wright make) clamps ect I'll get some pics taken today . Now this is where I'm trusting / asking the P/W crew for what would be a fair asking asking price for it . I know it impossible until you see what's there The box is damaged but repairable . The tools are all in excellent condition . But to to stay within the rules I'll put a price up but just to stay in rules £150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Hi I’d say the box is probably have a value , the tooling however probably less so , as nearly everything these days is metric , pliers , clamps even micrometers are bought cheaply these days , even if you could find enough people left in the industry that can read analog verniers and mics etc , when digital ones are so much easier to use , best bet to look on flee bay for a rough guide , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, sam triple said: Hi I’d say the box is probably have a value , the tooling however probably less so , as nearly everything these days is metric , pliers , clamps even micrometers are bought cheaply these days , even if you could find enough people left in the industry that can read analog verniers and mics etc , when digital ones are so much easier to use , best bet to look on flee bay for a rough guide , There's a reason why the Mk1 eyeball doesn't need a battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 As a retired toolmaker my experience has been that the old tools have such a low value that in a small firm the retiring engineers would usually give their tools to any apprentices and in a large company they would maybe raffle off the tools for charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sking369 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 I work on team valley I would come and have a look for you and maybe able to help you out mate cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroomboy Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Like people say most of these tools only go for a few pounds each unless they are a bit rare. The other thing to think about is condition. Precision tools that are not in top condition are no longer precision tools and therefore worthless. I would be interested in looking what you have, mainly as I do like these old things. Box depends on quality and condition. A good quality hardwood box in good condition can be worth quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted November 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) VID_20211122_134059.mp4 Edited November 22, 2021 by hodge911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozalid Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 TBH, I would say the value is in the box which is quite nice, there will always be odd bits that people want but I doubt they would pay a lot for the whole thing to get it, try it at a local auction, things tend to find their value at auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdavet Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 There’s is some nice quality measuring equipment there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windswept Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, ozalid said: TBH, I would say the value is in the box which is quite nice, there will always be odd bits that people want but I doubt they would pay a lot for the whole thing to get it, try it at a local auction, things tend to find their value at auction. I would agree with that. I buy a few old tools at my local auctions and people do seem to spend money on the wooden cabinets. I think if everything was sold as one lot it would go for less than if the cabinet was sold as one item and the variuos tools were split up into several lots. I've picked up a few micrometers over the years and even old and heavily used ones seem to be accurate. On a good day I'd say there's more than £150 worth of stuff there. If you register with something like www.easyliveauction.com you can see historical prices of previous lots, might give you an idea of value if you have any rarer items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabbers Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 There are dedicated Facebook groups for collecting tools, marking and measuring stuff is popular, there is a group for those. Within those groups, people pay decent Monet to complete their collections of every size and variety.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 lovely set of tools.........been well looked after................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozalid Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Ive still got my late fathers home made engineers toolbox in the garage, it’s crammed with tools, micrometers etc all kinds of stuff, its largely worthless but I like to open it up and think about him from time to time, I suppose my son will dump it when I’m gone lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroomboy Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Condition looks good but I would say only the combination square set, angle blocks and what may be a bore micrometer are worth anything really. With the box you may be in the 150 ball park for the right person but worth comparing with ebay prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted November 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 As instructed ... I have to put a price up that I'll accept So £ 50 will buy it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 £50 bargain. The screwdrivers box has little if any value, but the rest look to have some nice measuring equipment / circlip pliers, calipers / DTI gauge etc etc.in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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