Saw something weird at the estate sale on Elm Street last Saturday

I was poking around this old house in town, guy must have been 90 when he passed. Every single tool in his garage was from the 1970s or earlier, same brand, all covered in a layer of dust. The rubber grips had that dry rot cracking but the steel parts looked like they could still cut through a car door. Made me wonder if we've been overthinking gear when a simple wrench from 40 years ago still holds up. Anybody else find old stuff at estate sales that worked better than new?

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nora_park726d ago

My dad's old Craftsman socket set from the 70s still works perfectly, I've got it in my trunk right now. Picked up a cast iron skillet at an estate sale last year that's twice as heavy as anything in the stores today and cooks way better. Some of that older stuff was just built to last, no joke.

leep335d ago

Totally agree with you on that. The stuff from back then was just overbuilt in a way that you don't really see anymore, and it's nice having tools that actually feel like they were made to be passed down. That cast iron skillet sounds like a great find too, the heavy ones really do cook way better and you can't go wrong with something that'll outlast you.