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General Maintenance Tips => Tools and Lubricants => Topic started by: foakes on April 18, 2026, 12:38:23 AM

Title: Estate Sale
Post by: foakes on April 18, 2026, 12:38:23 AM
Heading home today, I passed by an estate sale.

Picked up a Cornwell top tool box with 12 drawers and the lift up top.

In very good condition.  And full of tools.

Also picked up a Zebco 6020 gold spinning reel, a Wright-McGill trailmaster 6.5' 4 piece rod, in an aluminum tube and in unused condition, plus a 6.5' Kunnan 2 piece rod in new condition.

The tools, box, 2 rods, and  1 reel cost me a $100 bill.

Took 3 guys to lift the box into my truck.

I don't know much about Cornwell tools or boxes —- but it is certainly well made and a quality box.

Best, Fred

Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: jtwill98 on April 18, 2026, 03:19:48 AM
You did very well with the box alone at that price.

Cornwell tools, if made in the USA were from the Ohio and PA region and were very nice tools.  It looks like you have mix of tools there, I see some Craftsmen and some others (sockets) that look like they might have been made in Taiwan.  I believe Cornwell did inport some of their tools from Taiwan and China as well.

Quite the impressive find.
Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: MarkT on April 18, 2026, 08:53:04 AM
I don't know if Cornwell is still in business but they made good tools.
 
Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: Brewcrafter on April 18, 2026, 04:26:52 PM
Quote from: MarkT on April 18, 2026, 08:53:04 AMI don't know if Cornwell is still in business but they made good tools.
 
Cornwell still in business, they sponsor quite a bit in NHRA racing, Austin Prock funny car among others. - john
Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: BocaSnook1 on April 18, 2026, 04:31:41 PM
Nice acquisition!
Tad
Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: rcmsangab on April 18, 2026, 04:36:46 PM
Nice score!
Title: Re: Estate Sale
Post by: oldmanjoe on April 18, 2026, 05:54:33 PM
 :)  Now that is a much better deal than the last mini tool boxes earlier this year. Even if the the box was empty.   :d