Toller wrote:
"Mekon" wrote in message

I'd give my left one for my grandfather's tools. Please don't sell them,
each has a story to tell and a connection with the craftsman.

Why does everyone assume it is an heirloom?

Because of the definition of the word heirloom:
1. A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding
generations.
2. An article of personal property included in an inherited estate.

Since he doesn't know what kind of tools they are, the odds are they don't
have any storys.

They might not have the "I used this Barton gouge to pound through the
heart of a vampire" type of story, but more the "great-granddad was
such a craftsman that the factories relied on him to get the original
prototype perfect".

I expect they probably are worth rather more than 300, judging by what I
have seen stuff go for at auctions, but I can't really understand why.

Because the stuff you would buy now would cost you more for what is
usually lower quality.

R