Hello all and thanks for all the advice. Quick update, this was my father's equipment. My son made a deal with my mother to try and sell it so he can buy his first car. As far as I'm concerned its a win-win: Mom gets her basement cleaned and I get my son to help me move all this stuff, and people who appreciate this stuff can have access to it. I found your forum and yesterday he asked if he could post. You guys have been great. Inverted18650 has been talking to my son trying to set up a meeting.
I will try to tell you a little about it all to ease any concerns. Also I really appreciate being able to post here and find you all. I know some forums are really strict able selling items.
My dad passed away 2 years ago. He worked over 50 years in Southern California in metrology. He ran several labs and was a calibration specialist. I could never touch anything, lol. I took a job in St. Louis, and when he retired he moved out here. I have moved this stuff so many times as a kid that I kind of hate it all. We could never park a car in our garage, and i was always asked to help move these ridiculously heavy boxes. I can remember being 12 years old and getting yelled at for breaking something filled with oil, then getting a lecture on how a wheatstone bridge works, with drawings made on a napkin. So, there is your background.
However, I have no knowledge of any of this stuff, just the basics: I know he had all kinds of standards: weights, pressure, temperature, resistance, voltage, ad nauseum. Most have calibration stickers on them from the 80's, some going back even further. I don't know what works and what doesn't work, what's valuable, what's only good for parts and what's a boat anchor. However, the shear volume should be enough for a daily driver in scrap metal alone. (Did I mention how heavy all this stuff is.)
The pics my son took are kind of random and unorganized, because everything is pretty much where dad left it. I will do my best to help him get everything organized. I'm hoping once I have all the similar items arranged, you all can find that hidden gem that makes it worth everyone's time. You guys get a good deal, my son gets to help me move this gear (the circle of life), mom gets her basement, everyone happy. I honestly hope this is the electronic guys version of a barn find.
So again, thanks.