Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!

[d42jeep]

Better add an extra hole in the next one. This one’s 3/8” drive
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Here are a couple of cool items I received from beatcad. The 1945 ratchet is very cool.
The date mark on this drag link bit is quite faint. Perhaps 1940.
-Don

 

[Steven 33]

1929 7/8 drive 2-3/4 6pt socket next to a 2-1/2 with a 1-7/16 and 1-1/2 sockets on top for comparison. This thing is massive! And here's what I consider the most useless tool made in that time period. An HD-9 for 7/8 female to 5/8 male.

 

[Ricky Joe]

1929 7/8 drive 2-3/4 6pt socket next to a 2-1/2 with a 1-7/16 and 1-1/2 sockets on top for comparison. This thing is massive! And here's what I consider the most useless tool made in that time period. An HD-9 for 7/8 female to 5/8 male.

Any tool is useless until you need it.

 

[Steven 33]

Any tool is useless until you need it.

Well I figure that since in the cats the smallest size socket is 1-3/8 for 7/8 drive and the general rule of thumb seems to be that there are at least 2 sizes bigger and smaller than listed back in the 20s you could probably get a 1-1/4 socket in 7/8 drive meaning that they would be using a 7/8 drive sliding T handle or extension or 5/8 drive ratchet with 7/8 adapter plug to turn a 5/8 drive socket no bigger than 1-1/4. But I didn't call it completely useless, just the most useless ha. And probably hard to find because of that fact. Especially considering that they didn't have to hunt down tools like that like I do almost 100 years later. But they are little more than eye candy these days anyways.

 

[d42jeep]

I received this flex extension as a throw in with a partial 1/4” drive set i bought on eBay. It turned out to be an unmarked 9/32” drive M-61-B. I didn’t see a date code but the only catalog I could find that showed one was 1942.
-Don

 

[snapmom]

I received this flex extension as a throw in with a partial 1/4” drive set i bought on eBay. It turned out to be an unmarked 9/32” drive M-61-B. I didn’t see a date code but the only catalog I could find that showed one was 1942.
-Don

Most of the "Not Guar" tools from this era do not have the Snap on logo.

 

[d42jeep]

I found some kind if unusual Snap-on tools at an estate sale this morning. I haven’t researched the sockets yet.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

20.6 mm is 13/16

 

[snapmom]

GM is a industrial

 

[d42jeep]

20.6 mm is 13/16

Yeah, both sizes are stamped. It’s kind of an unusual looking socket.

GM is a industrial

Thanks, Snapmom.
-Don

 

[Ricky Joe]

97 series indicates for Buick. 9703 is a spark plug socket. Perhaps this is a spark plug socket for overseas customers? Buick did use 13/16” spark plugs.

 

[Farmer J.]

I have one of those 13/16" 20.6mm Spark Plug sockets. Bought it new years ago, to fit the common size of spark plugs around here.
It also has the male hex on it, that is something i have wondered about for years. Apart from convenience in limited clearance situations there was some debate on GJ about why it is made that way a few years ago. IRC, Someone said something about it being to meet a specification which required minimum tools carried on vehicles for D Day? The male hex on the plug socket being made the same size as the nut which released the waterproof or the radio shielding from the plug lead? The tubular shielding required an open end wrench, which could also then be used to turn the plug socket, negating the need to carry additional drive tools just for for the plug socket.

 

[snapmom]

A regular deep 1/2 dr Snap on Socket, no insert. model SM20.6 date code 1989. n

 

[leg17]

Any tool is useless until you need it.

EVERY tool is useless until you need it.

 

[LNKMK8]

This socket caught my eye the other day at a sale... it cleaned up nicely but I can't seem to find it in the catalogs. It is a 9/16" Swivel Socket but the two sections are quite close to each other. Given the thick wall design, I assume it is for impact use and the design limits the angle that can be achieved which would hold up to impact use better?

PU-18-S with a 1951 Date Code

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have seen a couple and wondered about them

 

[3baygarage]

1937 industrial catalog at Collecting Snapon.

Any idea which year your socket is?

 

[LNKMK8]

1937 industrial catalog at Collecting Snapon.

Any idea which year your socket is?

1937 industrial catalog at Collecting Snapon.

Any idea which year your socket is?

Date code shows 1951 on the one I found. Thanks for the information. It seemed like an Industrial Line but I forgot they had separate catalogs for those.

 

[snapmom]

1934 Snap on model 782924 (G.M.C. part number) socket. 3/8 drive 6 point 1/2 opening. this is such a odd ball. its the earliest gmc model I have seen, and a 6 pt from the mid 30s is almost impossible to find. does not have a S/O model number does have the Snap on logo, size, date stamp.

 

[MR.X]

1934 Snap on model 782924 (G.M.C. part number) socket. 3/8 drive 6 point 1/2 opening. this is such a odd ball. its the earliest gmc model I have seen, and a 6 pt from the mid 30s is almost impossible to find. does not have a S/O model number does have the Snap on logo, size, date stamp.

I have that same drive and size socket from a little earlier and it also is missing the Snap-on model #, my 1/2 drive examples Do have the Snap-on # as well the "G.M.C.#......so maybe it's an early 3/8" drive thing.

 

[MR.X]

Not a great pic but should be able to see what looks like a '32 club / clover leaf in the 1st pic. The 1/2" drives I mentioned above look like '31 Asterisks.

 

[snapmom]

Yes some old ones, maybe from factory use

 

[MR.X]

Yes some old ones, maybe from factory use

Well....yeah...32 is old and and impact or Power sockets would be appropriate for factory use. I guess instead of just a show and tell "I got one too!" post like so many on the GJ, I was making the point about maybe the earliest years of 3/8" drive impacts didn't have a Snap on tool #. Also, it brings up just how early was Snap-on pumping out these types of sockets? Hell, some of the other big tool companies were barely off the ground with their standard 3/8" lines by 1930. And does anyone know the history behind G.M.C. having their own standards / part #'s to the point where big companies like Snap-on and Blackhawk were stamping them onto their kind of like stuff like the Ingersoll Rand #'s.
Here's the markings on the 1/2" drive sockets I was referencing.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

A few p sockets

 

[snapmom]

The "P" sockets started in the 20s, and show up with 20s codes in 1/2 5/8 and 7/8 dr.
this one is 5/8 dr. with a 27 code

 

[Ricky Joe]

Well now I want to know when pneumatic wrenches were invented!

 

[rocket29]

I bought this vintage Snap-On tool box a few years ago for only $10.00. I did not need another tool box but saw the Snap-On name anddecal and thought it would be a nice display piece. It's in overall good condition with some paint loss and slight surface rust on he bottom. I did some research and think is a model K-23W dating from 1938-1945. The "W" stands for "gray wrinkle paint finish". The inside is very clean and has what appears to have original hinges, hasp and side handles.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Well now I want to know when pneumatic wrenches were invented!

I actually dove into that a little a few years ago as part of some WWII power tools research. It's a little messy. Several sources on the internet claim 1939, by Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, but I found a 1951 court document, linked here, that indicates 1935. In the case, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company sued the Independent Pneumatic Tool Company for infringement over the Thor wrench, and won, and in their defense of Independent's appeal, where their lawyers and experts discuss the history of the invention, Chicago Pneumatic claims 1935 (Amtsberg).

 

[Steven 33]

Stuffed super service set and a few pics of a 5/8 drive sliding T in basically unused condition. Nicest one I have seen near perfect besides the owners marks. Weird thing is it has a 29 code but I believe this is the older style logo.
And then what I previously called the most useless tool from that Era (the HD-9 7/8 F 5/8 M adapter) next to what I consider much more handy adapter an HD-3 I believe with 5/8 female and 7/8 male

 

[Steven 33]

I run across sockets like this every now and again but I have no idea what the deal is with them can anyone help me out here? It has a "G" which I assume is the date code for 45? But the logo and overall style is very different from what you would commonly see from that period. So what is going on here?

 

[3baygarage]

You’ve got quite a nice collection there.

I spotted this spud ratchet on the bay and had to have it.

No branding. N-3260. 1948 date.

One screw is original, the other came off a parts ratchet.

I like the brass selector. Not sure the gear is orig. as it has chrome.

 

[MR.X]

Last pic....Is it the shrooms or does that gear have a person's face profile on it?

 

[3baygarage]

Hah. I can see it.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

it the shrooms or does that gear have a person's face profile on it?

Hah. I can see it

Me too! Profile, facing left. Maybe it's a miracle, an apparition in flaking chrome. Our Lady of Floridia. (As an old altar boy I can get away with a little fun poking without fear of eternal damnation...)

 

[d42jeep]

I found a few Snap-on tools at sales yesterday. Here is a short 1/2” drive extension from 1939.
A tool for removing door handles on vintage cars and trucks.
And my favorite, these vacuum grip longnoses.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

Nice finds. My last car (2002 Kia Rio), I used the retainer clip tool to remove the window crank many times. It quickly became one of my favorite tools, although I think I mostly used the K-D version.

Had door handle springs fail a few times. First time I called a locksmith because the door wouldn’t open. I remembered him showing me the spring, so when it happened again (probably from ice), a local hardware store had better replacement springs. Someone broke a window crank once, but I got lucky and found a slightly off color match at the U Pull It. Another time someone burglarized the car and deformed the lock hole. Had another random tool to help with that.

 

[d42jeep]

I found quite a few Snap-on tools at a Berkeley estate sale this morning.
Cleaned them up
They were all pretty much like new except for one well used socket.
-Don

 

[rocket29]

I'm fairly new to the forum and have been following/enjoying this Snap On thread.

I picked up this Metric, 3/8" drive ratchet & socket set a few years ago. If I remember, I only paid $20.00. The box is a KR281 and dated 1957. The sockets, ratchet and accessories have mixed dates of 1957 & 1958. I didn't realize they were making metric sets back then. The 12-point sockets range from 9mm thru 19mm. I think the 8mm is missing and I've been looking for one with the correct date to add to the set. If anyone has one please contact me.

This set is in very, very good condition showing only very light usage. It has been sitting in my tool box since I have others in my everyday stuff.

Does anyone know when Snap On started offering metric sets? I would think the market/need for metric sizes in the USA was very limited back in the late 1950's.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

After further review and investigation down the rabbit hole. I think I have a Snap-on Milwaukee T brace. It is only 11.7 long and every thing I can find, it should be 12.3 long. There is the line that looks like the Snap-on have underneath. Any help would be great.