Has anyone seen a Kennedy box like this one?

[rtvinc]

I have searched the interweb, tool sites and image searches with no luck. the closest thing i found was a small box
that used the same "bar lock" system (a vertical bar that runs through the handles and a kind of hasp at top for a padlock)
unfortunately there is no # on the decal. any ideas or guesses are welcome!

 

[larry_g]

Kennedy® K1800 5 Drawer Chest, 27"W x 18" x 16-1/2"H, Brown

Kennedy® K1800 5 Drawer Chest, 27"W x 18" x 16-1/2"H, Brown. Ships in One Business Day. Buy it and Save at Globalindustrial.com

www.globalindustrial.com

This would be the current model of that box. search for a Kennedy 285

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no neat sig line

 

[isb cornbinder]

Mister Pete of You Tube fame and fortune just posted an interesting video on Kennedy boxes. I used to buy and sell toolboxes. I have had a few Kennedy boxes. I think their colour choice makes them really ugly. I bought one Kennedy box for $40 and sold it on y way home for$250.
Beach, Canada made many boxes for Kennedy. I have, for my amusement, exchanged drawers between the two brand names. They fit.

 

[rtvinc]

ya think it might have the same model #? I'll try! thanks

 

[BlackVersa2]

Mister Pete of You Tube fame and fortune just posted an interesting video on Kennedy boxes. I used to buy and sell toolboxes. I have had a few Kennedy boxes. I think their colour choice makes them really ugly. I bought one Kennedy box for $40 and sold it on y way home for$250.
Beach, Canada made many boxes for Kennedy. I have, for my amusement, exchanged drawers between the two brand names. They fit.

Out of curiosity, where did you find that beach made kennedy boxes? Or is that just an assumption on your part.

 

[isb cornbinder]

Out of curiosity, where did you find that beach made kennedy boxes? Or is that just an assumption on your part.

Read my post.

 

[shanny19]

I think their colour choice makes them really ugly.

As much as I love almost all things vintage tool and machine shop, I have to agree!
I don’t give Kennedy a second glance, not even for a flipping possibility.
Brought home a nice Proto machinists chest in Kennedy colors several years ago…..and it sits empty in the loft, too ugly to put tools in.

 

[BlackVersa2]

Read my post.

OK, so an assumption on your part. Thanks.

 

[isb cornbinder]

OK, so an assumption on your part. Thanks.

If this makes you happy.

 

[bmwrd0]

Kennedy's are the best looking metal boxes made! Love 'em.

 

[shanny19]

Kennedy's are the best looking metal boxes made! Love 'em.

Once I was postulating to my late Grandma that a certain set of very unattractive cousins would never find romance. Her response “There’s a lid for every pot”
She was right.

 

[pelletman]

Once I was postulating to my late Grandma that a certain set of very unattractive cousins would never find romance. Her response “There’s a lid for every pot”
She was right.

My dad says "There's an *** for every seat"

 

[rtvinc]

geeze guys.. i was just asking about a tool box

 

[d42jeep]

Kennedy's are the best looking metal boxes made! Love 'em.

geeze guys.. i was just asking about a tool box

Although I didn’t see your exact box in the catalogs on Internet Archive here are some similar ones.
Undated catalog
1961 catalog
1967 Brochure
Personally, I find Kennedy boxes to be attractive and extremely well made. I have quite a few.
-Don

 

[rtvinc]

Thank you! that 285 is as close as i've seen, with the only difference
being the side handles and the locking method. i was looking through
the internet archive as well but never saw the 285. i need to explore the
archive more! thanks again

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

I like Kennedy boxes. They're like the hot librarian with the hair up and glasses on.

 

[Debcrow]

My dad says "There's an *** for every seat"

Once I was postulating to my late Grandma that a certain set of very unattractive cousins would never find romance. Her response “There’s a lid for every pot”
She was right.

There is an *** for every pot????

I have bought a couple of kennedy Boxes that are presently sitting empty. I really do not see the allure in them. The one originally posted with the locking bar is one I have never seen before.

 

[Firebrick43]

geeze guys.. i was just asking about a tool box

And they are talking about tool boxes. Just different tools

 

[Hellpig]

Painted my Kennedy box red and black in the '70s, so it'd be "cool". Then plastered it with Go Fast stickers, lol.
Still have it.

 

[RTM]

Here is a similar box with the hasp lock.

The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

My ww2 wright set came in that box. That one has a hard handle, so a bit later. thanks i like wright tools

www.garagejournal.com

I have the 285 like Don showed first and second, guessing post 1958 or so, so I would put yours as a bit newer.

 

[rtvinc]

yes! that is very close, seems just the drawer handles are different. wait...i just saw that it has side handles as well.

 

[RTM]

yes! that is very close, seems just the drawer handles are different. wait...i just saw that it has side handles as well.

It weighs 85#. I know I would not be lifting it without side handles. It's gonna be a bear to place where I want it, will need two people to get it up to the height required.

 

[rtvinc]

especially if its full! On a related topic...this week has provided me additional projects:
a 1989 Kennedy roller and a 1950's (?) SK machinists chest.

 

[d42jeep]

Although I’ve never seen that exact box, it shows up in catalog 649. Probably made between 1946 and 1949.
-Don

 

[rtvinc]

WOW! Thanks! You are a wealth of information! that helps a lot
now I know about the drawer pulls. nickel plate (which has all worn off)
That's going to be a tough fix. i can do the re-plate but the knobs are like
riveted to the drawer face. Thank you SO much!

 

[isb cornbinder]

geeze guys.. i was just asking about a tool box

 

[d42jeep]

Enough ugly Kennedy toolbox talk!
-Don

 

[tool_scrounge]

PSA:
The Kennedy friction slides work just great if you clean off all the old grease and lube them with paraffin wax (apply by rubbing). It does not attract dirt and grit like grease. Snap on recommended this for their drawer slides.

I just did this for a Kennedy tool box at work and it made all the difference, especially for more heavily loaded drawers.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

 

[bmwrd0]

Lookin4, I am looking for (ha!) that top box in red, to go with my larger roller. But, I am stuck with a Huot for now.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Now tell me that aint Purdy.

 

[LXCam]

Now tell me that aint Purdy.

Well she might be ugly but boy is she stacked.

 

[shanny19]

Well she might be ugly but boy is she stacked.

She’d look alright in a red dress!

I’ve got one of those old school carpenters boxes, you know the kind with the little hole cut in the lid for your square to stick out. It’s Proto but it’s in Kennedy brown. For THAT purpose and use, the brown seems okay. At least not jarringly out of place, like it is in a garage

 

[d42jeep]

My Kennedy carpenter’s box
-Don
My Kennedy Navy NAF box full of tools.
Red Kennedy carry box.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

My Kennedy carpenter’s box
-Don
My Kennedy Navy NAF box full of tools.
Red Kennedy carry box.

Man Jeep. You and 4 cycle have everything. And very good History Detectives.

 

[shanny19]

My Kennedy Navy NAF box full of tools.

I know exactly where it’s twin sister is, in just as good shape, under a shelf, in a hangar at BJC north of Denver. Alas, it is still in use. But I’m an elephant, and I won’t forget.

 

[JunkNstuf]

Enough ugly Kennedy toolbox talk!
-Don

Nice! This old Starrett served me well. Don't know for sure if Kennedy built it but its very similar!

 

[motorcitykid]

I’ve had a couple Kennedy Cantilever boxes, gave the last one to my neighbor as a mate to his other one. Then I found this one… This is the nicest cabinet I’ve ever put tools in. I love this thing and am interested in buying every one like it I can find.

 

[Beerhippie]

I’ve had a couple Kennedy Cantilever boxes, gave the last one to my neighbor as a mate to his other one. Then I found this one… This is the nicest cabinet I’ve ever put tools in. I love this thing and am interested in buying every one like it I can find.

Nope. And I didn't know I needed one 'til I saw yours!

 

[motorcitykid]

I’ve been searching for something like this for a while, but this sets a whole new precedent. I absolutely love this thing.