ColdDuckTime
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This strike me as a good deal..
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Maybe that's the trick...Why do they look like they have been sandblasted??
krusty the clown
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the date code chart was worth clicking in the link!
chad s
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They dont look sandblasted at all. I agree with Bmwpower, there are better condition vintage sets around.
Not around here, LOL...
It's cause all you CA mechanics beat on your tools. Over on the east coast we take care of our tools!
Gee, did they have metric in 1950?
My personal guess is that there are an insane number of people who have hoarded up a pristine set of SnapOn tools in various vintages. The stuff practically begs to be collected, and those who are in a position to do it, likely do.
My personal guess is that there are an insane number of people who have hoarded up a pristine set of SnapOn tools in various vintages. The stuff practically begs to be collected, and those who are in a position to do it, likely do.
krusty the clown
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ba614
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I have some old Snap On sockets like that. They belonged to my grandfather so I don't know how old they are. I'm 54 and he died when I was 14. The finish looks like the sockets on ebay. I have some Craftsman sockets that also belonged to him. The finish on the Craftsman is far better than the Snap On sockets. None of the sockets have been sandblasted. That's just how the finish looks on them.
george4
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Might be interesting the know the age of your grandfather's Snap on sockets.
http://www.swedishwrench.com/snap-on_chart.htm
krusty the clown
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i have found not all of mt snappy stuff has the date code on them.....
Uncle Buck
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I see no condition issues whatsoever with that set of sockets, in fact I think they look great! I do have a small collection of vintage tools in several brands. I do not expect tools of that vintage to look fresh off the shelf; they are tools intended to do work. I have never been one to judge the worth of a tool based heavily on shine factor. As one might surmise I am not one to shine and polish my tools; I simply wipe off grease and oil before putting them away after work.