krusty the clown
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cool......
Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!
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cool......
krusty the clown
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here's another.......i just got the last piece in the mail today!
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MOPARHOUND!
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here's a new set that came today........9/32'nds drive
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Dug up my 9/32nd's drive set...................
Snap-On 9/32" drive set (Vintage 1939, some pieces date '37 and '38, but most '39, have decent shine for their age)
Looks like I'm missing the nutdriver plastic handled thing?
(Ignore the ratcheting 1/4" drive nut driver, re-using the pic from the "ratchet ****" thread.)
MOPARHOUND!
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here's another.......i just got the last piece in the mail today!
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My 1937 3/8th's drive Ferret set:
Most pieces date 1936-37. I'm guessing the owner added a few pieces after he purchased the set. At least one piece dates 1941, a 9/16 socket. The original 9/16" socket is still in the set, but the 12 points are worn nearly smooth. The round handled ratchet is I believe a 1939. The breaker bar I think is 1940??.
MOPARHOUND!
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Couple more pic's of the 1937 Ferret set. Sorry about the poor closeup pic. I must be missing some sockets, as Krusty has 10, but mine only has 8, and that is counting the 2 9/16" sockets?? Missing the universal wobble/swivel also.
Believe the 1/2" & 9/16" swivel sockets, and the deep socket date 1939, like the round handled ratchet. They are among the items I'm guessing the original owner added after buying the set.
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riley.m
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hello,i recently found a 1/2 drive 71-15 ratchet. it has a 7 stamped in between the on off stamp,can anyone tell me what that means.i believe its a date code but not sure,im also pretty sure it was made in the forties,sorry no pic
krusty the clown
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date code chart....
krusty the clown
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here's the outside of mine with the decal....
MOPARHOUND!
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Do you know the approximate date for your Ferret set Krusty?
krusty the clown
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MOPARHOUND!
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1920s-30's 1/2" drive stuff:
All four T-handles are different:
Running out of time for comments,.........but would like to assemble a 1920's set like Krusty's............still have a pic Krusty of your current collection??
All four T-handles are different:
Running out of time for comments,.........but would like to assemble a 1920's set like Krusty's............still have a pic Krusty of your current collection??
krusty the clown
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1920s-30's 1/2" drive stuff:
All four T-handles are different:
Running out of time for comments,.........but would like to assemble a 1920's set like Krusty's............still have a pic Krusty of your current collection??
pm me you email and i'll send it to you
MOPARHOUND!
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I think it is a 1934 SF-180 ??? 9/16", 3/8" drive deep socket.
riley.m
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thanks for the chart,very cool,and helpful.
Adam McLaughlin
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WHY does it seem that twelve point was so prevalent? I would have thought that six point would be the ideal socket drive back in the day. Still is in my view.
Adam
Adam
MOPARHOUND!
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Going through some S-K sockets, and came across this group of Snap-On sockets.
1/2" drive, 12-point, date range is 1932, 1933, 1934. Sizes 1", 7/8", 3/4", 11/16", 5/8", 5/8", 9/16". The A-3012 drive tool dates 1934, and has a hexagon male end and a square drive male end. The hexagon end is 7/16" in size, unlike a hexagon ratchet I have. There is also another drive tool like this not pictured, but it is shorter, dates 1948, and has an A-3011 Snap-On number.
1/2" drive, 12-point, date range is 1932, 1933, 1934. Sizes 1", 7/8", 3/4", 11/16", 5/8", 5/8", 9/16". The A-3012 drive tool dates 1934, and has a hexagon male end and a square drive male end. The hexagon end is 7/16" in size, unlike a hexagon ratchet I have. There is also another drive tool like this not pictured, but it is shorter, dates 1948, and has an A-3011 Snap-On number.
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Bustawrench
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"Back in the day" they used a lot more square head fasteners than we do today...........................
You can't use a six-point on a square head fastener.
T56 Impala
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This is about the only vintage SO thing I have.
I know the history of this piece. Well some of it anyway. It is a Snap-on 1 1/8 socket. Marked SW-361 USA 8.
It appears to be a 1938 date stamp if I read the chart correctly. (or maybe 58?) It came from a set of tools the USAF was sell off. This sale consisted of tools that were used on the B-26s that were being decommissioned. I also have a Williams breaker bar from that same sale.
Below are some photos. Sorry about the quality. Tell me what you think of it.
I know the history of this piece. Well some of it anyway. It is a Snap-on 1 1/8 socket. Marked SW-361 USA 8.
It appears to be a 1938 date stamp if I read the chart correctly. (or maybe 58?) It came from a set of tools the USAF was sell off. This sale consisted of tools that were used on the B-26s that were being decommissioned. I also have a Williams breaker bar from that same sale.
Below are some photos. Sorry about the quality. Tell me what you think of it.
T56 Impala
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As I edited, it may be 58. However, if it was a 58 then it was a fairly new socket as the B26 was gone by mid 1962.
Also, as noted in the last picture, do these look like cracks to anyone? are they normal?
Also, as noted in the last picture, do these look like cracks to anyone? are they normal?
VWinTHEblood
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I don't know if this is old enough to be in the thread, but Ill try it anyway. Do you guys know how old it is?
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MOPARHOUND!
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Here is my old snap on set, I need to find a better container.
Cool pic~!
What year does your set date as??
Cool pic~!
What year does your set date as??
From around 43 to 48!!
MOPARHOUND!
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Hard to believe, but I found a drawer/box full of more old Snap-On. Thought I was missing a few pieces in the earlier pic's. Have a wrench pic for later too.
Will describe them later, getting cross-eyed on the computer.
Will describe them later, getting cross-eyed on the computer.
Hard to believe, but I found a drawer/box full of more old Snap-On. Thought I was missing a few pieces in the earlier pic's. Have a wrench pic for later too.
Will describe them later, getting cross-eyed on the computer.
The long extension at the bottom is interesting, is it 3/8 or 1/2 drive? Does it have a part number, and/or date code?