Apollo 17 tool kit auctioned $75K+

[radrush]

Dang I should have bid on that. I guess they don't take extra stuff...

http://www.bornrich.com/apollo-17-tool-kit-auctioned-75959-space-aviation-auction.html

 

[Farmall450]

Wonder what's the make on that adjustable wrench?

 

[uniballer]

proto?

 

[Givl Reggin]

I bet someone here will be able to identify the wrench manufacture by the style of the "10in." or the "MFG U.S.A" alone --

 

[383 240z]

Wonder if Adam Savage was a bidder on that. He loves Apollo stuff. Keith

 

[Chuck122]

Wonder what's the make on that adjustable wrench?

i'd guess its a one-off design made by NASA or for NASA, just like the rest of the tools

 

[zkling]

I like the ratchet. Smooth.

 

[3baygarage]

Wonder what's the make on that adjustable wrench?

proto?

I think it could be Proto because they do say MFD. USA on the end just like that.

I'd love to get a good look at that set. What about the ratchet? Thanks for posting it by the way guys. Very cool.

 

[zcbauer89]

Looks like a early comfort grip ratchet at the bottom of the kit. That is a cool find!

 

[bareass172]

Doesn't it actually say Apollo 11?

Seriously though, thanks for posting - crazy cool.

 

[85FourEyedGT]

thats pretty awesome , the blue tint on the handle reminds me of Armstrong torque wrench handles

 

[artieb]

I wouldn't go around the block without duct tape and vice grips.

 

[WWIIjeep]

Wonder what's the make on that adjustable wrench?

Another vote for Proto.

Can't be Snap-On. $75K wouldn't have been enough for the original NASA contract price for that.

The stubby anodized handle looks similar to the style of a gunsmith's screwdriver kit sold years ago by Brownell's (maybe made by Chapman).

 

[metaleltr]

Ok what were the jackscrews for

 

[Givl Reggin]

This Command Module manual shows them being used to remove a cover --
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/CSM06_Command_Module_Overview_pp39-52.pdf

 

[bareass172]

This Command Module manual shows them being used to remove a cover --
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/CSM06_Command_Module_Overview_pp39-52.pdf

A-W-E-S-O-M-E-!

Thanks for posting!