Vintage Proto Toolbox

[dangonation]

I found this vintage tool box and would like to restore it and find the original tools. I found the set number in the proto 1962 catalog. It is for a 1/4 square drive set. What I cannot find is what year the logo comes from. The picture doesn't show the writing but it says Proto Professional Tools. Can anyone educate me?

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[Larch]

Can you get a better picture? I can't see the logo at all.

 

[dangonation]

Yes but it will have to wait until I get home this afternoon. There isn't much to it except the lettering


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[dangonation]

This is the best I could get


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[dangonation]

Also found this

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[ganymede]

I think that logo was used from the late 60's to the early 80's.
Hopefully a Protoholic will see this and confirm or narrow it down.

 

[lbgradwell]

That's the logo from the Ingersoll-Rand era: ~1963-84

 

[dangonation]

Nice. Now to find the catalog for a parts list. Thanks for the help!


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[ganymede]

That's the logo from the Ingersoll-Rand era: ~1963-84

It was that far back? Cool. Too bad they didn't date stamp their boxes like Waterloo and Snappy.

 

[lbgradwell]

It was that far back? Cool. Too bad they didn't date stamp their boxes like Waterloo and Snappy.

You know what? I might have to revise that date range...

Although that range is the IR era, I can't find an example in my files of that logo in actual use before 1970-1971:

So let's say ~1970-84 for that logo until proven otherwise...

 

[ganymede]

You know what? I might have to revise that date range...

Although that range is the IR era, I can't find an example in my files of that logo in actual use before 1970-1971:



So let's say ~1970-84 for that logo until proven otherwise...

Sounds good.