Just picked this up at an Estate Sale Thursday night thought I'd share here in case you don't read the garage sale thread.
heres a link to more pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/106928859612271645253/ToolsSept42014?authuser=0&feat=directlink
I wonder who the manufacturer was?? Kinda looks Remline to me?
Interesting.... Back then was companies making their own or was there only few manufactures and then put different company names on them?It's kind of funny in a way (IMHO) tool box makers really seemed to all change at the same time.
Drawer slides were added in the early 40's
Production date stamps were added in the mid to late 50's
Integral, full length drawer pulls replaced individual twin pulls in the mid 50's.
There are a number of exceptions to these facts, but overall trends the brands did quite a bit at the same time. Competitive edge?
. In the late 40's a company out of chicago made them for craftsman, then in the 60/70's waterloo took over. Depends on the company; but majority of them were doing what many do today. There are really only a handful of makers, others just put their names on them. From a business sense it makes sense as the equipment and tooling is pretty specific. I don't recall off hand exactly made the late 30's, early 40's craftsman boxes. I have it saved somewhere
The big ones were (I think)
Indestro
MBC
Chicago company?
Waterloo
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Just picked this up at an Estate Sale Thursday night thought I'd share here in case you don't read the garage sale thread.
heres a link to more pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/106928859612271645253/ToolsSept42014?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Here's an old Gerstner I've had for a long time, bought it from the original owner think he said it was bought in 1953. Think I paid 125 for it full of Lufkin tools that I still use everyday.
Here's an old Gerstner I've had for a long time, bought it from the original owner think he said it was bought in 1953. Think I paid 125 for it full of Lufkin tools that I still use everyday.
i just got this PROTO toolmobile this morning. its missing the rack for the rods/pistons, but its in nice shape. the 1st thing i'm gonna do is remove those decals. i've searcherd for hours and cannot find another.
many pages back montanafordman has the earlier PLVMB version.
anyone have a ballpark of when this sucker may have been made?
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That sounds like the Pressteel roller slides. Pressteel was the OEM for Plvmb/Proto Boxes for many years. I also have a mid fifties Craftsman roller that also used the Pressteel rollers, so I'm 99% certain they also made that one. that Craftsman roller was "Sears Best" for the era, with 5 drawers full depth of the roller. No bottom "garage".
So I have anything EXCEPT the Plvmb or Proto...
I've never seen pics of one like that before. I've seen them with a door on the bottom, guess this one is later, say mid to late 50's? What do the drawer bottoms look like?i just got this PROTO toolmobile this morning. its missing the rack for the rods/pistons, but its in nice shape. the 1st thing i'm gonna do is remove those decals. i've searcherd for hours and cannot find another.
many pages back montanafordman has the earlier PLVMB version.
anyone have a ballpark of when this sucker may have been made?
Interesting…..
I looked at the box below on saturday and could not figure out exactly what it was. The interior blue color appears to be original. The exterior has been repainted. I also did not recognize that particular CM badge and you can see holes below it from something else. Seller wants $85 for the box and contents…
