cool vintage tools bought today @ fleam

[wrenchr]

Went tool shopping today at the flea market and scored some goodies. One of the gems is a Schwinn 10 mill combo wrench.
The SK 1/4 ratchet is unusual as it is stamped custom. Any ideas??

 

[jakemac]

Another Craftsman Speeder Ratchet found. Good job.

 

[wrenchr]

Another Craftsman Speeder Ratchet found. Good job.

It is clean too.

 

[r_olson_06]

I have that exact same spinner handle from the s-k set. I know its from the era that they ran the Frankenstein ratchets. Can't remember if it was the facom era.

 

[wrenchr]

Is that the super-rare blue handle?

Yes it is blue but I thought they all were blue?

 

[twertsy]

Yes it is blue but I thought they all were blue?

Mine's black, which I thought was the rarer version.

 

[oak_park]

I believe the SK Custom was a slightly lower end version sold at auto parts stores in "peg pack' hangars. I've had the 3/8ths and 1/2th version, but its the first 1/4 version I've seen.

 

[RM209]

Schwinn approved tools are highly collectible in some circles. Is it a Snap-on?
Nice pickup!

Ro209

 

[Farmall 1066]

Nice scores, especially the Craftsman Speed ratchet!

 

[HubbaBubba]

What the....my flea mkt has nothing like that! Great score!

 

[Plombob]

A C-Man speed ratchet? You **** just for that. What did you play for it?

 

[Richard Cranium]

That is what I wanted to know, how much did you pay for the craftsman speeder?
I think I still have the record for two of them at fifty cents each....Rich

 

[snapmom]

The Schwinn is a Snap on.
Why does the center drive rat sell for so much, there seems to be a lot of them.

 

[jakemac]

The Schwinn is a Snap on.
Why does the center drive rat sell for so much, there seems to be a lot of them.

The Speeder Ratchet was only offered from 1960-1963. Then it disappeared. Until recently, they were only seen on ebay and rarely found in the wild. The last couple of months they seem to (relatively) be coming out of the woodwork. My first one, I paid collector prices for, it killed me to click the bid button. The second one I found for 50¢ as a rusted lump at the bottom of a wet bucket. It was the only one I've ever seen in the wild in years of searching.

 

[woody 73]

I believe the SK Custom was a slightly lower end version sold at auto parts stores in "peg pack' hangars. I've had the 3/8ths and 1/2th version, but its the first 1/4 version I've seen.

I think you are on to something as I seem to recall seeing them at the counter also.