Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!

[ganymede]

Here's a 1936 model 71A.
Not too pretty looking but it works good..

 

[Cdstahlman]

Here's a 1936 model 71A.

Not too pretty looking but it works good..

I just picked one of these up to add to my collection. It was locked up solid and I had to soak it, and then eventually drill out one of the screws to finally get inside it. It's currently doing a slow soak, and then hitting the parts washer again before I polish it up (well kinda) and then super lube it and back together.

 

[ganymede]

I just picked one of these up to add to my collection. It was locked up solid and I had to soak it, and then eventually drill out one of the screws to finally get inside it. It's currently doing a slow soak, and then hitting the parts washer again before I polish it up (well kinda) and then super lube it and back together.

Good luck with it. As ratchets go they're pretty simple so yours will probably be fine.

 

[LesserSon]

I've been slowly building upon a partial 84-B Ferret (3/8dr) set I picked up in a thrift shop last year. Most everything that was with it was stamped 1942, with a couple 1940 & 1941 pieces. The Eagle lock (Eagle also made the box) had been cut off, but was inside, as was the leather-covered handle. So when I spotted a nearly identical (actually with a more complex keyway, so better) lock at a flea market, I snapped it up. Picked up some Blue Point and SO wrenches and some Vacuum Grip pliers at yard sales. Waiting for spring to renew my search for the rest of the sockets, extensions, spinner and ratchet.

Update: the tools laid out today...just missing three extensions, two flexockets, and three sockets...plus the tray. (Latest photos: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6573378&postcount=421 ).

 

[LesserSon]

Here's Blue Point Supreme, Blue Point (how many logos did they use over the years?!), and Blue Points Chicago wrenches. Guess that last BPC was user-modified.

 

[LesserSon]

pliers

 

[d42jeep]

I found a 1/2' drive speeder last week at an estate sale that had the "E"
(1944) marking but the logo was quite different than the one I already had in my WW2 tool set. Here are some pictures.
-Don

 

[LesserSon]

When I first brought it home there was a ton of crud in the bottom. I tried rinsing it out with a hose, and discovered that this era box was painted with latex, as it sloughed off. Oh well, it's got some rust pits, so when the weather warms up again, I plan to remove the rest of the original paint, fill the pits, prime and repaint. I'm not sure I really like the original color, so thinking of something offbeat, just for fun and to show I'm not trying to fool anyone that the paint is original. Is that horrible? I realize one aesthetic loves the rust, but not me. Thoughts?

 

[Cdstahlman]

Looks good, I may have the ratchet you need for it also, already restored.

There's a thread on here somewhere where a gent restored one of these old boxes that was severely worse off than yours.

Hopefully you can search it out or someone can direct you to the link. (I'll try to find it).

 

[skunkape1]

I've been slowly building upon a partial 84-B Ferret (3/8dr) set I picked up in a thrift shop last year. Most everything that was with it was stamped 1942, with a couple 1940 & 1941 pieces. The Eagle lock (Eagle also made the box) had been cut off, but was inside, as was the leather-covered handle. So when I spotted a nearly identical (actually with a more complex keyway, so better) lock at a flea market, I snapped it up. Picked up some Blue Point and SO wrenches and some Vacuum Grip pliers at yard sales. Waiting for spring to renew my search for the rest of the sockets, extensions, spinner and ratchet.

Just tonight, I found a Snap On 3/8 drive 7/16 socket in a bucket of some scrap metal. Part # FS 140. From the little reading I did, it sounds as if it was made in the date range of your set.

Hit me up if you need it and we'll work something out. It's in awesome shape too.

 

[LesserSon]

My only SO ratchet, a 1/2 drive. I think it came frome clearing out my grandfather's basement, which I did before I knew quality from junk. (Still learning!) I could kick myself for some of what I tossed, but somehow I kept this. I don't have the original plug, but I do have a similar replacement with no stamping on it.

 

[LesserSon]

I don't think the mark in the center of the head is a date code.

 

[LesserSon]

And I do think the reverse has the Interstate Drop Forge mark.

 

[snapmom]

Would date about 25-26, yes a Interstate mark.

 

[markbugno]

Snap on 9/32 drive midget set #55. Appears that there is a duplicate of the 3/8" socket, though the diameter of the bottom differs. Unmarked sockets. Got this in a box at an auction for $12. Came with a nearly full set of Proto pebble inset combo wrenches.





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[snapmom]

A very early 9/32 set, has pinched stops.

 

[jask]

I found this a while back in a box of junk sockets in a second hand store, It sure is a good place to "start" a vintage SO collecting habit

 

[LesserSon]

Picked this up today.

 

[LesserSon]

Is this a date code? I can't make out which way is up. A 2, a 3, a 5, an 8, an S?

 

[3baygarage]

That is the date stamp. Looks like a -8 for a 1928 date code. Those hammer head wrenches were around then.

 

[3baygarage]

Rescued an old 5/8" drive Sliding T head yesterday with a nice 1-1/4" overstrike socket on it.

Shown as found, and then after a little scrub.

 

[maxcarp709]

Here are a couple of nuggets I found while sorting thru my tools.A 9/32 1/4"drive socket and a 3/8 Flexsocket in 3/8 drive.I thought I had another piece(an adapter) but I can`t find it now.

 

[LesserSon]

Found this 1928 Snap-on #2513 Buick cylinder head stud bolt wrench Sunday.
The pics show the initial condition of smooth rust, which I removed with a screwdriver and a wire brush, then the cleaned-up condition, and close-ups, including two of the 1928 date code, stamped midway along the shaft, opposite the Snap-on logo. The 1927 version of this tool (#2511) is shown in catalog with two box ends, but the 1928 and later versions have an open and a box end. I thought it was interesting that the part number begins with three very linear sans-serif numerals, but ends with an old-style serif numeral. It looks to me like the "3" is stamped over a "1", or that the "2513" stamp itself was modified from a "2511" stamp.
Also in the box were two S-9585 axle shaft drivers, which I handled, but did not recognize, and did not purchase. They did not appear to have any markings on them, and I identified them only while looking through pdf catalog from 1932 (p45). The place is mostly furniture, and I'm skeptical of returning before the vendor tosses them (it's a two-hour drive).
Thoughts on the rarity, importance, or desirability of these drivers?

 

[RedVise]

Lesserson, here is what a well known collector was kind enough to tell me in 2011, thought I would pass it on. YMMV

The 2513 is a Buick Cylinder head stud bolt wrench, and is prob. from the late 20s. Hard to find, value would be 25-75.

The S9856 is a Buick wrench to take shackle bolts and U bolts off. Prob. from the early 30s. value would be 20-50.

As always, check the Sold items on the bay.


Brian

Edit: I see you asked about two S-9585 axle shaft drivers, not S9856, my bad.

 

[Rileysan]

I looked and looked and looked for this thread a couple of weeks ago. Here's my latest contribution - a 1/4" drive set in original box and a second, partial box. I paid $40 for everything.

Brian

 

[Tony G]

Lets Not! and say we did. Talk about silly exercises .

 

[woodblock]

I've been going through all my father's and grandfather's tools and came across these three sockets. Two of them are stamped with the "E" date code and the other is a "G". I think I saw on another thread that these "may" be from 1944 and 1945 - is that correct?

 

[misterbill]

Two of them are stamped with the "E" date code and the other is a "G". I think I saw on another thread that these "may" be from 1944 and 1945 - is that correct?

Yes, you are correct. E is 1944 and G is 1945.

Bill

 

[woodblock]

Thanks, Bill.

Other than the finish looking pitiful on them (no pun intended) they seem to be thicker walled then the chrome vanadium Snap-On's that were my father's last set. I'm guessing they really wanted them to last as I know I have cracked/busted several Craftsman in my time but these seem to be brutes.

 

[bsg1]

Thanks, Bill.

Other than the finish looking pitiful on them (no pun intended) they seem to be thicker walled then the chrome vanadium Snap-On's that were my father's last set. I'm guessing they really wanted them to last as I know I have cracked/busted several Craftsman in my time but these seem to be brutes.

Snap-on did not use a chrome finish in 1944-1945 and your sockets look just the way they are supposed to.

 

[woodblock]

Snap-on did not use a chrome finish in 1944-1945 and your sockets look just the way they are supposed to.

Thanks. I was not sure and after looking around on the "Collecting Snap-On" website I still wasn't sure. Would that be the "oil" finish on them?

 

[bsg1]

Thanks. I was not sure and after looking around on the "Collecting Snap-On" website I still wasn't sure. Would that be the "oil" finish on them?

you're doing your homework, and that is a dangerous sign that addictive collecting is in your future if it hasn't already taken hold. now it's time to begin completing your set.

 

[woodblock]

you're doing your homework, and that is a dangerous sign that addictive collecting is in your future if it hasn't already taken hold. now it's time to begin completing your set.

Thanks, I think I'm already in arses to elbows due to the amount of tools I've acquired . I knew a lot of what my father had due to him working out of the house when I was kid and hanging around his body shop until he closed it down in the late nineties.

While I am still saddened by his passing, the fact that he left behind such a vast array of tools, has had me out here on this site and others looking at various aspects of history. It is not everyday you can come across something that was made well before you born and say "yes" it has significance, even if it is sentimental in the eye of the beholder.

 

[davethorik]

Here is a Snap-On KB-4 spinner I picked up at a yardsale. It does not have a date stamp (any idea on age?). A little surface rust but no serious pitting. Handle spins nicely.

 

[snapmom]

Here is a Snap-On KB-4 spinner I picked up at a yardsale. It does not have a date stamp (any idea on age?). A little surface rust but no serious pitting. Handle spins nicely.

Early 70's

 

[Geoff Crook]

I think I've attached pictures of a snap on set I picked up. Looks to be be from the 1920's based on no date code. Looking for opinions on what this stuff is and valuation. I am a rookie tool collector.

 

[snapmom]

Mid to late 20's. The three extensions with the center grips are not Snap on. Nice start.

 

[Teenager with old tools]

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[3baygarage]

Some nice stuff guys.

Geoff, as Snapmom said, there are some other brands in there. Not to get off topic but maybe you'd like to know the extensions are Husky and the ratcheting adapter is a Mossberg.

 

[Rileysan]

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Nice find on the ratcheting adapter, T. I'm just learning SO history, but it's about the same vintage as mine. I would guess 1940s?

Brian