collectingsnapon.com

[krusty the clown]

just a heads up. the collecting snap on site has changed to a .com address and has been redone. frank has done a nice job updating the site. you may want to take another look.

www.collectingsnapon.com

 

[lbgradwell]

Excellent work, Frank! I wonder if he visits garagejournal?

I especially like the new catalogue section.

 

[krusty the clown]

I wonder if he visits garagejournal?

he has posted here in the past

 

[Stick Figure]

now if only the new Snap-on products were that easy to navigate through, and had larger images like that.

 

[wrenchr]

Thanks Krusty!!!!!!!!

 

[Hawk321]

Great site. Dual80 seems to be old???

Catalog drawing from 1948 FR-84 - 84 teeth, 4 pawls,

 

[48548]

He also sent me an email about the site as well, thanks for posting Krusty!!!!

 

[wreckercologist]

Thanks for the heads up, Krusty. Frank really did a nice job updating the site!

 

[wrenchr]

Great site. Dual80 seems to be old???

The 4 pawls make it seem like 84 teeth!! I bet these were high warranty items!!

 

[senlow]

Thanks Krusty. It looks like Frank has made huge improvements on his site.

 

[north]

Great site. Dual80 seems to be old???

Something about the design that makes me think of Flash Gordon.

Many thanks to the feller behind that site.

Have a nice day.

 

[VegasBruce]

Kewl site, thanks for posting it.

 

[chad s]

Great site. Dual80 seems to be old???

The FR84 is very rare, only one example is known to have been found so far.

There is a more common FR-42 version of the ratchet, that looks the same on the outside.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Great site. Dual80 seems to be old???

Quad 84 maybe?

 

[Vinko]

What interested me was that the 1939 catalog had ratcheting wrenches - double box end. I always thought that these were a relatively new product. I don't remember ever seeing them in anyone's tool box. Granted, my exposure to pro. mechanics was limited when I was a kid, but I was surprised to find out that this tool has been around a long time.

 

[Flash21]

The FR84 is very rare, only one example is known to have been found so far.

What would the estimated selling price be if it was to be sold? Just curious...

 

[snapmom]

I have a FR84. Its only 42 teeth. what seems to have the most wear is the switch. Would est the selling price 35-250

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I have a FR84. Its only 42 teeth. what seems to have the most wear is the switch. Would est the selling price 35-250

So yours is the only known example? That's awesome. Got any pics?

 

[snapmom]

will post a pic later, I have grandbabies right now.

 

[snapmom]

 

[north]

Wow. A 'tad' awesome. Don't be shy on the pictures. (Pretty please with sugar on top)

How long have you had those?

Have a nice day.

 

[snapmom]

 

[Bull]

Damn...how cool must it feel to have the only known example of a SO tool?

I'm surprised that the estimated selling price is not higher, being the only one of its kind.

 

[Snappy]

Cool site. The home page is alot different for sure. I was checking out the 1970 catalog.Thanks for the "heads up" Krusty.

 

[chad s]

Damn...how cool must it feel to have the only known example of a SO tool?

I'm surprised that the estimated selling price is not higher, being the only one of its kind.

Some sets and tools didn't sell well, weren't made long, or perhaps were ahead of their time, and therefore only one or two have turned up in the known hands of collectors. Often however, these items are so are, that a lot of the less read collectors don't even know what they are, and therefore, they create less of a bidding war. The majority of the "only know example" Snap-on tools and sets are owned between Snapmom and I.

 

[Bull]

Some sets and tools didn't sell well, weren't made long, or perhaps were ahead of their time, and therefore only one or two have turned up in the known hands of collectors. Often however, these items are so are, that a lot of the less read collectors don't even know what they are, and therefore, they create less of a bidding war. The majority of the "only know example" Snap-on tools and sets are owned between Snapmom and I.

Well, that is g-darn awesome, simply stated. I am not a SO guy, but I am a man who appreciates history, and one-of-a-kind items are exciting.

Have you two posted pics of these various rarities on here before?

 

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Well, maybe i made a mistake on the number of teeth. The discription is 84 bites and a 4 1/2 degree swing. 360 / 4.5 is 80. (84 would be a 4.28 degree swing) It would be interesting to know if there are 2 pawls 1/2 tooth off.

In any case it is listed in the 1948 Catalog S page 20.

Frank
(PS - It is my web site, so if it is wrong, it is also my mistake)

 

[snapmom]

The inside of a FR-84 has 42 teeths 2 paws with two teeths on each paw.

 

[48548]

That kinda looks like the ratchet adapters how they work. Like the s67-77...

 

[91FE]

...
Frank
(PS - It is my web site, so if it is wrong, it is also my mistake)

Hey Frank,
It's nice to see you posting here. Thanks again for the website... it's awesome.

Scott (the guy near Philly that you've bestowed knowledge upon in the past)