The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

[ryan20021982]

This looks like a nice box local to me but too rich for me and I have enough, it comes with the tools in it asking $450. Box looks in very good condition. If someone is interested in negotiating with him it's in Shorewood IL and I could get a number if someone wants it.

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[tin medic]

It has arrived. Outside of the gold spray paint it's in really good shape. You can still make out some of the original green but I'm not sure I can save the original paint. A little bit of surface rust on the inside but nothing that steel wool cant handle.

Also pictured is its little brother.

If you don't want to do it, I think Smokeshow would like it. If not him, then I will!

Brian

 

[d42jeep]

Nice!
-Don

 

[Smokeshow69]

It has arrived. Outside of the gold spray paint it's in really good shape. You can still make out some of the original green but I'm not sure I can save the original paint. A little bit of surface rust on the inside but nothing that steel wool cant handle.



Also pictured is its little brother.

Fantastic find! Even if it was spray bombed you still paid a fair price! You are a lucky duck [emoji3]


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[dodge610]

Grabbed this at a garage sale little more than I wanted to pay. Got it for $40.00 all drawers work smooth needs handle for bottom drawer now need to figure out where date stamp is and if Waterloo made these.


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[Rileysan]

Grabbed this at a garage sale little more than I wanted to pay. Got it for $40.00 all drawers work smooth needs handle for bottom drawer now need to figure out where date stamp is and if Waterloo made these.


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At $40, you did fantastic! Grats.

Brian

 

[dodge610]

That is good to hear thought I over paid on it lol [emoji23]


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[Outlawmws]

$4 a drawer is a Usuck deal... I don't even need another roller and I'd have jumped on it...

 

[dodge610]

$4 a drawer is a Usuck deal... I don't even need another roller and I'd have jumped on it...

Thanks outlaw just a lucky last minute find even a blind squirrel finds an acorn on occasion

 

[Smokeshow69]

Grabbed this at a garage sale little more than I wanted to pay. Got it for $40.00 all drawers work smooth needs handle for bottom drawer now need to figure out where date stamp is and if Waterloo made these.


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Everyone was to busy giving congrats to answer your question [emoji3] it is made by remline who was originally amd ( advertising metal display)... They are well made boxes!


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[txlonghorn1989]

Grabbed this at a garage sale little more than I wanted to pay. Got it for $40.00 all drawers work smooth needs handle for bottom drawer now need to figure out where date stamp is and if Waterloo made these.


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Love that toolbox! You really really ****!

 

[jockeylot]

Here are just a couple of old Snap-On boxes that I have. Also included an old MATCO.

 

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Grabbed this at a garage sale little more than I wanted to pay. Got it for $40.00 all drawers work smooth needs handle for bottom drawer now need to figure out where date stamp is and if Waterloo made these.

The date stamp is supposed to be behind the Powr-Kraft badge, but I can't find it on mine either.
I would have handed over $40 for that in a heartbeat. Great deal. Love the ones with the drawers all the way down.

 

[jockeylot]

Here are some of the boxes that I have.

 

[Rileysan]

Here are some of the boxes that I have.

Either you're making a joke by showing nothing or you forgot to post any pictures!

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[twertsy]

Either you're making a joke by showing nothing or you forgot to post any pictures!

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Can't you read? Its a Jokeylot.....[emoji1]

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[Smokeshow69]

Can't you read? Its a Jokeylot.....[emoji1]

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I think he was posting pictures of those Kennedy boxes twertsy loves [emoji23] that is why there are no pictures posted [emoji16]


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[twertsy]

I think he was posting pictures of those Kennedy boxes twertsy loves [emoji23] that is why there are no pictures posted [emoji16]


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Lol. I don't want to cast dispersions, it's simply my taste, that's all. I realize a lot of folks like Kennedy, I don't.

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[Smokeshow69]

Lol. I don't want to cast dispersions, it's simply my taste, that's all. I realize a lot of folks like Kennedy, I don't.

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To be honest I do not care for them either and share the same feelings towards quality but I know lots of folks who do... It works out that each person has their own tastes otherwise we would be a boring bunch [emoji23]


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[yjWrangler]

Finally got the stripe on ebay to match the bottom box. 40 year old sticker and it stuck fine

 

[Rileysan]

Here we go again. Yet another tool box has followed me home. This one was pointed out to me by Smokeshow yesterday afternoon (Thank You!). I had a great talk with the seller, who is a tool collector himself, and made a new friend as a bonus.

P&C Model 9991, 2 drawer chest (with original tray and key!). I also got a couple of P&C hack saws to sweeten the deal. He was asking $35, but I handed him $40 and walked away happy.

Brian

 

[tin medic]

Very nice. I'm pretty sure that's the first P&C box I have seen.

 

[Rileysan]

Very nice. I'm pretty sure that's the first P&C box I have seen.

I have two more

A P&C Model 1120 hand carry box and a Model 1225 6 drawer chest.

Brian

 

[tin medic]

Now you're just bragging.

 

[Rileysan]

Now you're just bragging.

Yes. Yes I am

 

[tin medic]

Someone needs this. The price is good if your close.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-sna...773014?hash=item1c8c877996:g:Q7kAAOSwJAtZN2JM

 

[Smokeshow69]

Here we go again. Yet another tool box has followed me home. This one was pointed out to me by Smokeshow yesterday afternoon (Thank You!). I had a great talk with the seller, who is a tool collector himself, and made a new friend as a bonus.



P&C Model 9991, 2 drawer chest (with original tray and key!). I also got a couple of P&C hack saws to sweeten the deal. He was asking $35, but I handed him $40 and walked away happy.



Brian

Very nice box! I forgot about the hacksaws[emoji30] if I hadn't it would probably be in my garage [emoji23]


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[maxcarp709]

I have two more

A P&C Model 1120 hand carry box and a Model 1225 6 drawer chest.

Brian

Also,I see you have the the hand tray for the 2 drawer and 6 drawer boxes. Double Bonus!

 

[Rileysan]

Also,I see you have the the hand tray for the 2 drawer and 6 drawer boxes. Double Bonus!

Indeed! No trifecta, though. The hand carry box is missing the tray

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[twertsy]

Someone needs this. The price is good if your close.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-sna...773014?hash=item1c8c877996:g:Q7kAAOSwJAtZN2JM

Oh yeah, I'd be on that in a heartbeat were I close........

 

[Private Lugnutz]

P&C Model 9991, 2 drawer chest (with original tray and key!)

I'm pretty sure that's the first P&C box I have seen.

I have two more
A P&C Model 1120 hand carry box and a Model 1225 6 drawer chest.

What do you reckon the year/era of manufacture for those boxes? I am looking for a PENENS box. No, I don't know what it looks like. But the tools looking for a home are a 35-piece PENENS (1/2-inch drive, 1/4-inch drive, and DOEs) set from the late 1940's.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

A couple boxes I've picked up recently. Roller from 1957, top box from 1969.

 

[Rileysan]

What do you reckon the year/era of manufacture for those boxes? I am looking for a PENENS box. No, I don't know what it looks like. But the tools looking for a home are a 35-piece PENENS (1/2-inch drive, 1/4-inch drive, and DOEs) set from the late 1940's.

All I have to go on is anecdotal evidence, so take with a grain of salt.

I believe this style of boxes are from the late 60s.

Every P&C box I have seen has an identical twin with the Proto name on it. I think it stands to reason that Pendleton tool did the same thing for Penens, et al. If you can find a Proto catalog from the correct year, you should be able to determine what a Penens box is supposed to look like. At the very least, you could use the correct era Proto box until you can find a Penens box.

Brian

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[Private Lugnutz]

If you can find a Proto catalog from the correct year, you should be able to determine what a Penens box is supposed to look like. At the very least, you could use the correct era Proto box until you can find a Penens box.

I'm pretty sure these tools are Pre-PROTO Plomb Penens (say that ten times fast, Peter Piper!) pieces, but the same concept would apply to a late 40's Plomb box. I'd really like to find a photo of a Penens-badged box, if one existed.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I picked up this 2 drawer pressteel lower roller last night for $25 off craigslist. Thanks to a casual push towards it by rileysan as he knew I had been watching it and wanting it. Guy started the listing at $50 and kept dropping the price. It is actually pretty straight but has some surface rust in the drawers and in the lower compartment . I love the look of these and could not say no for that cheap! It is missing the lock bar and the lower cover but was still worth it! It looks just like a plomb tool mobile but is not one. This is my third lower pressteel roller! I have a craftsman heritage badge 3 drawer model, have a 3 drawer pressteel which is the red one pictured below and finally this one! Hopefully I can find a tool mobile in the northwest soon but I am not holding my breath as they are more rare than hens teeth





(Yes the red one is in my house and yes we store shoes and other often used items in it by the front door[emoji23])


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[twertsy]

I picked up this 2 drawer pressteel lower roller last night for $25 off craigslist. Thanks to a casual push towards it by rileysan as he knew I had been watching it and wanting it. Guy started the listing at $50 and kept dropping the price. It is actually pretty straight but has some surface rust in the drawers and in the lower compartment . I love the look of these and could not say no for that cheap! It is missing the lock bar and the lower cover but was still worth it! It looks just like a plomb tool mobile but is not one. This is my third lower pressteel roller! I have a craftsman heritage badge 3 drawer model, have a 3 drawer pressteel which is the red one pictured below and finally this one! Hopefully I can find a tool mobile in the northwest soon but I am not holding my breath as they are more rare than hens teeth





(Yes the red one is in my house and yes we store shoes and other often used items in it by the front door[emoji23])


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REALLY like that box!

 

[Smokeshow69]

REALLY like that box!

Which one ? [emoji1] I have done nothing to the green one other than take a picture of it [emoji41]


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[twertsy]

Which one ? [emoji1] I have done nothing to the green one other than take a picture of it [emoji41]


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The rusty plain one.

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[Smokeshow69]

The rusty plain one.

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I agree it was too good to leave behind!


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[Oregon rock crusher]

Nice pick up on that Pressteel roller Smoke. It was certainly tempting when it kept popping up on C/L every day or two. I've been way to busy to get into the Portland area lately so was glad to see you pick it up. Ed.