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

[Oldtuleguy]

There was no 3/4 drive in 27, so my guess would be a contract job or custom made.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here is an old box I picked up recently. Still in good working condition so have been using it at the shop

 

[snapmom]

Two different F19 extensions: top 1929 20" long. Bottom F19 1940 24" long, and a bit thicker. Both of these are quite rare.

 

[Old Radar]

Rarer still with the cross bars!!

 

[d42jeep]

I finally got a chance to add the spinner that four.cycle sent me for my set. I was surprised by the differences in the three 1944 dated spinners all with the same part numbers.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That is surprising

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'd be more astonished if the shanks were different. The shanks are fairly identical. I'm guessing the differences in size and shape of the Pyralin handles comes from different suppliers or a change in moulds by the same supplier. Although that shorty would certainly have a hard time meeting an OAL spec if there wasn't a war on.

 

[Mintgrun]

a change in moulds

Back in junior high shop class, we made scratch awls with clear yellow plastic handles. The material came in a long length that was then cut to suit and turned to shape on a lathe. I would have assumed that these handles were made the same way, based on that experience. That being the case, there would be some "artistic license" for the lathe operator, back in the pre-CNC days. It is still surprising to see that much variation.

The shorter one in the middle has a Snap-on logo on the handle and Snap/on stamped on the shank. Could it be a replacement handle on an older shank? I'd like to think someone was that frugal.

Here is another plierized example that I posted upstream.



Tom

 

[humber2]

SO CG14 brake retainer spring compressor is in the 1941 Catalog

B1356C shows Pat# 201171

KD 2774 for comparison with 2 sizes

 

[Ricky Joe]

Universal set from 1967, unused, practically. And some old stuff.

 

[Flying Mustang]

Yesterday’s find. Early Snap-on (‘20-26) 18” ratchet, 5/8” drive.

tell me what you know!!

I’m putting it up for sale this week.

 

[royudc]

Hi all, I've been on a mission this past year to fill in some of the holes in my tool set caused by them "growing legs" over the years.
Anyways, along the way way I've amassed a bunch of vintage Snap-On that I've been setting aside (in a vintage Snap-On box of course.
I have two 71-15 ratchets that I would the groups interpretation of the date code.
Also the one marked with "7" is missing the detent port for oiling, is this a replaceable part?
Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

Ron

 

[snapmom]

looks like 37 and 38. the oil ball is near impossible to find, and hard to replace.

 

[royudc]

Thanks snapmom! I was fairly certain about the 38 but the 7 seemed different from the one on the code chart.
What is the consensus on the missing oiler?
A dab of silicone? Or maybe JB weld?

Ron

 

[snapmom]

Just leave it as is.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I posted this GA-290 flex drive joint elsewhere but I'm going to double dip it here, because I don't recall seeing one before, and the search tool shows nil. That number (45691532) at the top, above the patent number, is an Ingersoll Rand part number.

 

[royudc]

Thanks for the advice snapmom.
I'll leave it alone and use super lube in it.
Here are two sockets and an extension from the same lot of tools as the 37 71-15.
The 3/4 looks to me to be a 29? I haven't seen this style of socket before.
The 15/16 has to be Government correct?
And the extension looks to me to be a 37 as well?

Ron

 

[snapmom]

Yes, on all.

 

[royudc]

Thanks again snapmom.
I'm only going to keep one 71-15, from a collector standpoint is there any difference between the 37 and the 38?

Ron

 

[snapmom]

Sometimes the 38 may have a different selector switch

 

[Old Radar]

Picked up some SO for a song yesterday. Among the take is a shallow 1929 12pt 5/8" socket with T 19269 stamped on it. The "T" is around the curve to the left. Does the number signify anything? Is it a SO designation or something a PO stamped on it?

Thanks.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Thanks again snapmom.
I'm only going to keep one 71-15, from a collector standpoint is there any difference between the 37 and the 38?

Ron

Some early selectors had a screw

 

[royudc]

Thanks snapmom and oldtuleguy, neither one has the screw on selector.
I'm going to keep the 38.
Is anyone interested in the 37? The gear has a broken tooth and the oil port is missing.
PM me with a reasonable offer, I'm in Canada so shipping might be a bit spendy.

Ron

 

[snapmom]

Picked up some SO for a song yesterday. Among the take is a shallow 1929 12pt 5/8" socket with T 19269 stamped on it. The "T" is around the curve to the left. Does the number signify anything? Is it a SO designation or something a PO stamped on it?

Thanks.

rather long for a PO, but probably is, have not seen one marked that way.

 

[royudc]

All of you snap-on experts have probably seen a million of these small tap & die sets but I think it's pretty cool.
Blue Point TD2500
Can it be dated?

Ron

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Maybe if you get it some flowers

 

[royudc]

And a bottle of wine too?

 

[royudc]

I did a quick search and didn't see this pop up.
Blue-Point DG 825 Drill Grinding Attachment.
I won't ask if it can be dated, oldtuleguy already burned me the last time

Ron

 

[snapmom]

All of you snap-on experts have probably seen a million of these small tap & die sets but I think it's pretty cool.
Blue Point TD2500
Can it be dated?

Ron

Before 37 it would be Inc. instead or Corp.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

All of you snap-on experts have probably seen a million of these small tap & die sets but I think it's pretty cool.
Blue Point TD2500
Can it be dated?

I don't know about here, but several of them have been posted on the Tap & Die thread. You can find that in the Index in the Sticky. DWise posted a couple imperial sizing sets (see Page 3, Post #91), I posted Set No. TDM-109, metric, complete from 4 to 12mm (see Page 3, Post #107), and snapmom posted a Whitworth set (see Page 5, Post #156). All four of those sets have the same decal and it's the oval gold one with red trim. Mine was introduced in 1957 and I believe all those decals date to the 50's.

I like your tilted cruciform (almost Chevrolet-ish) decal.

If you want to narrow it down from snapmom's info, go to collectingsnapon.com. Dive into the catalogs somewhere in the 30's. When you find your set (with your exact set number), even if it's shown with a different decal, scroll down. There will be a list of part numbers below, all hyperlinked. Click on your part number. That will take you to all the catalogs on the site (very extensive, from 1925 through 1979 or something like that...) that include that part number. Start looking at earlier until you find the set with your decal. You can also use that to tell you the exact range that set was made. Earliest and latest.

 

[humber2]

I posted this GA-290 flex drive joint elsewhere but I'm going to double dip it here, because I don't recall seeing one before, and the search tool shows nil. That number (45691532) at the top, above the patent number, is an Ingersoll Rand part number.

Are there any other pieces of socketry named Bluepoint ?

It seems consistent with other Companies products SO marketed.

 

[royudc]

Thanks for the tutorial on the website Lugz.
Snapmom has built an amazing resource.

Cheers,

Ron

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Are there any other pieces of socketry named Bluepoint ?

Yes, but I think the GA-290 was much earlier than entire socket sets.

It seems consistent with other Companies products SO marketed.

I'm not following you here. If you mean early products such as Simplex ratcheting open end wrenches, Diamond adjustables, or Vacuum-Grip pliers, Snap-on didn't re-brand them, they just distributed them. If you're implying that these flex joints were made by a third party and branded Blue-Point, I don't think so. I've never seen one that wasn't Blue-Point. But I could be wrong. Maybe snapmom knows more.

 

[3baygarage]

The Blue-Point swivel came in other brands. I believe it was made by another mfr., there is a name that won’t come to me.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Interesting. Is it Ingersoll-Rand, 3bay? Because that's who the part number tracks to. I was reversing the relationship because these are always talked about with such respect and priced like gold and it apparently gave me the wrong impression.

I stand ready to be corrected, humber.

 

[Ricky Joe]

Yes, but I think the GA-290 was much earlier than entire socket sets.

I'm not following you here. If you mean early products such as Simplex ratcheting open end wrenches, Diamond adjustables, or Vacuum-Grip pliers, Snap-on didn't re-brand them, they just distributed them. If you're implying that these flex joints were made by a third party and branded Blue-Point, I don't think so. I've never seen one that wasn't Blue-Point. But I could be wrong. Maybe snapmom knows more.

Snap-On did sell tools made by others and branded for them. I have several.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yeah. Me too, including later examples from the very mfgrs I mentioned. I don't know what I was thinking there. wasn't explaining myself very well. Still seems off for socketry to me, not only their bread and butter, but an area they excelled as thought/design leaders. Apparently not for something like this free swiveling drive joint, though.

 

[Snaparxon]

An unmarked Snap on made FH1824 9/16"-3/4" wrench with a secondary part number R3057A

Any idea what company this wrench was made for or tool kit this wrench came with?

 

[snapmom]

Yes, but I think the GA-290 was much earlier than entire socket sets.

I'm not following you here. If you mean early products such as Simplex ratcheting open end wrenches, Diamond adjustables, or Vacuum-Grip pliers, Snap-on didn't re-brand them, they just distributed them. If you're implying that these flex joints were made by a third party and branded Blue-Point, I don't think so. I've never seen one that wasn't Blue-Point. But I could be wrong. Maybe snapmom knows more.

yes, early Motor Tools Specialty Co, distributed For Snap on Wrench Co. Also Milwaukee Bluepoints made by Milwaukee Tool & Forge (MTF). Also the names PL has listed.

 

[Ricky Joe]

Yeah. Me too, including later examples from the very mfgrs I mentioned. I don't know what I was thinking there. wasn't explaining myself very well. Still seems off for socketry to me, not only their bread and butter, but an area they excelled as thought/design leaders. Apparently not for something like this free swiveling drive joint, though.

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