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

[snapmom]

what an odd color.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I think I have some 30s 3/4 drive boxes that color

 

[humber2]

A pair of similar wrenches apparently not dated but COO is Canada.

XV1618-S is the 6 point version, XV1618 is 12 point.

 

[thehorse13]

I just can’t help myself……

This was refreshing to see! Please tell me you're back.

 

[snapmom]

Some Blue Point VXVxxxx wrenches. Double box. Hard to find, I only have these. I suspect they are military.

 

[humber2]

Allow me a few assumptions and questions please.

WSW104 1/2 drive 1/2W socket, chromed from I suspect 1942

Under the SO Name is M-1219, any ideas?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Maybe part of a merlin toolkit? Not sure if any were marked with an m.

 

[snapmom]

42 looks right
merlin would have a model number of ATxxxx
i have not Seen that stamping on any snap on tools before, looks factory

 

[humber2]

I’m sure the M**** stamping is factory as all digits are in alignment.

It’s possibly for some military kit that needs to be determined.

How soon in 42 would the stop chrome edict have been posted?

 

[d42jeep]

Both of the 1942 Snap-on 1/2” drive sockets in my MVMTS are nicely plated. On the other hand my 1942 drag link bits are more typical wartime finish. The metal restrictions went into effect at the beginning of 1942, but it’s my understanding that manufacturers were able to use up their existing inventory and apparently Snap-on had a significant inventory.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

Humber2 see posts 884 and 885.

My best guess is special tool kit.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...nap-on-tool-picture-thread.15773/post-7185525

 

[Ricky Joe]

Both of the 1942 Snap-on 1/2” drive sockets in my MVMTS are nicely plated. On the other hand my 1942 drag link bits are more typical wartime finish. The metal restrictions went into effect at the beginning of 1942, but it’s my understanding that manufacturers were able to use up their existing inventory and apparently Snap-on had a significant inventory.
-Don

If it was the beginning of 1942 and they were using up inventory, it would not have been dated 1942, unless, like the Continental V12, it ran for a few weeks into 1942. Private Lugz would be the authority here. He knows a lot about the wartime requirements.

 

[saukit]

Picked up this 9/32 "set" on the auction site, had a few questions that I'm hoping folks can answer. First is whether anyone can clarify the lowercase "e" stamps on the sockets, they look like the '39 code but reversed. Is this just another version of "E" dating? It kind of looks to me like the ratchet has the same stamp but it's really hard to decipher.

Secondly, I assume this is a few parts of two different sets put together. Looking at the '42 and '44 catalogs, the earlier sets had the correct box for the T handle, this one does not. The '44 catalog has this box but no T handle in the set.

Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[d42jeep]

It looks to me like you have a mixture of 1942 and 1944 9/32” drive sockets in a 1/4” drive box.
The date stamp on the ratchet is so deep that I can’t make it out. Possibly 1942. In this picture the 9/32” drive set is on the lower left and the 1/4” drive sets are to the right.
-Don


Here is a 9/32” drive box. You can see that it is made for the T handle to fit In the middle

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Concur with Don. And if you're not 'putting 2 (1942) and "2" together', with what he's saying, that's the lowercase "e" youre seeing. It can look closed-off, like a reversed 9, when it's deep.

Is there no date stamp on the ratchet under the switch? I've had them on the shank, underneath, like that, but they are more common in the switch recess.

 

[Raineman]

saukit, I still have that M-5 sliding T handle you sent me. Glad to send it back to help complete that set if you want. Don't remember the date code on it, but I can look when I get home today.

 

[bmwrd0]

I too have an extra M5, and would be happy to send it your way.

 

[saukit]

It looks to me like you have a mixture of 1942 and 1944 9/32” drive sockets in a 1/4” drive box.
The date stamp on the ratchet is so deep that I can’t make it out. Possibly 1942. In this picture the 9/32” drive set is on the lower left and the 1/4” drive sets are to the right.
-Don

Thanks Don, very helpful examples as always!

Concur with Don. And if you're not 'putting 2 (1942) and "2" together', with what he's saying, that's the lowercase "e" youre seeing. It can look closed-off, like a reversed 9, when it's deep.

Is there no date stamp on the ratchet under the switch? I've had them on the shank, underneath, like that, but they are more common in the switch recess.

Awesome, thank you Lugz! Now that you've pointed out I can see it easily. But I was not seeing it at all before! There is no stamp in the switch recess unfortunately.

saukit, I still have that M-5 sliding T handle you sent me. Glad to send it back to help complete that set if you want. Don't remember the date code on it, but I can look when I get home today.

Thanks Raineman, no need to send it back, I may take Beemer up on his offer as we had a few things we were planning to trade anyway.

I too have an extra M5, and would be happy to send it your way.

Sending you a PM, thanks for the generous offer!

All,
I really appreciate the knowledge and generosity of all the folks on this board! Thanks again!

 

[Raineman]

I feel like Arnold Horshack not getting called on by Mr. Kotter.

LOL...You're gonna' make me have to build a 9/64" set just because I have this thing you know.

No worries saukit....and also...you ****.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

No.7 ratchet.

 

[Raineman]

I had posted this in the garage sale thread, probably shouldn’t have since it was a gift, but deserves cross posting here I think.
KRA53, I believe from 1960 if I read it right.
I’ve ripped it apart already and cleaned as much as I want to and hammered out some dents and bends. I removed the lock because of no key and will replace that.
I am not going to restore it because this was my late friend’s and I remember when a customer gave it to him as a tip.

 

[saukit]

I feel like Arnold Horshack not getting called on by Mr. Kotter.

LOL...You're gonna' make me have to build a 9/64" set just because I have this thing you know.

No worries saukit....and also...you ****.

Haha, I would take it back if it's the only 9/64" piece you have! I thought it was for a set you were building and it feels kind of weird to ask for something back after you've given it away

If you really want to send it back though I'll need to send something else in return, PM me if you've seen anything of interest that I've posted lately.

Oh, and nice top box! I think free qualifies as a "you ****" for sure!

 

[d42jeep]

Snerk. Whose garage is that?

Thanks Don, very helpful examples as always!


Awesome, thank you Lugz! Now that you've pointed out I can see it easily. But I was not seeing it at all before! There is no stamp in the switch recess unfortunately.

Although my 1944 Ferret ratchet has it’s date making behind the selector, the ‘40s midget ratchets are generally date marked on the shaft.
-Don

 

[Raineman]

Haha, I would take it back if it's the only 9/64" piece you have! I thought it was for a set you were building and it feels kind of weird to ask for something back after you've given it away

If you really want to send it back though I'll need to send something else in return, PM me if you've seen anything of interest that I've posted lately.

Oh, and nice top box! I think free qualifies as a "you ****" for sure!

When you sent it to me I’m not sure either one of us knew if it would fit the set I was building, or even exactly what we were looking at. Now that we’re more educated thanks to the incredible knowledge base here, we now know what it is.
You have a favor in the bank on this end.

 

[Ricky Joe]

Although my 1944 Ferret ratchet has it’s date making behind the selector, the ‘40s midget ratchets are generally date marked on the shaft.
-Don

I had a long 15” ratchet dated 1961 on the head and 1962 on the shaft.

 

[snapmom]

The E on the shaft could also be an Exchange mark, they look almost the same.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Some late 30s 3/4 drive stuff

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Found one of those special* USN NAF 1110-14 spark plug sockets yesterday. I'm pretty sure it's unused. That is a cadmium finish and it has traces of a white phosphate preservative over that. 11/16" 12-point opening. Can be turned with any 1/2-inch square drive tool or a crossbar. Speaking of which, check out how the edges of the cross-drilled holes are chamfered.

* I have (and have had) USN NAF 1110-** series spark plugs sockets from Plomb, Walden, and others. They are just deep sockets. And they are just depicted as deep sockets in all my references, including the 1944 Navy ASO Class 41 (Hand Tools) and Class 85 (Special Engine Tools). It has been suggested elsewhere that the sparkplugs are recessed, but that doesn't explain the free-spinning collar.

Thoughts?

 

[d42jeep]

Here is a similar Plomb version. Not my picture.
-Don
And my Snap-on version. The two sockets are one number apart.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

The two sockets are one number apart.

Different opening sizes, Don. Your NAF 1110-15 should be 3/4". There was -13 through -20, I think, although my 1944 Navy ASO Class 41 only lists -13 through -16. (Consult your digital copy that UNAIU made from the hard copies I sent out and you'll see what I mean). My point is that I don't think the -14 is referring to the spinning collar, I think it's referring to the 11/16" opening size. Or maybe not. Has anyone seen a regular -14? Conversely, has anyone ever seen a -15 or -16 etc with the spinning collar?

Edit. Pic attached.

 

[snapmom]

from left to right
the 13 is a 12pt. 1"
two diff 14's. both 12pt 11/16"
16 is a 6pt. 7/8"
44 is a 12pt 1-1/4"

 

[Private Lugnutz]

two diff 14's. both 12pt 11/16"

Thanks for confirming, snapmom.

Still no further in understanding the purpose of the rotating collar, though, and I'm not sure why they didn't give it a different stock number if the purpose is as special (or at least different from the standard deep socket version) as that free-spinning collar suggests.

 

[d42jeep]

Where are all the aircraft mechanics when we need them?
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

A new record?

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[3baygarage]

Has to finance the self led 9/32 drive SO monopoly and rarity quest somehow.

 

[Ricky Joe]

I would think that anyone who has $100K and an interest in old tools would have more sense than to spend it on this.

 

[JjKk40]

That seller has a ton of expensive snap on stuff. Im not in that league.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Is there a league? Did any of those $1,500 sets actually sell? Anyway, the seller has posted here before. Well, not here here, because he starts a new thread every time he posts. But if you're interested in seeing glimpses of his 9/32-drive collection (he started out calling it "massive" or "endless", but he eventually put a number on it in the hundreds - sets, that is), he uses the same username on GJ.

 

[Ayrhead]

I just picked this one up… Snap On #9720 5/8 hex ratcheting wrench or possible ratchet. I’m not sure. Looks to be 9.25 to 9.5 inches long. I’m guessing from the 1940’s but not sure. Any ideas??? I haven’t been able to find much information about it on the internet

 

[snapmom]

Probably 40s.