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There is also a "crackle" finish of black over a mid grey , which predates the red /black , think this is pre war to some point in the 1940s , have a few boxes with this finish .

Seeing the 466 universal set for sale , has made me route out some catalogues and price lists from a few years , so here goes... October 1957; 127pounds no shillings no pence May 1961 ; 127pounds no shillings no pence October 1968 now set 466c; 163pounds 12shillings 6 pence i wonder what...

hi i have 12point 'british made' 1/4w socket not plated , with 1956 war arrow , if you are interested ?

Think this is a great idea , well done for putting it together :)

As you are in the UK , have a look on ebay and find a set of BRITOOL spanners , they will last you a lifetime and wont cost a lot

Well seeing that the other thread is close , thought i would share my experience today , this side of the big pond after phoning the snap on guy that covers my area, to find out when he would be around , so i could make a specific purchase and arranging a meet after 3 months of waiting and no...

while it seams that 11mm is used , may i ask about 25mm sockets and wrenches

hi , they are in catalogue 106 , which i think is from 1964, on page 86 known as ' swivel wrenches' , Britool produced them in Whitworth , AF and metric sizes, surprisingly in metric they made them from 8mm right through to 24mm -27mm that you have with no skips. hope this helps

Just about all of my original Britool spanners/wrenches are nicer to use than than any of my more modern ones , including the Snap-on that i have , because of there thickness and balance . also the Britool ratchets with the black / red Britool branding 'soft grip' handles feel better in the...

I wish that for automotive and general engineering the world had stuck to what Mr WHITWORTH standardised ! seven spanner/wrench sizes will fit just about everything ! i bet though tool manufacturers would not be pleased !

Ebay has changed over the years , at first it was a great way to find parts for older vehicles at very reasonable prices , now though it is much harder as there are more users , however for tools as there are so many companies on there selling stuff i think that prices have become cheaper ...

Speed braces or as Snap on calls them, speeders power tools have made them redundant.

Being over in the UK ,I don't have access to a tool truck , so I have recently bought via ebay some more new snap on ratchets and sockets , and would love to know if the prices i have payed stack up to the prices that are payed from the tool trucks over the atlantic, these being ; 1/4 drive...

Over here , even the cheapest liners are £15 for a small roll , i needed 4 rolls to line my boxes , so had an idea of lining them in 2mm thick rubber sheet , was able to purchase 1400mm x 2500mm long wide sheet off a roll for £20 with free postage of ebay , very pleased with the results as if...

I work with Whitworth , SAE, Metric and BA, the only size have never needed is 20mm , recently had to assemble some chinese made wheel dollys ,found it most ammusing that the m6 bolts suplied needed a 14mm socket ! some standardisation there then . Still think that Mr Whitworth got it right...