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That's interesting. Perhaps it explains why I can't find the model number.

I looked again in the catalogues. The KR-56 first appeared in 1948, but with a different logo than mine. The last year of the KR-56 was 1955. In the 1960 catalogue, the KRA-56 appeared. It's quite similar to mine, including the logo, but the logo is located in the top-left corner, rather than...

As far as I recall, the latest year that the KR-56 was in the catalogue was 1955. I don't recall seeing any with that logo, at least not mounted in the center. I'll take another look.

I have a Snap On KR-56, which used to belong to my dad. (I posted a couple of photos in the The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal! thread.) According to the catalogs, the box was made between 1948 and 1955. I'm not sure if it was purchased new or used, but that's around the time he started...

What year are your toolboxes?

Thank you for the reply. I have looked in the catalogues. Based on the dimensions and images, I'm quite sure it's a KR-56, although none of the images in the catalogues have exactly the same logo. I contacted Snap On to see if they knew and they said there were a lot of different logos, so in...

Here it is open.

I have a Snap On KR-56 which was produced between 1948 and 1955. Not sure what year it is. I couldn't find the model / date stamp. There is damage in the top left back corner, so it's possible the model / date stamp was destroyed. Here it is closed.

I can post text, but if I try to embed an image, I get the error: Oops! We ran into some problems. I'm using chrome with ublock origin. I disabled it and it made no difference. Any suggestion to find out why this is happening?

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