Finished my first tool box restoration. 1940's Owatonna Tool Company (OTC) Mastertoter. Found in a barn of a friend's family. Converted it into a kitchen island and regifted it back to her. I can see more projects in my future. Had a good time doing this.
I picked this up out of a barn of a friend's family with the intention of restoring it and giving it back to them. Finding information about this cabinet was difficult and I wasn't able to get even a general age range. Any info would be great.
The restoration was fun, although I learned a few...
I have a couple tool boxes I picked up recently that I'm going to restore. They've been poorly repainted a couple of times. Top box, from what I've found, Snapon KR 56 from 1948 or 50. It looks like it's 2 tone red and black ?
The bottom, which I'm currently working on, is an OTC. I'm having a...
I know this thread is a few years old, but I'm not having much luck finding information about OTC tool boxes. I picked up this box and am in the process of cleaning it up and repainting. There was a 1948 or 1950 snap on KR 56 sitting on top of it.