Recent content by irishcarbomb

Wow! That is gorgeous! It definitely has a mid 40's to 50's vibe to it... At least that's what I thought on first glance. I wouldn't sell it either.

Really? I know Waterloo closed some stuff down a couple years ago, I live about 30 minutes south of Waterloo, Iowa... I have been to the plant a couple times, and drive by it once every couple months when I fill in at a store in Waterloo. I took a tour about 3 years ago, and they told us on...

http://www.alloy-artifacts.com/selected-patents.html Even better link, in the very last section it has this patent #, and it is assigned to Snap On... Maybe it is from a Snap On special edition set? Maybe it is a Chinese fake? The patent belongs to Snap Om, though... any part #'s on it anywhere?

Looks like the diffuser off a hose nozzle.

That patent # is in use by Snap On... My google search didn't return any other companies using it, but who knows? http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&um=1&q=Pat+No+4934220&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=21

The Waterloo Magnum, Traxx, and Traxx TR series are made in Waterloo, Iowa. The lower end lines are made at a plant in Mexico where they also make most of the Craftsman line, with the exception of the Craftsman Pro line. As for Snap-On, they are made at a plant in Algona, Iowa. A lot of the...