Recent content by RatrodderX

Hardly any paint left on the outside though. [emoji31] And yes, I got my Proto and Plomb backwards.

Weekend score: Complete 4700B 1/4” Midget Set. Unfortunately it is a mix of Proto Made in USA and Plomb Los Angeles

It’s the 4016 jaw If you have a spare that would be awesome

Weekend score: Plomb Large Gear Puller with case. Unfortunately missing one jaw 4016. Should come in handy next time I’m having trouble pulling the drums off my Galaxie.

I love the detective work on this site! Thanks guys. I couldn’t find catalogs that showed it. Probably right about the tools being dumped out. That little box has been sitting on a shelf for nearly half a century. And will continue to sit in a shelf for a while.

Super clean flying lady I picked up: No tools though Set No. 4700B Box 4795 The sticker is so perfect I keep wondering if it’s not a reproduction.

It was definitely not used for tools. The original owner lined the top and bottom in leather. Not sure what he used it for. It reminds me of some tool boxes from the ‘70s that had bootleg super bee.

I’ll toss my random speedy roo find into the mix: I know nothing about it.

That’s the first thing that came to mind. But do Australians want racing kangaroos on their tool boxes?

Texas! I should update my profile

Picked this up at an estate sale today and wanted to know if anyone could fill me in on the history of this tool box. Who made them and when?

Haven’t gotten back to that part yet. Blew it apart and started getting dents out of it. Still trying to figure out what level of perfection I want to shoot for

The problem was indeed the locking mechanism. The bottom cover is supposed to push up on the locking bar when you slide it back. For some reason the cover was not pushing the bar up, hence the drawers were locked in place. You can see in the picture the locking bar is rather bent out of shape...

txlonghorn1989 good talking to you today and thanks for letting me take over on getting this box restored. :thumbup: I'll keep you updated.

The catalog says all 8 drawers are lockable via the bottom lock cylinder, could the lock be engaged?