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Picture speaks a million words as I was born and raised in Janesville Wi. Both my Grandmother/Grandfather retired from the Janesville GM plant. The city is a shell of it's former self since the plant was closed IMO. And the empty lot where the plant use to be located looks like a wasteland...

LesserSon: The set up I purchased actually came with the bottom roller cabinet as well. Albeit missing the opposite trim strip as your cabinet. Funny story... about three yrs ago I purchased a Cornwell tool chest atop of what I thought was a strange looking roller cabinet. The roller cabinet...

I have actually been looking into this as well. They do make a red crinkle powder coat of a similar match thru prism colors. But now we are getting into a higher cost of restoration.

Here are some pics to give you a better idea of how the trim piece was attached to the cabinet as well as measurements. Notice example one: the Steele rail attached to the door(probably spot-welded)on. These rails are on both doors top left (l) door and bottom right (r) door. Its a pretty simple...

As some may have seen from the Blackhawk thread. I originally picked up this set up about 3 weeks ago for $125 and a 1.5 hr. round trip. Without any badging I had taken a gamble as to what it was. All I knew was "its old, and it looks cool" = I HAD TO HAVE IT!!!! A "motto" I'm guessing most here...

Yes Indeed! It looks like Kennedy MFG offers a crinkle paint. Unfortunately only available in their signature brown. Wondering if lightly shooting a flat red over that would give a reasonable texture? As for the SK and Craftsman guys I think the Hammered gray and green might be the best options...

Thanks to All, for the useful information. I will most likely be doing a full restoration on this set-up and will move it over to the Bonney thread accordingly. In the meantime I will stay on the hunt for awesome Blackhawk items as well. Tool boxes/cabinets, jacks... shop equiptment etc. IMO...

Picture speaks a million words as I was born and raised in Janesville Wi. Both my Grandmother/Grandfather retired from the Janesville GM plant. The city is a shell of it's former self since the plant was closed IMO. And the empty lot where the plant use to be located looks like a wasteland...

Thanks for Info... I am always on the hunt for rare and cool stuff.

I agree … There is definitely something to be said about the overall quality of these old boxes and tools of that era, and esthetically much more cool as well!! Thanks again for all the Info

Thank you for this info..... My apologies for posting a non Blackhawk box/cabinet in this thread. I suspected that it may not have been a Blackhawk after looking thru what seemed to be endless posts. However there are a few Blackhawk boxes that resemble this one as well. None the less..... I am...

Hey All...….. first post, I figured the vintage Blackhawk thread would be the ideal spot for it. Hoping someone with a lot more knowledge than I on Blackhawk boxes/cabinets might be able to help in Identifying. I picked up this set up about 3 weeks ago for $125 and 1.5 hr. round trip. It has no...