Last post for the night - two of the least common Craftsman =V= series wrenches you will find. The brake wrench only came in that size, and the 6pt were only made for 2 years. Still trying to complete that set...
Picked up this round handled 2512 DBE in a box this week. I don't collect Snap-On and wondered if there was still any value to a collector in this condition?
My current collection of Craftsman =V= series 6pt double box end wrenches. Still missing 3 - (7/16 x 1/2, 1/2 x 9/16, 13/16 x 7/8) there were 11 total on the set. Only listed in the Craftsman tool catalogs in 1968 & 1969, so that makes these pretty uncommon. Another interesting note is that...
Want to buy or trade - looking for the following Craftsman =V= series Box Wrenches (no part numbers on the wrench)
7/16 x 1/2
1/2 x 9/16
13/16 x 7/8
Happy to buy, or I have some extras to trade (or plenty of other stuff as well). Thanks!
My Great Grandfather William Hamilton Hope (WHHope) was an illustrator and this is an original piece he did many years ago that was handed down to me from my father. I did some research on the phrase "Standing the Gaff" and found this referring to the William Davis Historical Marker:
"The...
I am trying to avoid some real work I decided to dig into the history a bit and it was really pretty interesting. (I posted this all on the Craftsman FB page earlier today) PDF file attached of the table I put together figuring it would be helpful for dating wrenches later on.
(this is all...