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being in Southern California I see a lot of Plomb and collect it as well. there is a lot of modified Plomb out in the wild. some of it interesting and much done with genuine talent. some of the pieces modified is just heartbreaking....

I'll be darned.

I have one from 1964 in my living room, 11 drawers.

great job, very nice.

2019?

K-55-W. nice example, yours looks as it should.

great find and great job. I don't even want to know where you found this one!

I am amazed at the skill set displayed in the video. still, my preference is for the piece to be in it's former condition that use and time had brought it to.

^^^ there ya have it. honest wear wears well.

you may find the date code next to the U.S.A. marking on your ratchet's handle.

someone got lucky. that's a very clean set.

you hit it big.

don't even know anymore.

the KR-557 is still a popular box because of it's 'can-do' status regardless of manufacture time/year. I have a KR-557B bottom with a KR-537A top, both manufactured in 1978 and it is a joy to own the pair. the variant of the KR-557 bottom box that you've pictured looks to be the KR-557D. my...

my kitty helped my Eagle 66 to fall over. he just couldn't help himself and took a swat at it. it was a TKO in 3 seconds of the 1st round.

I have the Blue-Point YA-116 version from the late 1970s/early 1980s that Snap-on called 'ratcheting screwdriver.' Blue-Point also had a YA-117 offering.

thanks for the heads-up.

great that you have no desire to use wire brush. as far as maintaining the integrity of the piece, using the wire brush is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

honest wear wears well. making effort to bring an old piece back to new condition and/or making permanent alterations to enhance it's desirability is a mistake that is frequently made by new collectors. I suggest you simply maintain the integrity of the piece.

you picked a nice combo. during the time of it's production run the KR series was King. all these years later it's easy to see why.