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Heres the scans of my 1929 catalog. I messed up and scanned at too low a resolution, but until I re-scan it all, these must do.

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I love those boxockets on page Forty One!

Thanks Chad. I really enjoy looking at those Old Snap On catalogs.
 
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Yea, this is a pretty big catalog too, for a 20's. The end of decade catalogs for the first few years are always special ones, lots of changes, new things introduced, some things discontinued.
 
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Anybody have one of those large T handle breaker bars? That would be a cool tool to have in the box along with B-10 bomber set. :beer:

Pretty cool Chad. Thanks for posting up.
 
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GDA said:
Anybody have one of those large T handle breaker bars? That would be a cool tool to have in the box along with B-10 bomber set. :beer:

Pretty cool Chad. Thanks for posting up.
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Which T handle bar? 1/2, 5/8, or 7/8 drive? What page in the catalog?
 
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What strikes me every time I see a early tool catalog; basic hand tools haven't really changed that much!
 
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GDA said:
I'm talking about the sliding T handle breaker bar - the ones pictured on page 33. Those are 1/2 drive, right?
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These are reffered to as "Nut Spinners". The swivel head of the nut spinner has a ball detent to hold it into different positions. You use it as a breaker bar to break the fastener loose, and then position it vertically, and use the T bar to spin the fastener off.

The 1/2 versions of these are most common. I have them in 1/2, 3/8, and I have the only 5/8 one known to exist.
 
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"Yah but $40.00 then was like $400.00 or more now"

I looked here...big range of answers, all scary:


http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/compare/



In 2007, $40.00 from 1929 is worth:

$484.16 using the Consumer Price Index
$400.26 using the GDP deflator
$985.34 using the value of consumer bundle *
$1,517.40 using the unskilled wage *
$2,150.92 using the nominal GDP per capita
$5,331.08 using the relative share of GDP

* The 2007 data for unskilled wage and consumer bundle are estimated and will be adjusted when official data become available.
This one is simpler:
http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm

Anyhow, THANK YOU!!
 
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Great reference material, thanks for sharing it with us. I hope you don't mind I printed it out and but it in a binder. I sometimes find very old Snap-on tools at sales and wonder what they were for. Several interesting things I noticed about this catalog. The page numbers are written out instead of numbered, there seems to be a lot of "Buick" wrenches. Buicks from that era must have been a real bear to work on LOL. Also noticed that the catalog was printed just about 11 weeks before the stock market crash and the start of the Great Depression. I wonder what the prices look like in the 1930 and 1931 catalogs in comparison. Thanks, again.:)
 
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v8garage said:
Great reference material, thanks for sharing it with us. I hope you don't mind I printed it out and but it in a binder. I sometimes find very old Snap-on tools at sales and wonder what they were for. Several interesting things I noticed about this catalog. The page numbers are written out instead of numbered, there seems to be a lot of "Buick" wrenches. Buicks from that era must have been a real bear to work on LOL. Also noticed that the catalog was printed just about 11 weeks before the stock market crash and the start of the Great Depression. I wonder what the prices look like in the 1930 and 1931 catalogs in comparison. Thanks, again.:)
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Sometimes find very old snap on tools? You gotta share with us! (assuming you buy them), or contact me if you can when you find stuff, Im always looking to add to me collection.

I dont have a 30 or 31 catalog, but I'd like to find them. All of the 1929-32 tools and catalogs are quite rare, for the reason of course you stated.
 
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Thanks Chad! I notice they have the extensions with the rotating grips. They must have disco'd those sometime in the 30's?
 
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Thanks Chad! I notice they have the extensions with the rotating grips. They must have disco'd those sometime in the 30's?
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They did, and then re-introduced them in the early 40's for a brief time. Im currently looking for one each, long and short, to complete my late 20's "1/2" Standard Set".
 
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I figured i'd give this a bump it's a very cool post, and it helped me ID a few things i found today...
 
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