We just held our fall CARS AND PARTS SWAP MEET event last weekend, and although I didn't get much time to shop, I did stumble onto a few goodies. First thing I saw was a pile of tools on the ground with a "$1 each" price tag. Even though I was busy at the time, it was my solemn duty to stop and check it out...
right? 
In my usual style, I started chatting with the seller, and making myself a small pile. He encouraged me to shop, and when he noticed my walkie-talkie and realized I was working the event, he said,
"You oughta buy one of my tool chests. I'll give you a deal!" I looked them over, and saw that the one on the left was described as a Mac Tools chest. I've always admired older Mac tools.
When I started looking it over, he said,
"Hell, just give me $50. You guys have always been good to me!" I felt the weight, checked the hinges and drawers, and decided that it was indeed a good quality chest. The "
MAC TOOLS" chrome script was lying loose inside, but I figured that whether it was Mac or not, it was worth $50. So I paid the man.
(It's not always good for me to negotiate too aggressively with my vendor customers, so if their price is reasonable, my normal policy is to just pay them).
I paid the man for all my $1-each tools, and loaded the chest in my truck.
When I got home, I started looking it over. This was indeed a quality tool chest. But I noticed that the "MAC TOOLS" chrome script didn't match any mounting holes on the front. So I began to wonder what brand of chest it might be.
After a while I turned it around, and searched for part numbers. I didn't know if Mac used those numbers on back, like Snap On. At first I couldn't find anything. But then I saw them:
So it was NOT a Mac. I don't know if you can read those numbers in this poor photo, but it turned out to be a Snap On 59C. Cool, huh?
It has nice, heavy duty handles on each side.
The next couple photos show the drawer style and condition, and include the tools I bought for $1 each. All the sockets were Craftsman metrics. The little old ratchet is a Williams unit, and it works perfectly. The torque wrench is Craftsman. I plan to send it somewhere to see if it can be calibrated.
As an interesting side note, I already have an older Mac Tools chest, with a broken chrome script. Hope this one fits!
