blackhawk tool box questions

[JasVid]

Hi - Great site - long time lurker here...

Recently the threads on Blackhawk tools got me looking in my garage and I found an old tool box.

Anybody know when this box was made and what it's value might be? I haven't been able to find another like it on any of the threads...

Thanks!

 

[WWIIjeep]

Wow, that's a beautiful box.

I'm guessing it dates from somewhere in the late-1930s to mid-1940s. Here's a 1939 catalog image where the box on the right looks very similar to yours:

It also appears in a 1944 catalog. A 1935 catalog shows a different style badge, so that's why I'm guessing late-1930s to mid-1940s.

No idea on value, but if that's the original paint, it appears to be in excellent condition for its age and would be worth more than if it's been repainted.

 

[CRTDI]

Nice looking box!!

 

[CRTDI]

Looks like the same box in this 1938 ad:

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Gorgeous, and in exceptional condition. (The ad mentions a nameplate. I don't see a nameplate on either the illustration in the ad or JasVid's example... Do you guys?)

 

[sselander]

The nameplate is on the fold-down cover in all examples.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Aha. Just above the tumbler lock. Thanks.

 

[barcalo]

Very Very cool. I have a really old Craftsman that is similar, but mine is beat to hell. If you ever want to trade that for anything PLEASE let me know. Great great great box.

 

[madbasser]

Great item.

I love the ad " the socket wrenches that look like gold and wear like diamonds". I love that!!

 

[JasVid]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to say thanks for the replies - I had some computer trouble after I posted this thread and am just now catching up with things...

Unfortunately, the lock tumbler (and likely nameplate) are missing from my box, but great to have this info.

Great site and thanks again!

 

[PaulsGarage]

Recently the threads on Blackhawk tools got me looking in my garage and I found an old tool box.

That's a great find, what a cool old box! Now, what else is hiding out in that garage!?

 

[JasVid]

Just a heads up that this is for sale on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blackhawk-vintage-toolbox-from-late-30-039-s-to-mid-40-039-s-/281372216624?

I wanted to post here to classifieds, but can't with my low post count (I mostly lurk here).

Great site!

 

[beatcad]

dammit!!

 

[espyking83]

Boy would I love to have one of those old Bullet Boxes.

 

[JasVid]

SOLD! I guess I might have underpriced it...

 

[joejeep92]

Really great looking price...love that era in automobelia...

 

[Flatintoone]

Nice box, and congrats on the sale. I love the ad above. I have to assume those guys are our fathers/grandfathers/etc, and that our appreciation of tools is genetic.

Was the "gold-like finish" a standard on Blackhawk tools? Did it only appear for certain years? Did it wear off quickly? I find Blackhawk stuff regularly, and have never seen anything like a "gold-like finish". Closest I've seen is some Bethlehem sockets, which were copper-colored.