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Dayton tool box w/ tools score

zeke67

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I found this at a swap meet two weeks ago for $25. Pictures are after I cleaned up the box, added carpet liners and threw about about 10 lbs of rusty hardware and about a dozen low end grade wrenches and screw drivers.

1.) Dayton Electric box, missing the lockset and the handle own the lid. Lots of patina.

2.) Close up of Dayton emblem.

3.) Eight import / no-name wrenches of okay quality. One is a Sears brand, made in Japan, nice quality. This is the loaner drawer or they will end up at the cabin property.

4.) Nine US made wrenches. Two Crafstman, a Snap On 3/8 open end, the box end is a Proto.

5.) The real find: two US made 1/2 drive ratchets. One Crafstman, One Husky fine tooth. Disassembled and cleaned both. A Thorsen box end wrench. A Vaco wire crimpers. A Cee Tee slip joint pliers.

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zeke67

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Thanks. Seems like everyone on here but me has one of these stories until now.
 

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Believe it's a rebadged waterloo, and if so (or even if another brand) that's a great find for $25. Allow me to say with all sincerity that You ****!
 
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OP . . . . great score on the Dayton tool box !! :thumbup:

Definitely has that vintage and quality look . . . 1st one I've seen.

At that screamin' price of $25 . . . you got great buy on toolbox . .
. . . . AND . . . . all the tools for FREE !! . . . Yep . . . YOU **** !!!! :beer:
 

mikebaker1129

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You must have scored that at the Conroe swap meet.
I went also, but did not come away with anything as good as that.
 
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zeke67

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You must have scored that at the Conroe swap meet.
I went also, but did not come away with anything as good as that.

Yes, i did find that at Conroe. I was starting to feel like the illusive YS award was like a Penthouse letter. "Normally, these stories never happen to me." Seriously, the box was full of junk and I was zeroed in on the 1/2 drive ratchets. The seller said 4-5 times 'twenty five dollars" and I simply couldn't get my head around that prices for the whole box.
 
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zeke67

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This guy had it in the grass in the back end of the air grounds, close to the fence where the vendor entrance is. Not in a trailer.
 
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