flooded green snap-on tool boxes in RI

[snagga]

here are some pictures of the tool boxes i was asking about on monday.
since then my storage garage got flooded with about 5' of water in the big rain storm we had here in rhode island and the box was under water, i got it out and dryed if off.
can anyone give me some info on the boxes? value, from what year, sould i paint it, all that good stuff. thanks
box dimentions are tboth boxes stacked are 40" high 26" wide 12" deep
top box is 14" h X 26" w X12d
bottom box 26"h 26"w 12"d

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

If you paint it, I'm guess the value will go down quite a bit. Our resident SO experts will weigh in on the vintage.

 

[mrshaun]

well you might try and find something that will prevent the rust for the mean time. you never know what is in flood water. good luck

 

[snagga]

well i cleaned it up and i sprayed it with wd40 until i decide you to do with it

 

[Dale B]

+1 on leave it original . You did all you need to do with the wd40....

 

[bushhawg73]

If it was mine I would not paint it. I would use something to treat the metal with to prevent additional rust and leave it at that. It looks to cool as it is.

 

[arkangel06]

I thought snap mom and chad would be in here by now???

Looks pretty cool how much did you pay for it?

 

[snapmom]

Its a nice old box, I have one just like it. Its from about 38-42. Clean it, clean it again with 0000 steel wool, using a product like Gibbs or any good grade pent. oil. Clean it again with rags to remove the rust, spray it down with a oil again and wipe it down again, you might have to do this a couple of times, but box is worth saving, its very hard to find. Do not clean the decals etc with steel wool, just the metal areas.

 

[selohssa]

Very cool box! Thanks for getting the pics. I would love to have a box that is as old as yours and still look that good.

DO NOT PAINT IT!

 

[old salvage]

Interesting that the hinges may have been made by Stanley.
Even rusty its a nice box.

 

[fleetline]

That is a nice Snap-on Grey Combination Cabinet that dates between 1939-1940 era. The top chest is a K-5 and the Bottom Roller Bench is a RBK-5. The combination together is referred to as a KBP-500. This set was replaced by the K-55W top chest and the RK-50-W Bottom Roll Cab around 1941. This set was also available in Red and I believe it to be the first of the Red colored tool chests made by Snap-on. Luckily, I have an example of the Red painted set! The placement of the bottom casters really gives away the model of this set of Snap-on toolboxes. I agree with Snapmom, these boxes are fairly Hard to find!

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

You better do what they say; otherwise the value of that thing will be 1/10 of what it once was if you paint it.

Adam

 

[chadster1]

do not paint those boxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lbgradwell]

Interesting that the hinges may have been made by Stanley.

Stanley Works Sweetheart!

I have 1978 & 1982 chests and they both have Stanley handles, Glenn, so it must have been a long-time arrangement.

 

[lbgradwell]

snagga, those are very cool boxes!

It looks like you're missing the 3 narrow drawers from the left-hand side. True?

That is a nice Snap-on Grey Combination Cabinet that dates between 1939-1940 era. The top chest is a K-5 and the Bottom Roller Bench is a RBK-5. The combination together is referred to as a KBP-500. This set was replaced by the K-55W top chest and the RK-50-W Bottom Roll Cab around 1941.

Mike, I would have guessed this was a KB-506A Combo comprising a K5-A chest and a PRB-6A roller cabinet. No?

 

[snagga]

yes it looks like there sould be some draws on the left bottom of the top chest any idea where i could get them

 

[old salvage]

Stanley Works Sweetheart!

I have 1978 & 1982 chests and they both have Stanley handles, Glenn, so it must have been a long-time arrangement.

Ah, it is them.

 

[chad s]

Stanley Works Sweetheart!

I have 1978 & 1982 chests and they both have Stanley handles, Glenn, so it must have been a long-time arrangement.

My late 20's 7/8 drive Snap on set storage box has the stanley sweetheart logo on the hasp.

 

[lbgradwell]

Do the current SO chests & cabinets still use Stanley hardware?

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Resurrecting an old thread.

Dang! That is an awesome box.

I just picked up a ~1920s KRA 25 in original grey color with Stanley Sweetheart hardware and was googling and found this thread.

Wonder what the OP ever did with those? What's he have, 7 posts?

 

[bsg1]

today i picked up a Snap-on 1940s K-55-W Grey Tool Chest at the swap meet. i've been wanting one for awhile and was almost in disbelief when i stumbled upon it and it's contents. the seller threw in some OldSchool Plomb and Blue-Point pieces because he apparently didn't want to hassle with emptying the box.