brianlacamera
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Help with identifying this toolbox
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Old Man Roger
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I want to say I heard that Waterloo made those boxes. Same as some of the older craftsman boxes that were made by Waterloo.
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Only thing I was able to think of is the snap on Kra 59c was made in Canada in the 80s but can’t findI one with the same top.
Old Man Roger
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Wasn’t Waterloo originally a Canadian brand?
Pretty sure they started in Iowa.
rancherbill
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Well my guess is it's a SPG International. They OEMed boxes for many companies. How much does it weigh? There are crappy boxes and there are Snapon Boxes - The SPG boxes would be really close to the Snap-On in weight. The made a really good quality product.
There's a remote chance it's a Beach, but it really doesn't have the look or feel.
There's a remote chance it's a Beach, but it really doesn't have the look or feel.
It does seem too deep for Beach. There were also more heavy duty 41" sets sold by HUSKY at the same time. I think Proto and Mac also sold the same boxes. We're those SPG? Or did Stanley have a factory in Canada?
tool_scrounge
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They made a style very similar to ops when they were supplying Husky.
It looks like Waterloo with those drawer pulls and the kick out at the bottom of the drawers. They were also branded as Husky and others.
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Old Man Roger
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The fold at the top front corners are the same as the Waterloo box too.
They had boxes identical to what Waterloo looks like. In any case the box that originally started this thread isnt very likely to be made by Beach. There's nothing in common with their boxes. The pic I posted of the top box is to show similarity to the original pics.
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Those dont look like beach, they had a very unique style to them. With the similar drawers it looks like the top and bottom were made by same manufacturer.
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There was more than one Beach line, not just the classics that look similar to old Kennedys.
After Stanley bought them they came out with a copycat type box of Waterloo craftsman and supplied home depot in the US for the Husky line. I've owned a bunch of them.
After Stanley bought them they came out with a copycat type box of Waterloo craftsman and supplied home depot in the US for the Husky line. I've owned a bunch of them.
There was more then one line but they still had the various Beach similarities. They didn't have the tooling to make completely different boxes. There was another Canadian company making those other ones. I think the only fully different style of bigger boxes to come out of there, other then the machinist ones, were when they switched to the square boxes that were mostly Gray's
Post #3 is interesting. Says another factory was a Beach supplier
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Husky/beach Canada 41" toolbox questions...
This is mine. I've had the exact same bottom before, but black. This one is missing the model number stickers. Does anyone have the Husky or Beach model numbers for these? Also I've read that these were also badged by MAC and Proto. Would anyone have model numbers for those?
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I think once Stanley owned the various manufacturers things shuffled around a bit. Some of the 90s Beach boxes look like they were made by someone else with the Beach name on them and there are some boxes out there that you can tell are Beach but don't quite look right.
Attached is the type of Gray box I was thinking of. These are the same boxes that they were selling as the new Beach boxes a few years ago and there were pictures of them being made in the Smiths Falls factory.
Attached is the type of Gray box I was thinking of. These are the same boxes that they were selling as the new Beach boxes a few years ago and there were pictures of them being made in the Smiths Falls factory.
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These ones?
Craftsman (Beach) Tool Chest - Canadian Woodworking and Home Improvement Forum
Listed on Kijiji, but discounted on here for anyone who wants it. Not sure if price is realistic, so make an offer if you like. $300 Craftsman branded,
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They were Beach. I dont know when they changed the handle style on those and i have a couple newer ones that are red with black drawers so I'm guessing the US ones changed their color scheme at the same time?
Yes like that bottom one. Now I see the obvious Beach handle on the lower compartment drawer.
So Beach also supplied Canada Sears with red and black later models, if I'm understanding you right? Not sure when US changed to red/black, late 70's I think.
So Beach also supplied Canada Sears with red and black later models, if I'm understanding you right? Not sure when US changed to red/black, late 70's I think.
