Lets make an all vintage Snap-on tool picture thread!

[Oldtuleguy]

Here is one with snap on logo. Also stamped g.h.m.

 

[Sdot]

Great thread! My one addition :

 

[beatcad]

I got a bunch of body tools recently.
body hammers both say blue-point on the heads and snap-on on the handle.
stamped not printed like my "new" one.
also on the other side of the head it doesn't say to wear safety glasses.
a blue-point spreader nd a filler file that says blue-point one side of the handle and snap-on on the other side.

 

[d42jeep]

Looks like you are all set to do some old school bodywork. These are my Blue Point and Snap-on finds from last Friday.
-Don

 

[snapmom]

About 1960 the Blue Point name on body hammers was changed to Snap on. Same exact hammers, just a new name.

 

[bmwrd0]

I picked up this carry box a few weeks ago, but it didn't have a handle. Probably why it was still there on the third day of an estate sale. But, I found a good doner box last week, so on it went. It's probably a little small, but the looks right on the old girl.


The handle on the tray is a little bent and it needs some work on the hinge, but not too shabby for a pre-war box.

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Snap-on tools on Friday at a garage sale. I haven’t been able to find anything out yet about the 3/8” drive spring loaded slotted screwdriver bits.
-Don

 

[3baygarage]

Don, they're described as pan screw drivers, for older Chevrolet, in the 1950 cat at Collecting SO.

 

[r_olson_06]

I found these Snap-on tools on Friday at a garage sale. I haven’t been able to find anything out yet about the 3/8” drive spring loaded slotted screwdriver bits.
-Don

Nice snappys. I know Plomb had at least 3 variants of these sockets.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

 

[d42jeep]

Don, they're described as pan screw drivers, for older Chevrolet, in the 1950 cat at Collecting SO.

Nice snappys. I know Plomb had at least 3 variants of these sockets.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

Thanks, guys. I did have a Plomb version at one time but the Snap-on ones were a little different in appearance. I’ll check out that link.
-Don

 

[charger 73]

It seems to be reasonable to me, the boxes appear to be in very good shape for their age. I assume that the lid on the chest just has old tape residue and is not missing paint.
I have the kra 380 roller for work that I bought in the early 90's seems to be very durable for a box that is always dragged around the hangar

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Conversation about sparsely marked No. 96 needle nose pliers going on in a side thread here if anyone is interested.

MShaw's No. 96 pliers with a 1961 date code is helpful because it shows the different Vacuum-Grip pattern on the handle. Two rows of suction cups punctuated by a single suction cup on either end. I seem to recall the pliers without the single cups on either end being earlier. Which would make the pliers in question 50's, or possibly late 40's. With that hyphen vs tiny slash (i.e., Snap-on, vs. Snap/on), they aren't older than 1948.

Moving this part to the main thread to maintain continuity for future discussions after that thread is done and forgotten...

Those are Vac-u-grip after Snap-on acquired it. Before that, they were marked with Vac-u-grip. I think that was 1950's, so it's after that.

Forged Steel Products of PA., which made and sold Vacuum Grip pliers to Snap-on in the late 20's, was not acquired by Snap-on. In fact, it was more or less a de facto take-over in reverse. Snap-on owed FSP money that Snap-on didn't have. The debt was seemingly forgiven or rolled into stock, the "Vacuum Grip" brand was re-TM'ed as a Snap-on brand in 1932, and - lo and behold, Bill Myers, the founder and CEO of FSP, suddenly became the President of Snap-on. Snap-on Vacuum-Grip pliers were made in all plants (Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Racine) after that, to include the FSP plant in PA., and many were branded Vaccum-Grip. FSP was also allowed to continue making Vacuum-Grip pliers under that name and did so through 1949, when the earlier business entity action was finally completed and the old FSP plant became a fully-acknowledged subsidiary of Snap-on.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

As a general rule, the more suction cups the earlier

 

[NYBODYMAN]

I picked this box up last week and posted it in the garage sale thread. Some were saying it ma be from the 30's-40's but no later than 1948. Looking for information on it and a possible value as I may be looking to move it.

 

[LesserSon]

What are the measurements? It looks like a late 1930s / early 1940s FB-50 to me. As always, the value is what someone is willing to pay. I bought something similar a few years ago without the 6-1/4x18” (inferred) tray and about half-loaded with 3/8dr Ferret tools for $20 - a screaming deal IMO. Still searching for that dang tray. I think your $25 was well-spent. You may be able to double your investment if there’s no hurry.
The rust situation should be considered when assigning a value. Holes are going to detract. A wipe-down with WD40 is all I’d do to spruce it up for sale. NO WATER.

 

[NYBODYMAN]

The box measurements are: OD- 18.5Wx6.75Dx4.5 H

ID- 18.25Wx6.5D

No rust holes, mostly scratches and marks but some surface rust.

 

[Debcrow]

Large Blue Point Boxocket I picked up, marked 140

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice find, Debcrow. I have a few. What I don't have and I have never seen in the wild is the handle they all snap into.

 

[Rick B.]

Manufactured sometime between 1953 and 1958.

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[d42jeep]

It was made in 1954. The date code is between the on and off below the selector.
-Don

 

[LesserSon]

Couple single-offset double-box-ends.
Larger one marked 25/32 and HS3/4...what is HS?
Smaller one date-stamped -29(1929) marked 9/16 and X18...what is X? And what units is 18? Definitely not millimeters across flats: it’s really close to 9/16, maybe slightly smaller than the end marked 9/16, which measures perilously close to 19/32.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

18 as in 18/32?

 

[snapmom]

HS is Hudson HS2425 24/32 25/32
not sure of the X maybe cause they sold they to fit several cars/trucks

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Smaller one date-stamped -29(1929) marked 9/16 and X18...what is X?

X-18 is the model number, LS. That is a standard X- series Boxsocket. Snap-on used a /32nds model number system. X-16 was 1/2", X-18 was 9/16", X-20 was 5/8", and so on.

 

[LesserSon]

Ah, so one really is same at both ends and the other really is different at both ends. And despite being found together, they’re not part of a set.
Thanks.

 

[Rick B.]

It was made in 1954. The date code is between the on and off below the selector.
-Don

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated!

 

[bryanrj]

Spotted this on ebay. Looks like these have really shot up.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...e-Set-with-KRA255-Red-Metal-Box-/174026621729

Price dropped to only $2880...

 

[d42jeep]

I found some rusty treasures at a Marin County garage sale yesterday. I’ve cleaned some up but some are still in the Evaporust.
-Don

 

[454ragtop]

Couple Boxockets, an X28 7/8 and an X30 15/16.

 

[d42jeep]

I spent the morning finishing cleaning up yesterday’s rusty treasures. Only one socket was too far gone to save.
-Don

 

[RubiconJK]

I spent the morning finishing cleaning up yesterday’s rusty treasures. Only one socket was too far gone to save.
-Don

Nicely done!

 

[RubiconJK]

Here are a couple little Blue Point wrenches I found recently. An OXI-10 combo and a C-1816 ignition wrench. Anyone familiar with the USAC mark on the back of the OXI-10?

 

[d42jeep]

I have not seen that particular marking before. Maybe Snapmom or Lugz have run across it.
I found this 1/4” drive set on eBay recently. It looked pretty original and complete. The spinner handle apparently totally disintegrated. I took the best pieces from the new set and my existing set to make a new keeper. I’ll add the two pieces missing from my former keeper set and move it along.
-Don

 

[GalaxyRat]

Well I cleaned up my set and the box some.
Not a restoration by any means. More of a refurbishment of what's there. Maybe that's just an extensive cleaning really.

Before:

After:

Yes I lost some paint, but that paint was coming off anyway. I did my best to protect and preserve the decal.
What stayed is clean and I ended up using a car polish called NuFinish. Never tried it before; we'll see how it goes.

I don't know how things are supposed to be arranged in the box so I just made it up to what seemed reasonable to me.

Some of the sockets. I did mix and match for the best overall assembly. Since both sets were very close in age, I didn't think it mattered too much.

For some reason 3/8 and 9/16 were missing. Neither set had replacements so I used the ones that came with one of them: a newer Snap-on and a Craftsman. I would prefer a matching period set, but the nuts & bolts probably don't care.

The two ratchets are the same model (F-71-B) and year. One is looser and quieter but it's body is less beat up. Does Snap-on still offer parts for these? Could I use the internals of the beat up one to fix the nicer one?

Also the box was bent in a way where the corners were bent up, like someone stepped on it. So it would not close right and would hit stuff inside since it was sort of collapsed and crushed. Now it's a lot better.

Not sure if you guys really care, but I know very few people outside this forum care.
I'm positive that everyone I know in real life does not care!
[emoji38]_hitti

[emoji481]

Just quoted this to save, I found a 1949 ratchet that matches the one in your set so I would like to eventually start piecing together the whole set. Here's to hoping!!

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[outofbounds]

Some old Snap-On for your consideration:
Old Wood handle 1/2" driver
Snap-On S-9005 (I'm told is some sort of bushing tool)
Snap-On S-9006 (unfortunately owner modified)

 

[3baygarage]

Wood handle spinner.

 

[r_olson_06]

Some old Snap-On for your consideration:
Old Wood handle 1/2" driver
Snap-On S-9005 (I'm told is some sort of bushing tool)
Snap-On S-9006 (unfortunately owner modified)

That is a nice spinner.

Looking for the following Plomb Pebbles Wrench 3061

 

[snapmom]

The 9006, the second version was made that way. The driver is very hard to find

 

[Hagatronics]

Sacrilege to some I know, but I wanted a manly, retro bottle opener. Bought off eBay cheap and now it gets used rather than sitting in a drawer.

 

[GalaxyRat]

I found a 1949 F-71-B at a flea market along with a couple Blackhawk sockets and a couple Snap-On deep well sockets for $8.

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