My Small But Growing 1/4" drive Socket Set Collection

[Oldtuleguy]

Yeah that's a skinnyassed box!

Here's the assortment of snapon skinny midget boxes I have so far. The 30s one is 9/32 drive. There is another later one I think.

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

RE: "skinny box"
I recently sold a Thorsen set to @Tom "Python" Aycock that seemed to be in an awfully narrow box - not like any other "Thorsen" box I'd ever seen.
Tom is you see this post, can you measure that box?

Yes I will...give me a day or so to return home

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

RE: "skinny box"
I recently sold a Thorsen set to @Tom "Python" Aycock that seemed to be in an awfully narrow box - not like any other "Thorsen" box I'd ever seen.
Tom is you see this post, can you measure that box?

I got a Husky, New Britain and a Giller set from ya. I Don't see a Thorsen set I bought from ya. The one Thorsen set I bought from ya back on 7APR was in a KAL box.

Of the active Thorsen sets I'm trying to fill in the 1/4 drive size, I have:

#1416 and #1416S circa 1961 16pc set that measures 6 7/8" in width, just shy of 3" deep and 1 1/4" tall

#1411 circa 1980 11pc set that measures 7 1/16" in width, 3 5/32" deep and 1 9/32" tall

I also have a military issue circa 1985 1/4" drive set but it's a pretty standard size box

RE: "skinny box"
I recently sold a Thorsen set to @Tom "Python" Aycock that seemed to be in an awfully narrow box - not like any other "Thorsen" box I'd ever seen.
Tom is you see this post, can you measure that box?

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Hey guys. Found this double female 1/4" drive at a flea market the other day. I know Stevens Walden has a 3/8" and 1/2" double female included in their PM32 set. Curious if anybody else had knowledge of this one and possibly the manufacturer and/ or the kit it belonged with. The SW ones appear to be fully knurled while this one only has an area of knurling. It has a good heavy feel to it so I'd like to think USA Made

 

[d42jeep]

If there are no markings on the socket, that’s going to be a tough one. 4 point sockets of many sizes were once popular for use on pipe plugs although 8 point sockets gradually gained in popularity over time. There were some distributor wrenches that came with sockets that resemble the Walden examples as well.
-Don
Some 4 point sockets.
Walden
Indestro

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

If there are no markings on the socket, that’s going to be a tough one. 4 point sockets of many sizes were once popular for use on pipe plugs although 8 point sockets gradually gained in popularity over time. There were some distributor wrenches that came with sockets that resemble the Walden examples as well.
-Don

Lack of markings is the bane of my existence for sure!

 

[esben57]

Any ideas on this 1/4" drive socket? 6 unequal sided.



USA Pat. 4644831 ROC Pat. 27181 N

 

[esben57]

2x 5/16" Double square, Gordon and Husky. Duro chrome 1/4" double square.
Stahlwille bit holder socket for 1/4" hex

 

[RTM]

Any ideas on this 1/4" drive socket? 6 unequal sided.



USA Pat. 4644831 ROC Pat. 27181 N

US Patent: 4,644,831 - Adaptor Sleeve

US patent 4,644,831 Adaptor Sleeve was issued to Miriam Yang of Ta Li Hsiang, Taichung Hsien Taiwan. It was granted on 02/24/1987. Holder socket, with an internal "U" shaped spring retaining clip. {br}Known example appears on a 1/4" hex-drive flexible shaft extension for screwdriv

www.datamp.org

What is this socket for?

See pics...hex pattern is oblong, otherwise just a normal 1/4" drive socket. Here's what is stamped on it: USA PAT 4644831 ROC PAT 27181 N Any ideas?

www.garagejournal.com

 

[four.cycle]

@Tom "Python" Aycock -

Your 1/4" drive 1/4" square socket might well be an early refrigeration socket. I know they were made in both 3/16" and 7/32", but off the top of my head I don't recall a 1/4" size.
I have a Walden PM21 set that uses that goofy female-to-female "connector", as well as one of their 1/2" drive sets that uses the same kind of set-up - using extensions with male ends at both ends - but I've not seen a 1/4" drive set like that.

 

[d42jeep]

I think that my wartime D-I fridge set may have a 1/4” four point socket. One is shown in the 1939 Duro catalog.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ yes. exactly. I had some of those - 3/16" and 7/32" - but I cannot remember what brand now!

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

How 'bout these...marked CHROM-VANADIUM with a S diamond logo.

Any idea on the manufacturer?

 

[four.cycle]

^ my first guess on "CHROM VANADIUM" would be German or Austrian.

 

[outofbounds]

Recent find for me is this “21 piece” Williams 1/4 Drive x Tall Socket set. 21 pc thanks to Added bonus of 8 standard 1/4 Drive sockets stuffed into the well in the lower right hand corner. I don’t reckon they were part of the original set. The flimsy plastic insert smacks of late 70s early 80s timeframe.

 

[four.cycle]

"Mark I" 16-piece 1/4" drive SAE Socket Wrench Set

this set includes:
3/16" 6-pt socket
7/32" "
1/4" "
9/32" "
5/16" "
11/32" "
3/8" "
7/16" "
1/2" "

1/4" 8-pt socket
5/16" "

Pear-Head Ratchet
5-inch flex handle (breaker bar)
6-inch extension
2-inch extension

Steel Box

* all pieces are stamped "Japan"
* none of the pieces are marked with part numbers
* the ratchet appears to be a knock-off of the Walden model 3150. I count 22 clicks

 

[four.cycle]

Pexto No. 1 Radio Socket Wrench Set

manufactured for Peck Stow, and Wilcox, Southington, Connnecticut U.S.A.

this set includes:

5/16" 6-point Socket (* socket is split *)

11/32" 6-point Socket

3/8" 6-point Socket

5/16" Knurled Radio Socket

1/4" Hex Drive Handle

I was not able to find a No. 1 Radio set in any catalog, but did find a similar type set in a 1927 Supplee-Biddle Hardware catalog

 

[four.cycle]

Bridgeport 485 "Radio-Lectric" Socket Wrench Set

manufactured by the Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Corp, Bridgeport, Connecticut U.S.A.

this set includes:

1/4" Knurled Radio Socket

5/16" 6-point Socket

3/8" 6-point Socket

7/16" 6-point Socket

1/2" 6-point Socket

1/4" Hex Drive Driver Handle

- cardboard box

* none of the sockets are marked with part numbers or manufacturers name or logo
* the driver handle is marked with "Radio-Lectric" and the "BHM" trademarked logo on the ferrule.
* this set uses a unique "interference fit" arrangement - there is no detent ball employed here.
* the box has been repaired to keep it intact.

 

[bmwrd0]

Nice radio sets there, four.cycle. I have had my eyes open for similar ones for a while now.

 

[bmwrd0]

Hey guys. Found this double female 1/4" drive at a flea market the other day. I know Stevens Walden has a 3/8" and 1/2" double female included in their PM32 set. Curious if anybody else had knowledge of this one and possibly the manufacturer and/ or the kit it belonged with. The SW ones appear to be fully knurled while this one only has an area of knurling. It has a good heavy feel to it so I'd like to think USA Made

Is that 1/4", or 9/32" on the drive end? If the later, it might be an early Snap-on.

 

[four.cycle]

^ If it is indeed 1/4" square at both ends, I would be more inclined to think that it came in a refrigeration socket set - I've never seen any 1/4" Walden "connectors" like that goofy set-up in the PM-21 kit with the double-male-end extensions.

 

[d42jeep]

That socket doesn’t look Walden-like to me. Walden did make 1/4” drive 1/4” four point sockets. I have one in my Walden 1/4” drive oddball set.
-Don

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Is that 1/4", or 9/32" on the drive end? If the later, it might be an early Snap-on.

I rechecked and it is 1/4" on one end and 9/32" on the other

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Probably snapon then. They were unmarked in 20s.

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Probably snapon then. They were unmarked in 20s.

 

[Tom "Python" Aycock]

Thanks as always...invaluable knowledge. Would've never guessed there'd be unmarked Snap-On.

Probably snapon then. They were unmarked in 20s.

 

[four.cycle]

Herbrand 01213 14 piece 1/4" drive SAE Socket Wrench Set w/Original Box

manufactured by the Herbrand Co., Orangeburg, South Carolina U.S.A. ("Triangle Era")

this set includes:

20606 3/16" 6-pt socket
20607 7/32" "
20608 1/4" "
20609 9/32" "
20610 5/16" "
20611 11/32" "
20612 3/8" "
20614 7/16" "
20616 1/2" "

22000 1/4" drive RHFT Ratchet
21001 2 inch Extension
20116 6 inch Extension
----- 6 inch Spinner Handle

* all of the pieces in the set except the spinner handle are marked with part number and "HERBRAND" and the Triangle logo.

* the spinner handle is not original to the set and is marked "U.S.A." and "HERBRAND" but lacks a part number.

 

[four.cycle]

Herbrand MA7-1 8 piece 1/4" drive Bit and Ratchet Set w/Original Box

manufactured by the Herbrand Co., Orangeburg, South Carolina (?)

this set includes:

M19-FS Flexible 1/4" Driver Handle

M2S 1/4" drive Fingertip Ratchet

M03M-1 1/4" square female x 1/4" hex Drive Adapter

T10 x T15 two-way Torx Bit

T20 x T25 two-way Torx Bit

3mm x 4mm slotted Screwdriver Bit

P1 x P2 phillips Screwdriver Bit

Steel Box w/plastic insert

* the flex driver handle swings 180° - the catch is released by applying thumb pressure to the lever on the shaft

 

[four.cycle]

Wright 18 piece 1/4" drive SAE Socket Wrench Set w/Steel Box

manufactured by Wright Tool Co., Barberton, Ohio U.S.A.

this set includes:

2006 3/16" 6-pt Socket
2007 7/32" "
2008 1/4" "
2009 9/32" "
2010 5/16" "
2011 11/32" "
2012 3/8" "
2014 7/16" "
2016 1/2" "

2308 1/4 10-pt Socket
2310 5/16" 10-pt Socket
2312 3/8" 10-pt Socket

2402 2 inch Extension
2406 6 inch Extension
2441 6 inch Spinner Handle
2436 6 inch Flex Handle (Breaker Bar)
2400 RHFT Ratchet

Steel Box

* the box is not original to this set *

 

[CFC2]

Nice thread with a lot of tool history.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Indestro set 7602 and its duro equivalent set 5604.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here's a partial bonneyww2 era cad set

 

[d42jeep]

Partial WW2 S-K dark finish.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

This WW2 vintage Walden FSN marked box arrived at the Post Office yesterday. It had a mixed batch of tools inside. Some were the expected Walden sockets with a flex handle missing the retaining ball. There were some D-I sockets along with a Duro-Chrome flex handle with the two male ends. There was a wartime unmarked S-K flex handle that unfortunately had a stuck retaining ball that showed no signs of freeing up. The other sockets and extension were disposable checkout counter ****.
-Don
Box exterior
Contents
Duro/ D-I tools

 

[four.cycle]

^ I need some 1/4" drive disposable checkout counter **** to fill holes. Send it my way when you can.
Then I can put some more disposable checkout counter **** up for sale!

 

[LesserSon]

I picked this up at Jake’s Flea this morning, hoping it would be Bonney inside. Unmarked cad-plated S-K instead. But I do not recognize the mostly-gone label on the underside of the lid.
DID S-K do a crackle red in the ‘40s-50”s?
Does anyone recognize the logo from what’s left of the label?

 

[Smokeshow69]

I picked this up at Jake’s Flea this morning, hoping it would be Bonney inside. Unmarked cad-plated S-K instead. But I do not recognize the mostly-gone label on the underside of the lid.
DID S-K do a crackle red in the ‘40s-50”s?
Does anyone recognize the logo from what’s left of the label?

The logo looks Blackhawk but I’m not sure if they did wrinkle finish ?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Carb o mang

 

[four.cycle]

@LesserSon - "Carb-O-Mang" made during the 1940s. Slightly on the rare side.

 

[LesserSon]

Thanks, @four.cycle & @Oldtuleguy - you sure know your stuff.
Man, OTG, that is a sweet label on your set.