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SK set help!! SK experts please.

ekegelmann

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I want to fill this properly. Please SK experts tell me what its missing. Also, whats the best closely matched paint for the box? Thanks. Also what year might this be from? Picked it up for .75 yesterday at an estate sale. The tools outside the box were inside but im not sure they belong....Thank you!
 

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ganymede

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Can't say for sure but I believe you're missing maybe one of the smaller 6point sockets and the cross handle for the breaker bar.
 
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I've re-done several S-K boxes and it's virtually impossible to match the crinkle green color.

Nice set, though. For 75 cents? You ****.
 
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four.cycle

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I'm not an S-K expert, but:

is that 1/4" drive?
generally those 1/4" drive sets (most I've seen, anyway, by different manufacturers) came with: 3/16, 7/32, 1/4, 9/32, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, and 7/16 (generally 6-points but sometimes a mix of 6 and 12-points, depending on maker.) sometimes they include a 1/2" (not all makers.)
most of the early 1/4" drive sets also included 1/4, 5/16, and 3/8 8-point sockets.

really early 1/4" drive sets generally contain sockets, breaker bar, driver bar (that fits in the hole in the breaker bar), and maybe an extension.
only later on did tool makers start including modern ratchets in 1/4" drive sets: that didn't happen until late 1950s/early 1960s with many makers.
later on they tossed in a screwdriver-handle-type "driver' handle.

do not do not do not do not alter/change/rework the finish on the box if you intend for it to have any "collector" value. leave the box as is. clean it up a bit, but don't touch up scratches or remove the patina.

if that were mine, I would: disassemble the ratchet and toss everything (except the ratchet guts) into a bucket of white vinegar for a couple days, pull it out and rinse it off well, dry it all and rub it down with some light oil on a rag. (NO steel wool or wire wheel!)
should clean up nice. clean the ratchet guts with light oil and a rag and put it back together.

as it sits it's a $30-$50 item on Ebay, depending upon your ability to find a willing buyer. maybe more. don't mess up its collector value trying to "restore" it.
 
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twertsy

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I want to fill this properly. Please SK experts tell me what its missing. Also, whats the best closely matched paint for the box? Thanks. Also what year might this be from? Picked it up for .75 yesterday at an estate sale. The tools outside the box were inside but im not sure they belong....Thank you!

Page 8 in this catalog, set #4098

Based on the finish I'd guess wartime.
 

r_olson_06

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Todd is right on the dates. Price point as sits would be about $20. Cleaned the rust I would put it at $30. I bought mine on the bay a couple years ago and all the sockets were stamped "s-k chrome" purchase price was $12

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