Hoodie
New member
Hi all - this is my first time posting here, 32 year old guy living in South Africa.
I am no major vintage tool collector but I do have a lot of old tools (from my late grandfather and father) which i use mostly for my classic car / hot rodding problem. I also love all things vintage and I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to tool quality. I came across an old Snap-On tool box which I had to have, thanks to this forum I was able to identify it as a K60 (pictures below).
I have no plans to restore the box, I love the patina on it and will only give it a good clean up, polish and then use it for my most prized tools
I would like to hopefully find the answers to three main questions. The first two are just for interest's sake really.
Firstly, is there any way of accurately dating the box? I have had a look for a date stamp but the only stamp I can find is "Made in USA" at the bottom right hand corer of the box. I read that sometimes things fall behind the drawers which can assist in dating it, I removed one of the bottom drawers and lo and behold there was an old South African Air Force form dated 1942.
Secondly, I can't seem to find pictures of a K60 with the same drawer / main door handles that mine has - most have a curved chrome looking handle, these are a bit different as you can see from the pics. Does anyone know if the originals were replaced at some point or are these handles original Snap-On? Or is it a "who knows" kind of question.
Finally, would anyone be able to point me to somewhere that could supply a new lock & key for the box? Do the new Snap-On locks fit these old boxes? Would also like to try source the chrome beadings that appear beside the Snap-On badge (although I do know that this one is probably impossible).
Many thanks & regards, Graham
(I tried to insert images but couldn't figure it out - hopefully they are included as attachments).
I am no major vintage tool collector but I do have a lot of old tools (from my late grandfather and father) which i use mostly for my classic car / hot rodding problem. I also love all things vintage and I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to tool quality. I came across an old Snap-On tool box which I had to have, thanks to this forum I was able to identify it as a K60 (pictures below).
I have no plans to restore the box, I love the patina on it and will only give it a good clean up, polish and then use it for my most prized tools
I would like to hopefully find the answers to three main questions. The first two are just for interest's sake really.
Firstly, is there any way of accurately dating the box? I have had a look for a date stamp but the only stamp I can find is "Made in USA" at the bottom right hand corer of the box. I read that sometimes things fall behind the drawers which can assist in dating it, I removed one of the bottom drawers and lo and behold there was an old South African Air Force form dated 1942.
Secondly, I can't seem to find pictures of a K60 with the same drawer / main door handles that mine has - most have a curved chrome looking handle, these are a bit different as you can see from the pics. Does anyone know if the originals were replaced at some point or are these handles original Snap-On? Or is it a "who knows" kind of question.
Finally, would anyone be able to point me to somewhere that could supply a new lock & key for the box? Do the new Snap-On locks fit these old boxes? Would also like to try source the chrome beadings that appear beside the Snap-On badge (although I do know that this one is probably impossible).
Many thanks & regards, Graham
(I tried to insert images but couldn't figure it out - hopefully they are included as attachments).
