The vintage Blackhawk Thread

[Provincial]

Today I found a Nugget 35122 11/16 12-pt. socket in a box of dregs I bought for $10.00. It is in excellent shape, too. No owner's marks or anything! Post #2,780 on the Garage sale thread.

 

[MR.X]

Some vintage Blackhawk drive pieces and adaptors, including a 3/4 to 7/8. I pulled them out after picking up a 1929 Snap On 7/8" drive socket cheap. Looked a little rough and wanted to check it for functionality. All good.

 

[Smokeshow69]

You can pretend it’s for me, I’m coming your way soon. It will show up right after I leave.

Oh, now this is really getting good … casually strolls off to Craigslist to check for my “friend “.

 

[3baygarage]

Recently these saltus style wrenches reappeared here, so I thought I might post them.

One nice looking, one not so pretty. They were found as a pair a few years back. Until then I didn’t realize Blackhawk too, made a double ender.

ZW-1159 13/16x7/8
ZW-1160 15/16x1

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Hmmm. Zw part number may be new britain era

 

[3baygarage]

Hmmm. Zw part number may be new britain era

You’re right. 1961 catalog on archive.org is the only available cat. they appear in.

Just 3 sizes listed. Must have been the end of their run, or they only kept the best selling sizes. I’d like to see something from the 50’s -1960.

 

[don long]

I'm ready to add another tool case to my blackhawk collection.
I've been trying to gather the tools to go in this case for a while. With the help of Joshotto 94 & Drivesitfar I am able to fill out this 19AD set.
It started out as an Ebay purchase with a load of odd ball sockets in it.



After a little hammer work and a skim coat of filler the case went into the paint shop for a face lift.
A little sanding and primer to get the case ready for paint





After gathering enough tools to complete the package the case got a coat of yellow paint on the inside and a few days later it received a fresh coat of black paint on the exterior.



The fun was getting all the tools looking good enough to set in the case. First each piece was cleaned with the wire wheel on my bench grinder, next each tool was smoothed out using my 3" pistol grinder and 220 sand paper getting the tools to look like this



The sockets spent an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner getting the grime out from the barrels of each socket then a bout with soap and a wire brush to remove any grease before going over to the bench grinder to clean out the knurled area of the socket.





The last step was to black out the tools and put them in the case like the advertisement shows.




I forgot that the kit had the 500 speed handle until I brought the case in to add the decal so tomorrow the speed handle will get a facelift as well

 

[fishwatcher]

I'm ready to add another tool case to my blackhawk collection.
I've been trying to gather the tools to go in this case for a while. With the help of Joshotto 94 & Drivesitfar I am able to fill out this 19AD set.
It started out as an Ebay purchase with a load of odd ball sockets in it.



After a little hammer work and a skim coat of filler the case went into the paint shop for a face lift.
A little sanding and primer to get the case ready for paint





After gathering enough tools to complete the package the case got a coat of yellow paint on the inside and a few days later it received a fresh coat of black paint on the exterior.



The fun was getting all the tools looking good enough to set in the case. First each piece was cleaned with the wire wheel on my bench grinder, next each tool was smoothed out using my 3" pistol grinder and 220 sand paper getting the tools to look like this



The sockets spent an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner getting the grime out from the barrels of each socket then a bout with soap and a wire brush to remove any grease before going over to the bench grinder to clean out the knurled area of the socket.





The last step was to black out the tools and put them in the case like the advertisement shows.




I forgot that the kit had the 500 speed handle until I brought the case in to add the decal so tomorrow the speed handle will get a facelift as well

Wow, that's a great restore! Well done.

 

[Etchase]

I'm ready to add another tool case to my blackhawk collection.
I've been trying to gather the tools to go in this case for a while. With the help of Joshotto 94 & Drivesitfar I am able to fill out this 19AD set.
It started out as an Ebay purchase with a load of odd ball sockets in it.



After a little hammer work and a skim coat of filler the case went into the paint shop for a face lift.
A little sanding and primer to get the case ready for paint





After gathering enough tools to complete the package the case got a coat of yellow paint on the inside and a few days later it received a fresh coat of black paint on the exterior.



The fun was getting all the tools looking good enough to set in the case. First each piece was cleaned with the wire wheel on my bench grinder, next each tool was smoothed out using my 3" pistol grinder and 220 sand paper getting the tools to look like this



The sockets spent an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner getting the grime out from the barrels of each socket then a bout with soap and a wire brush to remove any grease before going over to the bench grinder to clean out the knurled area of the socket.





The last step was to black out the tools and put them in the case like the advertisement shows.




I forgot that the kit had the 500 speed handle until I brought the case in to add the decal so tomorrow the speed handle will get a facelift as well

What a great presentation of a marvelous item.

 

[thehorse13]

I'm ready to add another tool case to my blackhawk collection.
I've been trying to gather the tools to go in this case for a while. With the help of Joshotto 94 & Drivesitfar I am able to fill out this 19AD set.
It started out as an Ebay purchase with a load of odd ball sockets in it.



After a little hammer work and a skim coat of filler the case went into the paint shop for a face lift.
A little sanding and primer to get the case ready for paint





After gathering enough tools to complete the package the case got a coat of yellow paint on the inside and a few days later it received a fresh coat of black paint on the exterior.



The fun was getting all the tools looking good enough to set in the case. First each piece was cleaned with the wire wheel on my bench grinder, next each tool was smoothed out using my 3" pistol grinder and 220 sand paper getting the tools to look like this



The sockets spent an hour in my ultrasonic cleaner getting the grime out from the barrels of each socket then a bout with soap and a wire brush to remove any grease before going over to the bench grinder to clean out the knurled area of the socket.





The last step was to black out the tools and put them in the case like the advertisement shows.




I forgot that the kit had the 500 speed handle until I brought the case in to add the decal so tomorrow the speed handle will get a facelift as well

I have a black and yellow box like yours also waiting for the same treatment. I doubt I will get near it before the weather goes bad though.
Seeing your final result motivates me to get going on my restoration pile!

 

[don long]

I have another tool box loaded and ready for display. This time I went for the 74DD tool set



Up in the left hand corner is my Arrow head socket set in the wood box

 

[Smokeshow69]

I have another tool box loaded and ready for display. This time I went for the 74DD tool set



Up in the left hand corner is my Arrow head socket set in the wood box

Did you pay the advertised $15 for the box? Seems kinda high.

 

[don long]

Did you pay the advertised $15 for the box? Seems kinda high.

Yep
I'm a low baller lol

 

[Smokeshow69]

Yep
I'm a low baller lol

Nice! gotta keep the sellers on their toes That box looks to be in really good shape

 

[kwigly]

I've been playing with an old Blackhawk trolley jack that had been left outside for several years. Front wheels were seized and joints rusty/sticking, but all freed up now except the lift pad which is still stuck in place (difficult to get release oil into its support shaft, might need to use heat, and a bigger mallet ). Had to add a little jack oil to get it to lift to full height, but now it goes up and down smoothly.

 

[don long]

You just got to love the folks here on the Big G.J. With the help of many of you I've managed to complete the gathering of the tools and sockets to fill my 1920's merchandise display cabinet.



Today I received the last tool that I needed From Ricky Joe. This T8X is now in the cabinet on display In the cabinet
Thank you Ricky

 

[thehorse13]

You just got to love the folks here on the Big G.J. With the help of many of you I've managed to complete the gathering of the tools and sockets to fill my 1920's merchandise display cabinet.



Today I received the last tool that I needed From Ricky Joe. This T8X is now in the cabinet on display In the cabinet
Thank you Ricky

This is beautiful. I should advertise wherever you are here on GJ in hopes of finishing my modest merchandiser.

 

[930dreamer]

On Houston Cl,

👀 CIRCA WW2 1940'S BLACKHAWK BANTAM PORTO POWER ZEPPELIN TOOLBOX W/...

This is about as neat of an antique toolbox as you will find. It is a Blackhawk Bantam Porto Power Torpedo Tool box from the 1940’s that I obtain from an estate. It is shaped like a bullet and has...

houston.craigslist.org

 

[thehorse13]

On Houston Cl,

👀 CIRCA WW2 1940'S BLACKHAWK BANTAM PORTO POWER ZEPPELIN TOOLBOX W/...

This is about as neat of an antique toolbox as you will find. It is a Blackhawk Bantam Porto Power Torpedo Tool box from the 1940’s that I obtain from an estate. It is shaped like a bullet and has...

houston.craigslist.org

I have a feeling that this is the same guy who was trying to get something like 4 grand for this item. A friend of mine ran across him at a mid west swap meet. Still a neat item but his price is not in the realm of reasonable.

 

[930dreamer]

I have a feeling that this is the same guy who was trying to get something like 4 grand for this item. A friend of mine ran across him at a mid west swap meet. Still a neat item but his price is not in the realm of reasonable.

I see some old hot rods in the background, I'm a bargain shopper also.

 

[thehorse13]

Do you remember this sad little merchandiser? It still needs quite a few bits to finish up all of the empty slots. If anyone has or knows where to find the following, please consider helping this poor little fella out. For extra credit, if you ever see the small variation of the Blackhawk topper sign that goes on the small merchandiser like this one, pleeeeease tell me. I do not have the luck of our good friend Don Long with Ebay.

Main cabinet:
T5
T13
T60
Socket drawer:
No. 16 - 1/2 inch
No. 14 - 7/16th
No. 18 - 9/16th square drive
No. 19 - 19/32nds
No. 25 - 25/32nds
No. 30 - 15/16th

PS
This cabinet will get a nice scrub with Bar Keepers Friend at some point. I just haven't gotten around to it just yet.

 

[don long]

I think that I'd like to find the purple cabinet to go with my yellow one.

 

[don long]

Do you remember this sad little merchandiser? It still needs quite a few bits to finish up all of the empty slots. If anyone has or knows where to find the following, please consider helping this poor little fella out. For extra credit, if you ever see the small variation of the Blackhawk topper sign that goes on the small merchandiser like this one, pleeeeease tell me. I do not have the luck of our good friend Don Long with Ebay.

Main cabinet:
T5
T13
T60
Socket drawer:
No. 16 - 1/2 inch
No. 14 - 7/16th
No. 18 - 9/16th square drive
No. 19 - 19/32nds
No. 25 - 25/32nds
No. 30 - 15/16th

PS
This cabinet will get a nice scrub with Bar Keepers Friend at some point. I just haven't gotten around to it just yet.

I'd like to see the inside of your cabinet Horse
I think that it has different tools from what mine has If yours is the top picture in the above ad!!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here's mine with some tools in it. It varied from year to year as they would keep the same merchandiser but add new tools

 

[bmwrd0]

Do you remember this sad little merchandiser? It still needs quite a few bits to finish up all of the empty slots. If anyone has or knows where to find the following, please consider helping this poor little fella out. For extra credit, if you ever see the small variation of the Blackhawk topper sign that goes on the small merchandiser like this one, pleeeeease tell me. I do not have the luck of our good friend Don Long with Ebay.

Main cabinet:
T5
T13
T60
Socket drawer:
No. 16 - 1/2 inch
No. 14 - 7/16th
No. 18 - 9/16th square drive
No. 19 - 19/32nds
No. 25 - 25/32nds
No. 30 - 15/16th

PS
This cabinet will get a nice scrub with Bar Keepers Friend at some point. I just haven't gotten around to it just yet.

Horse, are these chiefs head sockets, or the ones just after?

 

[don long]

Oldtuleguy
your cabinet is quite different than mine, No notes for what tools go in it

 

[Oldtuleguy]

They had a list of tools on the door, but year to year tools would change and they would stock whatever in them until they got a new merchandiser

 

[TexTJ209]

I think that I'd like to find the purple cabinet to go with my yellow one.

Don have you ever seen any of the purple ones in the wild, other than the one I posted?

 

[don long]

no TextJ209
I believe that yours was the first that I knew of them then I found some literature on them
Hopefully there are more to be had out there somewhere

 

[thehorse13]

I'd like to see the inside of your cabinet Horse
I think that it has different tools from what mine has If yours is the top picture in the above ad!!

Yep, they did change the assortments in these merchandisers. Here's the interior of mine:

Horse, are these chiefs head sockets, or the ones just after?

These are the ones just after the Chief's head sockets. Essentially they are the same exact sockets minus the head. You'll also notice that on my merchandiser, they replaced the Chief's head on the cabinet door and replaced it with 'Save your knuckles'.

 

[bmwrd0]

Let me check, I might have a couple spares you need then. I could be a little bit, as I need to unbury that part of the shop-in-transition.

 

[thehorse13]

Let me check, I might have a couple spares you need then. I could be a little bit, as I need to unbury that part of the shop-in-transition.

Much appreciated. Any help I can get, delayed or otherwise, is always appreciated. Thanks!

 

[bmwrd0]

Just looked, and I have 5/8s, 11/16s, 3/4s and 13/16s. You are welcome to them, but they don't seem to be on the list.

 

[thehorse13]

Just looked, and I have 5/8s, 11/16s, 3/4s and 13/16s. You are welcome to them, but they don't seem to be on the list.

I really appreciate you taking a look for me. Since I already have those sockets, I will just go ahead and leave them for the next Blackhawk guy that's looking to complete a set.

 

[bmwrd0]

And that could be me!

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Where would the this 9811 fit in? I skipped a few pages. Thanks.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Where would the this 9811 fit in? I skipped a few pages. Thanks.

No need. I found what I was looking for.

 

[MShaw]

Here are 3 flarenut wrenches I got when they cleaned out a storage crib while I worked at New Britain in the early 1970s. They were not made by New Britain as I headed a project to design flarenut wrenches and put them in production for New Britain while I worked there. These predate that effort.

 

[Smokeshow69]

I actually found a top chest in the wild here in Oregon! Was garage sailing today with my wife and I found this for $40. It is missing its medallion and a drawer but it’s pretty straight and not rusty! It’s been sprayed but it’s not horrible. Anyone have a drawer or medallion? Also is this a nugget box? I need to research this one. Also does it mean I’m a sick individual if I spotted this from 30’ away and knew it was Blackhawk ? Bas On this sticker it looks to be a caterpillar serviceman’s tool box?

 

[bmwrd0]

No, being able to spot it from that distance means you are one of us.

one of us. oneofus.

By the way, what sale was that at? I was up in Washington county, and didn't see anything like that.