Tool Set Made in Japan

[SILVERPLATE]

Today I acquired a nearly mint set of tools made in Japan. The set appears to be complete and has had very little use. Anyone have information on this particular set, age, value, etc. Very much appreciated...Mike

 

[babylou]

I am quite certain that was my first socket bought circa 1978 when I was maybe 7th grade. It was about equal to the Chinacom **** offered at Walmart today.

 

[dwasifar]

Yeah, I had a set identical to that one in 1979, except the box was green. Mine was purchased at Kmart. You could buy them just about anywhere, though, even at gas stations.

Somehow, lo these many moons later, the extension from that set turned up in my toolbox. I picked it out by accident one day instead of the one I thought I was picking up, and immediately torqued it in half.

Maybe the set you have there is different, but they look exactly the same as mine did, and mine were junk.

 

[steveo3002]

dad had a set just like that ..was junk

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

That one is mint, and worth an easy $8/100lb.
Good as a loaner though.

 

[Bagherra]

I am quite certain that was my first socket bought circa 1978 when I was maybe 7th grade. It was about equal to the Chinacom **** offered at Walmart today.

This

 

[Stooge]

Yeah, I had a set identical to that one in 1979, except the box was green. Mine was purchased at Kmart. You could buy them just about anywhere, though, even at gas stations.

Somehow, lo these many moons later, the extension from that set turned up in my toolbox. I picked it out by accident one day instead of the one I thought I was picking up, and immediately torqued it in half.

Maybe the set you have there is different, but they look exactly the same as mine did, and mine were junk.

Weird timing, I was over my parents' house doing something a week or 2 ago, grabbed the same Japanese 70s tin case socket set from Western Auto that's been in their basement, and did this to the extension with the cheap little round head ratchet that was in the case

20180426_084801 by Dan Haas, on Flickr

 

[kythri]

Having owned one of those myself, the comparison to current low-end Asian production stuff is laughable, and illustrates a huge disconnect from reality.

Current production stuff is LOADS better than these old sets.

 

[Stadger]

The box is pretty nice.