Unknown socket set
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3baygarage
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The ratchet is made by Indestro/Duro. My guess on the set is something for Montgomery Ward (Wards or Riverside) or Western Auto (Chrome Vanadium or Chrome X Quality).
Can you get a shot of the sockets?
Can you get a shot of the sockets?
3baygarage
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After a closer look, the inside of the lid looks like a Craftsman heritage logo showing through from the top.
outofbounds
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I'm pretty sure these are 1930s earliest, but still pretty darn old
Oldtuleguy
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That is maybe a mixed set. Do you have some pics of sockets?
d42jeep
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I received one of those unmarked Indestro contract ratchets in a Duro Chrome set. With the Heritage box that is likely a very mixed set. Like OTG says, it would be interesting to see what sockets are included.
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woody 73
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You could be right but I recall dad had a box that looked very much like that but it came from Montgomery wards.
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msgtsmithret
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I asked for more pics and I will post if I get them. I think you are right, that it was made by Indestro. The rachet selector is spot on with the photos on AA. I saw the embossed logo on the lid too. Looks like an oval with three lines on either side. Could be newer than I think. He was an automotive mechanic in East Orange, NJ about 1910. Moved to San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s and passed about 1963.
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JoCoSawdust
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The case is definitely post-war Craftsman.
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msgtsmithret
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Thats awesome, thanks!The case is definitely post-war Craftsman.