Very Old 5/8 drive snap on F/S.

[wrenchr]

I have a very old 5/8 drive extension and breaker bar for sale!!
The extension is 16" long and the breaker bar is 18" long!!
The pics here are not what they look like now!! I have cleaned them up with evaporust and a little elbow grease.
$30.00 + $8.00 to ship, these are pretty heavy!! and these are more for the collector than user.

 

[Vinko]

What years does the "Snap On" typeface in the bottom pic. encompass? I have some sockets with that style of print.

 

[wrenchr]

Chad S would know better than me.

 

[billymade]

Not a definitive answer but a ball park anyway: http://collectingsnapon.com:80/Site/OtherStuff-744.html

 

[wrenchr]

I do know they are from the 20's, just not an exact year.

 

[wrenchr]

$30.00 shipped.

 

[chad s]

There are a lot of variations in the snap on logo stamp from 1920 until around 1929. These tools are from around 1925-1926, but notice how different the logo is on the breaker bar, and then compared to the extension. This does not indicate a different era, it just indicates a different manufacturing plant, or different stamp based on the tool size. Only in some cases (very few) can the logo be used to date a 1920's Snap on tool, and even then, it is just one indicator of the tools age (unless of course it is a date coded tool, from 1927 or later, but not all tools were date coded). I have some 50's era sockets that have the 20's style stamp on them as well, which is very puzzling.

The logo style did hang around into the mid 40's, however the 40's logo is MUCH more standardized, and refined, and while hard to explain, can usually be differentiated from that of a 20's or early 30's logo.

Vinko, PM me, or post a pic of your sockets, and I can help you date them.

Billymade, collectingsnapon.com has some useful info, but it is also littered with inaccuracies, so it should always be taken with a grain of salt. alloy-artifacts.com is much better info, and is correct, and well researched.

wrenchr, what size/marking style is the socket with the knurled band in the first pic?

 

[wrenchr]

Strike over 1/2 drive.

 

[chad s]

Strike over 1/2 drive.

What size is it?

 

[wrenchr]

I PM'D you about it. I do not remember off hand.