Vintage S-K Tools

[Beerhippie]

Here's a vintage S-K whatzit:





I did a quick Google search. S-K doesn't list this tool by the part #. I'm guessing a flare nut wrench of some sort? It might kinda' ratchet in a pipe-wrench fashion.

The only thing I know is that it isn't worth $20 to me--but they have about a half-dozen different sizes, all the same individual pricing.

 

[d42jeep]

It’s a ratcheting flare nut wrench. I have a couple in a different brand.
-Don

 

[Outlawmws]

Yep, Sourced from Imperial by SK, - I hadn't seen an SK stamped one, but these are really good flair ratchet/wrenches. I have more than a a set of these.

I hope you didn't pay 19 bucks!

 

[username2]

That's cool looking.

If the interrogator wandered over with that I'd speak up in a hurry.

 

[Beerhippie]

Yep, Sourced from Imperial by SK, - I hadn't seen an SK stamped one, but these are really good flair ratchet/wrenches. I have more than a a set of these.

I hope you didn't pay 19 bucks!

Get real! I rarely need a flare nut wrench, and never need a $19 "surplus" one!

This is at one of my local haunts. He sells used, salvage and overstock stuff. Sometimes, I think he just sees something like "S-K" and prices by that.

Kinda cool still, just not $19 worth of cool.

 

[Outlawmws]

I didn't note this:

The only thing I know is that it isn't worth $20 to me--but they have about a half-dozen different sizes, all the same individual pricing.

At those prices his heirs will be selling them...

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

Get real! I rarely need a flare nut wrench, and never need a $19 "surplus" one!

This is at one of my local haunts. He sells used, salvage and overstock stuff. Sometimes, I think he just sees something like "S-K" and prices by that.

Kinda cool still, just not $19 worth of cool.

Well I guess that depends on how much you will actually use it. I wear them around and a new one is more than 19

 

[Beerhippie]

Well I guess that depends on how much you will actually use it. I wear them around and a new one is more than 19

If you want them, I can get a list next time I go down that way. I'm pretty sure they ain't jumping off the shelves at that price in a small rural community.

I reckon I can get a discount if I take them all.

 

[Patrick Eubanks]

If you want them, I can get a list next time I go down that way. I'm pretty sure they ain't jumping off the shelves at that price in a small rural community.

I reckon I can get a discount if I take them all.

I currently have the entire set. Thanks for asking though.

 

[Outlawmws]

Here are the ones I have so far, all Imperial, except the 2 cam locks, despite the tool roll ink. The big one is 15/16ths

 

[RTM]

At those prices his heirs will be selling still sitting on them...

Fixed it for you

 

[garilla]

found this for free in a box of rust sockets, salvaged it out, missing the 3/4" socket,set SK 1101 in the 1938 catalog on ITCL. Cleaned up, a bit of some bending and straightening then painted. I have a non SK stand in for the 3/4" till I find one, I wouldn't mind but it isn't even 3/4" not that I'm using it LOL

 

[d42jeep]

I generally pick up any black oxide wartime finish 40970 1/4” drive S-K ratchets I see on eBay at a reasonable price to fill out wartime sets. Here is a recent arrival.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Picked up this ww2 era socket chest from AllFast recently. Needs the lock hasp repaired but otherwise in good shape. Here it is with some 3/4,1/2 3/8 and 1/4 stuff.

 

[AntiqueBen]

Anyone know much about the early SK pressed steel hex ratchet? AA shows this ratchet with the SK diamond logo. This logo was trademarked around 1933 or so. I recently bought a ratchet like this, but instead of the logo it is stamped with big letters "The Sherman & Klove Co." Pics below. I'm assuming this version is before the logo in 1933? Is this SK's first ratchet & does it date to the 1920's? Is it a rare ratchet?

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Picked up this ww2 era socket chest from AllFast recently. Needs the lock hasp repaired but otherwise in good shape. Here it is with some 3/4,1/2 3/8 and 1/4 stuff.

Very Cool. Oldtuleguy I vote you to be the have it all guy. I just wish my wife would understand.

 

[four.cycle]

1936 Oregon Journal S-K ad pp
(shows 10570 pressed-steel ratchet with "S-K in a diamond" logo)

1939 Van Camp Hardware S-K socket sets pp 2693
(shows 10570 pressed-steel ratchet with "S-K in a diamond" logo)

* Of course, there's always that gigantic caveat about "artist rendition".

 

[AntiqueBen]

1936 Oregon Journal S-K ad pp
(shows 10570 pressed-steel ratchet with "S-K in a diamond" logo)

1939 Van Camp Hardware S-K socket sets pp 2693
(shows 10570 pressed-steel ratchet with "S-K in a diamond" logo)

* Of course, there's always that gigantic caveat about "artist rendition".

Nice ads 4C. Yeah, I've never seen this pressed steel SK ratchet with the large block letters "The Sherman & Klove Co."

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Anyone know much about the early SK pressed steel hex ratchet? AA shows this ratchet with the SK diamond logo. This logo was trademarked around 1933 or so. I recently bought a ratchet like this, but instead of the logo it is stamped with big letters "The Sherman & Klove Co." Pics below. I'm assuming this version is before the logo in 1933? Is this SK's first ratchet & does it date to the 1920's? Is it a rare ratchet?

I have a couple, both marked similarly. Pretty much look like the duro indestro economy line ratchets.

 

[AntiqueBen]

I have a couple, both marked similarly. Pretty much look like the duro indestro economy line ratchets.

The name stamping suggests it was before the logo stamping in 1932-33 I think. So, does this ratchet date to the 20's? I guess this would be considered SK's first ratchet. It will be interesting to see how early of an ad I can find of this ratchet with the letter stamping, if those ads exist.

 

[four.cycle]

Pretty much look like the duro indestro economy line ratchets.

^ often confused with each other.

(Dunlap also produced one very similar, but it's a bit longer and has a narrower handle.)

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I think everyone made a similar ratchet. Handle lock, HL, jamestown ny early twenties is the earliest I have. They were bought out by new britain machine.

 

[Outlawmws]

(Dunlap also produced one very similar, but it's a bit longer and has a narrower handle.)

But who made them for Dunlap? That's a Sears brand.

 

[d42jeep]

Here is the first one I found simply marked 105 which is the S-K part number. Back in the beginning of S-K they mostly made contract tools.
I’ve since found an S-K 105 marked one to go with it.


-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Mine are marked 10570, so they must have shortened the part number

 

[d42jeep]

With Dunlap stuff I don’t really know since the styles varied over time. i would tend towards Indestro.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

^ Right. "Handle Lock" made one as well.
I do not believe that Mr. Lauver ever included "Dunlap" in his OEM list - I don't think anyone has any idea who made that ratchet for Dunlap, which evolved in design over the years (as Don's examples show.)

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I think sears would probably buy economy stuff like that from anyone, and it likely changed multiple times.

 

[d42jeep]

Picked up this ww2 era socket chest from AllFast recently. Needs the lock hasp repaired but otherwise in good shape. Here it is with some 3/4,1/2 3/8 and 1/4 stuff.

Nice grab. Lots of cool stuff. I took a look at that lot but it looked like it was mostly duplicates for me. I’ve been collecting the wartime stuff for quite a while.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Yup I have extras as well. The drop front chest was new to me, and I don't mind some extras!

 

[Kdaniel8601]

Found an 1 3/16" S-K Chrome socket so I finally have all 18 of the standard size S-K Chrome sockets that S-K made.

 

[d42jeep]

Nice! I haven’t yet run across one of those! Rare find.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

Anyone know much about the early SK pressed steel hex ratchet? AA shows this ratchet with the SK diamond logo. This logo was trademarked around 1933 or so. I recently bought a ratchet like this, but instead of the logo it is stamped with big letters "The Sherman & Klove Co." Pics below. I'm assuming this version is before the logo in 1933? Is this SK's first ratchet & does it date to the 1920's? Is it a rare ratchet?

Here is the first one I found simply marked 105 which is the S-K part number. Back in the beginning of S-K they mostly made contract tools.
I’ve since found an S-K 105 marked one to go with it.


-Don

I spotted a 105 ratchet in this Fulton set on eBay this morning.
-Don

 

[Macduf]

Found at half price day, how many are in full set?

 

[Outlawmws]

how many are in full set?

Depends, how big do you want to go, and do you want to include X/32'nds

 

[Macduf]

Depends, how big do you want to go, and do you want to include X/32'nds

Of course id like the 32nds

 

[Outlawmws]

Seriously, for that rack I'd line them up in the rack by size, leaving appropriate gaps for known gaps, and you should be ably to sort out close to what's MIA

 

[four.cycle]

Found at half price day, how many are in full set?

errrr...... those are not S-K, they are "Chromium Vanadium", manufactured by Indestro, and they were probably sold through either Montgomery Ward or Western Auto.
Size on the 1/2" drive 12-points went from 7/16" - 1-1/4" (by 16ths) and the set most likely included 19/32", 21/32", and 25/32" sizes.
Replacements should be available in the second-hand market. They made millions of them.

 

[Macduf]

errrr...... those are not S-K, they are "Chromium Vanadium", manufactured by Indestro, and they were probably sold through either Montgomery Ward or Western Auto.
Size on the 1/2" drive 12-points went from 7/16" - 1-1/4" (by 16ths) and the set most likely included 19/32", 21/32", and 25/32" sizes.
Replacements should be available in the second-hand market. They made millions of t

 

[Oldtuleguy]

An easy mistake to make, as there is some resemblance