Vintage S-K Tools

[four.cycle]

What a great find!

Considering I have seen people pay up to $25 bucks for that box on Ebay, I would agree.

 

[Catfishdan]

Thanks guys. It's certainly an upgraded home for this set.



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[Rileysan]

I found this S-K made 1/2" drive Artisan #4270 ratchet at a pawn shop for $10. This thing looks and feels new!

Brian

 

[d42jeep]

I like it!
-Don

 

[SKI1019]

I've got enough old SK tools to fill up my own post but I'll keep to a few, hundred, or so. Here's a 3/8" SK Wayne set in a Blue box.
Steve
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=719304&stc=1&d=1514518677

 

[Rileysan]

I've got enough old SK tools to fill up my own post but I'll keep to a few, hundred, or so. Here's a 3/8" SK Wayne set in a Blue box.
Steve
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=719304&stc=1&d=1514518677

Great set and welcome to GJ!

 

[SKI1019]

And here's an Old Sherman-Klove 1/2" drive set. It even includes the original inspection tag from the factory. The breaker bar is a newer vintage. If anyone wants to contribute the correct one, I'd be pleased to update the set.
Steve
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=719308&stc=1&d=1514519886

 

[Bigwheels]

Here is one of my half inch bullet sets

 

[Bigwheels]

I found this S-K made 1/2" drive Artisan #4270 ratchet at a pawn shop for $10. This thing looks and feels new!

Brian

I really like the artisans i gave away a 1/2 inch ratchet to a kid in town im currently trying to trade him some snap on to get it back it was also in excellent condition and i need it to complete a set.

 

[Schmidlapper]

I usually see metal boxed socket sets displayed in this thread, I have a 3/8 set I inherited from my dad which I believe is vintage, but it has a plastic type of box. What era did they offer these type boxe in? Also I noticed that some sockets say S-K Tools and some only say S-K
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[SKI1019]

Welcome Bill. I believe the S-K Tools logo as seen on your case was in use from 1969 through 1985. I may be off a little but I think it's close.
Steve

 

[d42jeep]

And here's an Old Sherman-Klove 1/2" drive set. It even includes the original inspection tag from the factory. The breaker bar is a newer vintage. If anyone wants to contribute the correct one, I'd be pleased to update the set.
Steve
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=719308&stc=1&d=1514519886

Here is my 1/2" drive flex handle example of what might have come in your very nice set. Any chance of getting a larger photo of the tag that came with the set? Thanks,
-Don

 

[Schmidlapper]

Welcome Bill. I believe the S-K Tools logo as seen on your case was in use from 1969 through 1985. I may be off a little but I think it's close.
Steve

Thanks Steve. It appears to have been little used, but it shows some age just from living in his toolboxes and jostling around. I plan to update the ratchet soon with the new SK fine tooth drop in head mechanism and start using it more. I also have a newer set of S-K combination wrenches (early 2000s) and some random older pieces. I will take inventory and post a photo of the vintage stuff. Too darn cold in the garage lately though, 7 degrees out.

 

[SKI1019]

Bill, IMHO if I were going to change out the ratchet, I'd look for an older one from the 60-70's. I think they're better made, last forever as you can still get rebuild kits from SK for free, and it'll be much cheaper than a new one. If you know where to look you should get a 3/8" drive model for around $10. FYI, don't go by the part number as SK hasn't changed them since the 40's. Good luck.
Steve

 

[SKI1019]

Here is my 1/2" drive flex handle example of what might have come in your very nice set. Any chance of getting a larger photo of the tag that came with the set? Thanks,
-Don

Here you go Don. Oh, after I took that pic, I found a correct handle for my set. Now, only the sliding Tee handle is incorrect.
Steve
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=720048&stc=1&d=1514688729

 

[d42jeep]

Thanks for the picture of the tag. I think that I'll crop it and print off a few for my S-K sets. I found a few S-K pieces at an estate sale today. Just ignore the small sockets. The other pictures are a 12" adjustable that a fellow collector sent me. The first one is how it was received and the rest are after a little cleaning.
-Don

 

[SKI1019]

Thanks for the picture of the tag. I think that I'll crop it and print off a few for my S-K sets. I found a few S-K pieces at an estate sale today. Just ignore the small sockets. The other pictures are a 12" adjustable that a fellow collector sent me. The first one is how it was received and the rest are after a little cleaning.
-Don

That's a good haul Don. How did you clean the Adj wrench?

 

[alton1911]

Here's an interesting little known factoid: SK tools made socket sets in the 30s (and 40s?) with the name Brazil on them The sockets are identical to "modern" SK sockets but say "chrome alloy" rather than "SK". I read that some of these same sets were left with no label on them so that local hardware stores could put their own label on. Excellent quality! Such sets with BRAZIL are EXTREMELY rare and if found in pieces people do not know what they are. Here is a really nice clean Brazil 1/4 drive socket set I found.

I have seen some of these scattered in a couple places. I have a few marked Chrome alloy. I have seen some marked Brazil. Not sure if any of mine are. I will be looking for them with intensity now.
Thanks for the information.
alton1911

 

[d42jeep]

That's a good haul Don. How did you clean the Adj wrench?

Since I wasn't able to disassemble it (my favorite method), I cleaned it with brake cleaner which removed most of the paint and a hand wire brush. I picked off most of the remaining paint with a dental pick and lubed the adjusting wheel and pin with some 3 in 1 oil.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I have seen some of these scattered in a couple places. I have a few marked Chrome alloy. I have seen some marked Brazil. Not sure if any of mine are. I will be looking for them with intensity now.
Thanks for the information.
alton1911

I've found several of these sockets as well in all three drive sizes.
-Don

 

[Dello]

My grandpa died in 92 left me this 1/2 drive set how old you guys think it is

 

[d42jeep]

With that dark finish and in that box with that decal, I would pretty confidently say that set was made during WW2. You are lucky to have received it from a family member!
-Don

 

[SKI1019]

My grandpa died in 92 left me this 1/2 drive set how old you guys think it is

Congrats, that's a nice set. Your grandpa must have been a really neat guy to have owned those tools.

 

[Schmidlapper]

Bill, IMHO if I were going to change out the ratchet, I'd look for an older one from the 60-70's. I think they're better made, last forever as you can still get rebuild kits from SK for free, and it'll be much cheaper than a new one. If you know where to look you should get a 3/8" drive model for around $10. FYI, don't go by the part number as SK hasn't changed them since the 40's. Good luck.
Steve

Maybe I made it sound as if I was buying a whole new ratchet, but the kit to convert the one I have to fine 80 tooth from SK was just twenty bucks shipped and I still have the handle I got from my dad. Already done.

 

[d42jeep]

Here are some S-K Torx drivers I bought a few short decades ago.
-Don

 

[Dello]

Thanks for your info

 

[jmarkwolf]

I've already got quite a few SK tools, but when I saw this set on Craiglist a couple days ago I couldn't let it go to just any stranger.

Not a barn burning bargain at $64 but it's in quite good shape, and 30% of the cost of the equivalent in a plastic case.

 

[Odes]

Here lot sk sockets I picked to day most in really good shape haven't gone through it all yet lots of doubles and triples

 

[Odes]

Included was a nod set from 1/4 to 11/16 sk Wayne wrenches with a little tool box wear they look like they never been used

 

[SKI1019]

Here lot sk sockets I picked to day most in really good shape haven't gone through it all yet lots of doubles and triples

That's a great find. Box 'em up and ship 'em on down!

 

[d42jeep]

I was lucky enough to acquire this knurled 1/4” drive set at an estate sale on Friday. Actually my wife grabbed it while I was parking the car. It seems complete right down to the crossbar and almost unused. It will be a very nice addition to my S-K collection.
-Don

 

[GTO]

I was lucky enough to acquire this knurled 1/4” drive set at an estate sale on Friday. Actually my wife grabbed it while I was parking the car. It seems complete right down to the crossbar and almost unused. It will be a very nice addition to my S-K collection.
-Don

I have the exact set,only difference being the tray section on mine is not elevated like yours.
Mine is in mint condition,never used.just curious,what did you pay for it?

 

[d42jeep]

It was part of a couple of sets and other tools that I bought for a total of $75.00. I posted it all on the Garage sale thread.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I have seen some of these scattered in a couple places. I have a few marked Chrome alloy. I have seen some marked Brazil. Not sure if any of mine are. I will be looking for them with intensity now.
Thanks for the information.
alton1911

I posted some pics of this brazil set in its own thread before, but in light of it being an sk product, I will post it here as well for any sk fans.

 

[honza.vosalik]

I have gone through my tool box and found I have a almost complete SK socket set 1/2" drive set.

15/16 – 40130
7/8 – 40128
13/16 – 40126
¾ - 40124
11/16 – 40122
9/16 – 40118
½ - 40116 -2x

The 1/2 I have twice, one of them looks older (not pictured, with a "dotted" ring). And I miss 5/8 40120.

 

[JMLangford]

I guess I should post my S-K find of Wednesday last week.....

Picked up this set (with extras) for $6 bucks.....


Then, at the same seller's table, I found this diamond S-K breaker bar (paid $6 bucks for a 8 tool lot with this included...makes it .75 cent)




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[Oldtuleguy]

Smoking deal

 

[d42jeep]

I found this S-K box at an estate sale this morning. It's in pretty good shape and included the top tray but unfortunately it's missing the front cover. If anybody happens to run across one please let me know.
-Don

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That looks like the one I just fixed up. Front cover was cracked and all bent and rusted. Still working on it. I am missing tray though if anyone has one....

 

[twertsy]

Picked this set up yesterday from a local pawn for $30. 7mm to 19mm.

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