Vintage snap on holy grail

[HarrisonTX]

I'm just going to leave this here...

 

[BMcC]

Wow, that's cool!

 

[JMcFly]

What did you score it for?

 

[Bull]

No details? Sure looks like it is something a SO collector would go bananas for.

 

[uniballer]

You ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Details before I go nuts!

 

[TerryH]

Dude.

 

[metaleltr]

Damn! I think I'm going to need a 3' lady foot to re-align my jaw!

 

[jkherd]

HOLY ****!!!!

 

[b7labelle]

Is that a camper behind that wall!?

 

[dandan111]

Did you just buy it?

 

[Exceller8]

WOW!! That is very cool...

 

[b7labelle]

It is actually a very neat find

 

[neonlazer]

Restore it and it would be the most awesome toolbox on the planet.

 

[redwrench60]

Is that a Snap-On E-Z bake oven kitchen set?

 

[jabberwoki]

Dude you cannot just leave us hanging!!!!!! for the love of god we must have details!

 

[ZRX61]

Dude you cannot just leave us hanging!!!!!! for the love of god we must have details!

Look in the Vintage Toolboxes thread...

 

[uniballer]

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49743&page=60

this was posted yesterday, here are more pics!
Drooloing when I saw alll of it!
start at post 1191 or so?

 

[arnwoodwheels]

Wow
That has the potential to be the coolest work station ever found.
I would really like to see more of what is behind the doors.
Even has an electrical outlet on the face of the bench.

 

[HarrisonTX]

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49743&page=60

this was posted yesterday, here are more pics!
Drooloing when I saw alll of it!
start at post 1191 or so?

I had just found it on another website and thought you guys would go nuts, just like me.

Funny it's come full circle to right back here. Traveled allll the way around the internet in just 24 hours.

I wish it was mine. I'd give a lot to have it.

 

[darkk]

You did mortgage your house for it right?

 

[carterbeauford]

need more info on it, does it have a part number anywhere?

 

[snapmom]

Never seen one, sometimes you just get lucky.

 

[rshadd]

Neato. I'd love to see this restored and the process documented.

 

[warmpancakes]

I would have that dipped ecoated and make it a desk that's the coolest box I've ever seen

 

[tribbles]

Hey, I'm no garage door expert but I think yours is installed wrong.

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

I got curious about this box and started searching around. I found some pictures of the lincoln service center... Look at post 374

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5497908

Looks like almost, kind of the same premise. Even without knowing the real manufacturer I think you should go after it. It seems well built and looks like a very salvagable peice.

 

[justanengineer]

Ok....now lets be objective and discuss any similarities/differences between this and other known SO boxes, other than the badges that is.

 

[snapmom]

This box would probably date to the late 50s, reason is in the 60s cats, the boxes with receptacles were shown with grounds, and the 50s cats are shown with no grounds. The emblems would fit the late 50s. The color looks right, the heavy weight metal looks right. The overall look, says Snap on. The drawers no not look right, the handles are different, there are no slides on the drawers.
If it is late 50s there would probably be a mfg stamp on it some place

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

Honestly it doesn't look like snap on to me.... Maybe it is, but I doubt it. I see handles on the doors similar to the k200 roll around, but look bulkier. The drawer pulls don't look like snap on. I'm having a hard time placing this.

what is the asking price on this thing?

 

[snapmom]

Take a look at the hinges. Snap on was using full length piano type hinges at this time.

 

[Ramblur]

The box is NOT presently for sale but for sure I will post it here first IF that happens. My gut feeling after checking it out a couple times was that it wasn't
Snap On. The drawer pulls are just angle and same with the drawer slides. That being said they will still outlast any of us... Door hinges look like , well 'door hinges' although the left side door has 4 and I believe the rest have 2.
And the mystery continues...

 

[bearmkt]

There is a snapon collecting site that has old snap on catalogs. I tried looking trhough the old catalogs and didnt see it listed but others might have some luck or at least compare the styles over the years to see if it looks like a snap on

http://www.collectingsnapon.com/catalogs/catalogs.php

 

[miatakid]

so have we any more info on this work station yet? i would to see this restored. no matter the make or model.

 

[uniballer]

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showt...=49743&page=60

 

[blackz26]

Why is this cool? Cause its so ugly? Or the pointless garage door?

 

[930dreamer]

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showt...=49743&page=60

Link shows error?

 

[oldldh]

Cowabonga, Cowboy Bob...

 

[Stuart in MN]

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showt...=49743&page=60

Fixed link: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49743&page=60

 

[miatakid]

Fixed link: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49743&page=60

yeah i saw that ,but it still dosen't say that it is snap on or not. could it be a vintage "ALEMITE" work station? I seen the handle's< in the pic > and they look like snap on but the hinge jont is questionable.

 

[7th Kahuna]

Hard to believe that got left to weather. I hope it gets restored soon.