What is this socket?
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kaymccampbell
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Or it had a 3\8 square shaft in it to remove depressed plugs.
Private Lugnutz
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It's definitely for male square plugs (drain, etc). As for who made it, believe it or not, it has some Snap-on tells. The shape and knurling looks like Snap-on, Snap-on square sockets were 4XX model number series, they used a 32nds model numbering scheme (5/16" = No. 410, 11/32" - No. 411, etc) and their drain plug socket with a 3/8" opening was No. 412. But I have early Snap-on drain plug sockets, the model number is not usually that large or that font, they include "No." before the number, and they're all branded "Snap-on". Even more oddly, that little "1/2" number suffix after the model number was a Snap-on thing, too. For some reason I am blanking on right now. For example, their deep 1/2-drive sockets used a 32/nds scheme, too. Socket No. SW-240 = 24/32 or 3/4", No. SW-250 = 25/32", No. SW-260 = 26/32 or 13/16", No. SW-280 = 28/32 or 7/8". Continuing that 32/nds scheme, the 15/16" socket would be No. SW-300 for 30/32, but for some reason, it was No. SW-300 1/2. You'd think the 1" socket would be No. SW-320, but it was No. SW-320 1/2. But they didn't use that on the square sockets. Their 3/8" square socket was No. 412. So I don't know what's going on with that.
Gotta be husky or husky Williams colab. I have some
Oldtuleguy
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In 1925 412 was the number stamped on the snapon 3/8 pipe plug socket, but the stamping was different.
Here's a few different sockets different styles the HY one is 9/16 hex and the others are 1/2 drive besides the 2 different midget socket styles same size. Pretty certain they are husky since they have the same markings of drive size. Pretty sure either that socket or same one was sold on ebay a while ago. I'm probably acquiring it soonIn 1925 412 was the number stamped on the snapon 3/8 pipe plug socket, but the stamping was different.
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Private Lugnutz
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As I discussed in greater detail in post #3, the large, odd font with no "No." or branding on the OP's "412" socket was already enough to eliminate Snap-on for me - except for that tiny "1/2" marking. THAT marking, used by Snap-on to distinguish the high end of its 1/2-drive line from the low end of its 5/8-drive line (the 15/16" (30/32"), 31/32", and 1" (32/32") sockets would've all been No. 300, 310, and 320) was pretty much thought to be a uniquely Snap-on thing, as far as I knew, and added, it has to be said, in hindsight, only to fix that little numbering scheme overlap.
@Steven 33 's "H_y NO. 4 1/2" drive tool changes everything - and this thread just got more interesting to me than a solo mystery socket ID.
Is that convention routine for early Husky? Did all their 1/2-drive tools and sockets have the tiny "1/2" markings? Ostensibly, I am guessing - and similar to Snap-on's reason, to distinguish it from drive tools of a closely adjacent size? What would that have been? I know they made 9/16-drive, but that was hex, not square.
I just scanned the Husky thread, populated mainly with tools from @Oldtuleguy and @Steven 33, and don't think I see any others.
@Steven 33 's "H_y NO. 4 1/2" drive tool changes everything - and this thread just got more interesting to me than a solo mystery socket ID.
Is that convention routine for early Husky? Did all their 1/2-drive tools and sockets have the tiny "1/2" markings? Ostensibly, I am guessing - and similar to Snap-on's reason, to distinguish it from drive tools of a closely adjacent size? What would that have been? I know they made 9/16-drive, but that was hex, not square.
I just scanned the Husky thread, populated mainly with tools from @Oldtuleguy and @Steven 33, and don't think I see any others.
I would imagine they are the ones that came with the combo set which is 13/16 hex drive and 1/2 square drive in one case. Never really occurred to me before to he honest but definitely makes sense