Which company made this tool chest (crossposted in General tools thread)

[Shelbylex]

Sorry for repeat posting - I decided to post it in Vintage Tool thread in case some members do not go to General Tool thread

What company made this box and when? For some reason my mind keeps thinking of PAR X, but I am not sure

 

[PCustoms]

Why would you not post a pic of the tag?

Duplicate Posts/threads are typically frowned on.

Thread 'Who made this box?' https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/who-made-this-box.544082/

 

[Shelbylex]

"Why would you not post a pic of the tag?"
Not my box, PCustoms - can not get the picture of the tag...

"Duplicate Posts/threads are typically frowned on.Thread 'Who made this box?' https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/who-made-this-box.544082/"
If you read the beginning of the post,
"Sorry for repeat posting - I decided to post it in Vintage Tool thread in case some members do not go to General Tool thread"...

 

[PCustoms]

"Duplicate Posts/threads are typically frowned on.Thread 'Who made this box?' https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/who-made-this-box.544082/"
If you read the beginning of the post,
"Sorry for repeat posting - I decided to post it in Vintage Tool thread in case some members do not go to General Tool thread"...

I did read it.

Then I reported it for duplicate thread spamming. The mods will sort it out.

 

[Shelbylex]

" I did read it.
Then I reported it for duplicate thread spamming. The mods will sort it out."

So, you have nothing better to do than police the posts and report it to moderators?

Thank you for your great contribution to this thread! It definitely contributed to answering the question!!!

Next time please kindly skip answering to my posts if you are not contributing to them in a meaningful way. Thank you in advance!

P.S. please look up the meaning of the word spamming... (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming)

 

[Provincial]

The tag looks like a profile of a gooseneck-type trailer, so I doubt it relates directly to the maker or tool brand.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

For some reason my mind keeps thinking of PAR X, but I am not sure

The only PAR-X box I have ever seen is the three-drawer with drawer-wide bent lip handles, ostensibly made by MBC. There are a few examples on the PAR-X thread and a few examples and some discussion of PAR-X boxes on the Mega 'Toolboxes' thread down here on the Vintage Tools Discussion forum, which would be your best bet for toolbox audience. Some members, and some of them toolbox guys, never scan the forums for new threads, they only follow their Watched threads. I just link-bumped it for you.

 

[Shelbylex]

Thank you. I added 2 more pictures of the box to the top (doubt they will add to the brand discovery, but want a complete reference for the future - it looks like the box was factory made.

 

[Shelbylex]

I think we got an answer!

The VINTAGE toolboxes of Garage Journal!

We have a winner! From what I can find, looks like it was offered from Fall/Winter 1948 thru Fall/Winter 1949. Doesn't appear in the 1948 Hand Tool Catalog, and price dropped each catalog (down to 13.50 in F/W 1949) before it disappeared. No drawer slides to speak of, and the locking mechanism...

www.garagejournal.com

(Post 16634 by OldTuleGuy)

Kennedy

Thank you!

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Kennedy

 

[Shelbylex]

Thank you, OldTuleGuy! I appreciate it.
Mystery solved!!!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I think we got an answer!

It's always best to go right to the mega Toolboxes thread with ID queries.

 

[Shelbylex]

I agree, Private Lugnutz. I should have thought about it from the beginning!