Who made this roll down chest

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[RTM]

What, you are going to tease us and not show it with the rolldown closed? Nice find.

 

[JEFinCLE]

The rounded corners suggest Huot. Handles look Huot, too.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Early snapon used those handles, made by mbcentury

 

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I'm picking it up at 5pm. These are all the pics I have at the moment

 

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I've never seen a lockable flap like what's at the top

 

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It's a snap on k300
Case closed

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here's a couple

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Notice handles on bottom one. Used those in 40s early 50s

 

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Awesome thanks

 

[rsanter]

If I remember they were made by MBC and sold under their mane as well as rebranded as snap on

 

[FJ 432]

Commonly referred as a "Rolla Bench" in Snap on catalogs earlier versions included a light bar and also a power outlet.

 

[FJ 432]

I've never seen a lockable flap like what's at the top

The area behind the top flap is space used for the tambour door.

 

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I brought it home

 

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Commonly referred as a "Rolla Bench" in Snap on catalogs earlier versions included a light bar and also a power outlet.

Was the power outlet located on the back of the cabinet?

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Facing up in the top. Hole for lamp to left of outlet.

 

[Ricky Joe]

Was the power outlet located on the back of the cabinet?

Power outlet was on the side, with a cover plate if not used

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

With lamp.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

My mid 50s version has plugs on side

 

[Packard V8]

Mine has an aluminum tambour door and no outlets, so they were sold in several different configurations.

Since mine is in a home shop, I forget the door is there.

jack vines

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Aluminum door started around late 60s

 

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Power outlet was on the side, with a cover plate if not used

There is a square cut out on the backside that has a mounting hole on each corner like a plate had been there..
Was this original or homeowner fudd?

 

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Here's a couple

What is that in the lower compartment that seems to be protruding through the back?

 

[Ricky Joe]

Mine has an aluminum tambour door and no outlets, so they were sold in several different configurations.

Since mine is in a home shop, I forget the door is there.

jack vines

How do you keep the mice out?

 

[Ricky Joe]

There is a square cut out on the backside that has a mounting hole on each corner like a plate had been there..
Was this original or homeowner fudd?

I’d say probably original and that there were several possible configurations. I would think rectangular. I had a 1963 box with it on the side, and with an aluminum door. My current one is about 1976 with no cutout.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

That's where you plug box in

 

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