Williams sockets with Snap-on date codes?

[organ]

I recently purchased a set of Williams sockets and the 1" socket has the 2015 Snap-on date code on it...

 

[JUNK-MAN]

Williams is owned by SO.

 

[Hiball]

Fairly common, Over the years I've seen Williams, Kobalt, Harley Davidson sets with SO date codes.

 

[xbeatles4x]

So... Williams is snap on. Dun dun dun.

 

[mark.dziamski]

I've been told Williams is snap ons industrial brand

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[bob15]

http://www.snaponindustrialbrands.com/30/home.htm

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Williams USA sockets are the same as Snap-On (and Williams Taiwan is are the same as Blue Point). They claim an extra level of polishing on the Snappys, but owning both, I can't see any difference new or after use.

My Williams 1/4" drive deep metric set came with a 6mm Snap-On socket on the rail.

 

[03protege]

Can someone remind me how to differentiate between the USA williams and Taiwan? Is it USA with the letters in. The part number?

 

[ihateminimumwage]

Can someone remind me how to differentiate between the USA williams and Taiwan? Is it USA with the letters in. The part number?

That's it. Letters in the USA part number, all numbers for Taiwan.

 

[bobcatdan]

When buy Williams, don't automatically assume you're get SO with Williams name on it, although the lines are bluring. USA Williams is a top notch top maker before SO owned them still to this day. From what I see of their offerings, the current line is traditional Williams offerings and old SO designs like the 36 tooth ratchet and hard handles. My tool box will find more and more Williams, but it will be slow because my SO industrial rep is such a dink. It's too bad because the deals SO industrial runs in conjunction with the discount I get, make tech school discounts look like ****.