You peaked my interest

[car99r]

OK Guys,

My wife has already said more than once for me to stay away from this place but I am addicted.

I have followed a few of the toolbox threads and decided I would like to find a couple older ones and have my hand at re-conditioning. Much cooler looking than the newer ones in my opinion.

Anyhow, I just picked the follwoing up from a craigslist ad. I do not have them home yet so can't really give any detail besides pictures. The only thing I know is the guy said he bought them used over 30 years ago.

Bottom Box (Craftsman)

Top Box (Unkown)???

Little Machinist Box (Unkown)???

I gave $75.00 for all 3. Good deal?

Now, where do I start?...lol

 

[car99r]

OH, any idea on what the 2 unkown boxes could possibly be? I should have thme home sometime next week and can start looking for markings.

 

[arkangel06]

That black box looks like it was owned by the militray for a bit by the white paint

Great boxes by the way!!!

Should keep you busy for a while

 

[66HertzClone]

I have the lower Craftsman roller cabinet. It and a three drawer top box were my first toolbox, this was in the mid seventies and I clearly remember pating $132 for the two. Stiil have the bottom, I gave the three drawer top to my dad years ago when I replaced it with a 12 drawer top.

 

[car99r]

That black box looks like it was owned by the militray for a bit by the white paint

Great boxes by the way!!!

Should keep you busy for a while

That would be cool! Hopefully it has some type of markings and such when I get to looking at it.

I have the lower Craftsman roller cabinet. It and a three drawer top box were my first toolbox, this was in the mid seventies and I clearly remember pating $132 for the two. Stiil have the bottom, I gave the three drawer top to my dad years ago when I replaced it with a 12 drawer top.

Thanks! I was guessing mid-70's just by the looks and the logo on it. Funny thing is he was wanting more than what you paid new for them then...lmao

 

[volvo420coupe]

OK Guys,

My wife has already said more than once for me to stay away from this place but I am addicted.

Is that your wife on your avatar?!?!?

I might listen to her.

Sweet old boxes by the way, its nothing to drop 75 bucks on something you like. How many of us have had $75+ bar tabs.

 

[chrislehr]

sorry to go spelling nazi, but it's "piqued"

 

[car99r]

Is that your wife on your avatar?!?!?

I might listen to her.

Sweet old boxes by the way, its nothing to drop 75 bucks on something you like. How many of us have had $75+ bar tabs.

Nope, not the wife. I do have some avatars of her but that is not one...lol

Kind of what I tought about the 75 bucks

sorry to go spelling nazi, but it's "piqued"

uuummm ok....

 

[volvo420coupe]

To everyone who is a spelling Nazi on this site, I think its pretty cool, although annoying because the right click on my mouse hasn't worked for quite sometime.

 

[car99r]

Got the boxes home today. Snapped a few more pictures.

I am really liking the black box. Not having any luck finding any markings on it besides the paint of course. Anyone have any military background or knowledge? Everything I find about AG-2 is Adjutant General Corps. I would love to learn some history about it.

Noticed that one drawer has a couple small dividers in it and one of them is angle. Leads me to believe it was made for a specific tool and this might be a US Army issue box of some sort?

My first restor project will probably be the small kennedy machinist chest. Small and should be a bit easier to tackle as a first project.

Well, here are few more pics.

 

[car99r]

and the machinist box. Good condition. Inside of drawers seem like they had felt of some sort?

Couple questions for those of you in the know.

1. Felt or no felt?
2. What would be a good paint to use to try and replicate the original Kennedy hammered grey paint look?

 

[car99r]

and on final picture. This was the marking on the bottom craftsman box?

 

[billymade]

"FOD costs, pick it up" sticker; would indicate to me that it was used in aircraft maintenance of some sort......
"FOD: foreign object damage"

 

[car99r]

"FOD costs, pick it up" sticker; would indicate to me that it was used in aircraft maintenance of some sort......
"FOD: foreign object damage"

hhhmmmm..... Airforce maybe?

 

[car99r]

I have found a few designations about AG-2 in searching. One dates 1942-1948 or so for the Timms AG-2 and then also found a ranking of AG-2 in the Airforce.

Driving me insane...lol

 

[Stuey]

$75? Not a bad deal at all!

Oh, and did you mean "piqued" instead of "peaked?"

 

[car99r]

$75? Not a bad deal at all!

Oh, and did you mean "piqued" instead of "peaked?"

Nope. Peaked beause I can't spell worth a **** and flunked english!

 

[charlie_nj]

The fact that the weight and volume are depicted on the box would indicate to me that it was a box intended to be palletized for deployment, I agree that it's probably an aircraft maintenance toolbox, could be any branch of service, they all have aircraft. Somebody here will probably know.

I'm assuming you're not gonna paint that one.

 

[dr_clyde]

I have the bottom box and plan to restore it. my dad got it from some old duffer and then gave it to me. It is a great box. I like the slide action almost as much as ball bearings.

 

[krusty the clown]

and on final picture. This was the marking on the bottom craftsman box?

that is the catalog number..........



oh and it piqued, not peaked

sorry couldn't resist

 

[Stuey]

$75? Not a bad deal at all!

Oh, and did you mean "piqued" instead of "peaked?"

that is the catalog number..........


oh and it piqued, not peaked

sorry couldn't resist

lol, glad I'm not the only jerk around these parts!

 

[car99r]

I have the bottom box and plan to restore it. my dad got it from some old duffer and then gave it to me. It is a great box. I like the slide action almost as much as ball bearings.

You mean you have the same Craftsman bottom box or you have a bottom box that matches the black top box?

that is the catalog number..........



oh and it piqued, not peaked

sorry couldn't resist

Cool and thanks! Any idea on a date range on it?

oh and thanks for spelling lesson.....again....

lol, glad I'm not the only jerk around these parts!

 

[krusty the clown]

Cool and thanks! Any idea on a date range on it?

just a guess but the 60's