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Torpedo Tool Boxes

Posted by 141drew Posted onJun 19, 2009 at 11:23 AM and filed under Reviews & Features
Updated onUpdated on May 28, 2021 at 11:37 AM


I love vintage Black Hawk tool boxes. The torpedo shape, the rolling capability, the novelty… Flatly, they are just damn cool… And I’ve always meant to buy one. Unfortunately, I think I waited too long. I’ve been watching eBay lately and have been absolutely amazed to see how the prices have sky rocketed just in the last 6 months or so. In December, I saw an auction end at $125 for a very nice box. In the past 3 months, I don’t think I’ve seen one go for under $300 and the latest has a starting bid of almost $500.

Damn me.

Dream away.


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Stuart in MN

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I've been following that long term thread on the HAMB about toolboxes, and pictures of several Black Hawk torpedo boxes have been posted. They've always reminded me of the old Electrolux vacuum cleaner my mother had when I was a kid. :)
 
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Hellcat6

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Believe there is one on eBay right now that is listed at $499!

Edit - Oops. sorry Woodie, that is probably what you were talking about in your post.
 
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59imp

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my moms bought this toolbox for my old man in 1948 while he was in trade school, it was his first box. he's passed on now but i found it a couple yrs ago and had it striped in his name, "SPEED". it's fulla tools and rides around in the trunk of his old 59 Impala, which i drive the hell outa......he'd be smilin' about all of those things...........


if ya look close at the handle you can see the wear from sliding it under the seat of his old shop truck


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