Vintage Snap On Tool Box: What year? | The H.A.M.B. - The Jalopy …
Dec 9, 2007 · To get the drawers out you will need to slip a thin strip of metal between the drawer and the slide. Snap on sells a tool for this at a snap on price, but basically all that you need is a strip of metal that is about 1/2 of an inch wide by 6 inches long by roughly .030 thick. BTW steel works better than aluminum.
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Dec 13, 2007 · About tool boxes: There have been a couple of EXCELLENT vintage tool box posts on this board in the last two or three years, and I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of them. The most recent one was one of your first posts, and there was a link in there that was awesome; it looks like me and several other guys were able to find the dates of our ...
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Apr 26, 2010 · On the little boxes there's really no way to exactly know the date of the box. On the cantilever box, Snap-on made that particular one from 32-46 or '48. They'll have Patent No.s and some with serial no.s, but they don't have a date stamp or an insignia stamp, like the tools do.
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Dec 3, 2006 · Great to find some other guys that are in to old tools and boxes. I collect vintage Snap On, Craftsman and S-K. Here is a 40's vintage Snap On tool box that I refinished a few years ago, it belonged to an Pan American aircraft mechanic and came with a lot of vintage tools which had a special meaning because I am a aircraft mechanic as well.
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Dec 3, 2006 · My big boxes now are (1) a circa 1952 Snap On chest with drawers; one of the drawers still contains a pamphlet discussing the manufacturing and hand fitting process used on Snap On boxes! It is filled with WWII-1965 vintage tools, and everything about the box still looks good and works smoothly.
Vintage Snap-On tools Value? | The H.A.M.B. - The Jalopy Journal
May 17, 2010 · W/o blowing up the pics, to search out each tool, I'd suggest getting a catalog, or better yet, hit Snap-ons' site. Match the tool type/size/etc to what's in the "catalog", check the price & go about 50% of new price. For a "user" tool. Most used tool "dealers" seem to want ~ 75% of new. Which I think is rather high. ~ 50% is a decent price.
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Jul 6, 2018 · MBC did make boxes for Snap-On but you'd only see the Snap-On logo, no MBC. That said, if it's clean and everything works as it should, you could likely get $300 out of it, depending on your location. The new, entry level boxes are just above that price point and I think most folks go that way.
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Apr 24, 2012 · Found this website in my google search for info about Vintage Snap On toolboxes. It does NOT have a year made stamped on it anywhere as others have suggested to other poeple posting questions on age of their's. It is dark army green in color, has a plaque stating "SNAP ON . KENOSHA WISCONSIN . TRADEMARK . MADE IN USA.
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Jan 31, 2024 · I didn't know people restore Snap-on boxes, I still use a Kra 59 71 vintage w/3 drawer spacer box (66 model) on my service truck, removed the lid to put in the service box, 76 Kra-59 in the shop along w/ matching 5 draw bottom rollaround, tossed the Kra-53 a few yrs ago, what a dumb shit!!!!! all Snap-On boxes before the late 70's were made by Metel Box Corp, …
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Apr 30, 2018 · Your local Snap On dealer should be able to help. Their parts supply goes back quite a ways. I did stymie them though. I bought my Snap On tool box from my father in 1968 , he bought it used in 1947. I tried to buy a new lock and the Snap On dealer said "sorry my catalog only goes back to 1934 and your lock isn't in it".