History snap on tools finally i.d., manifactured 1926

Well found this in my grandpas backyard. no one else wanted it so i took it home. its a snap on tool kit. kit number 707. the iside of the box is green and theirs three wrenches and four sockets. the car on the paper looks to be an old ford. any ideas? on the age? how many? any pics of one like it? any info would be nice.
thanks

 

Car looks to be a T, so I'm guessing this is a special set for something like a carb or perhaps a general kit for the car. Post all marks on the wrenches...except for very earliesrt, many have a letter/shape date code, and thee's a site that ID's many of the early spe******t sockets. What size drive is the set?

 

google is your friend.

 

9/16(id#:180) 15/16(id#:320) 11/16(id#:220) 3/4(id#:240) its a half inch set.

 

It is probably just a general kit with socket sizes selected to match the nuts used on a T...can you post a big pic of that paperwork?? I can dig up some sites cataloging early Snap On stuff.

 

Snap-on used a clever single digit date code system. The style of font indicates the decade and the individual digit denotes the year. Post or PM a pic or drawing of the code(s) and someone will be able to tell you exactly what year they were made.

 

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sorry i cant figure out how to add a big picture. this picture is a scan on our scanner so its as good as it will get. sorry about that.

 

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab64/andrew69photos/snapon001.jpg
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heres a close up of all the codes on the sockets. sorry bout the weird shadow in the pics

 

the car in the pic is definately a t

 

I didn't notice any date marks on the pics in the links you posted. The date code is a single digit stamp and may or may not be near the normal markings. Sometimes they may not be as well defined as other markings on the tool so you may have to look closely.

 

while inspecting the piece of paper their is an address of 14 e street chicago illionois. it might help with the date if snap on has moved from that location. when i googled it nothing showed up just a credit building.

 

I googled Snapon date code chart and this came up http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14884 I also found this http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/so-early-sockets-p3.html
I was trying to find a picture of the Original SnapOn Set. I coveted one when I was a Dealer. But I was way too cheap to buy tools hang on the wall. But I still want the set!
the funny thing is that I just erased all my SnapOn Software/ info off my computer. And FYI Snap On is Headquartered in Kenosha WI.

 

well case is closed. these are a snap on tool set. circa 1926. thanks hoffman group. i think this is gunna go on the wall. my dad said if its that old that it may have been used on my grandpas midget racer. either way its cool. thanks all.

 

If you are interested SnapOn was offering a bounty on this era of tools. you may be able to wrangle a new set if you are so inclined. but having said that I would keep them. they are pre-ratchet!

 

Very cool...

 

though a new set would be awesome. it just dosent look as cool in the bed of an old 32 truck. or in the ****pit of a coupe. so yeah imma keep them. plus theyre probably worth alot more to.

 

they are awesome. way cooler than my set of WWII era set!

 

really cool you have grandpa's tools
better yet when they're Snap-On
Well, I gotta' go.........








investigate my old Snap-On stuff

 

Those would be just as cool. not as old ,but theyre the right era for a cool roadster or a coupe.

 

little update. were going back this weekend. gunna pick up the rest of the tools. aunts dont want them. theres some 50-60 era craftsman and alot of cool old car parts. (small br*** fire extinguisher, yellow lense fog lights. drills and tool boxes) some more stuff to go on a wall.

 

my dad has his dad,s snap-on tool box , its green as well there some old sockets and a rachet as well , i got dibs on the stuff its from when my grandpa had the ford dealer ship

 

What yeasr did he work there? my grandpa worked from the 50's-80's on
t-birds at the factory (steering colums). the box is green as well (on the insides). kinda ironic.

 

he owned a FORD dealer ship in Smithers BC Canada , it,s still family owned and run , the box is a 3 drawers and is a forest green colour i,ll try and snap some images when i,m at my mom,s on x-mas eve

 

that is just cool. some pix would be cool.

 

here,s the box i thought it was green it,s more of a grayish color , my grandfather started the garage in the depression after the other garage in town burned down and they choose not to rebuild after they received a cash payout for the fire . my grandfather was the only model A trained mechanic in the area at the time so Ford offered to stock his garage with parts on consignment and the rest is history pretty much

 

cool picks. thanks

 

Hi:

I work at Snap-On Tools and volunteer at their corporate museum. I noticed the 1926 Model T kit you found in your grandpa's backyard and you posted on 12-15-2009. I would like to propose an idea that would honor you grandpa and yet share in the kit with others to view. Please consider loaning it to the Snap-On Corporate Museum and Conference Center located in their World Headquarters, Kenosha, Wisconsin, for display along with the Museum's restored 1923 Modet T car. You would recieve a Loan Agreement for the loan duration. Your name and your grandpa's name ( in his honor) would be listed on the signage in the Museum of contributiors as well as included int he Museum Brochure. I am certain, given the age of the item, the company would consider providing you with a Brand new set. If you are intrested, you can email directly or call me at 262-656-4677.

Rich

 

This would be pretty *****en also.

 

I also have one of those little 1/4 inch Snap-on sets in the green box although I think it has more sockets in it than the one shown above. I seem to remember it being from around WW II but would have to look it up again to be sure. When I had my shop the Snap-on dealer wanted to show it to his boss so I lent it to him. He came back a week or so later and said corporate wanted my set and would trade me for a set of brand new 1/4 inch stuff. Since i already had a new 1/4 inch set I turned em' down. I don't use them as tools but they're a neat conversation piece and were given to me by a long gone family friend when I was a little kid. I'll post a couple pic's of the set and an old Snap-on torque wrench I got when I get a chance.

 

sorry it took so long, I hadn't read this thread in a while. I asked my dad about donating it and well get a for shure answer tonight, but he thinks it would be pretty cool.