HAMB "Vintage" Tool Box Club

That's a pretty serious looking chunk of anvil. I don't think I could've picked it up for $1000!

 

I figured it was about .50 a pound. I'm just glad i didn't have to put it back on the ground,that would have finished my old back!!

 

It is absolutley a Snap On Box. I had one just like it once & am looking for another one. Cant remember the last year in production, but the last run had ball bearing sliders.

Anybody in California got a clean one for sale?

 

That bottom is VERY VERY rare. Nice find.

 

can you help identify this tool box?
i thought it might be a K77 but was curious on what year?
what about this one

 

Started working on my grandfather's old wooden tool box. Over 35 years of greasy grime is covering it. Acetone removes a lot of it and the wood underneath is very nice. The drawer bottoms need to be re done as they warped or sagged. I thought it was a Park like the steel one but it has no name at all and it does not look like any of the Kennedys or others on here. It has old nickel plated hardware and the handle attachments look bell shaped. The drawer pulls are round knobs with raised circular pattern. If I could figure how to post my own pics I would. It's missing one bottom foot/corner trim piece.

 

Adding some vintage stickers to one of my extra boxes....still have a few coming in the mail. Damn shame I've paid more for decals than the box! lol

 

Not a "Tool Box" but could end up holding tools all the same and vintage, satisfied my old cabinet fetish that runs along the same lines as my old tool box fetish.

 

Please excuse my bland photog skills.

I picked this one up maybe a year or two ago for cheap money. Was thinking about restoring it, but this thread has me thinking otherwise.







Scooped this one at the flea market two summers ago for $40.







What I am most proud of is this old Stanley Sweetheart box that I had redone for my daughter. I am completely in awe of the generosity of the fellows that did the custom work for me.

 

Hey,I have one of those,not really looking to get rid of it,though.

 

I have this same bottom box, but the lock cylinder and actuator rod is missing. Anyone know where I can get parts for this?

Or can I get pics of what it looks like so I can make it up?

Thanks,
-SeeDan

 

Just picked up this old Plomb bottom chest this morning. The bottom door is present, just forgot to put it on for the pic.





Wow...bearings for the drawer slide roller!

 

You forgot the content of the pictures....

 

I fixed it just a couple of minutes after posting it. You should see them now.

 

nice score!

 

This is probably the only thing I own, other than a minibike, that belongs on this forum.
Picked up this 1963 snap on box a swap meet for $20. Straightened out some of the major dings, sand blasted it, and powerdcoated it semi-flat black.
I'm still searching for a lock.

 

I pretty much inherited most of my dad's tools. He was a mechanic when I came into the world and continued until the late 60s when I came home from Vietnam. I remember this box being around forever and many of the tools in it are from the 50s and 60s. Being a working mechanic he most likely had much more, but who knows what happened to all of it when he quit the trade. For some reason I am drawn to tool boxes to the point where my wife will try to find a Snap-on coffin when I go to the big shop in the sky.

 

Still adding stickers to my old boxes....thinking about getting a bottom box wide enough for both of my old top boxes.

 

That almost came out too nice to use as an actual tool box! Have you considered taking it to your local neighborhood pinstriper/sign painter and having him do a little "decorating" on it? A little goldleaf on there would really sit up and bark!

I'd imagine the lock cylinder would be a fairly generic item that any locksmith should be able to supply. I think what you're looking for is called a barrel lock. Think I've even seen them in the Big Box hardware stores packaged up with a couple different styles of locking levers to make them kind of a universal fit.

 

this box is awesome, im fckn jealous. lll give u $50!!! sell it to me!

-Chris,el espanto

 

Thanks alot for the comment. I'm intrigued about the goldleaf idea. Inspire me more. Goldleaf what? lettering? I have a super sweet spot for pinstriped stuff, but I'm not sure if this box will get any work or not. Now, some goldleaf on the other hand, you sure dont see that on a tool box much.
I just dont know what I'm going to do with it. Theses boxes bring silly money on ebay..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-VIN...torefresh=true
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SNAP-TOOL-BO...item5890f575c3
I want to keep it, but I'm also kind of broke, and if it brought enough cash, I'd part with it. Pinstripe/lettering/goldleaf could raise or lower the valve, I guess depending on who is looking. I'm sure torn on this..
I guess I want to do something that I would like, just stay away from personalizing it.

Funny you mention sign painting. My girlfriend is really starting to take up lettering. My first toolbox was her first project, it's still coming along.
check post #27.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=614763&page=2

 

On a box this size and since it's painted black it wouldn't take a lot of goldleaf to really light it up. Think of the way panels were laid out and striped on old fire engines. Look at the way the corners are finished on the borders, maybe a little pinstriping or some sinmple scrolls. A Google image search should turn up some examples I'd imagine. If you want to see some over-the-top gilding, check out this gentleman's work.

http://davidadriansmith.com/

If your girlfriend is just getting started with this stuff, don't rush out and spend a lot on real goldleaf and size. Get a little imitation gold or some variegated leaf to experiment with. You can use some thinned down lettering enamel for size. Search the threads here and online for more info on the technique. It's basically like doing the lettering and striping with enamel and then adhereing the leaf to the paint when it gets nearly but not quite dry.

 

here is a couple pics of my OTC box

 

I got mine from a lock lock smith. I happened to see it when getting a key made for a car.

 

I picked up this setup a couple of weeks ago. The intermediate box is a MAC but the others are of an unknown pedigree, I was told they were MACs but who knows. The drawer slides are missing and I am waiting for a reply from MAC as to availability. Since the weather is too cold right now I will have to wait until spring to sand and paint.

 

I'm assuming it's from the late 70's. It's much larger than it looks in the photos, and it weighs 128lbs! Craftsman "commercial"

I'd like more information, or any idea what it is worth because I'd really like to find another to have a matching set for the new garage. Or to find the lower portion.

 

I have an old Snap On top box and center section from the late 80's.

Guess that is now vintage

I have a restored old Craftsman top box that was free for the side of the road and the small box I keep in the back of the coupe all summer.

 

Here is my latest acquisition.Although it isn't what I would term a,"traditional" tool box it is a bit unique.A Kennedy K32X carpenter's tool box. Quite honestly I've never seen a Kennedy box this wide(32 inches).Seeing as how it is a K32 I guess it will be known as the Kennedy Deuce.
No dents that I can see and just a bit of rust on the latches and handles which will be rectified shortly. The best part was the price; FREE!
I had done some striping on a friend of mine's HHR and had been paid very well for the job.He threw this in as an afterthought.

 

This is a 1962 vintage tool box at it's most basic. This was my 9th grade shop project

 

I just stumbled onto this forum while researching an old hip-roof tool box I found with big round Pontiac Chief decals on each end... The seller told me it came with a Pontiac car but he didn't know if it was from the 30's or 40's or 50's. Any info would help. Without the decals it would have been just another old metal tool box, but the decals really caught my eye. Pics will follow when I get the camera working in a few days.

Meanwhile, in researching the Pontiac box, I stumbled across this cool forum and thought I'd throw in a picture of what I thought was a great idea for organizing tools - I visited the Kalamazoo (MI) Air Museum's restoration shops a couple of years ago and was very impressed - They're one of the few places that the Smithsonian trusts to do work on their aircraft... Anyway - here's a photo of how they kept their tools organized. This way, if a tool was missing - left behind in a wing or an engine - it would be obvious. One side was for Metric and the other side for standard American sizes. The whole thing rolls a round on casters. I realize it's not 'old' but might inspire someone with a good idea.

Anyone interested in more pictures from the AirZoo field trip and it's restoration facilities can find them here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110479286259343629520/AIRZOOFIELDTRIP#