Vintage Tool Boxes

[Mitch in Oswego]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49743

73 photo-laden pages of vintage tool boxes.
Very cool stuff here.
You want patina? Here it is.
Original pristine specimens, well-used cabinets, wooden machinists
chests, restorations, turds, junk, and everything in between.
Black/red Craftsman rollaways I used to see at Sears when I was a
kid. Older Craftsman as well. Like the silver/red ones that were sold
up til the '70's. Craftsman "crown" logos, "Craftsman Commercial"
boxes also. Snap-On boxes going back to the 1920's, Mac Tools circa
1950, 70's Matco, Montgomery Wards Powr Kraft, JCPenney
Penncraft. Various other manufacturers past & present like S-K, Proto,
Kennedy, Plomb, Vulcan, Cornwell, Remline, Park, MBC, Britool,
Waterloo, Simonsen, Duplex, Tru-Test, Blackhawk, Williams, New
Britain, Thorsen, Beach, Huot, Blue Point, Dunlap, Enox, Fleet, the
list goes on.

They don't make em like they used to.
Well some still are. Today's stuff from Snap-On (and some other mfg's)
is built to last, but if you buy a new one, it'll set you back even
more than that titled Craigslist CB550 you've had your eye on.

But as you read along you'll notice that a lot of the old boxes can be
had on Craigslist, garage sales, flea markets, estate sales, etc.for
very little cash.
Many just need some elbow grease and WD40, others could use some
sanding, hammering, and a Rustoleum spray-bombing, and others can be
put into service as-is.
Just a sampling from today's Craigstube:
$20: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/tls/3683223148.html
$25: http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/3703536225.html
A little worn, but a lot of character for $25:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/tls/3703231767.html
Bow-chicka-wow-wow:
http://madison.craigslist.org/tls/3687583396.html
$35 machinist box:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/3703975000.html
$50 http://racine.craigslist.org/tls/3636836089.html
$120 not-so-vintage-bargain: http://madison.craigslist.org/tls/
3705352298.html
$199: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/tls/3699864210.html

[Mitch in Oswego]

$150 Snap-On tool chest in Bridgeport.
Rarely will you see any Snap-On box under $350.
In my opinion it's under-priced.
The "Kawasaki of toolboxes" (that's a good thing).

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/3718563301.html

[Jordan Liebman]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/tls/3716350331.html

THIS is a steal.  Kennedy is great and hold their value.  I have a similar set.  Totally love it.  I'd buy another if I needed it.

I bet this set could be had for $300 and it would be a steal.  Someone here will be very lucky to own this set instead of HF, Craftsman or other junk you could buy new. This will last nearly forever.

Did I mention I LOVE my Kennedy tool chest sets?

Rarely see full sets like this on CL.
 

Beer Jordan

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From: Mitch in Oswego <metho...@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: [ChiVinMoto]: Re: Vintage Tool Boxes

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[Gordon Lunde]

That's a freaking steal at $400. I have both of the top boxes and love them! Kennedy's are known machinist boxes and are built as such. Quality, great fit, no sloppy drawer movement, and strong. If I wasn't full up on tool boxes I'd jump on these.

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April 10th = ??OPEN??

 
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April 24th = reserved
May 22nd = Jen in Rogers Park
 
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