Vintage Craftsman Estate Sale Tool Box with Tools

An interesting estate sale collection of tools in my favorite style of vintage Craftsman Tool Boxes. This one has a little bit of everything. Craftsman, SK, Proto, Herbrand, even a Snap On or two. Let's see what we've got!
#craftsman, #estatesalefinds #vintagetools #craftsmantools

[@kevinfiebelkorn4715]

As I grew up I learned to appreciate the quality of Craftsman tools, but as a kid, the most important part of a trip to Sears was the caramel corn. My father was a dyed in the wool Sears and Craftsman guy so we were there at least once a month. It's a shame to see them gone.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I hear you. My father worked in heavy construction and as a kid I saw how even the bulldozer mechanics had Craftsman tools. There were a lot of good manufacturers contracting for Craftsman like Plomb, Western Forge, Easco, New Britain and even Snap On. Even today, the Craftsman Overdrive line is supposedly being made by Mac Tools. When our last local Sears went under, I went in and bought a bunch of the USA tools they had left. Sad to see them go.

[@AndyM.]

I too LOOOOOOVED CRAFTSMAN!They are a joke now and whoever buys their tools still are the punchline! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5SUgnuFp65qlbMsi=5DaTx3t1Ca1sTeMM

[@miketrimm3914]

l bought the same two boxes from sears in 1971 after graduating high school and getting my first job . My second purchase was a set of half inch drive MAC impact sockets off the Mac tool van, l still have them all in good rust free condition with the keys! The top tool box and sockets cost 100 dollars each and the bottom roller was 200 dollars . l made 100 dollars a week for fifty hours at a tire shop ,retreading tires.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I used to buy retreads/recaps as a teenager back in the 1980's. I used to wonder how they were made. You are one of the few who know that lost art!

[@ToolsandTime]

That's an awesome box and great find man! You mentioned you'd restore it--no pressure, but I would love to see that. Thanks for showing us and cool pick up.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks for subscribing! I just subscribed to your channel and will check it out after work today. I'll hopefully have the video for the Craftsman box restoration next week.

[@onrdetailingnews802]

Great 👍 video buddy tfs

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks!

[@matthewwebb2854]

I have the same bottom box. I inherited it from my dad. He said it was from the sixties when he was a mechanic. It still works but needed a little welding reinforcement. Far better than current Craftsman boxes. Great video

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I think these were from very late 1950's to early 1970's. I have one where the badge is actually metal so my guess is that it's an older one than this. There are date codes in some of them usually on the top boxes under the lid to the right and I think on the bottom boxes on top to the right front. I've found that info to be unreliable in some cases though.

[@tombob671]

Glad you're building sets to give to aspiring mechanics

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I wish more young people were mechanically inclined. Adulthood is going to be very difficult for people who don't know how to repair anything.

[@Eggomania86]

I have Proto tools myself. It's my favorite brand. I have a few vintage stuff, most of it's new though. Proto has always had a reputation for quality. They have never let me down. Tough robust tools. Heres something that's interesting, Proto used to be called Plomb. I do like the look of the Vintage Craftsman red and Grey boxes. I wish the "new" Craftsman would bring that color scheme back.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I'm hoping to complete those Proto sets eventually. I won't be donating those out. They're for keeps. :)

[@TheDodge610]

Great video i restore that era craftsman box and other vintage usa boxes as a hobby

[@floridarusticrepairs]

These are the ones I usually look for. The color combo is great and I love the V logo on them.

[@DependableAutoTruck]

Great find the funny SK socket i think was a oil sending unit socket

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I found a little plastic SK case and that socket was part of a set of two plug sockets and extensions and all of the pieces were in the pile. 👍 One was just a regular spark plug socket but the second one you may be correct about.

[@richardross7219]

A very nice tool chest and roller. Similar to mine that I got in 1974. In the 1970s when I was active working on cars, the parts stores gave out the tune up specifications books each year. They'd be in a pile and you could just help yourself. The spark plug socket at about 44:00 looked like it had been ground down for clearance. Good Luck, Rick

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks! I never knew they used to give those books away. Nowadays you go to the auto parts stores and can't even find one of those books with the oil and air filter numbers.

[@richardross7219]

@@floridarusticrepairs You'd have to be an old geezer like me to know that. They were only 40 to 50 pages but the Delco ones that I got were a wealth of info. Now, I'm wondering if I even have any of them still. Good Luck, Rick

[@clayauslewis4236]

Beautiful vintage tool boxes {and some awesome vintage power tools). I don't believe these tool boxes were ever available in Australia, although I may be wrong. Anyway, looking forward to your video on their restoration!

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks! The grey and red boxes are my favorites. Likely because my father had them but there's something classic about the colors and the V logo. I'm editing the repaint video this weekend so I should have it done in a few days.

[@brianlittle3452]

I have the same set of tool boxes. My top box was from 1974; my bottom box was from 1975. I need to strip the paint, remove the rust, and repaint them but otherwise the boxes are still good. Not too bad for being almost 50 years old.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

These grey and reds were very good boxes. They get surface rust but I've never seen one rusted through and they're pretty easy to restore as well.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Rustoleum Hammered Grey is a good match. People say Farm Tractor red is close but I prefer the red High Performance enamel because the red is brighter and getting a gloss finish out of the spray can requires little effort.

[@DependableAutoTruck]

The red piece of metal that had the 16 clips on it that was laying there is a tool for adjusting valves on on small block chevy while running blocks off oil hole in rocker arm to keep oil from spraying every where i have the same set

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks for the info! I've been wondering about that since I came across it. I've never seen one.

[@Wafff]

Looking forward to the restore! When might it be?

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Thanks! I finished it last week: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYOzlGhtbZ6CbtE

[@Tyler-nh6oy]

Makes me think the one my dad gave me is probably “vintage” too, interesting. Ill have to pull the date code off it now and find out.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

If it's grey and red like this it's 1960's - 1970's.

[@TheDodge610]

You got a steal there the boxes alone are worth close to $200

[@floridarusticrepairs]

There seems to be a decent supply of these grey and red boxes in Florida. There's two sets on Marketplace right now but at the moment I have more than enough. :)

[@TheDodge610]

I have done 6 of the vintage boxes so far and thats only half of them lol

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Wow! They must look great in a lineup.@@TheDodge610

[@jasonweishaupt1828]

Japan tools on par with Amerika’s best homey.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

That's becoming more true every day. A lot of the Japan tools I come across are from a time when they were poorly made knockoffs but I also find some recent makes.

[@whattherust]

Neat stuff. I wonder if those Pinto books have any value?

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Likely to anyone who owns a Pinto or works on them. You're welcome to them.

[@kennydavis3241]

The par x. is snapon’s second brand

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I better go find that one then. :) Thanks!

[@DependableAutoTruck]

If you run across any Powercraft from Montgomery wards missing a few small wrenches

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I have found a few pieces over time. I'll go through my random wrench pile and see what I've got.

[@tombob671]

1966 my dad bought me a basic Power Kraft monkey wards set in California. I was a poor Pendleton Maine and it kept my 57 Belair going.I just gave my grandson all my tools including the ones dad gave me. I valued the MW tools more than the few snap on tools I had. Most of my tools were old USA Craftsman . We filled his pickup bed. I hope over the years when I am gone he thinks of me when using them

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I'm sure he will. I'm a fan of these Craftsman boxes because they remind me of my dad. I don't have many of his tools but the few I do have I cherish and use whenever I get the chance. @@tombob671

[@kbj12106]

Plumb is what my Dad had from his P-51 Mechanic days in the late forties. So maybe you have the "O" where the "U" pronunciation should be?... The one you asked to be identified may have been the Plumb logo @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIbakoOuaqmnq6M.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I assumed because it was spelled Plomb that it would be pronounced like bomb but I guess only the founder would know how to correctly pronounce that name. :) They've got an interesting history and even made tools for Craftsman in the 1930's. Wild that your dad was a P-51 Mustang mechanic.

[@kbj12106]

I didn't mean to be so critical and I may stand to be corrected myself-I don't know it all. But yes Dad was in electronics radio school when he came down with polio. When he got well from that he changed over to being a P-51 mechanic. I have his old tools and they are "plumb" labeled. @@floridarusticrepairs

[@floridarusticrepairs]

That's interesting. I've never heard of Plumb. Maybe they were aerospace and mil spec? Plomb made automotive. I found a link if you're interested: alloy-artifacts.org/plomb-tool.html@@kbj12106

[@DependableAutoTruck]

Do you ever run across any Bonnie brand tools

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Yes, some. I put them with my random USA tools to eventually build sets but I don't know that I'll ever find enough of them.

[@fernandoboss1740]

Mr T is the best

[@floridarusticrepairs]

I guess I need to give him more screen time. :)

[@TutorMystic]

Can't imagin spending 45 minutes listening to this guy sniff his running nose.

[@floridarusticrepairs]

i hear you. I had to listen to it for two weeks. 😏

[@Shogunwario]

Another dead mans tools i quit estate sales it started depressing me

[@floridarusticrepairs]

It can be depressing but I look at it like, after I die I hope these sets that I'm building continue to work and have purpose. My house is furnished with dead people's things too and it's just part of owning an old home. :)