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Title: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: moparthug on October 07, 2019, 11:55:38 AM
Found this little beauty at an estate sale, everything is original Walden except for an ancient Craftsman 7/16 and a Proto 5/16 socket. So I guess I'm in the market for a Walden #3110 5/16 socket, and a Walden #3113 7/16 socket. Also an interesting box with a side hinge, haven't seen one of those before.

I'm not going to tell you what I paid for it, so just go ahead and say "You suck" because it was dirt cheap.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on October 07, 2019, 12:17:59 PM
Great score.  You are lucky to get the right box. Can you photo a socket?
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: moparthug on October 07, 2019, 12:57:46 PM
Here ya go, hope it's clear enough to see detail.
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: EVILDR235 on October 07, 2019, 03:02:11 PM
That ratchet looks like it could be used as a refrigeration ratchet. Maybe the tool kit was made for servicing refrigerators or ac units.

EvilDr235
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: Northwoods on October 07, 2019, 05:24:02 PM
Very nice.  And you have the drive plug, too.  Those are so often absent.
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: d42jeep on October 07, 2019, 08:17:08 PM
That was the ratchet they put in the 1/4” drive sets until 1944.
-Don
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: Nasutushenri on October 08, 2019, 05:10:23 AM
This is my set that I bought many, many years ago.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/100761653@N07/12236548583/in/photolist-jDjG63-jDivzz

Regards
Henri
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: skipskip on October 08, 2019, 09:26:18 AM
I have a 3110 but no 3113

Skip
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: moparthug on October 08, 2019, 11:11:57 AM
So it looks like I'm also missing a spintight handle and two extensions... time to start scrounging!
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: Yadda on October 08, 2019, 08:01:17 PM
Sweet find!  That box with the end hinge is really neat!
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: lptools on October 08, 2019, 08:06:08 PM
Hello, Moparthug. Nice find on the Walden set. I might have one around here, but not as nice as the one you posted!! Regards, Lou
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: d42jeep on October 08, 2019, 08:52:50 PM
So it looks like I'm also missing a spintight handle and two extensions... time to start scrounging!
The longer extension is merely hard to find, the short one is nearly impossible. The one in my set is the only one I’ve ever seen. The short one wasn’t actually included in any Walden wartime set but rather sold separately as open stock, which probably accounts for their scarcity. I’ll take a look and see if I have either of your missing sockets in cad finish, to match the rest of your set. The yellow and black spinners are rare as well, but the yellow handle ones are pretty common.
Here is my best dark finish set, likely from 1945. The dark ratchets are hard to find as well.
-Don
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: d42jeep on October 10, 2019, 11:47:36 AM
I have a 7/16” 12 point socket I can spare.
-Don
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: papadan on October 10, 2019, 02:40:24 PM
Getting closer, Skipskip has the 5/16 aand D42jeep has the 7/16.
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: moparthug on October 10, 2019, 09:46:00 PM
Getting closer, Skipskip has the 5/16 aand D42jeep has the 7/16.

Yup, talked to d42jeep and the socket will be inbound soon! Skipskip I sent a message to and am eagerly awaiting a reply.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Stevens Walden 1/4 socket set (almost) complete
Post by: moparthug on October 15, 2019, 04:25:08 PM
WooHoo!... early Christmas for me. Thanks again to Skipskip and d42jeep, I owe you guys.  :smiley: