The wife was looking on the Let It Go site and she found a local box and tools for sale. The guy wanted $180 and said no lowball offers so I wanted to see if I could lowball him. I went and looked at the box and tools and lowballed the heck out of him and he took the offer.
I picked it up Friday and it is an MBC roller 7 drawers with a 3 shelf cabinet in the end and a long 2 shelf door in the back and a power box on the end. It is 45" long, 24" deep and 37" tall. It is missing the handle on the end so I will have to fab one and fix the plug on the power box. It rolls very easy and has brakes on the swivel casters.
It has quite a few tools in it with about half imports. Here is a pic of the USA tools and they are mostly Craftsman, SnapOn, MAC, SK, BluePoint and a few other good brands. I have never found a Plomb broken like this. I have never seen P&C ratchet wrenches either. I don't see a COO on the Craftsman rotohead 3/8" dr Yankee ratchet so is it an import?
I still have to look over the box for a date. Anybody know where it could be found?
Nice find on the box and the tools !!! Box looks pretty hefty!! Regards, Lou
Nice grab! Should refinish nicely.
The ratcheting roto ratchet is a fairly new tool. I remember seeing them advertised not too long ago. And the broken combo wrench is a new one to me, too. I've seen wrenches broken like that - but not a Plomb.
Nice haul. That's a box you don't see very often. Seems like all the av guys bought taco wagons rather than the mac variant back in the day.
Very nice box! and tools! Use a flashlight to search for the MBC numbers - they may be anywhere but most likely near a corner, but there are numbers and very likely a date.
Al
Ok, I give up. What does MBC stand for ? A TV network ?
EvilDr235
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Metal Box & Cabinet Corp.
Thank you. Is a MBC a common toolbox ? Who all did they make tool boxes for ? Are then still in business ? Thank's in advance.
EvilDr235
I do believe they are no longer around. They made boxes for many companies including Snap On and MAC. They were made very well for the day and this box and a MAC stack I have from the mid 70's are heavier gauge steel than is used by some manufacturers today.