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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rusty on May 13, 2012, 01:22:32 PM

Title: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 13, 2012, 01:22:32 PM: Some flea goodies from today...

Anyone remember who made the toolbox with the wings on it?

Anyhow, it's going in my truck, as soon as I dump all the crap out, yeash, someone needed to learn to just throw things away, no, rusty spark plugs are not a keeper ;P

But, the IHC wrenches are, and the stanley hammer is ok, and a Tuck screwdriver.hmm
The router bits paid for the whole shebang, and the Rigid pipe wrench gets a better home...

Anyone recognize what car the ignition bezzle and door handle belong on?

Oh, yeah, who wanted a rivit set? LOL
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: kxxr on May 13, 2012, 02:19:08 PM: I got a box like that not too long ago and "Union" seems to ring a bell. There are a lot of them out there I think since so many come up on google image search. I've seen several and they more often than not have fishing stuff in them.
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: OilyRascal on May 13, 2012, 03:12:31 PM: I've always known them as "cantilever" toolboxes. I don't think the cantilever style is isolated to one brand or maker. I believe the wings on the front will tell the maker's story.

Somebody over on JJ has one like it. Search there.
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 13, 2012, 03:42:02 PM: Ahh,ok, how odd....

is a J. C. Higgins box, but, J.C. Higgins was really a Sears brand name, and it was for the sporting goods line..., so...it really is a tacklebox -P

There is one on JJ with an kewl eyeball painted in the circle of the wings..hmmm
Now I am getting really sidetracked....LOL

PS: Have cleaned out the junk, discovered the burst tube of permatex stuck to the bottom.....Grrrr
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: odelay01 on May 13, 2012, 05:00:53 PM: Great score! What kind of flex head ratchet is that?
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 13, 2012, 05:16:07 PM: The flex-head ratchet, sadly, was just bait, But I had looked at it before buying the box, it had that magic brand 'tiawan' on it. It also had a twisted drive stud, it is now on it's way back to it's country of origin for remelt....

I have also determined that the toolbox was repainted, red over tan or gold, so now I feel better about rerepainting it :P)

But what to do with the wings? A harley sticker in the middle?
hmm...

PS: Welcome to tooltalk :)
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: Hm Wrench on May 13, 2012, 07:46:59 PM: According to someone on Garage Journal, I thought that was a perkins sign painters box. the one on Garage Journal was also brown. I have been looking for one and would be interested on the clarification of the maker.

Thanks,
Kirk
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: fflintstone on May 13, 2012, 10:52:47 PM: Rusty, is the T handled spark plug wrench made here or over there?
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 14, 2012, 06:50:33 PM: Over there, and it was awfull in construction, and I have a good one already, so it also went into the trash...

(The last thing I need is a socket and swivel stuck in the head of an engine ;P)

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I think the Sign painters box on JJ is the first box in the set of pictures, not the one with wings, at least, that is how I interpreted the text with the pictures....
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: Hm Wrench on May 14, 2012, 10:32:13 PM: Thanks for the clarification on the box, you are correct it is a higgins tackle box.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260980666697?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Thanks,
Kirk
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2012, 05:12:00 PM: wow....$50...maybe I should sell it and buy a new toolbox LOL...
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: kxxr on May 15, 2012, 05:52:32 PM: I was happy to see that I had gotten a huge discount when I got mine too!
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: kxxr on May 15, 2012, 06:16:16 PM: I had to go find mine. I guess it's a little different than yours, Rusty. I'd have to get a little more than $50, what with all the custom work that's been done here. Plus, I have 2 wing designs. It looks like it might be smaller than yours though, kind of hard to tell in the pictures. Mine is 14" long and almost 10" tall and about 8 and a half the other way. That dark spot on front is just where I removed a "not family friendly" sticker.
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/wingbox1.jpg)
(http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn48/kxxr/tools/wingbox.jpg)
I'm thinking this one may be a JC Higgins knock off though, so maybe not quite so valuable.
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2012, 06:28:50 PM: Mine is 19x9, 10"high.
They cheaped out the latches on yours, you only get one and it dumps out the tackle when it breaks ;P On the other hand, you got wings on the ends , mine is plain jane on the ends...

Looks kinda like yours had under galvanizing too....
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: kxxr on May 15, 2012, 06:33:05 PM: What does "under galvanizing" mean?
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2012, 06:33:27 PM: Galvanized under the paint...
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: kxxr on May 15, 2012, 06:42:48 PM: Well, that sounds even fancier. Coulda fooled me though. I'll have to remember to point that out in my sales pitch should it ever come to that :)
Title: Re: Flea - Winged toolbox?
Post by: rusty on May 15, 2012, 08:37:55 PM: I just wish I could pinstrupe, some of the boxes on JJ are awesome, and mine would look kewl with a stripe or two, but I can't even freehand a straight line with a pencil :(

(Yeah, I suppose I could buy the tape, but that just wouldn't be the same)