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
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.
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.
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
Great score! What kind of flex head ratchet is that?
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 :)
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
Rusty, is the T handled spark plug wrench made here or over there?
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....
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
wow....$50...maybe I should sell it and buy a new toolbox LOL...
I was happy to see that I had gotten a huge discount when I got mine too!
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.
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....
What does "under galvanizing" mean?
Galvanized under the paint...
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 :)
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)