Quote from: Monte;1338043NOS Gedore box with wood handle:
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7935/gedore1.jpg)
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7583/gedore2.jpg)
(not mine)
Quote from: Stuey;1338101That Gedore looks really good - crisp and clean.
Where can one find one of those these days?
Quote from: Monte;1338162To find an old one with the wood handle i guess you need a time machine and travel back to around 1993 :) ;)
The new version is available from Gedore USA http://www.gedoretools.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=11150 (http://www.gedoretools.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=11150)
Quote from: Stuey;1338362Thanks for the link!
But for $275, they had better include a time machine and a free coupon for the 1993 version!
The above quotes are taken from an older thread at GJ entitled "Cantilever Box Comparison"...
I had neither a time machine nor $275, but I did have $7 and a willingness to take a 35-minute drive into Toronto to collect this old beauty!
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox1.jpg)
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox2.jpg)
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox3.jpg)
If the box has a model number stamped somewhere I haven't found it, but it appears to be an earlier model of the current 1265. That $275 is now 296.71, by the way... :shocking:
Conveniently, there is a sticker inside the lid from what would seem to be the original local retailer:
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox4.jpg)
Weston is now part of Toronto proper. Please notice the 2-letter, 5-digit phone number...
From 1923 to 1958, 2-letter 4-digit dialing was used in Toronto. Then the 2-letter, 5-digit system was used until named prefixes were phased out in favor of 7-digit All Number Calling between 1961 and 1966.
This means I can fairly accurately estimate the date of the box to after 1958 to ~1966.
And here it is again after getting new lining and holding a vintage Matador socket set and some scattered German wrenches by Gedore, Hazet, Heyco & Elora!
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox5.jpg)
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c180/lbgradwell/GedoreCantileverToolbox6.jpg)
WOW, very nice find. A great deal as well. I woulda jumped on it as well. Love the old cantiliever boxes exept there pretty heavy when fully loaded lol.
All things considered, I like yours better than the NOS. That's some box!
Quote from: Branson on June 28, 2012, 06:49:37 PM
All things considered, I like yours better than the NOS.
I certainly like the drawbolt on mine better than the current style.
Oh yes; I also prefer paying 2.3% of the current price..!