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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bunger on March 03, 2013, 11:29:04 AM

Title: Small SK box
Post by: bunger on March 03, 2013, 11:29:04 AM
Got this at the flea market yesterday. Approx. 3" x 6".
Any idea what went in it?
The divider doesn't even go half way across.
Boxes that I have seen for socket sets usually have a full width slanted divider.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img24/1795/1003480o.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/1003480o.jpg/)
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: Fins/413 on March 03, 2013, 02:15:55 PM
It might be a 1/4" set box I've got one from about 1975 that I bought which doesn't have anything to hold the sockets.
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on March 04, 2013, 07:25:14 PM
That metal inside might have helped stabilize a plastic tray that's missing....maybe, although your logo on that box might predate plastic...

DM&FS
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: krusty the clown on March 04, 2013, 08:11:14 PM
definatly pre-dates plastic........lol

the box is for a 4407 3/8 drive deep socket set. the partition was to keep the shorter sockets (3/8-9/16) from sliding around. sorry I cant scan the page, but it's listed in my 43 catalog.
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: rusty on March 04, 2013, 08:35:50 PM

Ahh...now I remember that set style, the shorter sockets go *under* the lip...

>definatly pre-dates plastic

I snap up every metal box I come across these days...
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: bunger on March 04, 2013, 09:15:29 PM
Quote from: krusty the clown on March 04, 2013, 08:11:14 PM
the box is for a 4407 3/8 drive deep socket set. the partition was to keep the shorter sockets (3/8-9/16) from sliding around. sorry I cant scan the page, but it's listed in my 43 catalog.

Ah, that makes sense.
So just sockets ?
No driver tools ?
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: krusty the clown on March 05, 2013, 04:37:48 AM
Quote from: bunger on March 04, 2013, 09:15:29 PM
Quote from: krusty the clown on March 04, 2013, 08:11:14 PM
the box is for a 4407 3/8 drive deep socket set. the partition was to keep the shorter sockets (3/8-9/16) from sliding around. sorry I cant scan the page, but it's listed in my 43 catalog.

Ah, that makes sense.
So just sockets ?
No driver tools ?
correct
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: krusty the clown on March 05, 2013, 06:48:38 AM
here is a 1980's set for an example of what was in the set and what purpose the partition served.......sorry about the crappy cell phone pic.
(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd154/matco01/skset_zps1c35df7a.jpg)
Title: Re: Small SK box
Post by: bunger on March 05, 2013, 07:59:08 PM
Great, now I'll obsess about finding the sockets.

Looks like:
3/8 - 7/16 - 1/2 - 9/16 short
5/8 - 11/16 - 3/4 - 13/16 long

or are the longer ones something else ?
5/8 - 3/4 - 7/8 - 1" maybe