Quote from: Monte;1338043NOS Gedore box with wood handle:




(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

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!









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:





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!

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.

Gotta love a score like that!

Reinforcing your Kijiji King status!

Thats a beautiful box at a great price, wow.

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..!