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Offline benjy

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« on: August 29, 2011, 12:23:28 PM »
what a beauty and a bargain to boot..bought this from a dealer at a flea market,obviously not a good dealer,,he wanted £3 for it,,unusually i didnt bother to haggle..
the ratchet is 7 inches long and half inch drive.all parts marked king dick,one of the sockets is a replacement,just a shinier king dick.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2011, 12:29:05 PM »
Ack! What a bargain! I'm green with envy & would love to own such a set...

Any idea of the vintage, benjy?

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Re: king dick
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 02:15:48 PM »
Is it a whitworth set?
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Re: king dick
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2011, 03:26:13 PM »
About $6 US?
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Re: king dick
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2011, 03:38:01 PM »

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Re: king dick
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 05:07:29 PM »
Great deal Benjy !! 

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Re: king dick
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2011, 05:53:48 PM »
Very nice!

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Re: king dick
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2011, 11:41:02 PM »
what a beauty and a bargain to boot..bought this from a dealer at a flea market,obviously not a good dealer,,he wanted £3 for it,,unusually i didnt bother to haggle..
the ratchet is 7 inches long and half inch drive.all parts marked king dick,one of the sockets is a replacement,just a shinier king dick.

I guess I shouldn't comment on "King Dick"..... if I'm a female, am I allowed to do so???
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Re: king dick
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2011, 11:50:19 PM »
Dick was the manufacturer's Bulldog's name.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2011, 12:16:21 AM »
Dick was the manufacturer's Bulldog's name.

I know, I couldn't help myself.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2011, 09:45:56 AM »
what a find , they are beautiful if we can use that word to describe tools   lol  bob w.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2011, 10:37:38 AM »
this is an af set,, there is a very similar one in my 1947 catologue,,only difference seems to be the ratchet style.
 i would put this as a little later.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2011, 12:10:32 PM »
benjy,

Could you post a close-up photo of the biggest socket in the set?  I'm curious about the cosmetic details of these vintage sockets. 

Thanks
« Last Edit: August 31, 2011, 12:12:55 PM by lauver »
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Re: king dick
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2011, 12:20:32 PM »
the first is what they should be in this set,the  second shinier is how the later ones look.
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Re: king dick
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2011, 01:35:22 PM »
What are the chances you'll find an original replacement for the newer substituted socket?

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