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Williams/Thorson/SK/Proto Tools/Toolboxes - Anyone Know About Them?

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I just picked up a Williams toolbox,filled with old tools.
I'm selling them for a dear Friend of the Family,to help her out.
She told me to keep 1/2 of the money,but I want her to have all
that comes from the sell.
There's a lot of "average" tools,but a lot of quality tools-
Williams/Thorson/Proto/SK/Snap On.
Can anyone help me/give me more info on these?
I've set aside some of them,& will pay her an honest price for them.

- Doug
 
Doug - I think it would help us if you say exactly what tools you have.

Tom M.
 
Doug once again you are simultaneously a good man and a glutton for punishment :grin:

The general idea I get is that tools typically sell for less than people think they are worth (much like British Car parts) Ebay - check the "solds" or Craigs List - but I know when my mother was helping similarly she ended up just giving me a bunch of them and the toolbox.

One more thought - is there a pawn shop or used tool store in the area that you can meander through?

good luck! and good on you!
 
I'm with Tom, how many tools and what are they? Is it a small hand carried toolbox or a roll around?
 
It's a Williams roll around tool box,with a smaller one on top.
There's a lot of the above-named sockets,wrenches (including lots-
of Craftsman),plus a lot of big open/boxed end hand wrenches.
I think that Williams might have made Snap On tools.

- Doug
 
There's also some huge (1"+) Berylco box - end wrenches -
Berylco stands for Beryrllium Copper.These are spark - proof,for working
around natural gas,etc.
I also checked eBay,under "Completed Listings" -
WOW!,a lot of the prices seem really high to me.

- Doug
 
Proper tools are not cheap. That's the problem. Once the original owner is no longer in control, the vultures start to circle. Snap-On (and Craftsman to a good extent) are guaranteed forever. Buy a set of Snap-On wrenches from a yard sale for $10 and "if" for some reason one (at a time) of the pieces fails, a Snap-On dealer will replace it with the newest version. Consider: A Snap-on 1/4" universal joint acquired in a hodge-podge collection of small tools and stuff for $5 at a garage sale would cost $40 to replace if you had to buy it new... Practice due diligence while determining what's there. And thank you for your effort, Doug.
 
Looks like these are all high quality items, Doug. Williams, SK and Proto are sold mainly through industrial distributors, for the engineering and maintenance crowd as opposed to car mechanics. As good as SnapOn, for a fraction of the price.
 
I bought 3 SK socket wrench sets back in the 1950s. 1/2", 3/8" and 1/4". Still in use in 2016. Never broken and still looking like new. I have some Snap-On wrenches from the same era but the plating is wearing a bit thin. Also some Sears Craftsman. Don't buy cheap Chinese crap.
 
There's more to this story - the last owner of these tools was Herb,
who died last year at the age of 90.A WWII Vet,& survivor of the Bismark Sea,
a carrier that was sunk by kamikase pilots.
The toolbox was from one of his Sons,Ray,who was named after my Dad.
Ray,& his Brother,were washed of the South jetty,at the entrance to Humboldt Bay,
on the Pacific Ocean,back in the '70's.Their bodies were never found.
I would love to keep the box,& the tools,but don't have the room,& I know
that Herb's Wife could really use the money.
I've set aside some of the tools,& will try to be generous,but won't tell her that
my part was part of the selling price.

- Doug
 
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