Set of Giant and Heavy Duty sockets

[DonG]

Hi all, just joined and this looks like a very interesting forum. What brought me here is I own a set of 7/8 drive sockets along with a 5/8 adapter set. The sets include a ratchet, breaker bars, extensions, couplings, reducers. Largest socket is 2" while the smallest is 7/8. All are Snap on except one female 1" to 1/2" reducer. Most pieces are neatly stamped with the initials EBA. All are in very good condition. From information on the forum I assume they were called the Heavy Duty and Giant sets back in the day and there was limited production because they were replaced by other sizes.

My question is, Does a collector market exist for these items? What might be the value of a collection like this.

[snapmom]

they look like mid 20s. Some of the pieces are hard to find, a couple of very hard to find. Nothing on the rare side except maybe the 7/8 plug. Not a lot of collectors who collect the big items, and the ones that do have most all of this. Hard to put a value.

[DonG]

Thanks snapmom. Which pieces are the hard to find items? Can you tell me what the socket on the bottom row right is used for?

Don

[snapmom]

It is a wingnut socket. hard to find. should be 1/2 drive. the four point sockets are hard to find, if it is a 5/8 dr. The socket to the right of the 4 point, does not look like a snap on, does it have a name or factory markings on it? These tools look like they are in very good condition.

[DonG]

Good eye snapmom. The item in question is not a Snap On. It is a 7/8 to 1/2" female adapter. Stamped "128 Walden-Worcester 7/8". The square socket is a 1/2" drive. Not so rare?

Indeed the set is in excellent condition.

Don

[snapmom]

Not so rare. The other 4 pt on the right, that probably goes on the 7/8 extension piece that has no top. Would read just "snap on" with no numbers.

[DonG]

Correct about the other 4 point. I suspected it was the driver or a coupling for multiple 7/8 extensions. The holes are slightly offset.

I think this is my last question, how can I tell if my ratchet is a XHD7 or an HD7? They appear to be the same in the catalog (1929G version). Ratchet has no marking. The square opening in the ratchet is 5/8. This leads me to believe it is the HD7. Is that correct?

Don

[snapmom]

There is no difference in the two rats. Only the plugs are diff.