K 55
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:51 pm
Hi guys. I recently bought a K 55 R chest and a RK 50 R Cab. I have been trying to find a date code or any other stamping. Any help with locating where this is. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Re: K 55
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:00 pm
Snap on started stamping model numbers and years on the back of the boxes in the mid 50s. So if its older, you would just have to have a date range for the mfg date.
Re: K 55
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:24 pm
Okay I appreciate the info. According to the info on the main site they were made between 1941 and 1946. I have looked around on the web for value info but to no avail. Good sturdy boxes though no doubt about that. Tom
Re: K 55
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:37 pm
I have a K 55 R and you are correct it is a nice box. The asking price was $50 and I thought it nice enough to pay that so I didn't even bargain with the seller. Mine has the original lock that still works and one original key. So it was worth 50 to me.
Re: K 55
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:28 pm
Thought I'd add a picture of the box set I bought K55r rk50r with a kra429 in the middle. All complete including the front panels and tool caddy.
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Re: K 55
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:12 pm
Those old boxes can still talk. Nice to see them.
Re: K 55
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:55 am
Now the question is do I keep them and use them as is, they look kind of cool as is and they aren't very rusty just some paint missing here and there. Or do I restore them? Or do I sell them for a profit because I bought them reasonably? I haven't seen any complete listings on ebay to compare for value and I don't need that much storage. I will keep the KRA-429 for sure, but I need a crystal ball to determine the rest I guess. Oh well just rambling.
Re: K 55
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:06 am
Give them a good cleaning and maybe a little wax.
Then live with them for a while.
I bet they will grow on you.
Skip
Then live with them for a while.
I bet they will grow on you.
Skip
Re: K 55
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:47 am
On the Dates. The K and KR series were OEM manufactured and they do not have a date code on them, BUT there is another way to date the box.
If you look carefully at the listings, Snap on ran a box for a few years and then changed most of them. The length, height and depth tended to grow, and the pulls changed. On the highest runners - the time between changes was longer, but a careful study can pin this date down to a narrow window.
If you want to answer the original question - I think that was 'what is the date of the box' - a little study and a ruler will take you there.
In any case - great find. A nice old box
If you look carefully at the listings, Snap on ran a box for a few years and then changed most of them. The length, height and depth tended to grow, and the pulls changed. On the highest runners - the time between changes was longer, but a careful study can pin this date down to a narrow window.
If you want to answer the original question - I think that was 'what is the date of the box' - a little study and a ruler will take you there.
In any case - great find. A nice old box