1970 price for a socket?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 4:28 pm
I'll start by apologising for making my very first post a new thread with a question. Not a good introduction, I know.
That said, I just have a very specific question I'm hoping someone here has a quick answer to.
Ballpark estimate, back in the late 60's to early 70's, what would my father have paid for his Snap-On FS-261 3/8 drive 13/16 6-point socket?
Or, rather, if he had bought a single socket something like that, what would he have roughly paid? I expect he bought a set, not a single.
Why I'm asking... long story long:
My kid's elementary school is doing a "50 year" artifact thing (the school is 50 years old). Anyway, looking around for old stuff that won't break... I've got some of my father's automotive hand tools... Snap-on stuff, he was a Journeyman Mechanic in the day. A few little bits of this and that he managed to keep us kids from losing as we grew up.
I thought it would be cool to clean up a 3/8 drive socket then do a little write-up on how much it cost 50 years ago compared to today, then factor that in to hourly wages for a working mechanic.
I thought it would be an easy thing to find out but it appears Snap-On was in the habit of issuing separate catalogues and price lists. I found the catalogues via a google search that brought me here. No price lists though. Does anyone have an old price list kicking around?
Again, this is for an elementary school, not a doctoral thesis, so I don't need high accuracy nor supporting documentation. Just ballpark would be great.
Any information appreciated,
David...
That said, I just have a very specific question I'm hoping someone here has a quick answer to.
Ballpark estimate, back in the late 60's to early 70's, what would my father have paid for his Snap-On FS-261 3/8 drive 13/16 6-point socket?
Or, rather, if he had bought a single socket something like that, what would he have roughly paid? I expect he bought a set, not a single.
Why I'm asking... long story long:
My kid's elementary school is doing a "50 year" artifact thing (the school is 50 years old). Anyway, looking around for old stuff that won't break... I've got some of my father's automotive hand tools... Snap-on stuff, he was a Journeyman Mechanic in the day. A few little bits of this and that he managed to keep us kids from losing as we grew up.
I thought it would be cool to clean up a 3/8 drive socket then do a little write-up on how much it cost 50 years ago compared to today, then factor that in to hourly wages for a working mechanic.
I thought it would be an easy thing to find out but it appears Snap-On was in the habit of issuing separate catalogues and price lists. I found the catalogues via a google search that brought me here. No price lists though. Does anyone have an old price list kicking around?
Again, this is for an elementary school, not a doctoral thesis, so I don't need high accuracy nor supporting documentation. Just ballpark would be great.
Any information appreciated,
David...