garagejournal.com is the giant discussion group site for wrenches
you find thousands of guys who all buy new Snap-on for astro money, 
(kind of like the guys who collect LN boxes) and brag about it, plus 
many others too

thegaragegazette.com is where the old mechanics who love old tools hang out
  Also papawswrench.com,  even more intimate

   You already bought him a Wizard ratchet, that's a pretty desirable 
item. (was it striped bluing as issued?)
    And a Plumb pepple box end set?  Geeze?  nice

   OK my personal favorite right now is J.H. Williams stuff
  Williams was in the wrench business long before Snappy. Williams were 
the boys from Brooklyn.
Snap-On invented the "spring n ball" and revolutionized ratchets and 
other drive tools.
But Williams was right there. Plus they offered style like nobody else.
   The good part for me is, they are mostly overlooked by the wrench 
collecting community, so you can still have the cream of the crop.
   From 1/4" deco to the monster 1".
http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/williamsa.jpg

yours Scott





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