1/2-Drive Tools
Snap-On's first drive tools of 1920 were for 1/2-drive only,and consisted of an Ell handle, short and long Tee-handle spinners,and short and long speeder (crank) handles.These five drive tools, along with ten 1/2-drive sockets,formed the subject of the well-known Snap-On advertisement, '5 Do the Work of 50',extolling the virtues of interchangeable tools.
Later offerings added extensions, a sliding Tee handle, a universal joint,and an odd splined ratchet adapter (1923 patent #1,443,413).Apparently ratchets were not considered rugged enough for heavy-duty operation at first,but became available some time in the mid 1920s.Additional drive sizes were offered later as well, with 5/8-drive in early 1923,7/8-drive in 1924 or 1925, and eventually 9/32- and 3/8-drive.
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As with the sockets, the very earliest drive tools may not have been marked,and would therefore be difficult to identify.The first markings for drive tools consisted of the logo and city,'Snap-On Milwaukee U.S.A.', or in some cases just the 'Snap-On' logo.
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Model numbers were added somewhat later,starting with 'No. 1' for the No. 1 Offset Handle,continuing with 'No. 2' for the No. 2 Short Tee-handle Spinner,and so on.(The catalogs were using model numbers well before the numbers were added to the tools,perhaps to assist with mail-order sales.)
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Snap-On remained in Milwaukee until 1930 but then moved its operations to Kenosha, WI,so the presence of 'Milwaukee' on a tool is a reliable indication of manufacture inor before 1930.Some tools (e.g. ratchets) were marked with the 'Kenosha' city name up until at least 1940.