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Offline EVILDR235

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PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« on: December 29, 2016, 08:57:04 PM »
A few weeks back we went to our local flea market. Did not find many tools. As we were leaving a couple of people were haggling over the price of a PAR-X top box. The seller had the price was so low, I was sure the interested party was going to buy it. We walked by a few minutes later and the seller was loading it to his van. I asked if it was still for sale. He said it was and that he wanted $15.00 for it. I gave him the money and had my granddaughter help me carry it to my car. It is 26 inches wide, 12 inches deep and 14-1/2 inches tall. kinda a orange / red color.

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Offline bill300d

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Re: PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 09:49:59 PM »
Not a box you see very often but it makes a nice little bench top box and for what you payed I think I'd have brought it home too.
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Re: PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2016, 09:56:00 PM »
Nice box and a excellent price point-would have done the same myself! :cool:
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Re: PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2016, 10:14:17 PM »
Sometimes i just get lucky. I find stuff all the time because i have lots of time, just not enough cash. I have gotten lots of good free and paid for stuff off of Craig's list. Watching tool related videos on You tube has been a big help to I.D. tools like machine tools.

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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2016, 03:05:59 PM »
And, as a bonus, you got to demonstrate to your granddaughter what both quality products and a screaming deal look like/put her feet on the righteous path.
« Last Edit: December 30, 2016, 03:21:26 PM by Bill Houghton »
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2016, 03:19:54 PM »
Sweet buy! 
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Offline john k

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Re: PAR-X tool box. Flea market find.
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2016, 10:04:36 PM »
I would call it an amazing buy.  Plus you had a helper carry it out.  Never seen a ParX box, and never a box of that type for the money.   Am seeing Craftsman carry boxes  with or without a socket tray for the 10 to 20 dollar range. 
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2016, 11:05:19 PM »
Around here the average Craftsman top box goes for around $50.00 I would like to find some more Kennedy machinists boxes. I have one Kennedy top box that is red. My favorite is a Proto top box my wife's mother bought me 35 years ago. I have two Plomb boxes, but they are in need of work to make them useable.

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Offline amecks

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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2016, 08:18:58 AM »
What a deal!  I'm in the market for a top box for my bottom cabinet at work - which makes me doubly envious!
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2016, 02:42:43 PM »
I just checked and i found i have 6 Par-X wrenches and 2 sockets also. In 40 years of buying selling and collecting tools, this is the only Par-X stuff i have came up with. I did see a 3/4 inch drive set in a pawn shop years ago that was in a cardboard box marked Par-X. I have more tools i have bought this year that i have stored in sealed plastic buckets i need to go through. This summer i want to get all my best Proto stuff in the Proto tool box. Right now a lot of my Proto tools are in my Kennedy top box.

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