Own Snap-on? It Didn't Invent the Socket Set (Here's What It Did)

The interchangeable socket set was patented in 1863 by a man from Woodstock, Vermont, 57 years before Snap-on existed. So what did Snap-on actually invent? A way of selling tools that every rival copied. In this video: where the socket wrench really came from, the 1919 question that started Snap-on, the five ideas behind it, the tool truck that changed how mechanics buy tools, and what that history means for the old Snap-on tools in your box. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 02:30 Five Ideas 02:47 Idea Two — The Demonstration 03:42 Idea Three — The Second Name 05:41 Idea Four — The Credit 06:45 Idea Five — The Route 07:50 The Numbers 09:52 The Copycats 15:44 What This Means For Old Tools 17:11 The Real Story Sources: Snap-on, Socket wrench, How Snap-on Tools Ratchets Its Brand (strategy+business), Snap-on Tools Corporation (Encyclopedia.com), History of Snap-on, Incorporated (Funding Universe), Snap-on Our Brands, Snap-on Blue-Point brand page (Taiwan site), Snap-on Form 10-K fiscal 2015, Cornwell Tools, Mac Tools, Matco Tools. Do you still have an old Snap-on tool? Tell me what's stamped on it in the comments. Narrated with an AI voice; Earl is a presenter character. Photo credits and full sources: https://forged-before-1970-credits-tw... #snapon #vintagetools #toolhistory #oldtools