Sam Cogley
Well-known member
Earlier this year, I found a nice, older Cornwell 1/2" drive socket set and a bunch of end wrenches while looking for a rolling tool cabinet. The seller was the original owner, who bought everything new while working as a professional mechanic in 1960. The price was more than fair, so I didn't even dicker, even after he mentioned that three of the sockets were cracked.
A few months later, I finally got around to getting in touch with Cornwell to see about buying replacements. I ended up catching up with the local truck on one of their sales deliveries, and they replaced the broken ones under warranty, 54 years later and on the second owner! I was fully prepared to pay for them, but the driver said "no charge" and tossed the old ones into their warranty bin after remarking as to how old they were. That's good service. :thumbs::thumbs:
Also, the part numbers for their non-impact, chrome, standard-depth 1/2" drive sockets haven't changed in 54 years. That's rather amazing.
A few months later, I finally got around to getting in touch with Cornwell to see about buying replacements. I ended up catching up with the local truck on one of their sales deliveries, and they replaced the broken ones under warranty, 54 years later and on the second owner! I was fully prepared to pay for them, but the driver said "no charge" and tossed the old ones into their warranty bin after remarking as to how old they were. That's good service. :thumbs::thumbs:
Also, the part numbers for their non-impact, chrome, standard-depth 1/2" drive sockets haven't changed in 54 years. That's rather amazing.
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