Vintage Kmart 13-Piece 3/8" Drive Metric Socket Wrench Set in Green Metal Case
$34.99
This vintage Kmart 13-piece 3/8" drive metric socket wrench set comes in its original green metal case and has that solid, practical “old garage shelf” charm. Identified as Model #224, this set was typically manufactured in Japan for the S.S. Kresge Company, Kmart’s parent company, during the 1970s-1980s era.
It is a useful vintage tool set for a workshop, garage, toolbox, display shelf, or collector of older Kmart and Japanese-made tools. The set includes precision-machined, heat-treated, and tempered tools, along with a speed disk / speed dial adapter.
Details
Item Type: Vintage socket wrench set
∙ Brand: Kmart
∙ Model: #224
∙ Original Set Count: 13-piece set
∙ Important Note: Set appears to be missing one original piece; exact included pieces are shown in photos
∙ Drive Size: 3/8" drive
∙ Case: Original teal-green metal storage case
∙ Material: Chrome-plated metal tools with painted metal case and molded insert
∙ Color: Silver-tone tools, black insert, teal-green case
∙ Origin: Manufactured in Japan for Kmart Corporation, Troy, Michigan
∙ Era: Estimated 1970s-1980s
∙ Case Measurement: Approx. 9" x 4" x 5"
∙ Product Weight: 2 lbs. 13 oz.
∙ Use Ideas: Vintage garage tool set, mechanic gift, practical backup socket kit, workshop display, Kmart collector item, retro toolbox piece
Condition Grade: Good
Notes:
Original Kmart green metal case is included, and the inside label is still present with “manufactured in Japan for Kmart Corporation” visible. Chrome-plated tools have shine but also show normal vintage use, residue, discoloration, and patina.
The case has noticeable scuffs, scratches, dark marks, finish wear, oxidation/rust spots, and general garage/storage wear. Interior paper label has staining, spotting, smudges, and age wear. The molded insert shows dust and use wear.
Set appears to be missing one original piece; speed disk (or "speed dial") adapter.
Selling as a vintage used tool set, not a mint or complete collector set. See all photos for detail, sold as pictured.
See all photos for detail, sold as pictured.
If you collect Kmart tool sets, this piece gives that history a place on display. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Returns
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To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.
Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.
Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.
Cancellations
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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.
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