New Britain Socket Set Restoration

New Britain Socket Set (circa 1940)
1/4” Square Drive
Number 607 - 17 Piece Midget Set

Set contains the following 17 items:
NM40 - Midget Ratchet Wrench
NM51 - Midget Flex Handle
NM20 - Midget Socket Extension
NM31 - Midget Cross Bar 4-1/2”
NM70 - Midget Slide Tee Handle
NM66 - Midget Screw Driver Socket
NM1212 - 3/8” Socket
NM1211 - 11/32” Socket
NM614 -7/16” Socket
NM610 - 5/16” Socket
NM609 - 9/32” Socket
NM608 -1/4” Socket
NM812 - 3/8” Socket 8 Point (for Square Nut)
NM810 - 5/16” Socket 8 Point (for Square Nut)
NM808 -1/4” Socket 8 Point (for Square Nut)
NM35 - Midget Short Adapter
Metal Box (6-13/16” x 3-13/16” x 1-1/16”)


New Britain Machine Company was headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut. The company first built and sold sockets and drive tools. New Britain was the main supplier for NAPA tools until its closure in 1990. New Britain Machine owned Husky and Blackhawk tools as well as making its own economy-grade tools under the None Better and Mustang names.

New Britain Machine registered and used a number of trademarks over the years. The "New Britain" name itself was registered with the first use listed as 1895, although the company catalogs usually give the founding date as 1887.

This restoration started on June 7, 2021 and was completed on June 11, 2021. I hope you see a quality effort in this video. Please give me some feedback.

All video was captured and edited using an iPhone 8 Plus, an iMac with iMovie and Photoshop.

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - The New Britain 1/4” Socket Set
1:12 - Ratchet Disassembly and Cleaning
1:22 - Cleaning of Sockets and Accessories
4:23 - Metal Box Stripping and Prep
7:04 - Wire Wheel Work on the Parts
7:50 - Greasing the Ratchet Drive
9:46 - Waxing and Final Cleaning of Socket Set
10:23 - Creating a New Britain Logo Sticker
12:44 - Before and After Parting Shots


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