eBay: Solid Aluminum Snap-on Beer Stein
By Brad Justinen
Beer and tools come together once again, in the form of these NOS (new old stock) polished aluminum beer stein/coffee mugs being sold by eBay member 2speedyshippers. The seller claims these steins were distributed exclusively by Snap-on dealers in the mid 1980s and are extremely rare. The 5″-tall steins weigh two pounds each, with handles shaped like curved wrenches, and cups shaped like a double-hex drive sockets.
2speedyshippers is auctioning off several of these mugs — the last auction ends May 27, 2008. I couldn’t find any info about these on the Internet, so if you’ve ever seen one, let us know in comments.
Vintage Snap-on Beer Mug [eBay]
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
They look really cool and I wouldn’t mind having a couple but not for that price
May 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Double hex-drive sockets? You mean square-drive 12 point sockets?
May 26th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I want one. I want one a lot. I want the money in my pockets more though. Darn expensive stuff. The first one to end is already over $76 and with more than a day left I’ll bet it easily clears $100 before it’s done.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I have Three of these that I have bought off ebay.I got them ALOT cheaper and before these guys started selling them.You have to be patient !
I dont know for sure but I wouldnt be suprised if these guys have access to a CNC machine and are re-making them.They all seem TOO clean for vintage and they ALWAYS have a pair listed.