The following information comes from
a 1984 article printed by the Light Commercial Vehicle Association:
From 1947-1949, a tool kit with jack was standard equipment:
In 1947, Advance-Design trucks were equipped with ". . rust-proofed tools in a canvas bag" . . "the correct tool kit and contents should be for your 1947 Chevrolet restoration it is as follows. An envelope type tool bag of durable duck containing the following tools – a set of three open end wrenches, a spark plug wrench, a 6” round shank screw driver, a 6” pair of pliers, and a 10 oz ball peen hammer. All of these were rust protected by plating except for the hammer which was painted. A new wheel wrench, also painted, was provided. In addition, a jack of suitable capacity - 2500 lbs for ½ and ¾ ton models. 3000 lbs capacity for one ton models was provided with a jack handle for the 3100, 3600 and 3800 series jacks and a tire changing iron which also was used as a jack handle for the heavier duty models. If you have a 9” adjustable wrench or a crank you are in trouble as they were discontinued for 1947."
In "1949, all tools except for jack and wheel wrench, were discontinued."
Here are some photos of the optional/accessory (?) tool kit. There were two styles of canvas bags and the tools were made by two different manufacturers, McKaig-Hatch and Vlchek. Repo vendors sell the bags, and some vendors supply full-sized diagrams of the tools (to help us find them at junk stores and swap meets).
Tim
