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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001420599-08-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080201
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SNAP ON INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000091440
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				390622040
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10801 CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			KENOSHA
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53141-1430
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4146565200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10801 CORPORATE DRIVE
		CITY:			KENOSHA
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53141

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SNAP ON TOOLS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOLDEN JAMES P
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001233398

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07724
		FILM NUMBER:		08569745

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1462 INWOODS CIRCLE CT
		CITY:			BLOOMFIELD HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48302
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2487377045
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            <rptOwnerState>WI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>53143</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Payment of fees in stock under the Corporation's Directors' 1993 Fee Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 11.42 shares acquired under the Corporation's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kenneth V. Hallett under Power of Attorney for James P. Holden</signatureName>
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<HTML><BODY><PRE> POWER OF ATTORNEY

 For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5



 Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Susan F. Marrinan,

Kenneth V. Hallett and Ryan Morrison signing singly as true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's capacity as a director

and/or officer of Snap-on Incorporated (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 or 5 in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely

filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

other authority; and



 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the

opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally

required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve

in his discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform

all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of

the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorney-in-fact is serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned and are not assuming

any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This power of attorney shall be valid until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4

and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in Company securities, unless expressly

revoked before that time.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of

this 2nd day of July, 2007.







         /s/ James P. Holden

       James P. Holden









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