Socket wrenches

I found that Snap-On tools were very well made but they were too slippery when working on a greasy engine.....
Gray, S/K Wayne, and Williams are good tools if you can find them.
I always found that the best quality ratchets have a very fine head where you have to hardly turn it and it clicks to the next tooth.
I find that the heads on the new Craftsman tools are too thick, but i haven't broken any of them yet......
I think that Snap On makes the best air tools, even better than C.P. (Chicago Pneumatics).
As for cordless, DeWalt makes a good product.
And screwdrivers, buy the best you can afford with a magnetic tip.
I still have some Fuller screwdrivers that got passed down to me from my dad that he bought in the '60s and they're still good.

"Williams" tools were big in the industrial market, tools for working on heavy machinery and such. Excellent tools.