That's great getting original tools and parts ,the Victa light sign is highly collectable, I've made similar sockets for motorbikes before ,the sockets for the PT are easily made ,there is a thread on ODK if any one else needs them.
I know of about 3 mower shops around here that have shut down because of not enough business and the ones that are left don't stock parts and can't tell you when you are likely to get parts if you order them so are not worth doing business with .