POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Irwin M. Shur, Kenneth V. Hallett, Ryan S.

Lovitz and Ryan P. Morrison, signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Snap-on

Incorporated (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with

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

thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be

required to file in connection with the undersigned's ownership,

acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and

execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, complete

and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely

file such form or report with the SEC and any stock exchange or

similar 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 such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise

of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to

all intents and purposes as the undersigned 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

such attorney-in-fact's 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 attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the

request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney revokes any previous Power of Attorney

filed with the Company for the purposes set forth herein and shall

remain in full force and effect 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 securities issued by the Company,

unless expressly revoked before that time.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power

of Attorney to be executed as of this 16th day of August 2011.





/s/ Henry W. Knueppel

Henry W. Knueppel