Author Topic: A nice What's it for you  (Read 2363 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Mitch

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 54
A nice What's it for you
« on: October 03, 2015, 08:14:33 AM »
Came across this for a quarter. Of course, couldn't pass it up!




« Last Edit: October 03, 2015, 08:32:30 AM by Mitch »
Love my Bonney and Plvmb"s!

Offline Lostmind

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1567
  • Wellington, Ohio 44090
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2015, 09:28:14 AM »
Nice , amazing what's out there undiscovered. Thanks for sharing
Of all the things I've lost , I miss my mind the most

Offline turnnut

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1861
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 10:15:21 AM »
never seen one like that, I like it. 

the mechanical mind is a wonder !

Offline Bill Houghton

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2808
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2015, 02:19:44 PM »
Spring-temptered, and it tightens up on the nut as you turn it?

Offline Mitch

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 54
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2015, 03:04:27 PM »
Bill, it's pretty rusted tight right now. Once we clean it up we're going to give it a try to see how it works. But that looks to be about it, though.
Love my Bonney and Plvmb"s!

Offline Twilight Fenrir

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 547
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2015, 09:45:24 AM »
Spring-temptered, and it tightens up on the nut as you turn it?
That would be my guess as well... Clever concept....

Offline mvwcnews

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 962
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2015, 07:57:53 PM »
November 13, 1913 MOTOR WORLD .. how much lost motion is there before the "grip" catches?
« Last Edit: October 07, 2015, 07:59:24 PM by mvwcnews »

Offline Northwoods

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1901
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2015, 08:30:05 AM »
La Cle Poigne translates to The Key Grip.
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

Offline Mitch

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 54
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2015, 03:17:06 PM »
Thanks for all the info! I knew I could count on someone in here figuring it out! Here's a couple more pics for you. You can take these, too, mvwcnews.


Love my Bonney and Plvmb"s!

Offline JohnD

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 80
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2015, 05:22:26 PM »
Assuming one is turning a nut or bolt that has considerable friction, I wonder, --- does it open enough on the return stroke to act as a ratchet?

Offline mvwcnews

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 962
Re: A nice What's it for you
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2015, 12:28:00 PM »
Oh, what I wouldn't give for a reliable memory.  Turns out the "Poigne" was also produced in Germany, written up in a 1914 issue of Popular Mechanics & to top it all off, had received U.S. patent no. 1,051,562 on Jan. 28, 1913 -- the patentees were from the Netherlands.
All this came from  my annotated copy of Sept. 2012 MVWC Newsletter, pg. 18.
At least I can consolidate & summarize this in the DATAMP entry with enough key words that a future "google" or "bing" search will find it.