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Offline coolford

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Walden flex head ratchet
« on: February 08, 2019, 03:36:29 PM »
I have lots of Walden ratchets, but had never seen a flex head Walden until this one showed up on e-bay.  Has anyone else seen or have a Walden flex head?

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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2019, 05:20:50 PM »
Hello, Coolford. First one I have seen. Regards, Lou
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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2019, 09:54:43 PM »
New to me as well. Maybe one of the W-W collectors will chime in.
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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2019, 03:37:31 PM »
It's possible that somebody attached a flex ratchet head to a Walden flex handle. The only way to know for sure would be to check out the Walden part number stamped on the handle. The 1/4" flex handle number is Walden 3117. The first picture is a postwar catalog page, the second is my early wartime set.
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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2019, 03:59:01 PM »
Don----It looks real, not something cobbled together, and it has a unique number 4052H which is different from any of the other Walden tools----Charles

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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2019, 08:13:36 AM »
Must be legit. Cool find!
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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2019, 03:58:46 PM »
I like that war time set, looks complete.  Your catalog looks like mine, the date on mine is 1954.---Charles

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Re: Walden flex head ratchet
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2019, 07:34:54 PM »
Here is a catalog page from 1944 showing the set.
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