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Title: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on April 08, 2014, 01:18:07 PM
Thought I'd seen them all, BUT  auction 281300528149  says differently.  What say you C-man gurus??

TIA

DM&FS

Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: wvtools on April 08, 2014, 05:23:46 PM
Here is a link to the listing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281300528149?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3D%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D200%26_nkw%3D281300528149%26_rdc%3D1 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/281300528149?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_udlo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabdlo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_sadis%3D200%26_fpos%3D%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SALE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D200%26_nkw%3D281300528149%26_rdc%3D1)
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: Ken W. on April 08, 2014, 05:49:36 PM
I have seen those ratchets before. Maybe on one of these forums.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: oldtools on April 08, 2014, 05:50:00 PM
Wow!!  That is a beauty!!
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: Nolatoolguy on April 08, 2014, 06:24:12 PM
Don't think I have ever saw one before. They look good thoe.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: bonneyman on April 08, 2014, 07:31:26 PM
That looks like a Quik Clean ratchet. Stanley-made, from the 80's I believe.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: fflintstone on April 08, 2014, 09:02:05 PM
That looks like a Quik Clean ratchet. Stanley-made, from the 80's I believe.
that's what I think it is.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: eddie hudson on April 09, 2014, 07:09:36 AM
I believe the "EE" series is indeed Stanley made.

Lauver would know for sure.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: Chillylulu on April 09, 2014, 09:19:14 AM
I have one of those.  I'll dig it out.

Is there one on the ratchet thread yet?

Chilly


Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: bonneyman on April 09, 2014, 03:06:41 PM
The guts are shown in the ratchet thread.

The idea was by pushing in hard on a release button, the gear assembly pops out quick and easy for cleaning. Nice idea, but the head is kinda big for the drive size. I had a 1/4", but it was just too big a head.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: mrchuck on April 09, 2014, 04:53:38 PM
Bonneyman is correct. It is a quick takedown model.
I have all 3 sizes. Nice tooth count also.
I have heard that they were discontinued because of strength problems.
I don't use them, as I prefer others to use on a daily basis.
They are rare these days to find "out there" at garage sales and "flea markets.
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on April 09, 2014, 07:20:12 PM
Thanks all.  he other one I found on Ebay wanted $40 BIN and I'll spend some omoney on other stuff for that.......

DM&FS
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: Chillylulu on April 13, 2014, 12:19:17 PM
Here is mine. It cost me $8.00  I bought it onEbay and received it February 7th.

Chilly
(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/chillylulu/Mobile%20Uploads/20140413_081558_zpsp3nwao7_edit_1397403418757_zpswnbccnr8.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/chillylulu/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140413_081558_zpsp3nwao7_edit_1397403418757_zpswnbccnr8.jpg.html)

(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/chillylulu/Mobile%20Uploads/20140413_081618_zpskn1gmi4_edit_1397403464189_zpsxchu1yz0.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/chillylulu/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140413_081618_zpskn1gmi4_edit_1397403464189_zpsxchu1yz0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Unusual C-man rat on Ebay...Anyone Knowledgable??
Post by: lauver on April 13, 2014, 01:46:14 PM
Gang,

These Craftsman/Stanley made ratchets are not uncommon, and certainly not rare.  I have a few of them in 1/4 drive.  I've past up many of them.

The Quick Clean models were sold for several years at the tail end of Stanley era at Sears.  These quick Clean ratchets were just a minor change from the earlier Crafty Tri-Wing ratchets that were also made my Stanley.  The most interesting aspect of these ratchets is that Stanley Works got hauled to court by the FTC for misrepresenting the COO.