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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Mitch on October 03, 2015, 08:14:33 AM

Title: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Mitch on October 03, 2015, 08:14:33 AM

Came across this for a quarter. Of course, couldn't pass it up!

(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/007_zpscdqff9wm.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/007_zpscdqff9wm.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/008_zpsxbtltgyy.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/008_zpsxbtltgyy.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/009_zpslx7xuudh.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/009_zpslx7xuudh.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/010_zpsjqz0iwql.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/010_zpsjqz0iwql.jpg.html)

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Lostmind on October 03, 2015, 09:28:14 AM

Nice , amazing what's out there undiscovered. Thanks for sharing

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: turnnut on October 03, 2015, 10:15:21 AM

never seen one like that, I like it. 

the mechanical mind is a wonder !

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 03, 2015, 02:19:44 PM

Spring-temptered, and it tightens up on the nut as you turn it?

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Mitch 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.

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Twilight Fenrir on October 05, 2015, 09:45:24 AM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on October 03, 2015, 02:19:44 PM

Spring-temptered, and it tightens up on the nut as you turn it?

That would be my guess as well... Clever concept....

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: mvwcnews on October 07, 2015, 07:57:53 PM

November 13, 1913 MOTOR WORLD .. how much lost motion is there before the "grip" catches?

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Northwoods on October 09, 2015, 08:30:05 AM

La Cle Poigne translates to The Key Grip.

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: Mitch 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.

(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/001_zpstlyaiqpq.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/001_zpstlyaiqpq.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y392/amg42866/004_zpspgqwpqwv.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/amg42866/media/004_zpspgqwpqwv.jpg.html)

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: JohnD 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?

Title: Re: A nice What's it for you
Post by: mvwcnews 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.