Lane's Unique socket sets

[Charles Garrett]

Is anyone familiar with Lane's Unique hex drive socket sets of the 1920s? They were packed in leather boxes w wood ends.     Chuck Garrett

[eddie hudson]

What would you like to know?

My set has 6 hex sockets (unmarked), a 6" extension, a screwdriver bit and the ratchet, packed in an 8 1/4" wood box that has leather? covering around it except for the ends.

[HeelSpur]

Scroll down on this page, it has some info.
https://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/other-makers-p2.html

[jimwrench]

 All I've got is a ratchet with one socket. Ratchet marked with Jan 14,08 patent date.
In second photo Lane is fifth rat from left in second row.

[Charles Garrett]

Got out my magnifying glass and the words forged into the flat handle of an open ratchet says  WILL B Lane, Chicago, Ill, Pat Jan 14 08.   What is the pat #?  The pics are on page 531 of the ca 1924 Knapp & Spencer Catalog # 27.  Wish I had the whole catalog but just have the 2 pages(1 sheet).Haven't seen them before.  How scarce are they?    Chuck Garrett

[Charles Garrett]

Thanks, Heelspur for the URL.  My first time to see it- WOW.  Glad I joined this list sure learned a lot so for.   Chuck Garrett

[turnnut]

Jimwrench,

I see that you have a lot of Ratchets, and talking about the Lane rachets,

I recently cleaned up a ratchet that was in one of my "caves"  it is a HEXALL by R.F. Sedgley
Phila., PA  Pat. May 1, 1917   patent # 1,224,223
has a 1/2" hex



I was wondering if the Lane older ratchet is close to the 1917 HEXALL ratcher ?  do you
have one to compare them ?

you have an impresive collection there, Frank

[Charles Garrett]

There is a Lane ratchet pictured on Ebay

[mvwcnews]

The Lane patents & ads that show some of the sets' evolution have appeared in the MVWC Newsletter over the years.

Sedgley was a totally different company, with its own set of patents & products.  Sedgley also made pistols.

[Charles Garrett]

The ratchet in the K&S catalog uses the spring wire and the first set lists the leather tool box and 2 screwdriver biades, socket range 1/4 to 5/6 while the second set lists a 7 " extension and a substantial box with a socket range of 5/16 to 11/16  for a Ford. 1st set has 7 sockets and the Ford set 6 sockets.

[Charles Garrett]

Are there any Lane ratchets that use the lever per his patents rather than the spring wire?   Chuck Garrett

[Charles Garrett]

Another question:  Are there any Lane ratchets that have the lever like his patents instead of the spring wire?   Chuck Garrett

[turnnut]

yes, I know that Lane and Sedgley are not the same co. what I was looking for, is if someone has
both a Lane and a Sedgley ratchet to see how they compare to design.

from the pictures, it looks to me like Sedgley took some of Lane's ideas to build theirs, that
is where a side by side comparison would be ideal.

Sedgley was way after Lanes.

Frank

[eddie hudson]

I have both but unfortunately I have no idea where the Hexall is. Try looking on AA he might have a picture of both.

[Charles Garrett]

I show the Bartholomay (wire spring ) as 1908 and the lane Pats as 1910 & 1918.   Chuck