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Came home with no-name ratchet, new to me.

Started by Northwoods, November 07, 2016, 09:26:38 AM

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Northwoods

It is an old 1/2" female ratchet with no spring.  Mine is an orphan based on the 1927 Hinsdale patent.  It works on a rocker system to engage the teeth.

http://www.google.com/patents/US1650085

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hinsdale-S-15-Ratcheting-Inch-Box-Wrench-USA-/232113233268?hash=item360b06dd74:g:zZEAAOSw0UdXv3qX

I am sure you old hands are familiar with it, but I had never seen one like it.
Mine is more substantial than the one pictured.  Again, it is 1/2" square drive.  It is 9 1/2" long; the business end is 3 3/8 X 1 9/16".  It has a heavy cylindrical knurled handle.
It came with a (similarly unmarked) 3" male to male extension instead of a plug.
Anyone here ever seen one or know anything about it?
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

J.A.F.E.

I had one similar that was SK and have seen the same one unmarked.
All my taste is in my tools.

Northwoods

Boom!  That is mine.  Unmarked, as is this one from AA, but was found in a set with an
SK decal on it.
The only difference is that mine has 2 3/8" of continuous knurling instead of the three bands as in the picture.
Thank you so much!

https://www.google.com/search?q=vintage+SK+ratchet&biw=1280&bih=570&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVyIDAnZjQAhWDXiYKHfeoDsgQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=MKhT4uY7MPu0iM%3A
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

Ken W.

I'm pretty sure that I have a couple of these in a bucket somewhere. Unmarked.