Old School Ratchet Finds

[Rickster]

Check out these three ratchets I picked up. A blast from the past!

Craftsman BE with 1/2 dr square pass through.

Early Craftsman oval head 3/8 dr Forged in USA with a date code (u).

An older Herbrand S10 1/2 dr wirh a verticle sliding selector button.

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[G1K]

The Craftsman oval head is really neat.

R

[old salvage]

Nice, those Herbrands are really smooth.

[lbgradwell]

Early Craftsman oval head 3/8 dr Forged in USA with a date code (u).

Manufacturer code actually, Rick; Plomb!

And I'd be interested in buying it when/if you want to sell...

[PowderKeg]

Nice, those Herbrands are really smooth.

For a coarse toothed old-timer ratchet, those old Herbrands - at least the ones with the slider buttons - are some of the smoothest ratchets around. I think they're even slightly smoother than the old Plomb/Proto ratchets. Got a Billings with a slider that I've suspected is a Herbrand relative that's as equally smooth. Got another Herbrand slider with a round handle on the way from fleabay that I expect to be smoooooth as well.

That 3/8" Craftsman shouldn't be a slouch in the smooth department either.

Great finds! :thumbup:

[J.A.F.E.]

That oval CMan was made by Plomb - very smooth. It was made only for a very short time around the late 30's.

[Uncle Buck]

Manufacturer code actually, Rick; Plomb!

And I'd be interested in buying it when/if you want to sell...

Second in line if he passes Rick! :thumbup:

[old salvage]

...That 3/8" Craftsman shouldn't be a slouch in the smooth department either....



Agreed. Every one I've seen has been very well made.