Never seen a wrench like this

[cj7365]

eems like some kind of ratcheting wrench, Made by Briles Mfg. PAW LOCK

 

[Manganos]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvwcnews/3362073298/

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=2797600&id=40380

Circa 1962

 

[BearCuda]

That's bad ***. Wher'd you get it?

 

[cj7365]

That's bad ***. Wher'd you get it?

I started a thread a couple of weeks ago

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226262

and found it among the other tools

I am slowly cleaning them up, and will start hanging and placing them in my shop, I want to display them, instead of them sitting in a drawer.

I also used a couple of old wrenches and sockets when I was putting a new rearend in a Jeep, I figured the wrenches were sitting idle for over 20 yrs, so I just wanted to exercise them, they told me they appreciated that

 

[cj7365]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvwcnews/3362073298/

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=2797600&id=40380

Circa 1962

thanks for the info

I did try the wrench on a few bolts, it works, maybe back in the day it was ahead of its time, but its not practical now with the ratcheting wrenches we all have