What are these craftsman tool for?!

[jmlcolorado]

 

[softailgarage]

Really? Is this a test?

 

[Jbullfrog]

The left is an L handle and the right is a square drive extension. The early ratchets had a square hole and had to be flipped over to reverse. They came with a short square stock insert with 2 detent balls (one for the ratchet and the other for the socket.

The L handle was an early socket accessory too.

 

[atikovi]

First pic looks like a u-joint extension.

 

[jmlcolorado]

Really? Is this a test?

Nope. Not a test. I've never seen these before and wasn't sure if there was a special use.

The left is an L handle and the right is a square drive extension. The early ratchets had a square hole and had to be flipped over to reverse. They came with a short square stock insert with 2 detent balls (one for the ratchet and the other for the socket.

The L handle was an early socket accessory too.

Good info! I wasn't aware early ratchets has female holes.
Thanks!

First pic looks like a u-joint extension.

It is a u-joint, but I've never seen one with two female drives.

 

[JUNK-MAN]

I have the same "L" handle.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I have the same "L" handle.

I've seen those in the old catalogs. I want to say it's in the 1960 catalog I have...

 

[Two Door]

Am I correct in assuming you use the L-Handle like you would an allen wrench, i.e. with either a short or long handle, depending on how much leverage you need?

 

[LB-1911]

In 1949 an "Ell" was $0.69 page 15 @
http://www.blackburntools.com/artic...ives/sears/pdfs/sears-craftsman-1949-mech.pdf

Rose Tools Scanned Catalog Archives (Sears)
http://www.blackburntools.com/articles/rose-tools-catalog-archives/sears/index.html

Examples of early ratchets @
http://alloy-artifacts.org/craftsman-early-tools.html

 

[3baygarage]

Pretty sure the u joint and straight extension are another brand. Possibly Hinsdale with that knurling. Many of their tools were stamped with an H logo.

 

[four.cycle]

^ early driver handles for sockets. post 'em on Ebay and some fool will pay you money for them.

 

[rick carpenter]

Well yours may be an L-handle but my 1/2" drive 06789-W-2 turned out to be an R-handle! I think mine's Plomb WWII gubmint-issue because the number is a WWII gubmint number and the batch of tools I bought it in had several other Plomb tools and a WWII Snap-On gubmint-issue ratchet.

Mine was missing the ball in the detent on the straight leg, so I ground that square drive round, filled the hole, and dipped it in Plasti-Dip. Got it back in '13 and I haven't used it yet, but to paraphrase Milton, it also serves which only sits and waits.