Briles mfg pawlock ratchet wrench

[jomusus]

Bought for 10 dollars at a neighbors yard sale couldn't find much online and saw some older posts regarding these im curious to when these were manufactured and couldn't find anything on the original box

 

[Mick56]

They were patented in 1955, so around that time frame.

 

[Beerhippie]

I think they need to be posted here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/gimmick-wrenches-tools.428536/

 

[Beerhippie]

I also think they're cool enough I would have dropped a dime for them, too.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

10$ good deal!

 

[jomusus]

They were patented in 1955, so around that time frame.

Yeah I looked at the patent and figured something like that I was just curious if anybody knew a more exact time frame

 

[Plombob]

I had one of those. It was a nice wrench. Considering they were made by a company in El Segundo, I'm surprised I never found more than one.

 

[four.cycle]

Briles / Briles Mfg., El Segundo, CA / patent 2797600 Jul 2 1957 Bud K. Beaver / "Pawlock" wrench / https://www.datamp.org//patents/displayPatent.php?pn=2797600&id=40380 / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/briles-mfg.55984/ / https://papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=15669.0 /