Help me classify some old generation tools
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retDAC
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First item is a ratcheting adaptor (correct spelling). Used with beam type torque wrench, flex bar, sliding tee with extension, or wherever you want to add ratcheting capability.
Thanks... after cleaning it I got it to ratchet properly.
darkk
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Yes, it’s a ratchet head for use on a breaker bar.
3baygarage
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Snap On Y-6 Spark plug socket with insert.... war era?
That might be military. Snapmom should be able to tell you about it. Add it in the Snap On thread.
Stuart in MN
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If you're trying to figure out age, most of the Snap-On tools should have a date code on them, and there are charts available online that show what the date codes mean.
plinker
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Is this some type of ratcheting device?
Ratchet adapter. Used for "fixed" head things like some styles of torque wrenches, T handles & breaker bars.
d42jeep
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Snap On USA Z SW-*** socket set
That Z code indicates 1952 production. If you show the date codes in your photos it makes it easier to date.
-Don
Kwikasfaki
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"Ratcheting device" post #1,
I had one (3/8" drive) given to me, brand new, in about 1980. Never used it, EVER. In about 2010 I gave it to another bloke, also a mechanic, to this day he has not used it either! Well made very good quality, Sidchrome. About as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike.
I had one (3/8" drive) given to me, brand new, in about 1980. Never used it, EVER. In about 2010 I gave it to another bloke, also a mechanic, to this day he has not used it either! Well made very good quality, Sidchrome. About as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike.
True...I have had it 10 years, it didn't ratchet, and not knowing what it was, never used it. But now that it works and I know what it is, I could have used it the other day when I used my breaker bar in a tight spot wrenching on my tractor. It is gimmicky, but -- ya gotta luv tools --
Private Lugnutz
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The first "ratchet adaptor" was patented (1,428,840) by Eastern Machine Screw Corporation on Sep 12, 1922, for it's H&G combination wrench sets. It was an in-line design, way ahead of its time. 7/16 hex drive. There was no ratchet in the set. The first square drive “ratchet adaptor” (No. 6, with two open-geared, spring-loaded, clutch-switched halves) was patented a few months later, on January 20 1923, by one of those useless and gimmicky manufacturers - Snap-on. Snap-On’s first inline ratcheting adaptor (No. 67), was introduced in 1939.
A device that turns any static handle with a male drive stud (breaker, Ell/offset, etc) into a ratchet, doubling the handle's duty, but saving the space and weight of a redundant ratchet handle, may seem useless and gimmicky in 1980, or even now, but even now it has its purposes in carry kits and close quarters.
A device that turns any static handle with a male drive stud (breaker, Ell/offset, etc) into a ratchet, doubling the handle's duty, but saving the space and weight of a redundant ratchet handle, may seem useless and gimmicky in 1980, or even now, but even now it has its purposes in carry kits and close quarters.
d42jeep
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New Britain NS24 extension?
That extension with the dual band of knurling was probably introduced by New Britain around 1947. Here is mine in my 1/2” drive set.
-Don
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As a home-use GJ member, I have a 1/2 Craftsman (USA) 18-20in long breaker bar and a 12in ratchet. In my younger days, I seldom used the breaker bar but just hunkered down on the 12in wrench when needed. As I become an age-advanced GJ member, I find myself using the longer bar more frequently with less hunkering down required. With the ratchet device, I now can ratchet-wrench with greater leverage. Hurray for my new use tool!!