Odd Chas Parker tool early pat'd

[fl18guy]

Found this in a local estate. Paid less than 10.00 for it, Seem like I have been more luck finding his tools than his vises. Guess I cant win them all.

here is the markings:

this is the ratcheting head part.
Cool tool from a great maker. Anyone else have any of his tools, beside the standard vise wrenches.

 

[fl18guy]

Did a little more research and found that they might have never been produced, but cant be sure.

 

[MShaw]

If the upper "sleeve" is threaded on the inside so that it would advance the ratchet body as it is turned that is probably a close quarters wood auger driver. I once had a similar one.

 

[Carla]

You have a good example of the old-style 'ratchet drill'.

Most were provided with a tapered square socket for the various sizes of drills. A relatively few later ones used Morse taper drills.

In use, a bracket with a suitable indentation to hold the pointy end of the feed sleeve would be clamped over the work, and the drill fed into the work by turning the feed sleeve to maintain drilling pressure. The common 'slang' term for such a bracket was 'the old man'. A once-common accessory, of which few are found today, was a light tongs which gripped the knurling of the feed sleeve, and provided leverage for turning it to maintain the drill pressure.

A short-handled ratchet drill like yours was commonly called a 'boiler ratchet', as they were intended for use in restricted spaces, such as the inside of a steam boiler.

cheers

Carla

 

[fl18guy]

Thank you for the info Carla. Do you have any of this vintage or know of any others around.