Tool Pants
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I call this a hybrid because it has a square peg you can flip to change direction like a female ratchet, and also has a shift lever to change direction. Redundant.
It is crimped together so I can't take it apart - no screws or rings that hold it together. No markings other than a patent number of 1,902,878 on the back plate. I thought someone drilled a hole in the handle to hang it, but the more I look at it I think it came that way.
I have seen a picture of a crimped style like this before. It might have been on this message board. But I do not remember if whatever I saw had a peg and a shift lever.
Can anyone ID this ratchet? I bought it at the flea market today from a guy who is there every weekend, selling mostly Craftsman. He knows I collect old stuff and pointed it out to me. He got it from another guy at the flea market, so he knows nothing about it. I paid $8.
It is crimped together so I can't take it apart - no screws or rings that hold it together. No markings other than a patent number of 1,902,878 on the back plate. I thought someone drilled a hole in the handle to hang it, but the more I look at it I think it came that way.
I have seen a picture of a crimped style like this before. It might have been on this message board. But I do not remember if whatever I saw had a peg and a shift lever.
Can anyone ID this ratchet? I bought it at the flea market today from a guy who is there every weekend, selling mostly Craftsman. He knows I collect old stuff and pointed it out to me. He got it from another guy at the flea market, so he knows nothing about it. I paid $8.
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