Old ratchet?

[petveedub]

I bought an older Craftsman toolbox from an estate sale today, and one of the interesting tools in it was an unnamed ratchet.

It has the patent number- 1,902,878 as well as I can tell, which was awarded to N.F. McNaught in 1933. From what little reading I've done it seems this might be an Indestro or Duro ratchet, but aside from the pat.# the only other markings are "NO. 2889" and "oil" next to a small hole.






Does anyone happen to know approximately when this was made?

Also, their were several of the small sockets like the ones above the ratchet in the first pic. Some have hex holes in each end, others have a hex in one end and square drive in the other. A few have the size on the end like the one in the pic. Do any of you know where these might have come from?

Thanks,

Billy

 

[bonneyman]

Looks Duro. Prolly 30's or 40's

Sort of like the two I have, though mine are not reversible.

 

[airdale]

Those sockets came with an Allen key type driver.

 

[Joe B.]

Alloy Artifcats knows all:
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/duro-indestro-p6.html

ChromeXQuality N705 3/8-Drive Socket Set

Fig. 255 shows a ChromeXQuality N705 3/8-drive socket set with most of its original sockets, but missing a few of the drive tools. The decal on the inside cover reads "Deluxe ChromeXQuality Vanadium Steel Tools" with "Western Auto Supply Co." at the bottom.

The model number of the set is not marked, but was identified by reference to the 1938 Western Auto catalog. The original contents included seven double-hex sockets, three double-square sockets, a ratchet, a flex-head breaker bar, an extension, and a screwdriver bit. The set as acquired had all of the sockets except for the 9/16 double-hex size, but included only the ratchet as a drive tool.

The tools in the set are not marked with the ChromeXQuality brand, but carry the standard markings for the Indestro "Super Quality" line of the late 1930s. This is believed to indicate a later production date for the set; in order to keep costs down, socket sets for Western Auto were filled from standard Indestro production, leaving only the decal to indicate the specific brand.

 

[Cacher]

Was looking up the patent numner, and found this. I have one also.