Plomb Ratchet

[kams1973]

I picked this 3/8" drive Plomb ratchet at the pawn shop today for $1. I was wondering if anyone knows what this ratchet is actually worth. It is a working ratchet w/ (MFD 5249 USA) on the revese of the handle.

 

[spongerich]

Probably anywhere from $15-$25 depending on condition.... I've got a WW2 era round handle one and I'm always amazed how smooth it is 60 years after being made. I use mine frequently.

 

[RM209]

Kams: Great find! They're excellent quality ratchets.

RM209

 

[Beerman]

Hi,

At the moment, there isn't really a "guide" or price book for old tools, the way there is for Baseball cards, coins, stamps, beanie babies, etc. The hobby of collecting old tools isn't widespread enough for those, at least not yet (the one exception I know of is old planes, which I saw a published price guide on a few years ago).

I agree with Spongerich, you could probably find someone here at GJ to buy it for somewhere in the neighborhood of $15-$25. Some brands, such as Plomb, are more collectable than others here, for whatever reason, IMHO. If you had the same ratchet, but it was labeled "Blackhawk" instead of Plomb, I think it'd be worth less. Not because Plomb is better, but because there's more guys here that collect Plomb than Blackhawk.


FWIW.


Beerman

 

[billymade]

You might search completed auctions on ebay; to get a sense of what they go for there...

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_rdc=1

 

[littlekillertoad]

It's got an owner's mark on it and a little chrome chipping, but other than that it looks like it's in good condition. Plomb stuff is just cool looking and I'd say you could get a good solid 20 for it, may be higher if you found the right buyer.

 

[kams1973]

Thank-you for the input. I can see this little ratchet being a trade item in the future.