Ratchet info wanted

[RedVise]

Picked up a nice 1/4" ratchet this weekend and cant find any data on it.
Really would just like to know how old it is ?
Round head type with at least a 40 tooth design.
Marked INDESTRO 2875A USA
6 sided selector .

Pics to follow

Brian L.

 

[lambo13]

I found some old Indestro wrenches in my grandpa's barn. Matthew said they were from the 1930s: link.

Looking forward to seeing pics!

 

[SMKS]

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/duro-indestro.html

You have an Indestro ratchet.

 

[RedVise]

Here's the pics.

Thanks

Brian L.

 

[Provincial]

I bought an Indestro combination wrench set from the local hardware store in the late 1960's. The wrenches were not polished, but had a servicable silver-colored plating on them. I still have many of them, but some were modified for special jobs, as I upgraded to Craftsman wrenches a few years later.

I belive that the store was part of the True Value system later, but at the time I bought the wrenches it had another name.

 

[Tool Pants]

I have 3/8". 60 teeth with a single pawl.

 

[LordImpala]

Thanks for sharing. I have an old 7/16 ratchet Indestro wrench. It was slightly rusted. I painted mine with black engine paint to protect it. The ratchet gears work great. Does anyone know the age of this tool?

 

[LordImpala]

Here are the pics.

 

[LordImpala]

Found the info. ratchet from the mid 1930s.


Here is the info.

Fig. 74 shows a mostly complete Indestro No. 1236 1/2-hex drive socket set, consisting of a ratchet, a hex handle, a screwdriver bit (doing double-duty as the ratchet plug), and 12-point sockets, all wrapped up with one of the clever holders that were an Indestro specialty. No model number is marked, but the set is similar to the No. 1236 set shown in the 1941 Indestro catalog, with a few sockets missing.

Of the pieces here, only the ratchet is marked, with "Indestro Mfg. Co. Chicago, U.S.A.". The sockets have been simplified to a plain cylindrical form, although they retain the fine cross-hatching at the base.