Thorsen ratchet

[J king]

Never heard of this brand. Old?

 

[ReggieR]

60's 70's. Good ratchets overall. Wright makes an open gear like that to this very day. The nice thing is you can hit them with compressed air and a little 3 in 1 to clean and lube them. They're also fairly smoothe. Good boat ratchets too

 

[PFSard]

You'll probably find more info in this thread :

Post up your Thorsen tools!
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328024

 

[Electron2002]

There was also a 1/4” drive Proto, model 4751, that is nearly identical if not the same as the thorsen. It isn’t to be confused with the Plomb 4751

 

[bonneyman]

Open gear Thorsen - fabulous!

 

[Mechanical Noise]

There are almost identical Companion brand ratchets made by Western Forge and sold by Sears in the 70s. I have a strong suspicion that Thorsen sold their old tooling to WF when Thorsen changed to a newer ratchet design. My Thorsen ratchet of that design is very nice, well machined and smooth. My Companion clone ratchet is poorly machined, rough and has alot of backdrag.

 

[COL911]

What would be a fair price for that Thorson 77 these days? In 1/2" drive?

 

[bonneyman]

Depends on the condition you find it in.....and how motivated the seller is! My 1/2"er is pristine and the seller was really generous to me.

 

[COL911]

The one I found today is in good shape, but not minty fresh like yours! I do like the action, but I've got to pare down, especially my 1/2" stuff! I presume it would be a pretty sought after model in the classifieds here.

 

[d42jeep]

Just like Rodney Dangerfield, Thorsen doesn’t get much respect, price wise. You could check sold listings on eBay.
-Don

 

[bonneyman]

Just like Rodney Dangerfield, Thorsen doesn’t get much respect, price wise. You could check sold listings on eBay.
-Don