Vintage Ratchet Identification

[deezil]

Who do you think made this Ratchet? No other marking than what is shown. Looks to be a W in a circle 1-2 .Looks to have a Bonney mechanism but a not finished forged body of a Williams. The mech is a single sliding type pawl.

Thanks ahead of time

 

[oak_park]

I have a similar one, I think it was made by Bonney for someone else.

 

[PowderKeg]

Who do you think made this Ratchet? No other marking than what is shown. Looks to be a W in a circle 1-2 .Looks to have a Bonney mechanism but a not finished forged body of a Williams. The mech is a single sliding type pawl.

Thanks ahead of time

I've got a 1/2" one as well, circle W 1-1, also have a couple Vlcheks with different grips & a Bonney & Bon-e-Con. I'm no Bonney expert but this design shows up in the #60 catalog (when they were still Bonney Tool & Forge) I've got saved as 1959 (don't see any date on the catalog, was likely dated by wherever I downloaded it from). it's a script-y looking W so I don't think it's meant for Williams, and don't recall ever seeing a Bonney-sourced Williams ratchet. Been a mystery to me since I found it.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Discount line stuff, bon e con and vi chrome and such. Interesting you found an unmarked one.