Weird Ratchet... What is it?

[joshh33]

Can anybody tell me what this is?? I couldn't find it on the internet anywhere..

 

[rtbt]

its for tightening muffler bearings or was it for straightening flight line?

 

[Fedwrench]

It may be an early prototype of the bionic wrench.

 

[davesnothere]

I use mine to remove the lids on headlight fluid reservoirs.

 

[TheDukeofDeere]

its for tightening muffler bearings or was it for straightening flight line?

Nope, tightening the cap on the blinker fluid bottle.

Pretty cool looking old wrench/ratchet. Be curious to seriously know what it is for.

 

[therealwormey]

does it really ratchet,,,looks big and gawdy,primative form of gearwrench

 

[rsieracki]

if you have a set of metal stampers and a steady hand stamp SNAP-ON on it and throw it on ebay.... i bet it brings $500 lololol

 

[MAD]

It is an early Walden ratchet wrench.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=B9xAAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/walden-worcester.html#early

 

[Morrisman]

A wrench with no actual ratchet divisions, just continual movement, maybe for ultra fine adjustment arcs, like a primitive sprag bearing.

 

[diesel research]

A wrench with no actual ratchet divisions, just continual movement, maybe for ultra fine adjustment arcs, like a primitive sprag bearing.

It has teeth and a pawl like regular ratchets.

 

[Morrisman]

It has teeth and a pawl like regular ratchets.

Hmmmm, I was thinking maybe it just relied on tension of that curved piece gripping when you pulled on it. Bit like a filter strap does.

Interesting.

 

[joshh33]

It is an early Walden ratchet wrench.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=B9xAAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/walden-worcester.html#early

Yes thats exactly it... thank you. Do you think its worth anything?

 

[91bronc300]

Do you think its worth anything?

A couple bad jokes.

 

[wrenchr]

that is a 710 wrench!!!

 

[DaytonFan]

That for adjusting the wobbalator shaft on the knuter valve!

 

[joshh33]

that is a 710 wrench!!!

What do you mean?

 

[I can fix anything]

What do you mean?

You must be blonde

 

[Lump]

Josh,
Auto engine oil-filler caps have often had the word "OIL" in raised or stamped letters on the top. The old joke tells of some guy or gal who went into an auto parts store asking for a new "710" cap. After the parts sales clerk questioned him/her further he found out what they were looking for. The punch line is that the word "OIL" almost looks like "710" when it is upside down, so the ***** shopper thought he/she needed a "710" cap.

I just thought I would share the info on this joke with you, since I constantly feel stupid when younger guys are making jokes with modern internet slang and abbreviations. I seem to be the only guy that doesn't know them very well.

 

[garfunkle24]

I seem to be the only guy that doesn't know them very well.

Nope. There's two uf us.

 

[Plombob]

That for adjusting the wobbalator shaft on the knuter valve!

Oh! I need one of those! I've got a loose wobbalator.

 

[joshh33]

Josh,
Auto engine oil-filler caps have often had the word "OIL" in raised or stamped letters on the top. The old joke tells of some guy or gal who went into an auto parts store asking for a new "710" cap. After the parts sales clerk questioned him/her further he found out what they were looking for. The punch line is that the word "OIL" almost looks like "710" when it is upside down, so the ***** shopper thought he/she needed a "710" cap.

I just thought I would share the info on this joke with you, since I constantly feel stupid when younger guys are making jokes with modern internet slang and abbreviations. I seem to be the only guy that doesn't know them very well.

Haha, i see, yeah i'm not that old to have known about that but thank you for explaining that. Ive honestly have never heard that before, lol (laugh out loud- thats for you lump ) ill try it out someday.. but thanks you guys for all your help, you've been awesome in helping me figure out what this thing is.