Williams Superector!!

[Zrxrunner]

Came across this old iowa machinery catalog from what i guess to be the 50's or 60's. Scanning through, i came across one i've never seen or heard of yet. Has anyone ever seen a williams superector out there? I only see 1 for sale and 1 sold on ebay. Oldest reference i think ive seen to a pass through style ratchet. Must be fairly uncommon find!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

They're in the Williams 30's and 40's catalogs, too, Z. I have never seen one in the wild, though.

 

[jd_1138]

Tools were so cool back then, and a complete set might only have like 80 total pieces -- SAE and no metric at least here in the USA. I saw some correspondence classes for auto mechanics degrees in 1940's-1960's magazines, and there is a spread of tools. "All you need to work as an auto repair technician is included with your tuition!"

 

[930dreamer]

Much simpler times for sure!

 

[3baygarage]

In Buffalo I saw many of them at sales. Used to see a decent amount for sale online. Never bought one though.