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Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools => Classic Auto and Motorcycle Tools => Topic started by: eddie hudson on March 03, 2014, 10:09:09 AM

Title: Who Made It?
Post by: eddie hudson on March 03, 2014, 10:09:09 AM

Does anyone who made this?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-EARLY-UNIVERSAL-JOINT-/161238955995?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item258a9737db


I have one in a set that has a Syracuse #780 ratchet, and one or two others in various sets (I don't remember which ones)

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: mrchuck on March 03, 2014, 02:52:48 PM

Mossberg.

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: skipskip on March 03, 2014, 03:44:45 PM

Sure??

looks different than most of the ones I have seen

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: rusty on March 03, 2014, 03:51:58 PM

Mossberg hardly ever plated socket things, only the bicycle wrenches

Syracuse or CMB perhaps?

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: eddie hudson on March 03, 2014, 04:16:31 PM

The one in the Syracuse (I think) set is not plated.


Thanks Rusty, the other one I have could be from a Chas Miller

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: jimwrench on March 05, 2014, 04:19:45 PM

Have a universal in a box with walden Worcester sockets and a ray ratchet. Doesn't look like a walden universal but maybe ray. Don't have photo of Packer universal to compare but will do a little research to see if is a Ray.

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: rusty on March 05, 2014, 07:02:51 PM

Found a Ray/Packer set on an old wrenching news auction with that universal in it, leaning  in that direction, but not certain...

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/busch-2010/busch-102-105.jpg)
"0104. Socket set in unmarked metal box with ratchet marked: PACKER AUTO SPECIALTY CO. - CHICAGO USA - TRADEMARK RAY - PAT. PEND, and 30 sockets, universal adapter, and an extension. Box has been repainted"

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: mrchuck on March 06, 2014, 08:18:33 AM

Looks to me that a "definitive" answer has been found!

Title: Re: Who Made It?
Post by: bear_man on June 13, 2014, 01:42:43 AM

mrchuck:  Show me one or two other "complete sets" with a universal and I'd tend to agree. Judging from my own "sets," that is.