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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bird on April 07, 2014, 08:08:36 PM

Title: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: bird on April 07, 2014, 08:08:36 PM

THanks to all for picture help, patience, and humor.  ....  there's no stopping me now. I have these two interesting ratchets.... does anyone know anything about them?     
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af81/11numnum/BIRD-HP/Pictures/2014-03-20/th_willblaneunique640x480_zps0e7d4de6.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/11numnum/media/BIRD-HP/Pictures/2014-03-20/willblaneunique640x480_zps0e7d4de6.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: mvwcnews on April 07, 2014, 09:37:14 PM

Will B. Lane UNIQUE ratchet:
(http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=876680&typeCode=0 ) has a 1918 ad for the set.

See Also Willey B. Lane's patents for related ratchets as used in the UNIQUE ratchet screwdriver:
( http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=969379&typeCode=0 ) ,
( http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=979862&typeCode=0 )
 

Title: Re: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: Plyerman on April 08, 2014, 09:13:49 AM

Those are pretty unique. (pun intended)  Do you have any sockets to go with them?

Title: Re: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: HeelSpur on April 08, 2014, 12:02:04 PM

Pretty cool & different.

Title: Re: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: bird on April 08, 2014, 12:47:23 PM

Quote from: Plyerman on April 08, 2014, 09:13:49 AM

Those are pretty unique. (pun intended)  Do you have any sockets to go with them?

that's a good question, I'm not sure if they would be labeled or not?? I'll have to look into that
cheers,
bird

Title: Re: Guess who's posting pictures?
Post by: rusty on April 09, 2014, 05:43:09 PM

Sadly, they will likely be unlabeled (based on AA's set)