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Offline BobB

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Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« on: August 15, 2011, 02:22:04 PM »
I found this old socket set while cleanig out my late dads shop. Any one have any information as to the age and history of these sockets
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Offline eddie hudson

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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2011, 04:09:33 PM »
Made by Bethleham Spark Plug Co in the 20's or 30's. The older sets are in wooden boxes.
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2011, 06:56:49 PM »
The sockets look a bit like early Blackhawk sockets.  Do they have a large retainer hole or a locking pin near the base? Just wondering...
« Last Edit: August 21, 2011, 01:31:50 PM by lauver »
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2011, 04:32:12 PM »

The 1/2 drive quickway set on AA has a Bonney ratchet in it, so anything is possible here, I doubt a spark plug company would bother tooling up to make an accessory tool set when so many people would happily make it for them...
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2011, 05:07:19 PM »
No holes or retaining pins just knurling.
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2011, 06:12:54 PM »
BobB,

Probably not made by blackhawk then.
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2011, 06:23:02 PM »
Quote from: rusty on August 21, 2011, 04:32:12 PM

The 1/2 drive quickway set on AA has a Bonney ratchet in it, so anything is possible here, I doubt a spark plug company would bother tooling up to make an accessory tool set when so many people would happily make it for them...

rusty,

I believe that's a Bethleham ratchet, not a Bonney.
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2011, 06:46:59 PM »

The 1/2 hex drive ratchet, with a B-shield logo, and a 1923 Bonney date code...
(Figure 36 on the misc page) http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/other-makers.html
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Re: Anyone heard of Quickway Sockets
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 01:09:37 PM »
rusty,

Your are right.  I stand corrected.
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