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Vintage Craftsman Ratchets - $1
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From the alloy-artifacts.org website:
"Craftsman "BE" 1/2-drive ratchet with an amber plastic handle, stamped with "Pat. Pend." and the Craftsman underline logo on the cover plate, with a "BE" code at the bottom.
The overall length is 10.1 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.
The design of this ratchet is identical to the previously illustrated 1/2-drive ratchets, except that the shift mechanism has been refined by adding a sliding crossbar. The amber plastic handles offer a nice cosmetic touch, though the handle here has cracked despite the "unbreakable" promise in the catalog.
As far as is known, tools with amber plastic handles were offered only as part of the Craftsman "Super Socket Set". Our catalog references for this set are from 1939 and 1942, suggesting that this example is from that period."
Includes :
1/2" drive ratchet (amber handle)
3/8" drive ratchet (missing amber handle)
3/8" drive breaker bar (amber handle)
$300 for the set.