Here’s a nice old ratchet made by New Britain Machine Company.  The “pat. pend” stamp refers to patent number .. 2,206,943. So this ratchet was made sometime between Dec 4, 1937 and July 9, 1940. It’s also stamped “None Better” so you can be sure it was the absolute best ratchet ever made up to [...]

A lovely flea market Sunday morning. Plenty of ratchets to choose from.  I grabbed a long handle, 3/8″ drive by Snap-On. There was another by Mac, but the drive plug had shattered so only a small jagged chunk of it was left. I wonder how that happened. Anyway, the Snap-On seemed okay. It’s only issue [...]

I never heard of International Forge Company but this little ratchet looks very similar to an older model Craftsman. I thought that’s what it was when I saw it at the bottom of a yard sale milk crate full of junk . It had obviously spent some time outdoors or in a flooded basement. Some [...]