|
On eBay Now...
Antique PACKER RATCHET No. 1 Hand Tool A.K.A. Henry Packer Ratchet Drill Vintage For Sale
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Antique PACKER RATCHET No. 1 Hand Tool A.K.A. Henry Packer Ratchet Drill Vintage:
$249.99
Credit to "AntiqueBen" from "Garagejournal" for information contained in this listing:
"One of the earliest ratchet drills manufactured was patented by Henry H. Packer in 1858. . . .Packer was the only one in town boasting he was the only ratchet in the US & that everyone from sea to shining sea (including the military) was using his ratchets. They were usually one direction bohemaths used for drilling & reaming holes in metal. Yeah, this was more than 50 yrs before Black & Decker introduced the first portable electric drill." ". . .at least 5 different manufacturers dating from 1860 to the early 1900's that manufactured a Packer ratchet drill.Without getting to far into the weeds on this, below are the manufacturers & the timelines they produced the Packer ratchet drill.
1) Eagle Ratchet Company 1858-1865
2) Ashcroft Mfg. Co. 1866-1872
3) Barwick Wrench Company 1873-1875
4) Billings & Spencer 1876-1905
5) Armstrong Bros. Tool Co. 1906-1910
Antique PACKER RATCHET No. 1 Hand Tool A.K.A. Henry Packer Ratchet Drill Vintage $125.00
Antique Vintage Packer Auto Specialty RAY Socket Set Toolbox $29.99
VINTAGE OLD ANTIQUE POSTCARD PACKER HOME HOUSE BUILDINGS HARRISBURG PENNSYLVANIA $3.99
Antique Packer's Healing Tar Soap Box $11.00
Antique Pork Packer Company 1911 Jones & Lamb Colored Paper Invoice Letterhead $13.99
BROOKLYN NEW YORK NY Packer Collegiate Institute Antique Postcard $9.89
Antique Victorian C Packer & Co. 4-Inch High Round Silver Plate Planter/Vase $170.00
Antique Car Embroidered Quilt Model T Oldsmobile Packer, Studebaker 1900s, 1800s $386.00
|
