1/2 No. Early Brace Progression
Shown above a No. 4 Bottom a K-4. Both undated.
Here are two Speeders. The top one is a No. 4 and the bottom a K-4. Both undated. The handles, angles handle anchoring method and square ends are all the same. The only difference I see between
Number | Description | Length | Date Range |
No. 4 | Speeder | 19 | Pre 1923- 1933 |
No. 4-A | Speeder | 21 | Pre 1923-1929 |
No. 4-B | Speeder | 27 | Pre 1923-1933 |
No. 4-C | Speeders | 15 | 1927–1932 |
No. 4-F | Speeder (Ford spec) | 13 | Pre 1923-1929 |
No. 4-S | Speeder handle with universal joint end | 15 | 1931 – 1933 |
No. 4S-A | Speeder handle with universal joint end | 16 1/2 | 1937 |
1/2 No. K4 Variations
In the photo to the left – 1933 the Square tip design changes to a modern style. In about 1935 the pronounced ring disappeared. On the right side the handle style changed in 1937 and lasted until 1950, where it changed again to a more modern design.
In the photo to the left – 1933 the Square tip design changes to a modern style. In about 1935 the pronounced ring disappeared. On the right side the handle style changed in 1937 and lasted until 1950, where it changed again to a more modern design.
Number | Description | Length | Date |
K-4 | Speeder handle 8 inch shank 19 inches | 19 | 1927-1948 |
K-4B | Speeder handle 27 inches | 27 | 1931 – 1936 |
K-4C | Speeder handle 4 inch shank | 14 3/4 | 1927-1941 |
K-4L |
| 18 ¾ | 1950-1958 |
NS-4C | Nut Spinner Speeder (Hybrid between the 2) | 16 1/4 | 1945-1948 |
1/2 Modern K4 Variations
This is the 1950 handle design and lasted past 1970
This is the 1950 handle design through 1970
Number | Description | Length | Date range |
K-4L | Speeder handle | 19 1/2 | 1953-1965 |
NS-4L | Nut Speeder 6 3/8” | 6 3/8 | 1950-1960 |
SN-4A | Nut Speeder 17 ¼” w/ joint tip | 17 ¼ | 1967-1978 |
SN-4L | Nut Speeder 17 ½” w/ joint tip | 17 ½ | 1960 |
SN-4M | Nut Speeder 17 ½” w/ joint tip | 17 ½ | 1962-1965 |
S-4 | Speeder Handle | 19 ½ | 1967-1978 |
1/2 No. Early Brace Progression
Shown above No. 5 brace.
In the lower left photos the swing handle is shown. The top photo shows a pinched stop. The lower panel shows the bend in the brace stops the grip from moving.
The lower right photos show the squares. Both have 3 ball detents, 2 high and one low. It also shows the earlier square is smaller and the upper square is machined around the ball detent.
Early Brace The No 5 is a Brace rather than a Speeder.
The difference between and Brace and a Speeder is the width.
The Brace has a deeper swing and has more leverage.
Shown above in the first picture is a No. 5 brace.
There are several variations in early and late braces.
In the lower photos the swing handle is shown. The top photo shows a pinched stop.
It in not clear to me if there are any with ball detent stops.
If so, these would likely be earlier.
The lower panel shows the bend in the brace stops the grip from moving.
This is later 1920s. The lower right photos show the squares.
Both have 3 ball detents, 2 high and one low.
It also shows the earlier square is smaller and the upper square is machined around the ball detent.
Number | Description | Length | Date Range |
No. 5 | Brace with more leverage | 19 | Pre 1923-1929 |
No 5 | Brace handle 13 ½ inches | 13 ½ | 1925 – 1928 |
No 5-A | Brace r handle 14 ½ inches | 14 ½ | 1926 – 1928 |
1/2 inch Offset breaker bars
First – the first No. 1 pre 1923
Second – No. 1 – 1923
Third – No 1 1925 – 1929
Forth – No 1 1929-1948
Early Offset (Breaker Bar) Handles
The last wrench in the first photo (4th) is never listed in the catalogs, but it is shown in drawings of the first 1920 set. It is the initial No. 1. The logo is small and obviously early, The next wrench up is shown in the in the 1923 catalog, but not in Catalog B 1925. The third wrench up is shown in Catalog B 1925 through 1929. It is show in Catalog F but not in Catalog G. The 1925 and 1929 logo are the same. The wrench at the top is the newest 1929 – 1948.
The logos are in the same order – newest on the top, the small logo is the oldest. The Oldest is not marked No.1.
Number | Description | Date |
No. 1 | Offset (breaker bar) changes the head style in 1935 | 1932-1948 |
No. 1 | Offset (breaker bar) changes the head style in 1929 | 1929-1931 |
No. 1 | Offset (breaker bar) changes the head style in 1925 | 1925-1929 |
Unmarked | Offset (breaker bar – unlisted, but shown as pre 1923) | Pre 1923 |
1/2 Off Set Handle 8 inch lengthTee
First – is an early No 2 Short Tee (Pre 1923)
Second shows a 1923 logo above and a 1925-29 logo below
This is a unique tool, the “nut spinners, below are much more useful, but this represents an early tool with a fixed head
Number | Description | Date Range |
F-1 | Off Set Handle 8 inch length | 1927 – 1929 |
1/2 FR-84 Ratchet
New handle design
The photo shows the modern handle style and the list is the balance of the ratchets after the design update of 1948
Model number | Description | Date Range |
F-71 | New Standard Ferret Ratchet | 1948 |
F-710A | Ferret Ratchet | 1953-1958 |
F-71C | Ferret Ratchet | 1953 – 1958 |
F-710B | Ferret Ratchet | 1960-1978 |
F-71D | Ferret Ratchet | 1960-1967 |
F-71M | Ferret Ratchet | 1962-1967 |
F-710LS | Ferret ratchet | 1965-1967 |
F-711 | Ferret Flex Ratchet | 1967 |
FL-710 | Ferret long ratchet | 1965-1967 |
F-710K | Stubby Ferret Ratchet | 1962 – 1967 |
F-710BK | Stubby Ferret Ratchet | 1970-1978 |
F-710D | Ferret Ratchet | 1970-1978 |
F-711A | Ferret Flex Ratchet | 1970-1978 |
F-712 | Ferret Ratchet bent flex handle | 1975 – 1978 |
F-713 | Ferret Flex Ratchet with fast release | 1975 – 1978 |
F-71G | Ferret Ratchet | 1970-1978 |
F-71N | Ferret Ratchet | 1970-1978 |
FL-710B | Ferret long ratchet | 1975 |
FM-70 | Ferret small head ratchet | 1970-1978 |
FL-710-LS | Ferret long ratchet w/ plastic handle | 1975 |
F-714 | Palm style | 1978 |
3/8 FRS- Thumb Ratchet
On Top is a T-5 and below is a T3
The photo to the right is modern FRS-70A undated, I have not seen the original FRS-70. Handy device
Model number | Description | Date Range |
FRS-70 | Thumb ratchet spinner | 1958-1978 |
1/2 Nut Spinner Progression
1931 DE-1 Offset Catalog drawing and actual
Photo courtesy of Ken and Roseanne Johnson
1931 DE-1 Offset to configure a hammer wrench. This is a very rare tool. It appeared in the 1931 Catalog (with this drawing) for one year only.
Number | Description | Date |
DE-1 | Offset to configure a hammer wrench | 1931 |
1/2 Universal ball detent differences
10DA date stamped 1936
There are a series of these and the variations between them are not altogether clear, but this is a 10DA date stamped 1936. The handle has a square female opening for a ratchet of extension. There is a hole in the handle for a rod. The rods are not marked Snap on or carry any other ID that I can see. The join and the square are shown. It is unclear why the joint has a series of recessed lines. The square is 45 degrees off
Number | Description | Date |
No 10 | Breaker bar | 1931 |
No 11 | Bar that mounts on handle of 10-C to make T | 1931-1933 |
No 10A | Breaker bar | 1932 |
10-C | Breaker bar 18 inch | 1933-1935 |
10-D | Breaker bar 15 inch | 1933-1935 |
10-CA | Breaker bar 18 inch | 1937 |
10-DA | Breaker bar 15 inch | 1937 |
1/2 NS-18A Nut Spinner 1947
NS-18A Nut Spinner 1947
NS-18A Nut Spinner 1947 is shown at the top. The next set shows the handle ends and the 1947 is round and the 1936 10DA. There is a hole in both for a rod, but no extension can be put into the 1947. The next is the joint and the square. The 1947 shows a smooth inner joint and a crimped fiction ball.
Number | Description | Date |
NS-11 | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 12 | 1939 – 1946 |
NS-15 | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 15 | 1939 – 1948 |
NS-18 | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 18 | 1939 – 1948 |
NS-4C | Nut Speeder 6 3/8 | 1939 – 1948 |
NS-15L | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 15” | 1950 -1960 |
NS-18L | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 18” | 1950 -1960 |
NS-4L | Nut Speeder 6 3/8” | 1953-1960 |
K-4L | Speeder handle 8 inch shank | 1953-1962 |
NS-24 | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 24 | 1958-1960 |
SN-4L | Nut Speeder 17 ½” w/ joint tip | 1960 |
SN-18L | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 18” | 1962 |
SN-15M | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 15” | 1962-1965 |
SN-18M | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 18” | 1962-1965 |
SN-24A | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 24 | 1962-1965 |
SN-4M | Nut Speeder 17 ½” w/ joint tip | 1962-1965 |
SN-24B | Nut Spinner 24” | 1967-1975 |
SN-15A | Nut Spinner 15” | 1967-1978 |
SN-18A | Nut Spinner 18” | 1967-1978 |
SN-4A | Nut Speeder 17 ¼” w/ joint tip | 1967-1978 |
NS-24B | Nut Spinners (breaker bar) 24 | 1978 |
3/8 F-40 Plastic screw driver
F-40 progression. Catalog drawings First F-40 1942 and F-40A 1965
F-40 progression. These are following the screw driver handle patterns. It have be possible to find variations between these two
Model number | Description | Date Range |
F-40 | Plastic screw driver like handle | 1941-1962 |
F-40A | Plastic screw driver like handle | 1965-1970 on |
3/8 FX-62 and FX-62A Flexible drivers
The progression for the 1960 FX-6 and the FX-62A 1965 Catalog drawings
FX-62 and FX-62A Flexible drivers. The handles are obviously OctoGrip and Contour.
Model number | Description | Date Range |
FX-62 | Flexible Driver | 1958-1965 |
FX-62A | Flexible Driver | 1965-1970 on |