How do you date a snap on Ratchet?
0:011:47How to Date Snap-On Tools @Gettin Junk Done - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou got a four there thats the date code you compare that four to the four right above 1964. LikeMoreYou got a four there thats the date code you compare that four to the four right above 1964. Like that there you go so this is a 1964 wrench.
How old is the snap on company?
About 101 years (1920) Snap-on/Age Snap-on was founded in 1920 by Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann, who pioneered the idea of interchangeable sockets and wrench handles. The company manufactured and marketed 10 sockets that would snap on to five interchangeable handles, a concept that revolutionized the tool industry.
Did Snap-on invented the ratchet?
Joseph Johnson In 1923, Snap-on filed for its first patent, a ratcheting attachment. The No. 6 Ratchet was designed by Joseph Johnson and was the first ratcheting attachment made for use with the original set of interchangeable socket wrenches.
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