Antique Made In Germany D. R. P. Ang. AUTO TOOL Socket Ratchet Adjustable Wrench
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3516998 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
| Brand: auto tool | Original/Reproduction: Antique Original |
Antique Made in Germany D.R.P. ang. Socket Ratchet Adjustable Wrench
Ingenious ratchet head permanently affixed to the end of a long hollowhandle with a drilled hole at the end for a tommy bar. The ratchet head ishinged, with three positions - 0*, 45*, and 90* - by depressing thebutton, releasing a large bent split pin. The on/off direction is selected bytwisting that knurled ring recessed elegantly in the head, left or right.
see pics for all conditions and dimensions, too...l shows use and wear marks, works as originally intended. Sorry no sockets are included in this estate find. What you see is what you get.
from garage journal:D.R.P. means "Deutsches ReichsPatent" ...German Reich Patent.....so it´s from 1945 or older."DRP, D.R.P. and D.R.Pa.
are all German—Deutsches Reichs-Patente—representing the highest category of
protection a design could be granted. Care should be taken to distinguish‘D.R.Pa.’
and ‘D.R.P.A.’, as the latter, more commonly ‘D.R.P. Ang.’ or ‘D.R.P. Angem.’, signifies
Deutsches Reichs-Patent Angemeldet (i.e., that the patent had been sought butnot
yet granted. ‘D.R.P. Ang.’ marks were customarily used only for a short time, before
being replaced with ‘D.R.P.’, and can provide a useful dating aid."
Ingenious ratchet head permanently affixed to the end of a long hollowhandle with a drilled hole at the end for a tommy bar. The ratchet head ishinged, with three positions - 0*, 45*, and 90* - by depressing thebutton, releasing a large bent split pin. The on/off direction is selected bytwisting that knurled ring recessed elegantly in the head, left or right.
see pics for all conditions and dimensions, too...l shows use and wear marks, works as originally intended. Sorry no sockets are included in this estate find. What you see is what you get.
from garage journal:D.R.P. means "Deutsches ReichsPatent" ...German Reich Patent.....so it´s from 1945 or older."DRP, D.R.P. and D.R.Pa.
are all German—Deutsches Reichs-Patente—representing the highest category of
protection a design could be granted. Care should be taken to distinguish‘D.R.Pa.’
and ‘D.R.P.A.’, as the latter, more commonly ‘D.R.P. Ang.’ or ‘D.R.P. Angem.’, signifies
Deutsches Reichs-Patent Angemeldet (i.e., that the patent had been sought butnot
yet granted. ‘D.R.P. Ang.’ marks were customarily used only for a short time, before
being replaced with ‘D.R.P.’, and can provide a useful dating aid."
