General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood and metal (possibly steel]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.3 cm

Width

2.2 cm

Height

2.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

North

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used by J. Anthony c. late 1890s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Permits driving of screw with one hand.

Technical

Earliest ratchet screwdrivers appeared in USA in late 1890s. This design allows user to turn screw head by twisting handle back and forth, rather than turning it 360-degrees. Sliding adjustment mechanism allows tool to drive clockwise, counter clockwise or remain fixed. The knurled ring at the base of the shaft can be turned by hand, to start the screw. [Ref. 3, p. 453]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" "YANKEE" NO. 15/ NORTH BROS. MFG. CO./ PHILA. PA. U.S.A./ PAT. NOV. 2. 97 - MAY 1. 06 " stamped into ratchet housing.

Missing

None.

Finish

Bright silver metal ratchet mechanism housing; knurled ring; dull silver metal (steel ?) screwdriver head; turned wood handle, stained medium brown.

Decoration

N/A