The seldom seen Goodell-Pratt No 83 Universal ratchet handle
I have been looking for a small corner brace for a while and finally got this early Stanley No 994 during my recent trip to the Tools Of The Trades Show (TOTTS) That show and sale is twice a year; I went to the recent 2 Oct one. Next one is in Spring 17 The Stanley No 994 Joist or corner brace One portion of the top pad is cutaway, allowing it to be positioned closer to a wall. Notice the usual brace ratchet mechanism? The chucks on these is a giveaway of their vintage period, since it followed the brace's chuck development. This more recent one sport a much rectilinear chuck. Mine, above, has a bulbous Barber chuck. Pic from EBay It is essentially a truncated version of their regular brace, same mechanism and chucks. Main features: The cut away top pad and the ratchet mechanism allowed it to be operated close to a corner, say inside a joist bay Sure make you think of another uses doesn't it? If you said the common mechanic's ratchet, you would be right! The bigge...