US Patent: 1,140,167 
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| Ratchet Wrench
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	        Patentees:
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 | Henry M. Kolb (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
| Reginald F. Sedgley (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Apr. 24, 1914 | 
 
| Granted: | 
May 18, 1915 | 
 
 
 
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Henry M. Kolb and Reginald F. Sedgley patent May 18, 1915  |  
 
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                        Stan Schulz HENRY M. KOLB K&S RATCHET (FLICKR) 
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        Description: |  
| The patented features are the pawl which functions with a spring-loaded ball rather than a spring, and the socket holder. 
Earliest ads show H.M. Kolb as maker; advertised as the K & S RATCHET WRENCH; subsequently modified by patent no. 1,224,223, and incorporated into the HEXALL ratchet and socket set which also uses patent no. 1,289,558. |  
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