North Brothers Yankee No. 75 Push Drill Brace

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This is a quality made spiral drive, ratcheting screwdriver / push drill brace that measures 24.25" long not including tip, fully opened, and 16.5" in the closed position. The ratcheting switch on the side allows for locked, clockwise and counterclockwise movements, basically the same as the other Yankee screwdriver by this same company, and with a totally concealed spiral drive unit inside the main shaft area. The main shaft is marked "YANKEE NO. 75 NORTH BROS. MFG. CO. PHILA. PA. U.S.A. PAT. APR.16.95, NOV.2.97 APR.2.12G". The inside shaft are polished brass, nicely polished, and in good straight useable condition overall. The outside is all nickel plated, and about 90% is still intact, very little wear. The wood end handle is a dark stained hardwood, is in very nice condition with a nice slotted metal end cap and a nice polished finish on the wood, minimal wear on the stain, solid, no cracks. The chuck is the two jaw alligator type, for holding the smaller tapered end auger or screwdriver bits (usually called bit stock drills or bits, and we generally have a nice selection of sets in stock). The chuck sleeve and jaws, and assembly are all steel, and all in very good working condition with the alligator type jaws (very similar to the type found on a brace). This is a very nice, well cared for tool, American made to last a lifetime, read more