Re: What Jack Do I Have?

Posted by Ken Schmidt on June 17, 1997 at 14:36:27

In Reply to: What Jack Do I Have?
posted by Leo Stacks on June 13, 1997 at 21:28:05

: I have a jack that is a ratchet type that screws up.On the outside of the handle is the Ford script.On the inside of the handle (from the best that I can tell) is the marking "MFG. CO. Racine Wis 215" with a sideways 2.I'm not even sure if this is a Model A jack.I know Henry Ford prided himself in being self-sufficient, but I also know he subcontracted quite a bit when the demand for his car went up.The handle on this jack is bent in towards the center.Is this correct or were they straight?What was the original color--mine is a nice shade of rust.Thanks, Leo.

Hi Leo,
Sounds like you have a model T jack. The model T jacks had the Ford logo in the handle.A good picture of the model T jack can be found in the"Model A Ford Restortaion & Maintenance"
handbook by Paul Moller on page 41. The model T jack that I have has a stright handle and it looks like the one in the picture on page 41. To the best of my knowledge the model A jack handles were unmarked. Hope this helps......

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