Plomb ratchets from the 1930's have a distinctive look with their tapered head. They also had a removable drive plug.
Today, this plug seems like a bad idea, because it's easily lost. But perhaps to a mechanic in the early days, this was a useful feature.
Here's an example of a 1/4" ratchet. In 1936, it cost $1.90
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