Antique Hand Tool - Help!

[dogfather1]

I would appreciate any help identifying this hand tool. It is articulated and acts like a screwdriver, but the point is square and not changeable. The angle is adjustable by means of a wing nut and slide. Stamped on the side is Millers Falls C. of Mass, USA, and, Patent Date Feby 13, 1890, and the 9 is not clear. Thank you for any help.

 

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[Oddjob]

Millers Falls hand tool price guide - antique hand planes, bit braces, hand drills, breast drills

Someone created a price guide, maybe you can find yours-

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

It's an offset universal joint for a hand drill/auger.

The four-edged end is chucked in the drill and the other end has a chuck for the bit. To reach into odd placed (like between wall joists.)

Millers Falls

Towards the bottom of the page.

"Patent Universal Angular Bitstock"


I think it's a No. 109 frtom OddJob's link.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

It also looks like the inner jaws are missing from the chuck.

But the good news is I looked up what a "Pearson A Rating for rarity" means and that is "rarest". So I would say you have something a hand drill collector would want.

 

[Oddjob]

Well Sir I would say that you have solved this one pretty fast.