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791,741
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Jun. 06, 1905
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Bench-vise
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Eli S. Williamson |
Buffalo, NY |
The inventor's earlier patent 711,607 and this patent were used by the Williamson Manufacturing Co., which was established in 1902 to manufacture the earlier patent vise. The company name was changed to Williamson Vise Co. in about 1908 and then the company was acquired by the G. M. Yost Manufacturing Co., which continued to manufacture the Williamson line of vises. |
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899,779
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Sep. 29, 1908
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Vise
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Gilmore M. Yost |
Mechanicsburg, PA |
Gilmore M. Yost's patented improvments to the Emmert vise (patent 457,710). He says "My invention relates to a universal vise and is designed to provide a construction whereby the vise may be attached by a hinge to the edge of the top of a work bench without reducing the thickness of the top of the bench, and to provide a very simple and strong construction and one which will permit the turning of the jaws in a plane at right angles to the normal travel of the movable jaw without disturbing the work."
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2,653,499
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Sep. 29, 1953
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Removable faceplate for vise jaws
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Arnold B. Partiss |
Bradford, PA |
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509,358
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Jan. 18, 1955
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Removable face plates for vise jaws
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Arnold B. Partiss |
Bradford, PA |
This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 2,653,499. |