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187,131
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Feb. 06, 1877
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Rotating Base for Bench Vise
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James F. Hall |
Havana, NY |
Rotating Vise Base |
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Rotating Base for Bench Vise
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Elbert P. Cook |
Havana, NY |
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396,066
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Jan. 15, 1889
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Vise
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John A. Blake |
Watertown, NY |
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418,521
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Dec. 31, 1889
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Wrench Attachment
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James Kenney |
Newark, NJ |
Pipe jaw attachment for monkey wrenches. It slides over the shank from the back side and is held in place by a spring loop that swings over the outside of the "fixed" jaw.
Marketed as the ECLIPSE WRENCH ATTACHMENT in several sizes; a contemporary ad from an 1890 issue of IRON AGE is shown in Ken Cope's "American Wrench Makers 1830-1930.". |
703,376
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Jul. 01, 1902
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Vise
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Charles Darwin Bingham |
Watertown, NY |
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713,038
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Nov. 04, 1902
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Vise
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Eli Zimerman |
Watertown, NY |
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742,281
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Oct. 27, 1903
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Bench-vise
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John A. Blake |
Watertown, NY |
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994,240
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Jun. 06, 1911
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Vise
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Charles D. Bingham |
Watertown, NY |
This invention covers the means of "securing and removing face plates from the main jaws of vises." |
1,586,959
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Jun. 01, 1926
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Shaft collar
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Charles Foster Blake |
Watertown, NY |
This shaft collar has projections that can be bent down into notches cut in the shaft to hold it in place, as opposed to using a set screw. |