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Manufacturers Index - Prentiss Vise Co.

Prentiss Vise Co.
Watertown, NY, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
187,131 Feb. 06, 1877 Rotating Base for Bench Vise James F. Hall Havana, NY Rotating Vise Base
    Rotating Base for Bench Vise Elbert P. Cook Havana, NY  
396,066 Jan. 15, 1889 Vise John A. Blake Watertown, NY
418,521 Dec. 31, 1889 Wrench Attachment 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 Jul. 01, 1902 Vise Charles Darwin Bingham Watertown, NY
713,038 Nov. 04, 1902 Vise Eli Zimerman Watertown, NY
742,281 Oct. 27, 1903 Bench-vise John A. Blake Watertown, NY
994,240 Jun. 06, 1911 Vise 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 Jun. 01, 1926 Shaft collar 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.