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Chandler & Washburn
Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: May 15 2021 10:27PM by Mark Stansbury
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The company manufactured quick-action woodworking and machinists' vises in 1889. By 1907, they were being sold by Barbour-Stockwell Co. as Chandler & Washburn's Quick Action Vise.

Information Sources

The Iron Age, Vol. 43, No. 13, Mar. 31, 1889, Pg. 454.
The Iron Age, Vol. 79, No. 26, June 27, 1907, Pg. 158.

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