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457,710
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Aug. 11, 1891
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Bench Vise
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Joseph F. Emmert |
Waynesborough, PA |
"The" patternmaker's vise of choice that utilizes jaws that can rotate 360 degrees as well as move from traditional vertical clamping to horizontal clamping. |
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709,399
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Sep. 16, 1902
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Vise
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Joseph F. Emmert |
Waynesboro, PA |
Joseph Emmert's 3 headed machinists vise. |
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728,858
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May. 26, 1903
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Vise
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Edgar H. Byer |
Waynesboro, PA |
Patent for a Machinists vise produced by Emmert Mfg. Co., Waynesboro, PA.
Model 4a (4" jaws, 100 lbs.), Model 6a (3" jaws, 55 lbs.)
Model 5 (2" jaws, 12 lbs.), Model 10 (6" jaws, 230 lbs.) |
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768,810
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Aug. 30, 1904
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Vise
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Mortimer G. Lewis |
New York, NY |
This bench vise has a rear jaw that rotates to hold tapered or irregular work. Mortimer Lewis of New York City had his own company called Lewis Tool Company. However this patent was assigned to Emmert Manufacturing Co. |
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787,328
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Apr. 11, 1905
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Vise
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Joseph F. Emmert |
Waynesboro, PA |
Second patent found on turtlebacks which includes the tilt adjustment rod as well as the vise jaw design for attaching the auxiliary jaw. This patent also includes the auxiliary tilting plate jaw itself. |
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965,470
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Jul. 26, 1910
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Vise
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Harry S. Kuhn |
Waynesboro, PA |
Patent used on the "Eureka" Rapid Transit Vises |
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1,310,351
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Jul. 15, 1919
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Vise
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Victor R. Koontz |
Waynesboro, PA |
The evolution of Emmert's turtleback vise which replaced the "turtleback" and modified the mechanism to allow rotation and clamping throughout 360 degree rotation instead of the limitation of 8 indexed points on the turtlback model. Originally produced by the Victor Tool Co., Victor Koontz's vise became the very popular "New Improved" Emmert patternmaker's vise known as the K1. |