Sogard brace - the last of the purely 'Murrican-made braces.
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Sogard is the trade name for the company that took over
manufacture of several Millers Falls tools, mainly for the U.S.
military market. Sogard appears to be the sole U.S. manufacturer
of these hand tools.
Steve Brackett has done some on-site research into the Sogard company,
and I have put together what he and I have found on Sogard
in this page from my Millers Falls No.2 drill Type Study.
This brace may have been made in Orange, Massachusetts. The images on this page have a grey background because the chrome plating reflects light more brightly than my white poster-board backdrop, and so I had to reduce the brightness of the images to avoid over exposing the chrome plate. This brace is quite well made and shows no mechanical compromises. All of the plating remains. The brace is mechanically unused and works smoothly. The finish is a bit scratchy, as little or no effort was made to break (i.e., smooth) rough edges by tumbling or buffing. That said, all finishes remain unscathed. |
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There are ball bearings for the pad, but none in the chuck
or wrist
handle. The handles are stained hardwood, and the Sogard logo was
"branded" into the pad with a hot iron. Nothing is stamped into
the metal parts. |
