Both
handles were made from American walnut:
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Model No.222-10IN.
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Maker's mark:
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B&D-129
Price: $45.00
plus shipping
The
two patents upon which this brace is based had both expired by the time
the brace was made, but careful examination of the jaws from the actual
chuck with the varieties of jaws claimed in the patents reveals that
Vaughan & Bushnell came up with yet another design, shown in my
Roger K. Smith
reprint 1927 V&B catalog. The second patent covers a ball bearing
chuck design which is not represented in the present brace. Instead,
this brace utilizes a tangential retaining bolt just like that in the
patent. The present jaws appear to be shaped so as to grip round
shanked bits up to about half an inch in diameter; when I tried,
such a bit could only be held firmly if it's gripped half an inch from
the butt end. There is a chip out of the side of one of the jaws which
ought not to impair its gripping power for normal auger bits. The brace
retains nearly all its original nickel plating, and the walnut handles
are in great condition, except for the letter "S" carved into
the pad.
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