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Brace PEXTO-04 -
P.S.&W.Co. No.1201.
Price: $15.00 plus shipping.
This
twelve-inch-swing brace is in the middle range, as
it probably originally had the
Whitney-Ellrich patent jaw spring (now replaced with a bit of wire from
a nail). It was made after the Ellrich
ratchet patent had expired in 1901 as well as after the Whitney-Ellrich
patent was sent to the US Patent Office in May of 1910. The ball
bearings and the affixing screw are all original, but one of the jaws
cracked when I tried to straighten it. Only about 15% of the
nickel plating remains, but the steel surface has a pleasant, smooth
patina with no pitting. The H.V. Smith patent for the
ball-bearing chuck would have expired in 1912.
The
(cracked) wrist handle's clearance with respect to the ferrules is
adjustable by means of the screws seen below. I know of no
applicable patent, even though I have seen other manufacturers' braces
with similar adjustments. There is an inclined ramp behind each
screw, aligned so that the ferrule will move towards the handle if the
screw loosens.
The July 9, 1895 patent date can be seen here.
See also: "P.S.&W.Co.
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