Pexto Smith patent brace-05

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PEXTO Braces - Another Type Study of Sorts
by George Langford

Brace PEXTO-05 - P.S.&W.Co.
Price: $40.00 plus shipping.

Only about 5% of the nickel plating remains, but the steel surface has a pleasant, smooth patina with no pitting. The pad is lignum vitae; the wrist handle is rosewood.
The spring keeping the crispy jaws together is so symmetrical I think it is original, but I have not seen another like it - the jaws have original grooves cast into the back to accommodate the exact shape of the spring. Maybe another jaw patent ? As with all the other alligator jaws in this series, the teeth interlock so as to keep them aligned.

	This ten-inch-swing brace is in the earliest range, as it has the ratchet housing (left) stamped with the Feb. 19, 1884 date of the Ellrich ratchet patent.
	The July 9, 1895 patent date clearly stamped on the shell of the chuck is shown at left. The ball bearings and the affixing screw are all original. P.S.&W.Co. trademark stamped on bow:

The wrist handle is shown below.