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Brace PEXTO-07 -
P.S.&W.Co.
Price:
$20.00 plus shipping.
Almost none
of the
nickel plating remains, but the steel surface has a pleasant, smooth
patina with a few shallow pits. There are three old nicks (from a
hatchet ?) on the bow near the quill where they do no functional
harm. The pad is lignum vitae; the wrist handle
is rosewood. This brace's principal claim to fame is the Altwein
patent jaws & spring, bottom right.
The July 9,
1895 patent date clearly stamped on the shell of the chuck is shown
above. The
ball
bearings and the affixing screw are all replacements that I installed.
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Nearly
illegible circular P.S.&W.Co. trademark
stamped on bow:
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The (cracked)
wrist handle is shown below. It has no adjustment mechanism for
perfecting the clearance between the handle and ferrules.
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The elaborate spring and
jaws
were invented by Oscar
Altwein in US Patent No. 982,559, granted January 24,
1911. The ratchet housing is solid but shows some scars. |
