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Brace B&D-54
Price: $15.00
plus shipping.
The John S. Fray catalog of 1911 lists this brace as No.085, last,
simplest and cheapest of all. It is in good condition, with some wear
& tear to the chuck's original jaws and a broken wrist handle,
which arrived done up in friction tape. I unwound the tape easily,
scraped off the residue, scraped the oil & dirt off the split
surfaces, and reassembled the handle in place with yellow carpenters
glue. It rotates freely, but still has a tight crack as shown at left.
The two glue lines are less pronounced.
The ratchet mechanism looks a lot like that of Brace B&D-52, but the spring(s) are impossible to see without disassembling the mechanism.
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The John S. Fray & Co. mark can be just about read at left. Bridgeport, Conn. on the opposite side of the frame.
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