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B&D-60
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This Craftsman eight
inch swing brace was made in the U.S.A. with nickel plating, nealy all
of which remains, but all of the original lacquer finish has worn off
the close-grained hardwood handles. It is smooth running, with a
ball-bearing head and smoothly adjustable ratchet.
The principal question has to do with the alligator jaws, which depend
entirely on the jaw spring to keep them in alignment. Even though there
aren't any wrench markings on the shell of the chuck, nevertheless, the
jaws' teeth are somewhat splayed to the sides from heavy use. The user
must have been quite a brute. I haven't been able to identify the
manufacturer from the jaw pattern, which doesn't have any connecting
pin.
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Sears, Roebuck caused the maker to mark the brace as shown at left. Never fear, the "Made in &%$#" stamp can be seen to be Made in U.S.A.
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