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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: oldgoaly on December 11, 2014, 09:38:27 PM

Title: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: oldgoaly on December 11, 2014, 09:38:27 PM
nice old ones, but one has been buggered up!
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: turnnut on December 11, 2014, 09:50:01 PM
Peck, Stow & Wilcox, was a good company.  also made tinsmith tools, plus other trades tools.

I like that style wing adjuster.
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: oldgoaly on December 11, 2014, 11:04:41 PM
over the years I've casted brass wing nuts of various sizes, none that big!
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: Branson on December 12, 2014, 07:52:16 AM
Quote from: oldgoaly on December 11, 2014, 09:38:27 PM
nice old ones, but one has been buggered up!

Oh, you don't want to keep a tool that's buggered up; send it to me...

I just love these old style clamps!
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: jimwrench on December 12, 2014, 12:24:26 PM
 Those are neat old clamps.
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: Nolatoolguy on December 12, 2014, 06:46:32 PM
Very ornate designs for such a simple tool. Absolutely love it :)
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: mikeswrenches on December 12, 2014, 08:59:55 PM
Oldgoaly,  I've got a couple like that also.  One is marked  P, S,& W,  in the corner and on the straight portion "Steel No. 4 Screw" along with two patent dates and a star. The  other one just has a "star" cast on the surface along with No. 5

If you look real close on the the thumbscrews, you should see a patent date.  But it is very faint.  Unfortunately this date, Aug. 11, 1888 is not a valid date.  I have a hunch this may have been a patent for the thumbscrew.

On a brighter note, the dates on the body are valid.  July 10, 1888 was for the recess in the body that allowed the foot on the end of the screw to with draw flush into the frame, thus allowing the complete opening to be used.  This is no. 385,983.

The other date is June 5, 1888 and is for design pat. no. D18,376 for the frame.

Mike

Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: JoeCB on December 14, 2014, 12:50:06 PM
Very nice.  A fellow could make a whole collection of old ornate wing nuts and thumb screws from the 19th century and earlier... anybody do that?

Joe B
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: oldgoaly on December 14, 2014, 01:47:20 PM
Joe some people think I'm crazy enough!
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: Lewill2 on December 14, 2014, 02:16:42 PM
One of the guys in the MVWC collects ornate ceiling hooks that were used to hang gas lanterns and chandeliers.
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: turnnut on December 14, 2014, 04:30:38 PM
I would hate to see a bunch of tools hit the market missing their wing nuts.

someone would start replacing old wing nuts with cheap nuts and sell the old ones.

I say, NO to wing nut collecting. 
Title: Re: Couple of old C clamps
Post by: Chillylulu on December 14, 2014, 06:10:02 PM
Quote from: turnnut on December 14, 2014, 04:30:38 PM
I would hate to see a bunch of tools hit the market missing their wing nuts.

someone would start replacing old wing nuts with cheap nuts and sell the old ones.

I say, NO to wing nut collecting.

No wing nut nuts!

Chilly