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Vise Patentee: Charles McCarter - Decatur IL Granted:1922-04-25

One of these appeared on one of Patrick Leach's tool lists. Here is his description of it: Another rare and crazy vise. McCarter envisioned a Prentice style vise mounted on a sphere so that it has limitless positions as it's moved over the sphere; a rotating level locks the vise at the desired position over the sphere; embossed with his name and patent date, the entire thing is clamped to the bench
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Bench Vise Patentee: Jack E Messenger - Des Moines IA Granted:1921-12-13


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Splicing Sleeve Compressing Tool Patentee: Frank J. Mayer - Cleveland OH Granted:1939-09-19

Pliers type tool with thin jaws incorporating two sizes of compression "notches." The tool was designed to coordinate with compression splicing sleeves used with telephone wires. The patent number appears on No. 17-2 NICOPRESS TOOL from The National Telephone Supply Co.
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Improvement in methods of floating horses, &c., across rivers Patentee: Samuel P. Heintzelman - Newport Barracks KY Granted:1857-11-24

1 of 12 patents in the Parker Brothers Inventor's Game. Another is 730,918 Here as part of Russ Allen's MWTCA Gadgets, Gizmos, and Mechanical Marvels display.
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Quick Actiing Vise Patentee: Edwin W Fulton - Lowville NY Granted:1921-08-16


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