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MILLER'S FALLS "BARBOR'S PATENT" No 12 186810" hand drill
A VERY EARLY AMERICAN BRACE AT A TIME WHEN THESE TOOLS WERE USED BY THOUSANDS OF CRAFTSMEN IN EVERY OCCUPATION.
The Barber Improved Brace:
Barber Improved braces Charles Amidon may have had more to do with the overwhelming success of the Barber Brace than William H. Barber. In addition to recognizing, along with Gunn, the commercial potential of the brace, Amidon developed a set of jaws far superior to those designed by Barber. It is interesting to note that more Barber braces were sold with Amidon’s jaws than were ever equipped with Barber’s.
The design for Amidon’s springless jaws was simplicity itself. The two identical jaws ride on a simple steel pin and are adjustable to various sizes of square and rectangular shanks. In addition to being inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, the jaws maintain contact with a bit along their full length, affording an extremely secure hold on a variety of bits. Millers Falls marketed braces equipped with Amidon’s jaws as Barber Improved Braces.
EVEN AFTER 155 YEARS THIS BRACE STILL PERFORMS PERFECTLY WELL AND IS A PLEASURE TO USE WITH IT'S VERY NICE ROSEWOOD HANDLES AND SMOOTH ACTION.
A REAL TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN INGENUITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
I ONLY SHIP TO THE U.S. BUT IF YOU HAVE EXCELLENT LONG TERM response AND LIVE ABROAD, CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND I CAN OPEN THE offerDING FOR YOU.
IT ISSIMPLEST FOR ME TO OFFER SHIPPING WITH THE USPS , BUT IF YOU WOULD PREFER SOME OTHER METHOD, AND ARE WILLING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST, CONTACT ME.
ALSO, PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING:
I AM SELLING MY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED OVER 60 YEARS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, MANY BOOKS, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERESTING ITEMS FOR I AM CLEARING OUT EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.THESE ARE FROM A VERY EXTENSIVE, WELL CARED FOR ACCUMULATION, MANY VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.
