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Woodworking Vise
- Vise, Used by Henry Ford for Watch Repair, 1876-1878 - Watches were some of the first machines to catch Henry Ford's interest. He received a pocket watch for his 13th birthday which he quickly took apart -- and then put back together in perfect working order. Young Ford often repaired watches for friends and neighbors. He never charged for his services; the experience he gained was reward enough.
- 1876-1878
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Vise, Used by Henry Ford for Watch Repair, 1876-1878
Watches were some of the first machines to catch Henry Ford's interest. He received a pocket watch for his 13th birthday which he quickly took apart -- and then put back together in perfect working order. Young Ford often repaired watches for friends and neighbors. He never charged for his services; the experience he gained was reward enough.
- Vise, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and vises and tongs. A pin vise or tongs grasp and hold small pin-like components. The tool's jaws open and close by means of the brass slide or thimble.
- 1900-1920
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Vise, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and vises and tongs. A pin vise or tongs grasp and hold small pin-like components. The tool's jaws open and close by means of the brass slide or thimble.
- Vise, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create or repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, reamers, burnishers and vises, like this one. Vises grasp and hold small components or other tools. With the part or tool secure, the craftsperson can then file, shape and complete their work.
- 1900-1920
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Vise, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create or repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, reamers, burnishers and vises, like this one. Vises grasp and hold small components or other tools. With the part or tool secure, the craftsperson can then file, shape and complete their work.
- Vise, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create or repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, reamers, burnishers and vises, like this one. Vises grasp and hold small components or other tools. With the part or tool secure, the craftsperson can then file, shape and complete their work.
- 1900-1920
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Vise, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create or repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, reamers, burnishers and vises, like this one. Vises grasp and hold small components or other tools. With the part or tool secure, the craftsperson can then file, shape and complete their work.
- Leg Vise, 1840-1865 -
- 1840-1865
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Leg Vise, 1840-1865
- Shoemaking Vise, 1880-1920 - Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century shoemakers turned pieces of leather into footwear. These craftspeople used a wide range of specialized tools to measure, cut, shape, stitch, trim, finish, and decorate their handiwork. Their tools included a variety of knives, hammers, punches, clamps, awls, and polishers and burnishers. Though these tools seem highly specialized, shoemakers were always adapting, using whatever tools were at hand to make shoes.
- 1880-1920
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Shoemaking Vise, 1880-1920
Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century shoemakers turned pieces of leather into footwear. These craftspeople used a wide range of specialized tools to measure, cut, shape, stitch, trim, finish, and decorate their handiwork. Their tools included a variety of knives, hammers, punches, clamps, awls, and polishers and burnishers. Though these tools seem highly specialized, shoemakers were always adapting, using whatever tools were at hand to make shoes.