James=2CWhat great web pages you've made! A suggestion: The 2100 brace
page might be improved with a link to Dr. George Langford's site
www.georgesbasement.com=2C specifically the page about the internals of
the 2100 here: http://www.georgesbasement.com/fs2101a.htm (Dr. Langford
has posted on OLDTOOLS in the distant past. He has a Sc.D in
metallurgy.)A question: You wrote that "Yankee" tools always reflect
copious chrome plating of metal parts." I've seen some early ones that
appear to be bare brass and some others that appear to be nickel. Then
again=2C I'm looking at a small sample of well-worn tools . The ones
that appear to be nickle could be just showing the undercoating of
nickle which you mentioned=2C meaning the chrome went away and left the
nickle. Also=2C was chrome used on tools produced in wartime? (WW's 1 &
2) (Darn! I should have bought that Yankee stamped S.C.U.S.A=2C which I
think was Signal Corps US Army. It was missing that little irreplaceable
grub screw. I can't remember its finish. ) Overall=2C though=2C those
are very professional looking web pages ! John Ruth
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