Fellow galoots,

I need some brace help.  I picked up a small ratchet brace today with
the following markings:

"4906" on one arm (frame piece); on another arm is "Made in <TEXTO> USA"
("< >" indicates an oval around the word TEXTO, and I am not positive
about the first T); on the opposite side of one of the arms is "W U
TELCO".  Handle and head seem to be rosewood.

The two-jaw chuck doesn't seem to have any markings.  The swing seems
to be about 7 inches.  I thought the "06" in the "4906" might mean
that it had a 6 inch swing, but I can't seem to measure any way that
would give me quite that small a swing.  Any ideas about the brace
and its maker?

Frank (Fort Worth Armadillo Works)

FrankSronce wrote:

>
>
> "4906" on one arm (frame piece); on another arm is "Made in <TEXTO> USA"
> ("< >" indicates an oval around the word TEXTO, and I am not positive
> about the first T); on the opposite side of one of the arms is "W U
> TELCO".

 This could be fun to guess. The first part is undoubtably Pexto.     Peck,
Stow and Wilcox in the more modern world I believe.
  But this last part.........
Western Utah Telephone Co?
Waco United Telephone Co?
 Wabash Union?
  Waxahachie's Unusual?
   I dunno
   yours,  Scott
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Scott,

Ralph B. answered off line.  He says Western Union Telegraph Company.

Frank

scott grandstaff wrote:
>
> FrankSronce wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "4906" on one arm (frame piece); on another arm is "Made in <TEXTO> USA"
> > ("< >" indicates an oval around the word TEXTO, and I am not positive
> > about the first T); on the opposite side of one of the arms is "W U
> > TELCO".
>
>  This could be fun to guess. The first part is undoubtably Pexto.     Peck,
> Stow and Wilcox in the more modern world I believe.
>   But this last part.........
> Western Utah Telephone Co?
> Waco United Telephone Co?
>  Wabash Union?
>   Waxahachie's Unusual?
>    I dunno
>    yours,  Scott

Frank and GG,

I have some braces that say PEXTO and I'll bet thats what yours says
too.  Can't help on the rest of it though.

Dave Strommen
Northern Indiana

Frank (Fort Worth Armadillo Works) wrote:

>I need some brace help.  I picked up a small ratchet brace today ....

>"4906" on one arm (frame piece); on another arm is "Made in <TEXTO>
USA"
>("< >" indicates an oval around the word TEXTO, and I am not positive
>about the first T); on the opposite side of one of the arms is "W U
>TELCO".

Frank: PEXTO is "short" for Peck, Stow & Wilcox of Southington CT
1870-1950.
--ErvSawwwwwwwz

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:29:17 -0500 David Strommen <dastrom@s...>
writes:
> Frank and GG,
>
> I have some braces that say PEXTO and I'll bet thats what yours says
> too.  Can't help on the rest of it though.
>
> Dave Strommen
> Northern Indiana
>
> Frank (Fort Worth Armadillo Works) wrote:
>
> >I need some brace help.  I picked up a small ratchet brace today
> ....
>
> >"4906" on one arm (frame piece); on another arm is "Made in <TEXTO>
> USA"
> >("< >" indicates an oval around the word TEXTO, and I am not
> positive
> >about the first T); on the opposite side of one of the arms is "W U
> >TELCO".
>
>
>
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Erwin L Schaffer wrote:

> Frank: PEXTO is "short" for Peck, Stow & Wilcox of Southington CT
> 1870-1950.
> --ErvSawwwwwwwz
>
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:29:17 -0500 David Strommen <dastrom@s...>
> writes:
> > Frank and GG,
> >
> > I have some braces that say PEXTO and I'll bet thats what yours says
> > too.  Can't help on the rest of it though.
> >
> ><snip>

Erv and others have settled the makers identity;  I think the users mark is
"Western Union Telegraph Co."

On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:07:29 -0800, scott grandstaff wrote:
>  But this last part.........
>Western Utah Telephone Co?
>Waco United Telephone Co?
> Wabash Union?
>  Waxahachie's Unusual?
>   I dunno

Western Union Telegraph Co. -- none other.  Forgot all about those old-
fashioned yellow-paper emails, didn't ya?

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