Kirk Eppler wrote:
>
> paul womack wrote:
>> Rumaging through my newly organised bookshelf, I found a forgotten
>> Stanley catalogue. Far too American and early to list the 702 and
>> 5702, but it did list the 700. This appears to be a direct ancestor.
>>
>> http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/s700adv-
>> ert.jpg
>>
>> http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/s700us-
>> age.jpg
>>
>>
>> The latter explains the mystery; the vice behaves more like a clamp
>> that a normal vise, with the bench or other surface providing much of
>> the support.
>>
>>
> So, basically, you have a couple of these, in early prototype form?
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31144&cat=1,41659,-
> 41665&ap
Good lord - that's the Stanley #702 (apart from the brand name, that
is); I assume any patents have run out.

Great "in-use" photos - thanks for that.

I note that it doesn't repeat the mistakes - sorry "improvements" - of
the #5702.

   BugBear
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