General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.0 cm

Width

1.2 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

THIS PIN VISE MAY HAVE BEEN USED C. LATE 1940S- C. 2000.

Canada

ACQUIRED WITH METAL VISE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE & SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM THE WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY HE ACQUIRED THIS PIN VISE, TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS OTHER TOOLS, ALSO FOR USE IN HIS SHOP.

Function

USED TO SECURELY HOLD SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS DRILL BITS, ETC.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PIN VISE, USED TO SECURELY HOLD WIRES, SMALL FILES, TAPS, DRILLS, ETC. A HOLE EXTENDS THROUGHOUT THE FULL LENGTH, SO THAT WIRES OF ANYDIAMETER MAY BE HELD. (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " "ECLIPSE" No. 122/ PIN VICE/ MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped in neck, below jaws..2 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1-.2 MOST AREAS HAVE BROWN COLOUR FINISH, SAVE SILVER METAL BAND ON.1 BELOW JAWS.

Decoration

N/A