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There are basically two shapes for handles of through spindles:
Waisted, and Cylindrical. These are considered below:
These have, in order from the face that presses the jaw:
a band,
an indentation,
a swelling, and then
some kind of end.
The location, and the proportion, of each element is characteristic of the maker.
The most commonly found waisted handles are from Rhode Island. I speculate that these influenced other makers.
Waisted Handles, and their Makers | |
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Maker | Example |
Aldrich and Hapgood | |
Bliss, various
This handle shows all the usual elements of a Rhode Island handle. |
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Buttrick | |
Denney | |
Gothauer Clamp Co. | |
Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co. | |
Hood, and Hood and Rice
This is distinguished by three lightly incised lines about midway along the handle. Also, the waist is not so deep as Bliss. |
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J H Sims
The waist is more decorative than functional. |
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Narragansett
This is very similar to those by Bliss. The main difference, as I see it. is the waist is not so pronounced. |
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Sandusky
This has a typical waist, and may be hard to distinguish from other makers. |
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Sargent |
In contrast, these have an almost uniform diameter for most of the handle, followed by some kind of end.
The most commonly found cylindrical handles are from Lowell.
Cylindrical Handles, and their Makers | |
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Maker | Example |
This, by Aldrich, has a distinctive shoulder, almost a groove, at the transition to the flat end. | |
Dodge Manufacturing | |
Ohio Tool | |
T B Rayl's | |
Stanley | |
Valley Clamp | |
This, by Webster and Butterfield, is characterized by the gradual rounding at the end, with almost no "flat" at the end. |
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