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Four types of Sandusky clamps can be distinguished on the basis of their marks:
The years for each mark are still to be determined.
The Sandusky catalog of 1877 uses model numbers from 216 1/4 to 224 1/2 for clamps. The catalog of 1925 uses 800 to 816, and relates the new model numbers to the old, which include several more than were used in 1877. I would like to examine the catalogs over the fifty years, to trace the evolution of the line.
The screws are two or four inches longer than the jaws.
Screw Diameter |
Screw Length |
Jaw Length |
Jaw Size |
Old Model |
8xx Model |
1 1/4 |
26 |
24 |
3 x 3 |
216 1/4 |
800 |
1 1/4 |
24 |
22 |
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 |
216 1/2 |
801 |
1 1/4 |
24 |
20 |
2 5/8 x 2 5/8 |
217 |
802 |
1 1/4 |
22 |
20 |
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 |
217 1/4 (*) |
803 |
1 1/8 |
22 |
18 |
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 |
217 1/2 (*) |
804 |
1 1/8 |
20 |
18 |
2 3/8 x 2 3/8 |
218 |
805 |
1 |
20 |
16 |
2 3/8 x 2 3/8 |
218 1/2 (*) |
806 |
1 |
18 |
16 |
2 1/4 x 2 1/4 |
219 |
807 |
7/8 |
18 |
14 |
2 1/8 x 2 1/8 |
220 (*) |
808 |
7/8 |
16 |
14 |
2 x 2 |
221 |
809 |
7/8 |
16 |
12 |
1 7/8 x 1 7/8 |
221 1/2 (*) |
810 |
3/4 |
14 |
12 |
1 3/4 x 1 3/4 |
222 |
811 |
3/4 |
12 |
10 |
1 5/8 x 1 5/8 |
223 |
812 |
5/8 |
10 |
8 |
1 3/8 x 1 3/8 |
224 |
813 |
1/2 |
8 |
7 (**) |
1 1/8 x 1 1/8 |
224 1/2 |
814 |
1/2 |
6 |
5 |
1 x 1 |
225 (*) |
815 |
1/2 |
5 |
4 |
7/8 x 7/8 |
226 (*) |
816 |
(*) These numbers appear in the catalog of 1925, but not 1877.
(**) Item 224 1/2 has 6 inch long jaws in the 1877 catalog, and 7 inch long jaws in the 1925 catalog.
The catalog of 1877 includes bar clamps of various lengths. These are gone from the 1925 catalog.
Catalog Number (1877) |
Description |
Length inside Jaws |
per dozen |
256 |
Cabinet Makers' Clamp |
2 |
9.50 |
257 |
Cabinet Makers' Clamp |
3 |
10.00 |
258 |
Cabinet Makers' Clamp |
4 |
11.00 |
259 |
Cabinet Makers' Clamp |
5 |
12.00 |
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