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Sandusky

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.

Dimensions of Hand Screws

Sandusky Hand Screw Dimensions

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.

Dimensions of Cabinet Makers' Clamps

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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