Compare this with the picture below. The two rings
are clearly present, but the acorn tip, and the mark, are absent.Top Page > Clamps as Products > Makers of Wooden Clamps (WC) > Chapin-Stevens
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The illustration is taken from catalog number 114, believed to be dated 1914.
Compare this with the picture below. The two rings
are clearly present, but the acorn tip, and the mark, are absent.
The maker's mark is impressed into the top of the stopped jaw:
The jaws are chamfered on three edges, according to the illustration. However, beaded jaws are an option.
The central, or through, spindle has an acorn tip, and a cylindrical handle, decorated with two lines, about one-third of the way from the jaw to the end of the handle.
The end, or stopped, spindle has a cylindrical handle, decorated with two lines, about one-third of the way from the jaw to the end of the handle. There is a distinct shoulder next to the clear band, although this serves no function.
The examples in my collection have the double rings on the handles, but otherwise lack marks. It would easy to see these and imagine that they were craft made, rather than factory made.
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