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John Terepka has kindly lent me two examples from his collection, one 12 inches, the other 14 inches long.
There is a portion
of a second clamp on the left; ignore it!
The jaws have a flat chamfer on 5 edges, around the outside and down the slope.
Note
the flat even chamfering along the outside, and down the
slope to the nose, but not down the nose.
For the chamfering of the back, see the mark below.
There seem to be two types of spindles. It is not clear whether Ohio Tool changed their design, or if the examples available are married.
In the examples available, the two spindles of Type A are very similar to each other in patina, color, and appearance, while the two spindles of Type B are also very similar to each other. If they are married, they are well matched!
The types differ in the transition from handle cylinder to handle end. One type has a rounded (small radius) transition. The other type has a conical transition.
Notice
the cylindrical shape of the handle. Notice also the spindle
end, with its distinctive conical taper.
Note the cylindrical shape of the handle. Note too the stub
of the stopped spindle.
The maker's mark is a circle or globe. There
are stylized lines of latitude (7) and longitude (5), and a
banner with the legend OHIO, at an angle to the equator.
Above the globe is OHIO TOOL COMPANY, and below is COLUMBUS
OH. and AUBURN N.Y
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