brace/chuck ID help

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Todd Hughes

>While with out seeing the brace it is just a guess but most of these very small all metal braces that I have seen were surgeon's tools......Todd

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Jonathan Peck - N.Y.

>Sounds like a Taylor Patent brace. Although I could be wrong, these braces often turn up unsigned and with many variations and are pretty common. You could try Ron Pearson's "The American Patented Brace". Also, Sandy's brace could be worth a look


Taylor Patent Brace

Re: brace/chuck ID help

Ernie Miller Topeka

>Maybe I did somthing wrong here? this isn'y a sergons brace I have seen them. I'll post a picture when I get home. it is 3" from the crook in the handle to the crook in at the chuck. so maybe it is a 6" sweep. it's the chuck bit holding that is differant as it engauges the little notch that is in some of the older bits. that makes this one differant than any I have ever seen.

Re: brace/chuck ID help

Ernie Miller Topeka

>This most likley is a Taylot patent brace but it loos quite differant from all of the ones on that page. it does have the brass screw in the top I think it is a 6" sweep but from the artical it must be considered a 7" Any idea of a value on these things? You could say I kinda collect these things but that is a path I don't want to make a habbi ot walking. it's more like I buy them cheap and never sell them.

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Jonathan Peck - N.Y.

>Ernie,

If you can send me a pic, I'll try and match the bitstock up with a patented brace. I seem to recall that I have a brace with a button like yours...can't remember if I thought it was a Taylor, Wilson or something else, but I can check this weekend when I get out to the shop. I don't know what yours is worth, but I pay on average $5-$20 for these older non ratcheting braces when I see one I like. This has nothing to do with how much they may actually be worth or how rare they are

If you like braces as I do, you should definitely pick up a copy of The American Patented Brace

George Langford (Georges basement) helped me out alot when we were both bottom feeding on eb*y for interesting bitstock braces. If I snagged one he thought unusual, we'd exchange info. If you think you got one that's odd, give him a jingle.

regards

Jonathan

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Ernie Miller

>here is a picture of the brace thanks for all the help.

Re: brace/chuck ID help

Jonathan Peck - N.Y.

>I could be wrong, but the chuck does resemble that of patent 10924 granted on May 16, 1854 to Charles M. Daboll. Mr Daboll was an employee of the Wilson Company. That could make your brace of Wilson manufacture. If there is any man. stamp or patent information located on this brace, it would most likely be located on the chuck and revealed by a light cleaning. The Dabol patent brace is listed as "A" for rarity in the American Patented Brace, which means fewer than five examples seen at the time of publishing (1994?)

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