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I read today that some of the early Rose braces had ”ROSE’S PAT.” stamped on them. I wasn’t sure where to look for it but I took my brace out to the garage and started cleaning it up a bit with Kroil and a Scotch (blue) pad to avoid taking off patina but still removing some of the dirt and...

Thank you for the thread, RTM! I appreciate your effort in providing info!

Wow! I really appreciate the thread to the old tool heaven site. I read it and I do believe my Rose brace may have been before the Millers Falls acquisition. Could have been manufactured by Nims & Pratt in 1867, if I read it correctly. Thank you so much as I had no idea what I had. I bought it...

I just found this hand brace but I can find no maker’s mark or anything on it. i would like some info in order to locate the correct jaws that would have been it and such. It is 12” long and has an 8” sweep. Appears 19th century to me. I’ve never seen one quite like this and it is interesting...

Need help on the 10” K-38 slip-joint pliers below. It has a diamond logo with K-38 inside it on both sides of the pliers but does not have anything else stamped on it but “FORGED + U.S.A.” on both inner sides of the handles. Was this set of pliers made for another tool company or store, the...

I will. Thank you for for your reply and direction info

I found a pair of M. Klein & Sons 6” diagonal cutters with a 1-15 date code. How rare are these? Pre WWI correct?