Does anyone know how to date an E. C. Stearns & Co. C-Clamp? Is it possible to do by the logo/lettering position and style (stamped vs. cast)?
This huge old clamp (19.5 inches long!) was hanging in my Dad's garage since I was a kid. Now I am 56 and decided it was time it was put back into working order again.
I am looking for any help in dating this clamp. I see the 12 inch steel shaft model sold in a 1924 catalogue, but the lettering on mine is straight line vs. the double lines in the catalogue. I suspect the catalogue may be showing the clamps that were stamped with the company name (?). Mine has the words as part of the casting.
Pics of before and after.
This huge old clamp (19.5 inches long!) was hanging in my Dad's garage since I was a kid. Now I am 56 and decided it was time it was put back into working order again.
I am looking for any help in dating this clamp. I see the 12 inch steel shaft model sold in a 1924 catalogue, but the lettering on mine is straight line vs. the double lines in the catalogue. I suspect the catalogue may be showing the clamps that were stamped with the company name (?). Mine has the words as part of the casting.
Pics of before and after.
