Vixen file

[MichaelA]

Recently picked up this rusty Vixen file at a flea market, but what really caught my attention was the stap attached to it. The file can be turned ove and rebolted. Both sides of the file seem identical with,Vixen and the 1905 patent date on both sides. I would like to hear from anyone that would have more information on this.

 

[d42jeep]

I suggest that you might like to take a look at this thread started by Woody some time back.

The Vixen File.

This story has some twists and turns but after much research, I think (key word) that I can maybe fill in some of the missing parts to the story. From what I learned in 1900 Alexis Vernaz of Verdon Switzerland came up with a new file design the "Vixen", he went on to receive the Elliott Cresson...

www.garagejournal.com

-Don

 

[RTM]

would like to hear from anyone that would have more information on this.

I have it’s brother, listed here in the 2024 GS thread, and here in the file handle thread. Does not look like anyone mentioned Vixen after that. Will poke around, see what I can find.





Looks like this is it here, rightmost by itself, leftmost with a file attached. Looks like it appears again a few pages down

The Vixen Patent Hand Milling Tools : National File & Tool Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

29 p., illus., 19.1 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[MichaelA]

Recently picked up this rusty Vixen file at a flea market, but what really caught my attention was the stap attached to it. The file can be turned ove and rebolted. Both sides of the file seem identical with,Vixen and the 1905 patent date on both sides. I would like to hear from anyone that would have more information on this.

Thanks for the rapid responses. I'm slowly getting up to speed regarding Vixen files.