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The wrist handle is shown with two adjustable ferrules, each affixed with a setscrew, in US Patent No. 488,691.
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B&D-59
Price: $50.00 plus shipping
This "Fulton Special" eight inch
swing brace is in original, uncleaned condition with all its faculties.
It has rosewood handles, but it nickel plating is about 90% lost; the
remainder isn't flaking, so there aren't any sharp corners.
The Albert D. Goodell U.S. Patent No. 488,691
is followed insofar as the sprung jaws, wrist handle and overall
outline are concerned, but the ratchet mechanism more closely resembles
that of Brace B&D-58 than it does Goodell's patent. In the present brace, the manufacturer has abandoned the totally enclosed feature of Brace B&D-58 and has made assembly far easier.
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Even though
neither the ratchet mechanism of Brace B&D-58 nor that of the
present brace follow the patent shown at left, there are ratchet braces
in existence that do follow this patent. Watch this space ...
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