US Patent: 240,217 - Combined anvil and vise


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US Patent: 240,217

Combined anvil and vise

Patentee:

Joseph Allen (exact or similar names) - Palmyra, NY

USPTO Classifications:

269/100, 269/166, 269/243, 59/66, 72/460, 81/124.2

Tool Categories:

trade specific : blacksmith

work holding : vises : anvil vises

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Joseph Allen - Palmyra, NY

Witnesses:

Robert M. Smith

Pliny T. Sexton

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Sep. 01, 1880
Granted:	Apr. 19, 1881

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"Vintage Machinery" entry for Joseph Allen

Description:

Seen on Patrick Leach's for-sale list for February 2007: "Different patented combination vise, anvil, hardy, and cone; clearly embossed Allen's Patent of April 19, 1881, it's the first I've seen before; length along anvil top is 7 inches, it has 1 7/8 inch wide jaw that bears upon the side of the anvil..." In 2013 another example showed up on eBay, with markings "PT'D AP.19 1881 on one side and "MAF'D BY J. ALLEN PALMYRA, N.Y."