Item B8 - The Davis Level & Tool Co. (Springfield, Ma) Sleeve Brace
The Davis Level & Tool Company of Springfield, Massachusetts is known
principally for their extensive line of fine levels that are sought by
collectors today. Leonard Davis (1838 - 1907) founded a number of companies in
and around Springfield, Mass, even though his family continued to live in his
native New Hampshire. These companies manufactured and sold a variety of items,
including levels and braces. The sleeve braces have knurled brass chuck shells
that can have different patterns of knurling, as shown on my
brace page. This
example has the finely knurled pattern, marked with the 1883 and 1884 patent
dates. .
Davis braces are showy ones. The brass chuck shells and brass thimbles,
with knurling; plus the ornate gutta percha wrist handles make them distinctive
and desirable. This example has most of its original nickel plating on the
shaft and nose above the interlocking jaws. It is a beauty, in collectible
condition. Fine.
Price - $100.00
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