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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Leg Vise from the Past
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 22:17:53 +0200
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Hi Jim,
A very nice story full of memories, that screw is like a Leica, mechanical 
of course!
Lluis

> El 11 oct 2021, a les 21:54, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
> escriure:
> 
> When I  was about 10 years old, in the 1930s, this old leg vise was 
> mounted beneath a large Sweet Gum tree as a part of an outdoor blacksmith 
> shop  where my Dad did repairs on his meager farm equipment used on our 
> small farm in Mississippi. Since my Dad's death, the vise has followed me 
> as a part of the tools that I find handy. I gave it a coat of paint some 
> years ago, and I keep grease on the screw. It still provides faithful 
> service just like it did when new, 100 years ago. Mounted to a bench in my 
> garage, I still see it every day, and find it useful about once a month.  
> I checked, and similar ones are still offered for sale today.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20211011-DSCF3317-Enhanced.JPG.html
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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