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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Leg Vise from the Past
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:30:20 -0500
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Thanks, Lluis. The memory that stood out from my childhood was pinching 
my hand when that turning handle dropped back through the shaft.? THAT 
DID HURT!

On 10/11/21 3:17 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> 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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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA



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