Leg Vice
- Description (Brief)
- This type of vice takes its name from the leg-like extension that stretches from the jaw to the floor. A leg vice such as this one was employed in the shaping and finishing of metalwork by a blacksmith or machinist.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 98.8 cm x 13.1 cm x 47 cm; 38 7/8 in x 5 3/16 in x 18 1/2 in
- ID Number
- MC.317971 [dup1]
- catalog number
- 317971
- accession number
- 230733
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Work
- Machine Shop
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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