Oak beam supports heavy plier-type vise (a) with flat, gnarled jaws. Handles/levers of vise have round stub tenons projecting out which fit into holes in a keeper (b) of iron or steel plate which allows the vise to be clamped shut by clamping two keeper plates together. There is one loose washer (c).
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Shaker Museum Vise. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=2932. Accessed on September 23, 2024
