Heavy ash uprights with fitted cast iron jaws form the vise. One of the uprights is connected to a maple handle/lever assembly with iron straps so that when the handle is depressed, the upright is pulled toward the other, closing the jaws over a broom.
The vise was used to hold brooms while stitching the corn stems for the broom head in a fan shape.
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Shaker Museum Machine, Broom. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7809. Accessed on September 25, 2024
