Historical information
Very old vice. The clamp is 50 to 60 years old when they were made by Technical School students in metal work class.
Significance
Used by carpenters, woodworkers, furniture makers, welders, construction and metal workers in the Kiewa Valley
Physical description
Mathieson's Hand Vice, the smallest at 3 inches. Ref. Page 74 Tools for all Trades Catalogue.
Small steel vice consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece. One jaw is fixed and the other movable by a screw.
The clamp is used for holding a workpiece during hand operations eg. filing, hammering or sawing.
Small steel clamp is a versatile tool that serves to temporarily hold work securely in place by screwing each jaw together.