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Unread 02-21-2016, 12:33 PM   #1
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Has any body seen this catalog it tells of a fire and the vises they no longer make and the new vise numbers versus the old?
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I wonder what year this covers and double click for enlargements, Gary
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Interesting! I just took a quick look at The Parker Story Vol 2's Vise section and noted two things. 1) This catalog isn't listed in it and 2) there seems to be no mention of the Charles C Lewis Co. in Springfield, Mass? Looking on the web, I found the Charles C Lewis Co is still in existence and has been since 1886. http://www.charlesclewis.com/index.htm
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Robin , maybe someone has seen this catalog, and can shed some light on it . The thing only has about 12 pages and yes it is complete, interesting tidbit about the fire? The inside of the front cover mentions they make medical supplies, I have a catalog of that stuff too? This stuff is from a box of things a friend sent me, Gary
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The BIG fire I believe was in 1974.





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Charles Lewis is just a machinery dealer. It's common place to find Mfgrs catalogs with distributors names also shown.
I have this same catalog, though in very much worse for wear condition.

Pattern storage buildings had a regular habit of burning themselves up, especially located downwind of the cupola, which was a fire breathing monster.

Dean, the iron foundry at Parkers was closed many years before the BIG fire.
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The vacant Parker gun works burned in 1984.
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And the foundry was further up S. Colony St.
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Any one know what year this catalog might be? Gary
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Catalog #58, no date, also has "old new" comparison chart. #61, no date, 8 1/2X11 format. #5, small format, no date. Sorry, that's all I have.
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