Re: Thompson vise

"riverman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Wolfgang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "riverman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > From: "Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > > They're in Elgin, IL if anyone is close...
> > >
> > >
> > > Elgin....Elgin.....now why does THAT ring a bell?? (Really, this
>  isn't a
> > > troll.) What else was built in Elgin that I've heard of...?
>  ViceGrips, or
> > > some special balance (is there a scientific balance called an
>  Elgin?), or is
> > > it a musical instrument... any ideas anyone? I remember that name
>  from years
> > > ago, in some other context than fly fishing..
> > >
> > > --riverman
> > > (suffering from CRS)
> >
> > Outboard motors.
> >
> > Wolfgang
> 
> 
> 
> HOLD THE PRESSES. I remember. My grandfather had an watch called an Elgin.
> It had a rectangular face, and was apparently a very valuable one. When he
> died, I inherited it and soon learned that it wasn't waterproof....  I also
> learned that watches are much harder to put back together than you'd think.
> 
> --riverman

Famous for lathes. I have one in my workshop. Still an excellent
machine, although quite old now.

Try 

http://www.lathes.co.uk/elgin/

TL
MC