Monday, September 2, 2024

Tiny wee Pony Clamp .


  Pony Tools had made clamps in the United States since its founding in 1903, when the small company opened up in Chicago, Illinois. 
According to the Pony Jorgensen website;
   Founder Adele Holman, a former professional opera singer, envisioned a company that could grow through product innovation, excellent customer service, and woodworking tools with superior performance. She partnered with Hans Jorgensen, a Danish cabinetmaker, and Marcus Russ, a tool salesman. 
 The company remained a family-run business until it closed in 2016. The name now appears as part of the Pony Jorgensen operation.



1 comment:

Dave said...

Nice line drawing of a 230 in this catalog on page 24:

https://archive.org/details/AdjutableClampCatalogNo19AndPriceList/page/n25/mode/2up

Looks like somebody took a grinder to this one, maybe so it would sit flat on a work table?

I had no idea about Adele Holman; she looks like a serious woman who could put the clamps on a man:

https://ponyjorgensen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/adele.png

No offense to Adele but she kinda looks like maybe a man in drag?!