Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

STEEL VISE

Date Range From

1917

Date Range To

1962

Materials

STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

9.7

Length

29.0

Width

18.7

Description

MADE OF STEEL WHICH HAS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CORROSION (RUST). THERE ARE TWO MAIN HANDLES. THE FIRST HANDLE (LARGEST ONE) IS MADE OF WOOD, AND IS USED FOR POSITIONING THE MAIN VISE APPARATUS. THE SECOND HANDLE IS MUCH THINNER, WITH TWO BALLS, ONE ON EACH END. THESE BALLS KEEP THE HANDLE FROM SLIDING OFF AS IT PASSES THROUGH A HOLE. THIS HANDLE SLIDES BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THIS HOLE FACILITATING EASIER TURNING. AS THE HANDLES IS TURNED, IT EXTENDS A CLAMP WHICH PRESSES AGAINST THE OBJECT IN THE VISE.

Subjects

WOODWORKING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

THIS ITEM BELONGED TO THE DONORS FATHER, ALEXANDER ULRICKSON. ALEXANDER ULRICKSON WAS A CARPENTER - A SKILL HE DEVELOPED FROM WORKING AS A WRANGLER AT THE AGE OF 14 IN THE NORTH WOODS OF MINNESOTA FOR A LUMBER COMPANY. THESE TOOLS WERE PRIMARILY USED IN HIS TRADE, BUT OCCASIONALLY FOR HOBBY PURPOSES. DURING THE DEPRESSION, ULRICKSON WORKED BUILDING GRAIN ELEVATORS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. IN 1942, HE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WITH HIS FAMILY (WIFE MABEL, CHILDREN ELEANOR AND ALLAN). HERE HE HELPED BUILD HANGERS FOR PLANES AT THE LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR TWO. AT THIS POINT HE WENT INTO HOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN LETHBRIDGE. HE WORKED AS A CARPENTER UNTIL HE WAS 70 YEARS OLD. ALEXANDER ULRICKSON DIED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1976 AT THE AGE OF 84. *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A COLLECTIONS SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ALLAN ULRICKSON. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, PUNDYK CONNECTED WITH THE DONOR’S SON, PAUL ULRICKSON. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. ATTACHED TO THE PERMANENT FILE IS THE DONOR'S OBITUARY AS IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THAT SOURCE. ALLAN ULRICKSON WAS BORN ON APRIL 14, 1932. HE LATER ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, AND LATER WORKED FOR THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS A TECHNOLOGIST. HIS WIFE WAS TERESA ULRICKSON AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALEX AND PAUL. HE PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JANUARY 18, 2016 AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE OBITUARY HARD COPY.

Catalogue Number

P20000075003

Acquisition Date

2001-09

Collection

Museum

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