Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

STEEL VISE

Date Range From

1917

Date Range To

1962

Materials

METAL, WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Height

8.9

Length

27.8

Width

18.4

Description

VISE IS MADE OF STEEL, AND SHOWS SIGNS OF MODERATE SIGNS OF CORROSION. THERE ARE TWO MAIN HANDLES, THE FIRST HANDLE IS A STANDARD TURNING UNIT WHICH USES A SCREWING MECHANISM TO MOVE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS TO POSITION IT. THE SECOND HANDLE HAS A SMALL ROD IN IT WITH TWO 'STOPPER BALLS' AT EACH END TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE SCREW MECHANISM WHICH ADJUSTS THE CLAMP. THE HANDLE SLIDES BACK AND FORTH TO FACILITATE EASIER TURNING. THERE IS THE FOLLOWING WRITING ON THE ARTIFACT, "NO.4", "11/2".

Subjects

WOODWORKING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

ARTIFACT WAS OWNED BY ALEXANDER ULRICKSON (THE DONORS FATHER) WHO WAS BORN IN PAYNESVILLE MINNESOTA IN 1882. HE BEGAN HIS LIFELONG CAREER AS A CARPENTER WHEN HE WORKED IN A LOGGING CAMP AS A WRANGLER IN THE MINNESOTA NORTH WOODS FOR A LUMBER COMPANY AT THE AGE OF 14. IN 1917 HE MOVED TO CANADA, CLIMAX SASKATCHEWAN AND DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S HE WORKED IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BUILDING GRAIN ELEVATORS. DURING 1942 HE MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY (WIFE MABEL, TWO CHILDREN ELEANOR AND ALLAN) TO LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA WHERE HE BUILT PLANE HANGERS AT THE LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT UNTIL THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO. AT THIS POINT HE BEGAN TO BUILD HOUSES AS A CARPENTER UNTIL HE RETIRED AT THE AGE OF 70. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1976. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE PRIMARILY USED FOR WORK, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE USED FROM TIME TO TIME IN HOBBIES. *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

P20000075009

Acquisition Date

2001-09

Collection

Museum

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