Early two pinched brace.

[snapmom]

[1stDuke]

What year do you think this was manufactured? Was it before the four pinched brace? The 1925 catalog notes that the brace had ball stops, so the pinched stops must have been prior to 1925.

[snapmom]

Its 20-21. Before four pinched. Four pinched were 21-22. Three ball starts in 22

[1stDuke]

Here is a two pinched S-5 Sliding Tee with a 1/2 inch diameter bar. Are these rare since the early production S-5s had a 9/16 inch diameter bar?

S-5 Sliding Tee 1/2" diameter bar

S-5 Sliding Tee half inch bar.JPG (130.9 KiB) Viewed 1209 times

S-5 Sliding Tee 2 pinch

S-5 Sliding Tee 2 pinch.JPG (91.71 KiB) Viewed 1209 times

[snapmom]

A nice tee, the ones with the pinched ends are hard to find. there is a 9/32 and a 5/8 with pinched ends too.