Antique Harness Maker's Bench Vice Treadle Latch Lock

[patack]

Good morning,

I had a complete Antique Harness Maker's Bench Vice and the legs and treadle finally gave out. (My fault).
I saved the bench seat and vice and the hardware.
Going to sell them and would like to accurately describe what I call the Treadle Latch Lock.
Is there a proper name for it?
Thanks.

[Plyerman]

Sorry, I'm no help with that one.

[patack]

I was so excited there was one reply lol (and then the frown came :)

Let me give a visual of this thing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360658966171?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Mine was a bit different.
On the far front leg was the zig zag piece (and now you know why I need your help :)
on the end of cross piece on the treadle to which the leather attaches was the rectangle piece I have pictured.
That piece catched into the zig zag piece to hold the vice in position.

Is that any help?
Thanks.

[Plyerman]

Okay, that makes sense now. I'd never seen one before, but now after a bit of googling and youtubing, I can see how useful they could be to folks doing leatherwork.

So anyhow, what I found out was that these benches are often called Stitching Horses, or even sometimes Stitching Ponies.

Back in 1864 there was a patent issued for a "Saddler's Stitching-Horse", and in the patent text the little zigzag piece as you call it was referred to as a "catch plate."  (Read the paragraph about 3/4 of the way down)

Link = https://www.google.com/patents/US42020


Close up picture of another style catch plate in use:

[patack]

""catch plate." "  Awesome!

A+ for all the research you did, and many thanks, Bob aka Plyerman.