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[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

nice one cyril,

what do the cast-in words say? is it American?

The words are
Patt, June.16.1885.

American? I have no idea as there are no other markings.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

The words are
Patt, June.16.1885.

American? I have no idea as there are no other markings.

George A. Colton of Syracuse, New York

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

George A. Colton of Syracuse, New York

Thanks for that.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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A lump of rust in the shape of a Chain Vice.

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Irwin Record T183C 12-200mm Chain Pipe Vice - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

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How much new?

Do they ever wear out?

 

[ranger08]

i have acquired a couple of German vices this week
the first one to show up is a wood vice for the end of a work bench "Boker no 500 Germany"

 

[dannysheff]

i have acquired a couple of German vices this week
the first one to show up is a wood vice for the end of a work bench "Boker no 500 Germany"
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Ah, that's what it is -- mine looks just the same but no markings - just poss ground off (WW1 or 2 ?).

The cast light alloy Stanley Sheffield table mount 'corner vice' is fine, but this is much more solid.

I added wooden jaws and used it as a saw vice to sharpen a saw 'web' (ie blade) of continental-type frame saw. Worked quite well.

 

[ranger08]

Looks the same for sure, very solid well made
not sure of age I was thinking pre 1900 as design is a little crude with limited uses and Boker Manufactory has been around since 1865
maybe Arc T could help us?

 

[dannysheff]

Well I 'took the pledge' after getting the huge Parky 9 very early version, and adjustable stand - no more big vices.

Except, except if a ---- or a --- turned up - so I was making a trip south to see family and family history last week, at the same time, without really looking at all, that auction site notified me of a couple of offers - about to put their email in spam when I looked a bit more closely - the b---s had profiled me so well that I had to look more closely, interesting and both collection only and on my route.

I don't think I'll find an early 'swivel-base, swivel-jaw' Parky (as owned by? Ardvark, or Matt, on here) in my price range.

However, --- now the owner of this swivel-jaw Peter Wright-style vice - 6in jaw, 80lbs, perfect condition - my Record 74 will have to make way:

I have to credit the fine gentleman/craftsman who used and cared for it for over 40 years - before which it had been on the bench of the 'boss of a moulding shop' in Kent. I have seen one similar on the internet (but smaller?) and a very fuzzy photo of the engraving in a Buck & Hickman catalogue of 1900. Good quality maroon repaint many years ago, but the underlayer is a dull mid-grey paint.

Also en route this 3 3/4in jaw Parky - so what? - nice you may say (although a bit of the casting chipped off on the other side) well it's early (says PARKINSON'S and VICE thus) and has a two casting static side with a low 'waistline' and no model number, and unusually has all the cast-in script on both sides; but what interested me in particular was that unreadable (under the black overpaint) square framed marking - yes, it's one made by Cocker Bros of Sheffield who seem to have had a short licence to make these from 1885. I took a punt that this might be the case (vice slightly pricey for me) as impossible to read until up close. So buttress thread quick release vices were made in Sheff well before the Hampton family arrived with Record and Woden brands (let alone all the others along later). As owned, I believe by Wabbit? - who has one or more of most vices (advantage of starting before most of the rest of us - don't take the wrong meaning of anything I just wrote - Wabb).
Thickly overpainted with black gloss but again the underlay is a light/mid grey-green. 35lbs.

I'll enjoy it for now, but I think this has to eventually be donated to the Hawley Collection of Sheffield.

Now, really, no more big vices (and I really have far too many small 'uns, but at least they 'tuck away').

 

[Craig-SM]

This looks interesting but needs some work on the jaws, going for £30 on Facebook- Batley area

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[—Tom—]

This came up for sale locally to me, and is now in the forging area of the workshop
Needs a thrust washer making to replace the sprockets that have been added in its place

Part of me thinks wire brush it and give it some paint, the other part thinks just wipe it with linseed oil and get on with it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

but at least they 'tuck away').

Is that a euphemism for 'hide'?

 

[ranger08]

This looks interesting but needs some work on the jaws, going for £30 on Facebook- Batley area

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That badge makes it a real collector vice, might need a downer dynamic jaw or a lot of welding

 

[ranger08]

This came up for sale locally to me, and is now in the forging area of the workshop
Needs a thrust washer making to replace the sprockets that have been added in its place

Part of me thinks wire brush it and give it some paint, the other part thinks just wipe it with linseed oil and get on with it
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That stand would come up lovely with bees wax

 

[Screwdriver]

I have a smorgasbord of vices to restore when (if) my mojo returns.

 

[—Tom—]

The cast components are very pitted so are a law unto themselves

 

[ranger08]

My latest purchase turned up today German in origin i think
has a some very unusual design features which should help to identify it as this one has no markings as i can see
there is grey and black remnants of colour, 4.5 inch jaw and im guessing around 15 kg

Has a similar piggy nose similar to another east german vice i have

i have never seen this before, semi circle retaining jaw plates, the screws are completely undamaged due to this design

slots to put in a captive nut where it would be bolted up through the bench

split washer for rear of spindle as well as a retaining pin

 

[dannysheff]

This came up for sale locally to me, and is now in the forging area of the workshop
Needs a thrust washer making to replace the sprockets that have been added in its place

Part of me thinks wire brush it and give it some paint, the other part thinks just wipe it with linseed oil and get on with it
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Great find

-- aah, I see - sprockets as washers, so those spiky collars have no function.

and did you know that Holtzapfel was the cream of London tool makers? Is the vice also marked? - look a matched pair

 

[StevieO]

FB advert
Fully restored Record - £85
Condition: Used-like new
"All working order been repainted i"

 

[dannysheff]

FB advert
Fully restored Record - £85
Condition: Used-like new
"All working order been repainted i"
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I don't use emojis, but maybe I should -- "well, will you look at that"

You know, the seller really had me fooled - thought it was brand new, and then I spotted the paintbrush.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I don't use emojis, but maybe I should -- "well, will you look at that"

You know, the seller really had me fooled - thought it was brand new, and then I spotted the paintbrush.

I spotted the boot mark first.