Show us your bench vice(s)

[ranger08]

Yup, here's a close up.
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[ranger08]

That appears to be a "Millers Falls" hand vice.
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millers falls catelogues shows your one which has a distinct black end wood to be from its 1908 edition

the later ones from 1925 onwards show the handle made out of the same piece of rare tropical rainforest wood!

 

[Arc Tourist]

Wow, almost like a no.5.All 77 I've seen look like this;View attachment 361942

I have no idea about the handle being correct, and I don't think my Dad bought his new, because there is an identification marking on the handle that isn't his.

 

[Arc Tourist]

millers falls catelogues shows your one which has a distinct black end wood to be from its 1908 edition
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the later ones from 1925 onwards show the handle made out of the same piece of rare tropical rainforest wood!
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Ahh, I see the threaded brace adapter is missing from mine. I bought the hand vice used many years ago, and its one of the tools I use quite often as I have some difficulty with holding very small items due to arthritis in my hands.

 

[Arc Tourist]

millers falls catelogues shows your one which has a distinct black end wood to be from its 1908 edition
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the later ones from 1925 onwards show the handle made out of the same piece of rare tropical rainforest wood!
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Wow, looking at the prices for the times, these hand vices were extremely expensive !

 

[SteveB58]

One of the joys of retirement is discovering the levels of enthusiasm and passion people have for their interests. This site is worthy of a PhD. https://www.georgesbasement.com/mfno135typestudy/index.htm

 

[Arc Tourist]

One of the joys of retirement is discovering the levels of enthusiasm and passion people have for their interests. This site is worthy of a PhD. https://www.georgesbasement.com/mfno135typestudy/index.htm

Interesting, haven't seen this before, thanks for posting. I see that apparently the crank handle on my Dad's drill was from another model.

 

[Arc Tourist]

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This one need a bit(lots) of work, again a skip find.

Just a courtesy note: I measured the threads on my Millers Falls hand vise, and its not a common one. Its 3/8" diameter by 20 threads per inch.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

One of my very old Milers fall table drill.

Now a hand drill.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Just a courtesy note: I measured the threads on my Millers Falls hand vise, and its not a common one. Its 3/8" diameter by 20 threads per inch.

I am led to beleive it is a Odd american tap size.

 

[SteveB58]

Interesting, haven't seen this before, thanks for posting. I see that apparently the crank handle on my Dad's drill was from another model.

It had occurred to me that it might be. These tools were costly and well made so tradesmen repaired them as necessary. My MF No2 has a brass handle to its crank that someone has added over the years, works fine. As for the web site, my pleasure, it's worth searching through there is a lot of information and minutiae on tools and tool collecting.

According to my Zeus Book, 3/8 BSF has 20TPI.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

It had occurred to me that it might be. These tools were costly and well made so tradesmen repaired them as necessary. My MF No2 has a brass handle to its crank that someone has added over the years, works fine. As for the web site, my pleasure, it's worth searching through there is a lot of information and minutiae on tools and tool collecting.

According to my Zeus Book, 3/8 BSF has 20TPI.

The thread is a bit cours for a BSF.

 

[ranger08]

Wow, looking at the prices for the times, these hand vices were extremely expensive !

Note prices shown are per dozen

 

[SteveB58]

The thread is a bit cours for a BSF.

Have you tried a thread gauge?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Note prices shown are per dozen

I didn't notice that.

 

[GRW]

Any Vice Guru's know what vice this is?
Looks very old to me - but that's as much as I can contribute

 

[Seadog]

It looks like Peter Wright pattern.

 

[GRW]

It looks like Peter Wright pattern.

Thanks. I had a quick Google, and suggests it might be as old as it looks (110+ yo) and a decent bit of kit.

 

[Seadog]

I've got one somewhere. I must get rid of it.

Just found a picture of it.

 

[GRW]

I've got one somewhere. I must get rid of it.

Just found a picture of it.

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Nice! Are they good vices? The limited blurb I read indicated that PW was a very well respected Victorian Mfr of Anvils and Vices.
Looks like it should last forever.