from 1916 ! I’ve used it a few times and it works but you have to be carefull about seating it or it’ll slip. Made in Chicago (like so many tools) and patented May 2 , 1916.

Here’s my latest bench vise before & after. At some point in its life someone took a can of horrid silver spray paint and really worked it over.  I repainted it with proper heavy duty enamel. The color, mixed by a local ma & pa hardware store, is industrial yet happy . The vise was […]