philland

Any thoughts on these markings?

I think most of them are much newer than the civil war because the jaws appear to be drop forged and not made from wrought iron.  Vices from the civil war period would have been wrought iron and forged by open die hammers and or mostly by hand there would have been a bunch of hand fitting and filing involved as well.  That being said these vises are fairly rare and can fetch up around $200 biased on what I have seen them sell for. 

thank you

thank you thomas powers

That wouldn't really fit on a wagon tongue of typical size, mine are almost 4" wide and 2.5" tall close to the double tree pin.

So then what is it?

I have seen a few historical photos of WW1 where that type of vise was bolted to the bumper of a truck. I wonder how many of them out there are as old as most people think?

Thats the thing, my google abilities are usually quite good, not alot of info out there.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any info esp value of this wagon tongue vise. I am interested in possibly letting go for trade of an anvil upgrade with a friend but not sure of what price or trade value I should give it. Any info would be great, thanks.