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nice Darren..........

what a fantastic find congrats !!

Both of them are nice finds, congrats on finding them. The smaller one appears cast, very possibly a Samson given the similarity of the pattern to the 20 lb. one in these pictures.

 

They rarely have markings left because they stamped their logo on the cutting table. Tim South Shore smith was the first to find one marked that I know of. You can see just a bit of CLEVELAND and the edge of the diamond in the (5) picture. A couple consistent characteristics you can check for are a relieved working edge as much as 1/3 of the way back from the front, and the pritchel hole aligned behind the hardy hole.

 

The catalog page shows the whole diamond logo of Van Wagoner & Williams Hdwe. "SAMSON" Cleveland, OH, but I have not seen one marked on the side as the illustration. The profile and blocky square feet of the anvil in the catalog illustration is remarkably accurate to the profile of real Samson anvils.

 

Excellent info 101HB , really appreciate that !! thank you...........I think your bang on , sure looks the same as mine , I'm going to have a closer look right now on the cutting table........

a couple more pics...........the little guy is looking Hay Budden but I'm not 100 % yet..........any guess's ?

my wife isnt crazy about it on the dining room table but............. :rolleyes:

met a real great guy yesterday , he also had a 300lb PW that looks like it came out of a showroom , it was beautiful just to sit and stare at it ....................  

 

 

yes sir 101 , you are correct, Norrisez it is ............it came home with me tonight.......51lbs and I'm really happy with this find........

I also came home with a 17lb wrought I'll post pics tomorrow after it gets a quick wire wheel for markings (hopefully)............

Look Like a Norris marking ?

 

 

very well done , nice work KJ

great piece Peter !!

awesome !!

thanks Frank for the info............

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The side plates down by the pivot indicate that it's possibly German or other country in that area.

The mounting bracket is not tenoned and nothing specifically english about it save that it looks rather kludgey.

 

 

Measure the width of the jaws, that indicates the usfullness and duty of this type of vise. Unlike machinist vises, leg vises don't generally need to open very far. 

 

From here it looks pretty heavy duty and in good condition, though the real condition is determined by the male and female threads on the closing screw. 

 

thanks for the input .........I will measure the jaws in the morning , as for the screw the threads are pretty much in perfect condition , it opens and close very nicely , jaw close's even and tight , honestly I dont think its been used very much......thanks Thomas , German would be an intersting find , I dont have a german vise...........

 

here's the other one that came with this one

 

also came with a flattening hammer stamped OCS ??  with about a 3'' square face  

just managed to get through the first top 3 layers of paint on this one  :rolleyes: , looking for some kind of i.d. if anyone recognizes the vise , will check AIA here shortly

 

its a tank, a real heavy bugger with a 7'' plus opening........

 

the mounting bracket old English style ??   I do recall seeing an "M" style before and also a Heart style but have only seen a few and not very often , first I've seen in person......picked this up today with another beauty 7'' and a throw in flattening hammer to sweeten the pot ;) 

 

 

 

 

nice Mike !! 

what a great piece !!  sure makes my 2 post vise and flattening hammer a boring find over the weekend !! LOL !!

a very practical purchase !!

If you haven' t already........ snap it up !!   

droooool !!  

lookin good Jah 

I'd say your on your way !!

those are cool !!

That'd be a fine addition to my library. I'll have to keep an eye out.

 

Till then the online edition will have to do. https://archive.org/details/elementaryforgepractice00harciala

 

Frosty The Lucky.

thanks for posting this !! 

love them all but that bocote contrast is beautiful , very nicely done........ 

nice Darren well done 

So, Rob, you do a minimum of 400 grit and then if your clients ask for a shinier look, you go further?  I like that rule of thumb.

Correct Mike,
Just to adds to Vaughn's reply below a lubricant is a must IMO, I actually prefer WD40 with good quality sand paper makes a huge difference in cutting ability and overall time......

nice Jeremy keep the pics coming !!