Hi, I got this small vise for free and I don't know how to fix it to my bench. There is two square holes in the back piece to be mounted on a bench, but I don't know how its supposed to be fixed. I never saw this type. Also, there's no apparent mark that there was a leg before. Is it common for this type of vise?

I would also like to know where it comes from. There is a stamped

I'm not sure but that looks like part of a vice that I saw pictured once. It looks like it might be a compound vice. There was another section that supported a handle which turned a chain belt that drove the top section. Had something like a 2 to one reduction.
The Idea was to clamp tighter.
It looks like you have the top part minus the gearing.

Charlotte The first pic showes a std front and rear section minus the leg and spring.
I think the sq holes were for a tenon style mount. BTW the chain drives I have seen
are not a 2/1 ratio. They are 1/1 differance being the jaws move parallel insted of pivioting. Uses same flat chain as a manure spredder. Would need about 2 inch space between the legs at the screw for the top gear.
Ken

Perhaps it's a Mousehole vice?

could you bolt it to a 4x4 leg of your bench with some large bolts and washers? Otherwise here's how it may have been designed:

Use this link I found it at AnvilFire.com Not the same vice but the mount could work. I'd just bolt it to a post though....

Jock Dempsy and Anvilfire DO NOT allow any text or images from the Anvilfire site to be used anywhere else on the internet. So the image was deleted and a link added.

I have a similar item that is used attached to the front corner angle iron type leg of my forge, square shanked coach bolts are used to bolt it to the leg, it is very useful for hot rasping, filing, tapping, twisting, supporting etc etc

Don't know why it should have a left hand thread on it though, there may have been a reason for that as it is quite unusual to have an item made 'non-standard'

I was made in Sheffield (UK), but don't have any markings, until I speak, apparently!

John , ship it down to me here in OZ ( Australia ) i'll fine a use for it ...

Dale Russell ( the copyright holder of " Look mate , if i can use 1 any 1 can use 1 - Dale Russell " )

Thank you for all you suggestions. I think I'll bolt it to my forge frame like John B said. It will be very usefull even its its small. If I can't find bolts large enough, I'll forge something with a tenon.

Since the holes are square use a carriage bolt :)

I finaly found what is stamped on the side. It is