njanvilman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sales page from a hardware store catalog from the 1880's. There is a mistake: The #6 vise weight should read either 180 or 200 lb. Note the price. These were not cheap for that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hmm using an inflation calculator that unfortunately only goes to 1913 that $30 would be work around $717 today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 The final price list from Crossley in 1979 showed the #6 vise selling for around $1600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 A "parallel chain vise" isn't what we typically think of a leg vise is it? Didn't someone on IFI post pics of one looking to ID it a while back? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 A "parallel chain vise" isn't what we typically think of a leg vise is it? Didn't someone on IFI post pics of one looking to ID it a while back? Frosty The Lucky. Frosty: Look at the thread on #1 Fisher Chain Vise. That will show you what these look like. Here are three more: These are all #2 Fisher Double Screw (chain) vises. There are slight design differences between them. That will be discussed in a separate post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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