Otto Ray Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I got my Grandpa's post vise. It has a quick adjustable mechanism on it. I saw a picture on this web site and was wanting any information as to manufacturer, approximate age, etc. Thank you, Otto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What country is it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Ray Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Grandpa lived in Northern San Diego county (Fallbrook) CA in USA. His father had a harness shop early 1900's same area. Don't know how or where Grandpa got the vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Going to need some additional Pics from different angles, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Ray Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 I will post more pictures in a couple of days. But here is one of a very similar one I found on one of this web site's pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I used to think that this style of vise was really rare, but I have seen a couple on this site and i have one myself. I dont know who made them though or when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 In the decades after the US civil war there was a massive burgeoning of patents as many people tried to come up with things to use the excess industrial capacity freed up by the end of the war. If you look at ads in the various journals folks were hawking their "New and Improved" left handed turnip twaddler and 16 tool metal shop on a steeek. Most did not make the trial by time. Though some good ideas ended up getting wiped out by various financial crises rather than by relative merit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: "New and Improved" left handed turnip twaddler Hmmm, it might have been one of these that I saw in the scrap last week? Thanks for the smile Thomas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 7 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: In the decades after the US civil war there was a massive burgeoning of patents as many people tried to come up with things to use the excess industrial capacity freed up by the end of the war. If you look at ads in the various journals folks were hawking their "New and Improved" left handed turnip twaddler and 16 tool metal shop on a steeek. Most did not make the trial by time. Though some good ideas ended up getting wiped out by various financial crises rather than by relative merit. The thing I find interesting, is the large percentage of "new" ideas, that are actually reincarnations of earlier designs. Emerging technologies and materials, often "solve" the problems that caused the initial failure of these early inventions. As an example, ... belt-drive motorcycles. Much less maintenance than a roller chain, ... and much lighter and cheaper than a shaft drive. But the original leather belts were a failure. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno C. Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Can anyone provide better pics of thise vise ? -b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Ray Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Here are some more pictures of this vise. And here are 3 more pictures. This vise did not have a post or leg. But has a 'socket" for one. Could make it any length. Hope these pictures help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno C. Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks Otto Ray, It's an interesting vise. I've not seen one like it before. Looks like an adjustable/preset vise jaw mechanism. It's interesting. I had plans of building a post vise out of some 2 inch axle I have, but had trouble figuring how to punch the hole for the screw. This vise design solves that problem. If you felt like taking it apart and posting pics of it in pieces, I'm sure the whole community would rejoice Thanks for the pics, -b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno C. Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Has anyone been able to identify this vise ? -b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 As a matter of fact, someone shared this ad yesterday on Facebook. Apparently, Snediker made a whole range of these things in 1897. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Ray Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Thanks John, for identifying my Grampa's old vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Ray Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 With John's help, I found the patent number: 699,585 Patented May 6, 1902 by William E. Snediker. Thanks again, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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