Usmc vet. Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hello. I just picked my first post vise. It was very rusted and didn’t look like much, After I started to clean a lot of rust and a tar like substance off of it I found the stamping that says Wilson M?? Co. London Conn. No 100 It is hard to read but that’s all the information I could find stamped into it. It is about 39” tall but the bottom of the leg is broken, jaws are 5 3/8 wide and about 70ish lbs. lead screw is about 1 1/4 Diameter. It looks to be well-built lots of forge welding Really decorative in the manner that it has deep flutes and all the edges seem to be chamfered when it was forged. So if anybody has any information I would appreciate it. It is just for my own essay and curiosity I need to build and make a new spring and mounting bracket for it as it did not Have it when I bought it but it’s going to be put to use. Have a great one guys thanks again cody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nice looking vise Cody, good score. Can't help you with the maker though. It's pretty common to find leg vises missing the mounting bracket, (spring, spring, bale & wedges.) I put the last bit in brackets because they're a unit and get lost really easily. When you're taking pics of iron and steel, especially that's been shined up a little you want the light coming from one side at a shallow angle (oblique) to make surface details stand out more clearly. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usmc vet. Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Thank you. And I’ll will take your tips and try them tonight and see if I can get better photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Hey Cody, I'm wondering if you might have a bit of a Frankenvise. The screw, handle and nut don't appear to me to be factory issue. Not that there is anything wrong or even uncommon about it. Sears catalog in the early 1900's had screws available so you could repair your vise. That vise looks very usable, obviously with the addition of a spring and mounting bracket. Sorry I can't help with the ID though. It looks like a lot of the English made vises of the mid to late 1800s, many of them came with no markings. Maybe the Wilson(?) stamp was put on by one of it's owners? Anyway, use it in good health. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usmc vet. Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Ok thanks. I didn’t know you could buy replacement parts back then, but it does make sense as things get used broke or wore out. No point to put it all in the trash. Back then you fixed and reused. Thanks for the info Stash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 One of the reasons I picked up reprints of the Sears Roebuck 1897, 1905 and 1908 catalogs Comes in handy when someone is touting how rare and unique XYZ is and you can show them where SR was selling them by the thousands for US$1.68.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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