HDDEERING Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I've had this vise about 40 years, tried to research REED mfg, nothing. Any help out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Reed manufacturing is still in business. They make pipe tools and vices. You can try contacting the company for more info. Doing a search of "reed manufacturing" the company site pops right up. Go to their site and down at the bottom is email and phone number. I would give the link but links to commercial sites are frowned upon here. One other thing, go read the "read this first" thread in the "general discussion" department. Lots of good info there on how to post and navigate the site. Also fill out the header. Give us a general location, not your exact address but something like "SW Ohio" would work and you will discover there may be a bunch of friendly people close by to help you out. Anyway welcome aboard, keep it polite and safe but most of all have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDDEERING Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 BillyBones, have gone thru Reed, wondering about the prichel type jaws. As far as I've gone, nothing like it. That's thee reason for the post. Maybe some tools out there for it. Thanks for the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Ok, i thought it was just info on Reed tools. There is always the possibility that it was modified by a previous owner. On the other side of that, if you are planning on smithing with it you can make tools for that hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 No patent listed on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDDEERING Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Hi, Patent. Nov. 3 1908 the only numbers besides the 205. Thanks Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 So searching the online patent database for that date and "vise" brings up an application by Reed Manufacturing Co. The application was submitted a few years earlier, June 9 1905, and the patent US903137 granted Nov 3 1908. The patent is for the swiveling mechanism of the base and the drawings do not indicate a transverse hole in the jaws; so someone did that later on their own. When searching info on old tools the patent will often tell a lot. I've even scanned the whole list for a certain date to find the one I was interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDDEERING Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Thanks so much, I will take a closer look. It would seem a very nice job was done! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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