Sam Thompson Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I've just seen this on e-bay:Combined Anvil and Vice on eBay, also, Anvils, Metalworking Milling Welding, Business, Office Industrial (end time 05-Nov-08 20:47:15 GMT) Does anyone know anything about it, what were the cogs for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 That sure is a fancy vise. I don't know how useful it would be to crank it closed from the the back and I wouldn't do any heavy forging on it. That anvil is mostly for small stuff. The gearing on the front is not something I have ever seen on a vise but it is interesting. Nice collectors item.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 a looker not a user for smithing; that type vise doesn't like being pounded on with a largish hammer. Almost all the "combo tools" from the late 19th early 20th century are just not as good as having simple dedicated tools and if a simple tool breaks it doesn't take down your entire set of tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Rick Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looks like 3 different ways to tighten and loosen the vise. Without touching it, it would be hard to say for certain. Possibly some other attachment that is no longer with it. The 2 pairs of brackets inside the jaws look like another attachment ... thing. Smoky Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Combination vice and anvil units (not all as complicated as that one) were commonitems 100 years ago. As stated above they are usually neither a good anvil nor a good vice! Probably more the sort of thing you might have had in a gun room rather than a workshop. Most of them got damaged through being used as an anvil rather than just light occasional use which is what they were designed for. If I were in UK I would put a bid in on it just for the sake of the novelty but would never use it as a serious tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 A patent number would answer the question of what the gears are for. I'm thinking a rotary shear or beading tool, perhaps a small ring roller, etc. There's also attachment points under the jaws, probably for pipe jaws or similar. Neat tool, I'd bolt it to my bench. Frosty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 There was a thread on here a couple years ago, no one knew much about them then.http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f23/new-here-1874/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 BINGO! Patent Number 1196838 Issue date Sept. 1916 and.... are you all ready for this.... the patent is for a device called a "Combination bench lathe and drill press." Apparently, with all of the attachments, this thing was an anvil, a vise, a pipe vise, a grinder, a lathe, a drill press, and maybe something else depending on what was attached and which side was considered to be the "top" or the "base"... human ingenuity at its best... maybe.... Patent from google -Aaron @ the SCF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sandy_creek_forge Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 P.S. if anyone needs me I will be sitting right here, staring at that patent, and scratching my head for the next few days straight... -Aaron @ the SCF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Thompson Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Thanks for that... I wonder how many hopeful people were disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 well Aaron i my self will be sratching my head try to figure out the drill press and lathe part of this patent now i have 3 lathes 4 drill presses and several vises and its got me stumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Check out the google page showing the patent, in the top right hand corner of the page are boxes to click on that will bring up other patent drawings showing the vice set up as a drill / grinder etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 well now i see after checking the rest of the pages i didn't see before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I bet the guy that invented that didn't have cable TV to watch. Nice little machine when you see it all in the drawings with all of the parts and pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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