Help ID this 8" Machinist Vise

[Maui]

I'll be looking at this vise later on today, and was wondering if anyone here could provide some insight regarding what make /model it is. The only photo I have is attached, and I have not seen the vise in person yet. The owner was able to tell me is that the jaws are 8" wide, but that is all the information he had. Does anybody recognize it?

Maui

 

[wrenchguy]

pre 1921 columbian, upside down triangle with c. i got a 7" like it.

 

[Maui]

Thanks Wrenchguy. That upside down triangle through me off. I thought it looked like a Columbian but couldn't recall any that had that type of logo. Pre 1921 makes it even more appealing to me. I'm sure I will be taking it home with me later on today.

Maui

 

[Packard V8]

That's a big 'un and Columbian are among the toughest vises ever built.

Just for my education, does the Columbian catalog discribe that one as a "machinist's vise"? Looks more like just a general purpose vise, but terminology changes over 100 years.

(Who's going to be first on here to advise OP not to buy it, 'cause it doesn't have a swivel base?)

jack vines

 

[G-ManBart]

Columbian also marked all their anvils with the upside down triangle with a C in the middle....I think it's a cool logo.

That's a beast of a vise, for sure!

 

[Maui]

Well, I drove 2 hours to see it and the seller never laid a tape measure across the jaws. They measured 6", not 8" in width. It's a Columbian 506. I was disappointed, but still bought the vise, the bench it was sitting on, and an all cast iron bench. Not a bad deal overall, but it would have been a lot better if it was as advertised.

Maui

 

[wrenchguy]

I should back up some, when i got my 7"er with the upside down triangle someone mentioned it was or could be pre 1921. i don't have any proof its true. 6"er still good find.

 

[oldldh]

T'ain't nuttin' wimpy...

'Bout a six inch vise of that vintage...

Yes, that's a machinist vise...

 

[454ragtop]

The all cast iron bench sounds interesting............

 

[MushCreek]

He's not the first guy to lie about size....

 

[Maui]

Lol...MushCreek! 454ragtop I can post up a photo of the all cast iron bench if you like.

Maui

 

[454ragtop]

Lol...MushCreek! 454ragtop I can post up a photo of the all cast iron bench if you like.

Maui

Yes please.

 

[Maui]

Here are some shots of the underside of the all cast iron bench. It is still in the trailer.

Maui

 

[G-ManBart]

Here are some shots of the underside of the all cast iron bench. It is still in the trailer.

Maui

I like it!

 

[454ragtop]

I like it!

X2, way cool, possibly better than the vise. Thanks for posting.

 

[Maui]

Thanks guys. I don't know why they cast the top section in two separate pieces. I plan to clean this up, possibly paint it, and put it in my entry way for putting on boots and shoes.

 

[disston]

Great buy. Really cool bench. Post pics when you get it off the truck.

 

[Provincial]

Thanks guys. I don't know why they cast the top section in two separate pieces. I plan to clean this up, possibly paint it, and put it in my entry way for putting on boots and shoes.

To make the pieces light enough for shipping and assembly. Possibly to keep the bulk within a size that made shipping easier or cheaper.

 

[espyking83]

Thats a hell of a bench

 

[ALLFAST]

Awesome little bench and vise combo !!!!!!