dutchgray - I should have clarified that it is in the back of my truck, after trading a small bit of time for it. Despite knowing little of it, the thing looked deserving of more attention than the old building allowed.
I recently came across this old brute - a Woden marked "No. 9A" on one side - fastened to an old farm workbench. No other markings are discernible.
Having little knowledge of Woden vises apart from a 186 in a neighbour's shop, I have not been able to unearth the provenance of this one. It is...