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Showoff........:drool: Cheers Jim

Actually at that time the Patent protection time was only 17 years. Cheers Jim

Soooo does anyone have any evidence of when patent dates were removed from vises.......anyone......anyone.......Beuller?

Yes I was thinking of a Reed.

Hi All Can you tell a vises age from the Patent dates cast into its body? For instance prior to 1975 Patents lasted 17 years so if a vise had cast in dates of 1908, 1912 does that date the vise to 17 years past those dates? Cheers Jim

Hi All Im new here, but not new to working on old stuff like J model Harley's, old workshop equipment and anything that was made to last. As my handle suggests I also worked on the F111C for the RAAF for over 20 years, engines mainly. Currently I am looking for an early 20th century Parker...