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Thanks. Amazing the knowledge here. It was repainted, which probably means it was rusted, which probably means it was wire brushed or wire wheeled. I tried my best with raking lights to see any faint stampings...but none. In any case, 1930-ish is good enough for me. Thanks again.

Thanks - that's one of the threads I read when liking to figure this out myself. As far as I can tell, there's no date stamp. The finish was a little munged, as the pics show...so they may have been obscured. But I can't make any out.

Got it! Much appreciated.

Thanks! But I'm a little confused about your wording. My vise has a collar and set screw. If I read you right the change in the late 30s was to a split nut, therefore mine is as you say early to mid 30s?

Date this Reed 204 1/2 New member here. As my name suggests, I'm from the CT River Valley in MA, the home of the cutting tool industry in the U.S. Inherited this Reed 204 1/2 when I bought a house. Just getting around to refurbing it. The pic below show it after the wire wheel work. Can...