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Excited to share THREE new catalogs and a price list. My favorite is the 1901 Massey catalog - the first known example, to the best of...

Here is one I did not see on the list. Samson 5214, 5 inch jaws and weighing in at 102 pounds. I would guess made by Rock Island...

Thanks Sky. If you close the vise and take a measurement of the square slide‘s length then I’ll have the max opening to record. Here is...

four cycle, micahd, et al. It looks like everyone was right about Parker 954 (old 104) vises. There was a conversion kit. Who knew?

Thank you both for correcting me…I obviously didn’t look close enough

My personal opinion is that with no base, $225 seems high. If I were in your shoes, I might let them know how far you’re driving for it...

Yep I agree with micahd1997 who identified your mystery vise as a Reed. About 10 years ago, I found one of that series in a dumpster...

Definitely a Reed IMHO

Another "help identify this vise" request. This rather rusty vise is for sale locally and there is only this one picture available...

Thanks a bunch! Yes, I wanted to keep it quiet until I received them. Thanks, Mongo! Wow, that’s so neat. Were they NOS?

Just picked up this pre-Desmond-Stephan Simplex Tool Co. 42CP Coachmaker. 1923-1931 according to the internet. Wonder how much rarer...

Thanks a bunch, Private. Unfortunately not my place, but thankfully only about 30 minutes from me. The building is an old cotton mill...

Staged beautifully together! Is that your place? Looks like a loft in a converted factory building.

Thanks, Oregon! Pretty amazing to have them all together.

It isn’t often that I have the pleasure of introducing something truly “new” to the world of American vises - something that, until very...