Recent content by olason

That's awesome to see. I will be sharing this with my dad and grandpa this weekend. As a kid my dad laid out tools to not let go of should he pass young, and it included the anvil and vise. Neat to get some insight to it finally. It is a very important part to our farm shop, although not in...

I found this page in hopes of gaining insight on the family farm vise. I was told it was an old vise both when my grandpa and dad were each young. Our farm was homesteaded in 1881, and some items we belive came from a family blacksmith shop. From what I can find for markings C. Parker Meriden...