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Picked up this oddball. Does anyone know what this is by its markings? I think Yankee had similar looking vises based on the spreadsheet but there wasn't a 63 listed. This one just has stamped numbers.

One of my rarer finds with my own restoration work. I never seen a record in person with the rotating base. Its always missing.

Another pickup at the flea market. Comes with matching wood block. That's gotta be at least worth as much as the vise these days right?

Another estate sale pickup for me. I figure Yost started using that name around 1930 but not sure when they ended production in Meadville? I see a lot of these vises out of the Holland Factory. Anyone know what color this vise was originally?

I'm not sure how you found the original ad but that's amazing. Thank you so much.

Thank you, this is excellent information. It weighs 56 pounds.

Hi Folks, new here but been restoring vises for a while. I came across something that doesn't have alot of info online and doesn't exactly appear on the big spreadsheet listed on this site. Its a 50+ pound monster of a vise, 21 1/4 inches across. It says the columbian howe co. on the front with...