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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Got home late. But I did clean it a little bit then found this interesting tidbit of information.
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    HAHAH...But in Texas you can't get anywhere in an hour!
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    And the guy brought a couple other toys that I picked up for another 20 bucks... now interesting enough I met him at a Walmart and after he left I went in to go to the bathroom on my way back to my car I found a $20 bill blowing across the parking lot! True story!... and I'm having a little...
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Got to learn how to post these pictures better!:mad:
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Okay! So I picked up the Rock Island. Really glad I made the trip. Yes they were very bad pictures! I think it looks awesome. It's pretty good size also! It even still has the metal plate stamp to the side of it looks like a nameplate maybe for the company that owned it? I don't know if anybody...
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Oh gosh me too! If it works out that's going to be my second sweet Vise purchase in three days!
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Awesome tip! Thank you so much. I'm heading that way now I'll keep everyone posted. And yes I'm thinking at 25 bucks it's going to have to be the worst damn Vise ever for me not to buy it LOL
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Oh wow I didn't notice! I will make sure to carefully check thank you so much.
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Oh yes I will do! Thank you very much for the tip
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    Chance to buy Rock Island vise 574

    Okay guys the guy is willing to sell this to me for $25 but it's A2 hour drive to his house. so I wanted to see what everybody thought about it. I kind of think for 2 hour drive and 25 bucks it's worth a shot. He says it works as it should opens and closes easily and the jaws meet up nicely. I'm...
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    My first real vintage American-made vise

    10 sir! That is affirmative!
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    My first real vintage American-made vise

    That's crazy that you found that I was looking all over Google for 2 days... Flipping through old patents. I can find a number 28 anywhere except for that one that's like 300 pounds! That is so awesome and I really appreciate it.
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    My first real vintage American-made vise

    I know right! I'm just getting over it especially now I knew it had to be going on a hundred years old you could just tell by looking at the steel it's just so cool! I picked that up for 30 bucks
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    My first real vintage American-made vise

    Awesome that is so cool thank you so much man now at least I have a name to jump into it does look just like it doesn't it!
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    My first real vintage American-made vise

    Any kind of gas so I may be an age or a year it was made or something it sure looks old at had that door knob style handle on it it also has the little split ring or split bolt or whatever that holds the spindle in
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