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Looks great. Don't keep us waiting for the others

Wow. That is exactly the same vice. Thank you so much for the insight! This is a pretty special piece then.

That'd be interesting. I have no idea if this was made in South Africa or elsewhere. SA wasn't even a single country back then.

I made a post about an old vice I received from a family member. I have now finished my restoration. I have very limited tools as I am only 22 and a broke student. But I did my best for only my second restoration project. As a bonus, I added my biggest vice holding my smallest vice. (Any info...

After some cleaning, I was unable to find any branding or markings. I'll keep looking for traces. Any tips on how to clean the inside of the tube with the thread?

I have disassembled it and ground the welding drippings off. Here are a few more photos that might help. As a side note, I found out the late owner of the vise worked in the railway industry, might be useful info? The screw and thread Main Body Underside of bench attachment on which the...

This Vise was recently given to me by a family member, they said they got it from a deceased friend. In South Africa, most of our old tools are from England and Germany if that helps. Planning restoring the vise, a hint of how it used to look could help since I think a part or 2 is missing.

I live in South Africa and went on holiday to Chile. While I was there I made a trip to the local flea Market and bought an old pipe wrench for about 4 dollars. The only marking I can see on it says made in West Germany and the size 12. Can anyone help find the brand? (the paint covered photo...