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Thanks for the replies. I went through 20 pages of ukworkshop (another 427 to go) but threads were mostly about planes ,chisels and woodworking vises

When did Record stop putting "Made in England" stamp on their vises ? I bought a NO.2 Record vise at a garage sale a few days ago but couldn't find any embossing on the other side . Was this just before manufacturing was moved/switched over to China ? I tried to find info on the vise thread...

I have two RAE vises, one woodworkers bench ,two Workmates, a couple of drill press vises 2 pin vises and at least five blacksmith leg vises (I dabbled in a bit of blacksmithing years ago)

Hello , I bumped into this website while looking for info on some older vises (RAE) that I have .I have spent a lot of time the last couple of days reading thru some of the many articles on vises , Rockwell drill presses and old tools in general . It has been time well spent even though I should...