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The link from 1981 looks odd to me because the model number 80 appears to be on the right hand side. All I have ever seen had manufacture on the right and model on the left.?

In 1962 the company was acquired by Ingersoll-Rand Corp.; by this time the company had about 600 employees, less than half of what they had only 10 years earlier. Obsolete plants and equipment, plus the high cost of doing business in Massachusetts, continued to take its toll on the company. In...

I also have a 5" model 125 that also has the bondo covering the Made in Romania casting just under the Millers Falls sticker. Any idea of age of these vise's?

Just searching the threads here on this site and york history. There is a thread on here from house with pictures and dates supposedly from york.

Here is a 125 that I recently purchased. As you can see, once I started on it I found the casting filled with body putty. Unknown year of production.

From 1956-1972 it was modeled 125 from 1973 -1988 it was marked as 125A Really no way to tell for sure

I would have to guess maybe 1956 - 1972?

agreed, not sure why or if all of them were filled in with body putty to cover the casting or not? Most York vises were made in the Czech Republic and were the original inspiration for the Wilton vise in the early 1940's. York made the castings and the vises were sold in Romania un-branded to...

Most York vises were made in the Czech Republic and were the original inspiration for the Wilton vise in the early 1940's. York made the castings and the vises were sold in Romania un-branded to Millers Falls and other companies, Others on Garage Journal site have reported having a Millers...

Been trying to find out any info available on this vise. After starting clean up process I discovered that the original casting was filled with what appears to be bondo, body filler and then painted, unmatched color. Any info available on something like this and possible manufacture date? Thanks...

Thank you for the info! I did find in another thread here that the "fat body" 125 was made from 1956-1972. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/york-vise-history-thread.417896/ Also from 1972-1975 changed to a stronger body and new jaws, but have not found any pics or information on the...

Hello; I am a new member here and am enjoying all the information found. I recently came across this vise. Does anyone have any information on this beast? Thanks in advance; Lonnie