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Definitely aluminum. What is Sweet D? Here’s a pic cleaned up.

Picked up this unmarked vise and am hoping it’s American. Tube style, brass jaws and heavy brass tailpiece. Looks like an aluminum body. Steel tubes. 3.25” jaws. Knurled grips on the handle. Any ideas?

Thank you. I’ll check those threads. The offset wrenches just feel, well, OLD. Looks like the Billings-Spencer is 1915- 1926. The three smaller offset DOE wrenches look similar to the Hy Bar, but not exact. Perhaps super early, as the “patent applied for” markings would attest. Still unknown origin.

Hi All. I'm looking for info on these four wrenches, all double open ended, three super early, and one just old. (I think) The three smaller ones are offset, (bent) and have no makers name. Any info appreciated.

Fierljeppen, Thank you very much for the info. I assure you this was not staged in any way. The anvil is my grandfather’s, not for sale. He was a Yale motorcycle dealer in 1913 in Illinois. The anvil/vise does, indeed have a “No. 1” on the other side. It’s been floating around the shop for...

$2.40 new! Love the old ads. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi All. Looking for info on this almost unmarked vise. Has a large "6" on the mobile jaw and underneath says "YS". Jaw bolts are 1/4" 20, and screw post bolt is 7/16" so I'm hoping it's American. I'm $44 deep at the moment. Also looking for jaws, they are 6" x .75" with hole centers at 4.25"...

Hi All. Looking for info on this almost unmarked vise. Has a large "6" on the mobile jaw and underneath says "YS". Jaw bolts are 1/4" 20, and screw post bolt is 7/16" so I'm hoping it's American. I'm $44 deep at the moment. Also looking for jaws, they are 6" x .75" with hole centers at 4.25"...