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Tide, That's one nice vise that dates probably from the mid 1970's or newer. It was expensive back then almost $200. They were made to last like Reeds! Paint looks pretty good now. The original paint was some funky multicolor green almost looked like a trunk paint.

No doubt about that. It took hours to fit because they are so f'n hard. Thanks! The old handle was hammered on and bent. I machined the new one similar to how Kevin does it. Handle turned from stressproof the balls drilled and turned on a lathe then peened. -Roger

Here is a Prentiss 19-1/2 I finished up a Month ago. New jaws from KMScott. I machined a new Pin for the swivel jaws and a new handle.

One of the annoying things about the cheaper sets is they skip sizes. HF metric 13 piece set skips 11mm, 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, 23mm and so on. I always seem to need the in-between sizes and I have to use a chrome socket.

It's quite common really. Many homes in the city have a garage or one detached in the back. In the suburbs, most have an attached garage.

Thanks for sharing. Definitely a cool piece of history!

That's a pretty cool. The carvings and remnants of brightly colored paint kind of points to a Gypsy Vardo. Where is this located?

Thanks for the welcomes! I will post some of my lathes when I get my post count up!

Signed up over a year ago and thought it's about time I made my first post. I live in the Chicago area. I love vintage tools and machines, especially vises and lathes. My name Asport is from another hobby of mine fishing. I have an old Aquasport boat that my dad bought in 1977. -Roger