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Posting some pictures of a Reed 104 I picked up today. Any idea of the date? No patent date, no R designation.

I think you might be right with Bertman. I think I can see it. I'm going to try and careful clean the tag without messing up the lettering.

I picked up a Rock Island 573 today that I plan on restoring. I noticed a tag on the side that says Manufactured by " something Electric Company " cant read the name yet. Has anyone ever seen one before? Also, I think there date stamp is on top of the slide and this on is 6 53, I'm assuming...

Picked this up today, pretty solid and got it for a steal. I believe it's a model 1644. Any idea where the date stamp is or its age?

Yes, all the paperwork appears to be there. My father kept all the paperwork for that kinda of stuff.

Does anyone know anything about this tachometer?

Update, need some help I've started to disassemble the vise but I'm running into a snag with the center bolt. Is there a trick to removing it? Thanks for everyone's help in advance.

Thanks for the advise, I'll keep everyone posted on my progress

Thanks, I really appreciate it. I'll keep posting pics of my progress. I've got a few ideas for that pin. Is there a restoration thread or is this one good to post to?

Reed vise restoration Here is another reed vise my dad had in his shop, it's a 103-N. It was a locked up mess when I got it. It was my first vise restoration. Before and after

The pin seems like it's stuck. I just put some kroil on it so I'll check it in a bit. I wanted to completely restore it because it is so special to me. This vise will never be sold and will probably never be used again. I really would like to completely tear it down clean it up, paint it or BLO...

Pictures of crack in dynamic jaw Pictures of below dynamic jaw crack? What's the best way to fix this? Braze it or could I use a casting alloy?

Reed 403 1/2 R I finally got got around to removing my dads vise from his shop. I'm going to restore it and mount it to a stand. Just looking at it I have noticed that there is a crack under the dynamic jaw that will need to be repaired. I dont know how to braze cast but I'm going to learn...

Not exactly sure what one does with this. This is the last one tonight

These look brand new, more things from my dads shop

More gems from my dads shop for your viewing pleasure.

That would be about when my dad would have bought this. I'm sure all the tools that originally came in it are in his shop. Wonder if we could get a list?

Anyone know about what year this toolbox was from? Was it part of a set? This is something else I found in my dads shop. I remember this as a kid so it at least 42 years old. I have sooo many tools to go though! You kind folks are going to get tired of my posts!

Here is a 103-N that I just restored. The date stamp is 872. Not sure what it means. I'm doing a 403 1\2 R next. I'll check there code also and post when I get it going.

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