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I just came across a Samson branded Rock Island vise, in nice shape. Samson was the Sears brand before Craftsman. It's got several layers of old red paint, and I wondered if anyone knows what the original color was?

Someone clued me in on my first Reed. Order a drag link socket on Amazon.

Thanks va.

Can any of you gurus identify this vise?

I got this 204R a few weeks ago. It's date stamped 12/42, the same month my stepdad landed on Guadalcanal with the 25th Infantry Division. The vise was US Navy property. From its condition, it saw less action than my stepdad in the Solomons and Phillipines.

I picked up this nice Craftsman 5152 yesterday for $70. It's the second one I've seen in this color. Can anyone confirm silver was the factory color?

Bob, That's an awesome collection! Is that a BLO finish on most of them ?

This forum needs a rec button for posts like this.

Hello Barnes, Well, aren't you special. For what it's worth, I'm not the least bit interested in "you ****" awards. If someone posts an item for sale, I think it's perfectly acceptable to pay their asking price. I've never tried to negotiate a lower price on something that wasn't over priced...

I found this Wilton C1 listed locally for $75. It had only been up for 5 minutes. It just needed a little refurbishing.

Very nice AB.

Ken, Does my Ridgid branded 204 1/2 qualify?

Yours may have a faint date stamp. See this thread. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400156

No photo but I just checked my Reed 204 with the 1908, 1912, and 1914 patent dates, and it has a clear 8 25 stamp on the side of the dynamic.

There was a Reed 206R with stand posted on Houston Facebook this morning for $200. Too far away for me. It quickly disappeared, and just as quickly posted by someone else for $325.

tx, I'm not aware of any way to date them. They made one like that for quite a few years. All the ones I've seen have a simple collar with a set screw, although it took me the better part of a week to remove the screw on one particularly difficult 504.

VA, That IS my vise. Do you know anything about their history?

This is my first post, though I've been following for years. I caught the vise fever this spring, and it's been fun. Today I picked up a 4" swivel vise. The online photo only showed the opposite side of the swivel lock, with no ID on the vise. It appeared for all the world to be a Columbian...