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    Craftsman 5176 / 5169 Vises: Made in England?

    Thank you for commenting on this. From what you and the others in the thread linked to above stated about them, it appears these vises were marketed by Sears only in Canada, and were built in 1956-57 (and possibly beyond). This time frame coincided with the later versions of the vises sold by...
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    Craftsman 5176 / 5169 Vises: Made in England?

    I did some more research on Craftsman vises that were made in England, and came across this image of the "No. 60" 6-inch woodworking vise. I wasn't able to locate this model in any of the Craftsman catalogs from the late 40's - 50's time frame. It’s possible that like the “Made In England”...
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    Craftsman 5176 / 5169 Vises: Made in England?

    I'm new to this forum, and am very glad to find such an excellent source of info on vintage tools. I recently restored a Craftsman 5176 vise I picked it up at a yard sale several years ago. It was fine functionally speaking, but aesthetically pretty rough. A couple of weeks ago I finally got...
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