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    who will guess what is this manufacturer vice monster?

    Hi guys. Small challenge for the fun. Once again impossible to have a drink with the winner. The reed 106 is not a huge vice but conaisseurs know this is something serious. Notice the handle size comparison. The photo don’t reflect the reality. Much more impressive in real. Unfortunately no...
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    Yost vise contest

    Beautiful. Thank you.
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    Yost vise contest

    Ok understand, so what's mean "THE GM" on the 805 ?
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    Yost vise contest

    Hi guys. I can stand anymore and want to know the story of the « GEM » and « THE GEM » marked on my yost vises. Posted this question on 2 others thread but drown quickly. Just a member had well mentioned that was probably a comparison to a gem precious stone. I was satisfacted with that but...
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    reed vise from a french farm

    thanks angrybeaver,
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    reed vise from a french farm

    Hi guys, received BLO so started to light clean and found small parts here and there of original black color. Angrybeaver : i don’t find the date on mine, do you have photo of exact location of stamped ? Probably don’t scrap enough to reveal Did you paint or is it original color on your 106 ? Thanks
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    I haven’t do the link with the precious gem. So probably possible they have a highly opinion on their manufacture quality.
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    The VISES of Garage Journal

    Hi guys. Just finish this 806 yost and want to know what’s mean the GEM letters ? Thanks in advance
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    reed vise from a french farm

    Awesome. I was far away from a so many quantity of material. I am more confident now and sure will find beauty again. Thanks for details
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    unfortunately i don't have scale but is it a reed listing somewhere with size and weight ? i had research on the net and with the search tool of the garage without chance. probably i don't use it well because i fall on thousand interesting page of thread but don't find what i search even with...
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    driverait : the GEM is marked on the YOST not on the american scale. i am very impatient to know what is meaning.
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    drivesit, i was plan to do good photos and show the final restauration for the big reed but i can not refuse to you so attached the photos. they don't give justice to this beauty. marked reed n°107.
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    reed vise from a french farm

    Ok so mistake on the price but as tym told this is an invoice from the reed tool at 1100sd + 3 zero ? So 1 100 000 usd equivalent today ? reed does it made machine gun or other ?
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    reed vise from a french farm

    Another point : what’s the today equivalent price of 79usd 1945 year ?
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    reed vise from a french farm

    Lugz glad details on tools be appreciate by infos collectors. i was not on place in 1945 so can just report as seller told. After my visit on place i personally don’t doubt on the reality of the story. There is still a lot of american stuff everywhere in the french village. I am in intense...
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    I bought 2 reed and 1 yost to the farm. The second reed is just so massive that i need assistance for lift. Impossible to one man lift
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    No the american scale vise was from a old lady and when husband died just made clearence in the garage so unfortunately nothing on the red seal vise history.
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    american scale vise in Paris need details

    hi guys. finally not hot to install the handle on this vise : to shiny in comparison to the patina paint so decided to put it on the yost 806 from the butcher family. i just scrap to the steel and wax. this one is now my common vise. more versatile for the current jobs with swivel base. if...
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    reed vise from a french farm

    ok thanks, supposed. you will be the first to see.
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