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Picked up this Babco Oakland anvil this morning for $30. Can't find much info on it. Weighs 50# or do. Has an "India" stamp on it. Anyone have any info or a way to date it? I'm guessing around 1970s or 80s?

I posted my three 1902 journals in the general discussion area already but thought it might be nice to have a thread started for others to post advertisements if they have them so people can look through ads for old tool info. There are a lot of things we can search through on Google also, just...

Picked up another vise the other day, an Athol 623, at an antique mart for $15. Can't seem to find a lot of information on how to date these. I see way more 623 1/2. Anyhow it's cleaning up real nice. I went the wire wheel route this time instead of electrolysis because of the old paint. I was...

I picked up several American Machinist journal from 1902 the other day for pretty cheap. They're in pretty good shape considering the age! They are really fascinating! The ads are pretty cool too, several vise ads along with all kinds of machine ads. Are these things worth anything today...

Picked up this eagle stanley try square the other day. I knew eagle was older so figured I'd grab it, it was cheap enough. Anyhow any info on these? Can't find anything with the Eagle logo and stanley on it. I've seen some 46-208 Stanly squares but no eagles. I'm assuming this would probably be...

Picked up this Reed pipe vise no. 10, or at least that's what I think the casting says. Pat aug 11 1914. Worth anything? I realize the pipe vises aren't as sought after but I like old stuff and couldn't help buy it...

First off, I'm new here so hello everyone. I'm a woodworker hobbiest and 3d modeler by trade. Anyhow, I've been on the hunt for a vintage vise that wasn't being asked top dollar. Most I see these days are around $100 or so. I've read through a lot of the "Everything you need to know about...