Vintage Record 52 1/2 D Woodworkers Vise

sleecurtis · Jun 25, 2011

I went to an estate sale and purchased a Record 52 1/2 D Woodworkers Vise. From the quality of the other shop equipment and the age of the seller, it appears to be original. Please advise me in pricing and selling this item.

Catalyze · Jun 25, 2011

Wowzers......I know nothing of wood vises.....big lovely USA machinist vises yes.....squishy wood, no.
Craig

wolflrv · Jun 25, 2011

Not sure if this is allowed to post here..but you might check on sawmillcreek.org forums. There are many discussions of vintage woodworking tools there..vises in particular..and they would be fairly knowledgeable about the value. I'm sure there are many woodworkers here too that will hopefully chime in.

Eric Commarato · Jun 25, 2011

It should have made in England cast in the front. I bought mine new about 20 years ago for 125.00 before Record was purchase by Irwin and they stopped making the vise along with the really fine hand planes they used to make. I would say you should have no problem selling that vise for $175-200 dollar range. It might even fetch a little more. The same vise is knocked off in India now-a-days, but a real Record 52 1/2" is worth it.

ZRX61 · Jun 25, 2011

Thanks, I was about to offer him $20..

mrbreezeet1 · Jun 25, 2011

Yeah, I have a 52 1/2" still NIB from the Big Lots close Out about 10 years ago.
Thanks
Tony

woody 73 · Jun 25, 2011

I am drooling over that vise as we speak very nice vise and well made.

sleecurtis · Jun 26, 2011

I just wiped the cobwebs off and it is the real deal. Thanks for all the input. Now to sell my find...

Lookin4'67Galaxieconv · Jun 26, 2011

sleecurtis · Jun 26, 2011

Here are some pics of the Record vise. I clean it up a bit, but not too much...Can anyone tell if it is the real thing, for sure?

pacmktg · Jun 26, 2011

Looks like the one I have. I would say it is the real thing

exmaxima1 · Jun 27, 2011

I've been a woodworker for over 40 years, and never saw the allure of the Record vises. The quick release can be a real knuckle buster and the handles seem too small for my tastes. I like the really old USA vises that were made at a time when people made their living using the vise all day long.
The best woodworking vises IMHO have the simple cut in the screw thread that makes it fast to open and close. I have owned many over the years, and my Morgan is a good example.
BTW, note that the dog is made of plastic (glass-filled nylon)---your well-honed plane irons will thank you!

Taninaree · Jun 28, 2011

I also have a wood vise 52 1/2E in my collection. It's a top model of Record wood vise and still made in England.

mrbreezeet1 · Jun 28, 2011

Taninaree said:
I also have a wood vise 52 1/2E in my collection. It's a top model of Record wood vise and still made in England.

Now Y'a got me wondering is mine a 52 1/2 D or E
Tony

mrbreezeet1 · Jun 28, 2011

Taninaree said:
I also have a wood vise 52 1/2E in my collection. It's a top model of Record wood vise and still made in England.

mrbreezeet1 said:
Now Y'a got me wondering is mine a 52 1/2 D or E
Tony

Supposed to be 7" is that an 52 1/2 "E"

Thanks,
Tony

Vise-Roy · Jul 11, 2011

My Morgan 20A. Don't know how old it is. Any way to tell?

studearch · Nov 1, 2011

As long as we're discussing vise's, can someone shed some light on this small one I inherited from my grandfather? It's got PAT 12 26 22 cast in the front with a 55 down lower, and 56 cast into the rear jaw. It has a hexagonal center bar that slides, a spring to stop it, and cams that click as it's tightened instead of a screw. It clamps to the workbench with a screw clamp and has screws to mount removable jaw pads. I assume it's for woodworking. Any ideas? Thanks

PCO6 · Nov 1, 2011

sleecurtis said:
I went to an estate sale and purchased a Record 52 1/2 D Woodworkers Vise. From the quality of the other shop equipment and the age of the seller, it appears to be original. Please advise me in pricing and selling this item.

I bought an unused Record No. 52 recently for $50. I think I got lucky. I don't know what the difference is between the No. 52 and the No. 52 1/2 D but they are good vices. :thumbup:

The one I got can be seen here on page 146 - post #2903 ...
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1760101#post1760101

As you can see ... I like Record vices!

PCO6 · Nov 1, 2011

sleecurtis said:
Here are some pics of the Record vise. I clean it up a bit, but not too much...Can anyone tell if it is the real thing, for sure?

I have no doubt that that is a Record. NICE VICE :thumbup:

Harvey Melvin Richards · Nov 1, 2011

PCO6 said:
I bought an unused Record No. 52 recently for $50. I think I got lucky. I don't know what the difference is between the No. 52 and the No. 52 1/2 D but they are good vices.

The one I got can be seen here on page 146 - post #2903 ...
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1760101#post1760101

As you can see ... I like Record vices!

I believe that the "D" stands for Dog. If yours has the adjustable dog, then it's a "D".
A Record will last the rest of your life if you take care of it.

Mine is at least 20 years old.

PCO6 · Nov 1, 2011

Harvey Melvin Richards said:
I believe that the "D" stands for Dog. If yours has the adjustable dog, then it's a "D".
A Record will last the rest of your life if you take care of it.

Mine is at least 20 years old.

That makes sense, however, mine has a "dog" but no "D". You can just barely see the "52" on the front side at the top right. I don't know the age of mine but I do know that Record made several subtle changes to their bench vices over the years. They probably did to their wood vices as well.

And you are right, they will last forever. I bought my first Record bench vice, a No. 4, in the mid 70's and it still works perfectly after a lot of use.

demographic · Nov 1, 2011

I recently bought both a Record 7" and a Woden 7" woodworkers vice.
Neither one of the ones I bought have the metal dog but if I was bothered I could set a dog hole into the timber jaw insert, I'm not sure I'll bother as my bench also has two wooden vice's on the corners that won't have the metal vices.

Both quick release and both made in England.
They cost a fiver each from my local secondhand tool sales place and I thought that was a bargain.
I have an old school bench that they are to fit onto each diagonally opposite corners, not fitted them yet though.
Woden is pretty much the same company as Record anyway as its a family thing.

HERE'S a bit of history about Record and Woden.

Harvey Melvin Richards · Nov 1, 2011

PCO6 said:
That makes sense, however, mine has a "dog" but no "D". [/IMG]

Well, that's the first time I've ever been wrong. Sorry.

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