Originally posted by Fullthrottle 24.
That vise sold for $400! Is the 474 that rare? Or is it just the unique feature of the double swivel that collectors must have
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It's not the double swivel factor that's so appealing, cause you can get that on a lot of imports, and a lot of American made vises and they won't bring that kind of money. The main thing is the name, Charles Parker with a double swivel. As far as rarity goes, Blaine or B100 could put you on the money there. All I superficially go by is how seldom they come up for sale. I have two of them and it took 2 years to get them. To put it in my feeble perspective, They come up for sale a little more often than the swivel jaw Wilton. In 2013, so far, combining Craigslist and E-bay I've seen 2 Wilton swivel jaws and 3 Parker double swivels. That still doesn't tell you how many or how few they made. You will have to ask the Gurus. I wouldn't take $400.00 apiece for mine but I wouldn't give $400.00 either. But it's just whatever a person wants, how bad they want it, and how much cash or credit they can come up with.
