Ok, so this is my first post here. Been lurking a bit, seem to have a good bunch of guys here. About two years ago, I began looking for a vintage Wilton bullet style vise. I told my father to be on the lookout for me, since he is retired and spends every chance he gets at flea markets and garage sales. I was sure he'd come across one eventually. Well anyway fast forward 2 yrs, still no vise. I decided to take matters into my own hands, and a couple of months ago I began to actively look for one on Craigslist. Missed a few, I guess there must be alot of collectors out there. So finally I got lucky and picked up a Wilton 350 that was in overall decent shape. It's got a 95 date code on the keyway, which was a surprise to me, since I thought it was much older.
The following week, I was at a garage sale where the guy had a bunch of old tools out, and I manged to pick up another one, a 9300s in decent shape for $10, no date on the keyway, no idea what as to year.
And lastly, a Parker 3x in really good shape, I have no idea what year it is.
Attached are pictures, I am really looking forward to restoring them.
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Swindens is about the only manufacturer still going over here that I can think of offhand though. All of the others are long gone. Second hand would be a far better proposition, whether that be from online sites or s/h machinery/tool dealers..
