You are lucky to even have a chance to be a viseaholic. It sounds like you have driven distances to pick some up, but for me the mid west side of the state has been dry as a bone for over a year, with the exception of a few over priced mainstream examples here and there.
Jrobb good score on that Morgan coachmakers vise. Here’s a Morgan 60 I picked up a few months ago. For $140 I saved it from going to the scrapyard.
Meatsis, it just amazes me what some people consider junk.---That looks NOS to me.---What some would throw away, others would fight you for.---I think it has to do with corporations and their tax burdens.---They have to show ever so much improvements to the firm and ever so much expenses during the year in order to get tax breaks, so it behooves them to toss a few good items and by new stuff.---It's good that that worker had good instincts.---Some companies want even let you salvage good stuff.
PS------You can still make that a swivel based 60 if you want to.
)OK gents, I have what I think may be new data for Wilton's early years in the form of some ads from 1942.
These are all original ads clipped from the magazines of the day, by the then VP of Columbian.
Some things that can be put to rest:
Wilton DID sell to the public (or at least to the general manufacturing needs under restrictive sales)
They started with a 1 year guarantee, but changed that almost immediately to a 5 year guarantee.
Besides the standard jaws, hey offered precision ground smooth jaws Hard or soft as well as smooth copper or brass
They sold through at least one reseller - Acme Tool Co. (look Out Roadrunner!
The vises met the Fed Sepc, GGG-V-436
Earliest Ad May 1942:
August 1942
From Acme, Sept 1942
Acme, Dec 1942
Kevin -
I don't see this on spread sheet. I do see an American Scale 75H, but not a 75.
Jaws are 3 1/2 - opens 5 1/2 - 52.5 Lbs
Added a 102 1/2 to my Reeds, still seeking that 102. Paid too much, hopefully at least to one of you.
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Eddie:
Very nice looking 75H.
Yours is the first I've seen in this thread, beside mine.
