Vice Guys -- Neat old vice; what is it?

jacked_72 · Oct 6, 2013

Picked this up for $20 today. Only has the markings shown in the pictures. It doesn't indicate who the manufacture is. Any ideas? I'm guessing 30s or 40s based on the machine age styling.

bigcaddy · Oct 6, 2013

Montgomery Wards

autopts · Oct 6, 2013

Hi Mr. Big! & jacked 72. I saw that vise on GJ a couple of years ago.

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you're vise is a Milwaukee. I have a smaller version of it that has V20 &V21A cast on the side...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/a...2&d=1273590787

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/a...3&d=1273590787

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/a...4&d=1273590787

Then again it could be a knock off modeled after a Milwaukee because mine has "Made in USA" cast on the other side of the jaw...

Charles (in GA) · Oct 6, 2013

Its a viSe (remember "Squeeze") not viCe (as in Criminal, such as Miami Vice).

Sorry, just had to say it.

Charles

TreePointer · Oct 6, 2013

Charles (in GA) said:
Its a viSe (remember "Squeeze") not viCe (as in Criminal, such as Miami Vice).

Sorry, just had to say it.

Charles

You're Charles in GA. I wonder what spelling you'd use outside the USA.

retDAC · Oct 7, 2013

Vice is the older spelling.

EDGAR · Oct 7, 2013

Below see a picture of a Milwaukee 604 described as having a 3.5" jaws. By the numbers seen on the side, near the jaws, the OP vise might be smaller?

jacked_72 · Oct 7, 2013

Found a couple of things when I searched for Powr Kraft vise, not vice. One was this thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127956 and the other was the picture below. I'm thinking that Milwaukee may have OEM produced the vise for Monkey Wards, but I'm betting that mine is a Powr Kraft. Mine has the identical "screws" holding the jaw pads in. There was a post the other day that someone had of some screwdrivers with funny heads and they were identified as some sort of clutch bolt or screw. The Milwaukee vises seem to have Phillips head screws from what I've seen. Mine, however, does not have "Made in USA" stamped on it anywhere, so it could be a 60s or even 70s Japan vise, but I would expect Japan or the COO to be on it somewhere. Mine has jaws of just under 4".

I'm in the process of electrolytically de rusting the vise and taking off the red paint from the orginal green. Its cleaning up pretty nicely and I'll post some pictures once I get it done and back together.

jacked_72 · Oct 7, 2013

Here it is cleaned up a bit with most of the rust and red paint gone.

cclfn · Oct 7, 2013

jacked_72 said:
Here it is cleaned up a bit with most of the rust and red paint gone.

Ya gotta love that art deco look !

Rickster · Oct 7, 2013

Looks like the one I have up on the Bay right now! Wards Power-Kraft

tedsters · Jan 2, 2015

jacked_72 said:
Here it is cleaned up a bit with most of the rust and red paint gone.

sure is a cool looking vise

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