3x US Vises

[yossarian19]

Location

Grass Valley, CA

Price

$60

I have,
A Reed 103 1/2 fixed mount, smooth jaw, 3 1/2" wide bench vise. Great shape. Dirty but the vise is tight and smooth, no battle damage on it, just usual light use marks. Has the rounded ball style main screw.

An Athol swivel mount, swivel rear jaw 3 1/2" vise. The handle has been bent and repaired at some point, has been painted. I haven't even removed the flaking paint. It's a decent candidate for resto and is in great usable shape but the handle will need (something) to make it show quality.

A Columbian mechanic's vise, 3 1/2", serrated jaws. Small anvil on back. It's been cleaned with a wire brush & oiled, in great "user" shape, USA made. Guesstimate at 70s vintage.

$60 for the Columbian, $75 for either of the Reed or Athol, buyer to pay shipping.

 

[yossarian19]

Revision to the sell list + pics
The order probably won't match the pictures, here, but...
I've got a 3 1/2" Athol vise with a swiveling rear jaw and swivel base. Not many vises were made with the swiveling rear jaw, which allows you to firmly grasp, say, a splitting wedge which would be a PITA with a typical vise. The handles aren't original but the vise is in good shape, cleaned oiled and painted gray. Restored examples have sold on ebay for $175; this one isn't quite "restored" so I'll let it go at $100.
The Craftsman 5160 is a 3" jaw vise with a swiveling base. It came to me without jaws, I made some plastic ones for it that won't marr the work piece. You can buy serrated tool steel jaws for $60 if you want. This one dates to, I think, between 1937 and 1942. It was made by Rock Island, a vise company that IIRC was an offshoot of Reed. If you aren't a very special type of nerd, though, you don't care about that - but it is in damned good shape and is of very high quality. Great vise for a gunsmith or anyone else who does smaller bits of work. $60.
The Reed 103 1/2 is a fixed base vise with 3 1/2" wide jaws. It's seriously stout for the size of it, having four bolts that hold it to the bench. It's pretty "clean", free of any major marks or dings on it, but I haven't painted or even really cleaned this one. It was, until recently, in use by a small engine enthusiast in Penn Valley. The gentleman really appreciated and took care of his tools - this vise turns freely with one finger, the jaws hit square and level... It's really nice. $60
The Athol 624 is a 4" jaw swivel base vise. It's in good shape, cleaned and oiled but not painted. All handles are original and straight. Jaws hit square and true. It's currently bolted to the work bench in my carport, where it gets used but not abused. I paid something like $110 for it not all that long ago, so if you want it, that's about what it'll take to get it. You can buy a cheaper vise than an Athol but I don't think anyone ever made a better one. Athols, for the size of the jaw, weigh more and are build better than any other vise. Even Reed - which is a hell of a vise on it's own.