Big Parker Vise

[MShaw]

Today I toured the East Broad Top Railroad. It is in central PA and originated in the late 1800s. It has been resurrected as a Tourist attraction. As part of the tour we went thru the round house. In the back of one bay was this Parker vise. It is about the biggest vise I have ever seen. No idea of it's age.

 

[akasrick]

289 1/2 = one of the "Superior" line vises patented 1906 according to Parker's advertising .

Today I toured the East Broad Top Railroad. It is in central PA and originated in the late 1800s. It has been resurrected as a Tourist attraction. As part of the tour we went thru the round house. In the back of one bay was this Parker vise. It is about the biggest vise I have ever seen. No idea of it's age.

akasrick

 

[T45]

That poor handle. LOL.

 

[MShaw]

Thank you for the reply. That vise was in that roundhouse for a long time. I was wondering if it was original to the railroad or part of the reopening about 30 years ago.

 

[Cleave]

Wow, that's a monster.
While this has obviously survived hard treatment and come out on top, I do wonder about the extra leverage of those tall jaws onto that comparatively small slide down below. I wonder how this would stack up against Fireball Tool's latest vise test.

 

[akasrick]

Wow, that's a monster.
While this has obviously survived hard treatment and come out on top, I do wonder about the extra leverage of those tall jaws onto that comparatively small slide down below. I wonder how this would stack up against Fireball Tool's latest vise test.

Parker advertised it as a Combination Pipe Vise that could hold 6" pipe, which makes that bent handle really impressive.

akasrick

 

[MShaw]

"Parker advertised it as a Combination Pipe Vise that could hold 6" pipe"
I could see them needing that for plumbing steam locomotives.

 

[akasrick]

I could see them needing that for plumbing steam locomotives.

What do you think, did it have the pre 1910 improved base?
Any pictures of the other side of the vise?

akasrick

 

[MShaw]

No. I was on a roundhouse tour and just managed to get that one photo.

 

[akasrick]

No. I was on a roundhouse tour and just managed to get that one photo.

akasrick

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I think there is a Parker that big or bigger at our local Peddlers Mall if anyone interested? The thing is big. And is missing a few parts and the thing is big. I think they are asking $200.00 and that thing is big.

 

[gba2331]

I find it funny that the number for something that big includes ‘1/2’ - ‘1/2’ of WHAT?

 

[akasrick]

Saving room for the 290 series?
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/vise-info-thread.355753/page-64#post-9599790
I'd like to see that catalog.

I don't know they had fractions, letters and colors.
Guess they didn't want to confuse anyone.

akasrick

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

This vice is a Columbian. So massive and wondering how they got it in the Flee Market?