Hi GarageJournal-ers,
I was referred here by the metalworking folks on Reddit. A friend of mine has two identical vises but we're having trouble identifying them/figuring out their value. We know they are both some kind of USA-made Columbian vise.
They have a jaw width of 3.5 inches and the number 203-1/2 on them. I read that Columbian made a Model 203-1/2, but that there are different versions because they were owned by multiple companies over the years. These seem to have different markings than the other 203-1/2 vises I found online. These only have 'Columbian' on one side and 'Made in USA' on the other. Most of the ones I found online have cities printed along with the model number in big letters like the 'Columbian' name. The number in the last photo is for the swivel base, which I guess is common across models.
We just want to narrow down their age, model, and possibly value. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, if there's a different section of your forum where this post would be more appropriate, please let me know. Thanks, folks.
I embedded one photo of the vise. You can see the rest in this album-- http://imgur.com/a/IZlCP. I figured that was better than flooding the page with images.
I was referred here by the metalworking folks on Reddit. A friend of mine has two identical vises but we're having trouble identifying them/figuring out their value. We know they are both some kind of USA-made Columbian vise.
They have a jaw width of 3.5 inches and the number 203-1/2 on them. I read that Columbian made a Model 203-1/2, but that there are different versions because they were owned by multiple companies over the years. These seem to have different markings than the other 203-1/2 vises I found online. These only have 'Columbian' on one side and 'Made in USA' on the other. Most of the ones I found online have cities printed along with the model number in big letters like the 'Columbian' name. The number in the last photo is for the swivel base, which I guess is common across models.
We just want to narrow down their age, model, and possibly value. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, if there's a different section of your forum where this post would be more appropriate, please let me know. Thanks, folks.
I embedded one photo of the vise. You can see the rest in this album-- http://imgur.com/a/IZlCP. I figured that was better than flooding the page with images.
