Just found this now what
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In true GJ fashion, a full restoration and pictures of the process are in order! 
toolmiser
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How about starting with a good cleaning. You might like what you find.
Roberts210
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Ditto the above. But it looks like "Parker" cast onto the vise.
Ricky Joe
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It is an old Parker. I have a Rock Island with similar mounting system. Great vise, and you should have no trouble selling it as is. If all it needs is cleaning and there are no cracks or repairs, I’d say it is about $150-$200.
powerwagon63
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Not a lot of skill required to use a wire brush. Won’t learn if you don’t try.
nadogail
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Enjoy brushing your vise this holiday,
RoninB4
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-Nobody has the skills the first time they do something. We here at the GJ like to encourage the learning/discovering of new skills with old vises. There's not much you can do wrong on an old vise with just a wire brush. Do you want to use this or just flip it? With either goal, a good cleaning can enhance what's still there. Don't use any abrasives (sandpaper, emery cloth, grinder) on it, just clean off the old rust. Making any surfaces shiny is NOT enhancing the value or the functionality. It's a bit messy to clean these, wear rubber gloves and be careful not to get flecks of rust in your eyes, wear safety glasses or goggles. Wire brushing will fling debris. You can do this or learn to. Photos after cleaning would be nice.
pelletman
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"Anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly, until you can learn to do it right" - Zig Ziglar
RTM
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Here is a thread to poke thru when you need help on a task. A long read, but searching the thread for Your Brand may help. Or which part you are stuck on.
Vise restoration procedures, techniques, and parts acquisition...
Alright, this is meant to be a thread about the general procedures for restoring vises. It is not the only way it is done, but it is the way I feel is most efficient. Perhaps more importantly though, is that people will be able to see how they come apart, so that there will be fewer specific...
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thank youHere is a thread to poke thru when you need help on a task. A long read, but searching the thread for Your Brand may help. Or which part you are stuck on.
Vise restoration procedures, techniques, and parts acquisition...
Alright, this is meant to be a thread about the general procedures for restoring vises. It is not the only way it is done, but it is the way I feel is most efficient. Perhaps more importantly though, is that people will be able to see how they come apart, so that there will be fewer specific...