Large Vintage Vise

[oldmansoul]

I have been working with this vise for 7 years or so and I love it but, I have no idea who makes it or when it was from. I cant find any identifying marks. No name plate or casting numbers anywhere. So here's what I know.
14.5" jaw width
15" open.
Swivel base with 4 slots about 3/4" wide
Base is 13.25" square
Overall height is about 8" or 8.25" to the jaws.

 

[MShaw]

It looks like either a milling machine or shaper vise. Probably came with a machine originally. Can't help beyond that.

 

[RoninB4]

Can't offer positive ID but it has the proportions of a vise that would have been used on a metal shaper/planer. It has the size/proportions and mass of a vise used in metal working machinery and it's not a bog standard size like ones from the last 50 years. It's a nice one.

 

[Roberts210]

Nice one! That baby will take a beating and keep on ticking.