Old Vise-Parker? No.4000

[doc tuolumne]

New Newbie, still ********* out the picture posting thing (I'm tech challenged)...saw a post by member jimreed2160 from 2014 with pics which I haven't been able to find again, I have been packing the same vise around for yrs. during a cleanup found it again! looks like a parker? No.4000, carriage makers vise? per his post, has the Kingsley Improvement collar-11/26/67 or 87? and No.4000...no other marks, 4" wide jaw x 7" opening. one jaw (dynamic side) face replaceable. can anyone tell me anything else, scarcity, value...use it! don't use it?, original color? it has both a black (japanned?) and a forest green color? Also saw this vise in an ad reprint of a vintage catalog. "virginia-carolina hdw co." page 396, haven't seen another, and I'm a restoration specialist & smith...being from the ca gold rush region I have seen and own a lot...

 

[davethorik]

Re: found this old vise

Pics

 

[doc tuolumne]

Davethorik, haven't figured out the picture thing yet, this vise screams Parker, from the oval front screw pinion to the step/scalloped side gussets at the rear of the main fixed block and the 3 point willow leaf base, flat anvil on the rear, 1" thick, 2" deep and 2.5" wide. the screw collar is a "kingsley improvement collar" have the pat'd pictures from 11/26/67, however the end date in the casting may say 1887? don't know why? the dynamic front jaw is 4" wide and high about 3" & narrow/thinner, 45* 1+" thick lower reinforcement under jaw & screw. max open is 7" with screw all out but still fully engaged in thread, wish I could find the original thread by jimreed2160, had about 6 pics, Identical but no replies included in post (different site)...finding that much info was a real chore, the old hdw reprint pretty much nailed it for me anyways.

 

[notlob]

jimreed2160 post in main vise thread:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6115362&postcount=49284

 

[doc tuolumne]

notlob, Thanks that's the post and that's the vise! now have to get all theinfo I can on it to decide what to do from here...