Post Vise ID Help

[ldg397]

Helping a friend restore an old post vise. Anyone have any info on the brand? I took the wire wheel to it and couldn’t find any markings. The spring is messed up because it won’t spring out.

 

[Shiftless]

Lots of those were made by Columbian or the more premium Peter Wright. I don’t know how to identify brands based on general shapes of the details of construction.

 

[ldg397]

Anywhere specific I should look for markings??

 

[drivesitfar]

There is a blacksmith vises thread in vintage tools section that might have more pictures and or help for you. Good luck!!

I think I started it about a decade ago and named it blacksmith vises 101 or something like that