Small Charles Parker No. 19 2” vise

[JPD4991]

I’ve been trying to find some more info on a vise I bought 8-10 years ago. It’s a 2” jaw swivel base Parker vise. I’d of posted in the vise thread but figured it would get more attention and traffic with its own post. Hopefully the pictures turned out, thanks!

 

[Packard V8]

I’ve been trying to find some more info on a vise I bought 8-10 years ago. It’s a 2” jaw swivel base Parker vise.

Specifically, what information do you seek?

Yours is missing the swivel base clamping bolt handle and could use a good trip through the shot blaster, but any Parker is worth the effort.

jack vines

 

[Shiftless]

Great old vise. I used to own one that was in much worse condition. I’m pretty sure they are over 100 years old. I respectfully disagree about putting that old guy in a blast cabinet. I think a stiff brushing and a coat of boiled linseed oil would be great. I‘m not the only guy who would be thrilled to have one of those in that condition for their collection.

 

[Fierljeppen]

That's a very nice rare Charles Parker no. 19 vise and it looks to be in very good condition to boot. The Charles Parker Co. first offered that model around 1876, as seen in the catalog scan.



However, your vise with the more contemporary swivel base is much newer, as it first shows up in the 1919 Parker catalog.



I don't think Parker made these model vises that much longer, as they don't show up in any catalogs or brochures after 1925. Either way, it's a really nice relic and has serious value with the vise collectors.

 

[slowtwitch73]

Yeah dont blast it.

 

[JPD4991]

That's a very nice rare Charles Parker no. 19 vise and it looks to be in very good condition to boot. The Charles Parker Co. first offered that model around 1876, as seen in the catalog scan.



However, your vise with the more contemporary swivel base is much newer, as it first shows up in the 1919 Parker catalog.



I don't think Parker made these model vises that much longer, as they don't show up in any catalogs or brochures after 1925. Either way, it's a really nice relic and has serious value with the vise collectors.

This is the info I was looking for, thank you!! So I take it what I paid for it wasn’t too bad then? If I remember right it came from a used tool store.

 

[RTM]

Heck, that's brush the sawdust off, lube it up, and bolt it down condition around here.

 

[Bournaul]

That's a very nice rare Charles Parker no. 19 vise and it looks to be in very good condition to boot. The Charles Parker Co. first offered that model around 1876, as seen in the catalog scan.



However, your vise with the more contemporary swivel base is much newer, as it first shows up in the 1919 Parker catalog.



I don't think Parker made these model vises that much longer, as they don't show up in any catalogs or brochures after 1925. Either way, it's a really nice relic and has serious value with the vise collectors.

Does this means that this vise is almost a 150 years old? I bought this about a month ago. Its just missing the wrench and the mounting washer under the table.

 

[Bournaul]

Does this means that this vise is almost a 150 years old? I bought this about a month ago. Its just missing the wrench and the mounting washer under the table.

Here's that green C. Parker No. 19 after stripping the paint. I wanted to make sure that this vise doesn't have any hidden issues before i made a feedback. It appears to be in excellent condition and was surprised that it has replaceable jaws and brass end balls at the handle. It didn't came with its vise wrench but i managed to find some in ebay and they're on their way now.
Compared to the other 2 incher vises i have, this one is the biggest at heaviest one, the prentiss and the stephens are so little when placed beside this. Its almost the same body size as the baby bullet but the 19 has more metal in it, including the swivel base and the mounting hardware it came with.

 

[LXCam]

Wow that’s a seriously nice vise, congrats on the find.

What did you use for stripping the paint. I’m impressed how thorough it is and it didn’t kill the patina.

 

[Bournaul]

Wow that’s a seriously nice vise, congrats on the find.

What did you use for stripping the paint. I’m impressed how thorough it is and it didn’t kill the patina.

Thank you.
I used an ABRO spray on paint remover, after few minutes i bushed ot manually. It still have some thin shades of the paint, that maybe the reason it looks like patina but it actually bare metal.

 

[Bournaul]

That's a very nice rare Charles Parker no. 19 vise and it looks to be in very good condition to boot. The Charles Parker Co. first offered that model around 1876, as seen in the catalog scan.



However, your vise with the more contemporary swivel base is much newer, as it first shows up in the 1919 Parker catalog.



I don't think Parker made these model vises that much longer, as they don't show up in any catalogs or brochures after 1925. Either way, it's a really nice relic and has serious value with the vise collectors.

Here's an update regarding my No. 19, with the original vise wrench i finally got after a long hunt. Its almost complete, it just missing the mounting washer before the nut at the bottom of the vise.
This is a 1-3/4" jaw, and correction to my previous post this has a cast on jaws and not the replaceable ones like the later model No. 20 and the upper series.
I wanted to make it look old but i dont have access for any substance that can help me achieve that. I tried applying heat and oil on my other vises but doesn't look good.
Currently, i just coated it with a thin layer silicone spray to protect it from corrossion.

 

[Beerhippie]

Currently, i just coated it with a thin layet silicone spray to protect it from corrossion.

Then you can forget much any other kind of surface treatment. Silicone is extremely difficult to remove and will cause any other treatment to be, at best, spotty.

I don't know what your desired outcome is, but a good soak in used motor oil would have been a good first step, especially if the oil is hot.