The vise mothership!

[bullnerd]

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/tls/4803249183.html

 

[oldldh]

Holy Sheep Dip!!!

Someone needs to cruise by this stash and scope it out...

Most quickly!!!

 

[Jagmandave]

Wow! That's one hell of a collection, and they all look to be in really nice condition too!

 

[kctyphoon]

Yea that guy has been running that add for a while now.. I see them all the time in the tool section.

 

[NJ Marty]

Yea wow indeed, Im really glad he lives at the other end of NJ. He can probably smell a vintage vise at 20 miles and is on it asap.

 

[CNGsaves]

**** . . . . now we know why MAGNETIC NORTH is getting jacked up !!!

Please . . . someone nearby go through that Vise Heaven and film while you document the many brands and models there. This could be the GJ YouTube of vise love in one spot . . . .until the magnetic north is dilluted.

That YouTube could be a good long-term money maker for someone !!

 

[srmofo]

that is impresive

 

[rusty65]

I spy with my little eyes a double swivel parker.

Sent directly from the Snap On Kool Aid factory.

 

[Davefr]

I wonder if that first image is really his collection?

For some reason I doubt there's "you ****" prices.

 

[2oolhound]

Hey bullnerd thanks for posting. That title got me. The 1st photo looks like an old photo of factory stock shelves. If that is his there's about 350 vises there and even at $100 ea thats $35,000 and a lot of those will go for a lot more than that. Even if he's just sitting on the 50 or so in the current group photo he's still sitting on a gold mine. Some rare gems there.

 

[wrenchguy]

Hey bullnerd thanks for posting. That title got me. The 1st photo looks like an old photo of factory stock shelves. If that is his there's about 350 vises there and even at $100 ea thats $35,000 and a lot of those will go for a lot more than that. Even if he's just sitting on the 50 or so in the current group photo he's still sitting on a gold mine. Some rare gems there.

that old photo ended on ebay last week. it was of a hardware store in boston back in the day.

 

[jakemac]

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/tls/4803249183.html

Many vintage vises -Wilton ,Chas Parker,Hollands,Morgan,Desmond Stephens,Stewart Handy Worker,Athol,Hanson,Prentiss,Oswego,Littletowns,Rock Island,Craftsman,Henrich,and more !-All have various jaw sizes and work applications-ALL ARE USA MADE -Let me know what your needs are and if i dont have what your looking for i can get it !-Starting at $50 and up-I have a vice for you-and while supplys last when you purchase $200 and more you receive a free gift ! The pictures shown are just a few I have many more ,just ask I may have just what your seeking.

I wonder if he's hiding the mythical 209 ?

 

[7echo]

What is the one that is a bender/roller vise?

 

[Bobcat753]

Well he does have a Baby Bullet. The asking price is $450.

 

[nine4gmc]

 

[dngrmse]

I spoke to that guy. Nice as can be, I called about the stewart handy vise he has. Took the time to tell me the history behind it and everything. I wouldn't hesitate to buy something from him if I really wanted it.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: I've seen that ad for a long time. that is the worst written ad for that many vises i have ever seen. unless somebody has seen them in person and met the guy to tell me different i'm betting the farm that is a scam ad.

Wrench: wasn't that stack of Reed vises actually at the Reed factory back in the day or was it at a local hardware store?

 

[davewo]

drivesitfar: A scam like you go to his house and he has his way with you? I'd take the chance..

 

[Mike007]

I emailed him probably 2 years ago and suggested he sign up here and list them in the classifieds. Never heard back.

 

[Outlawmws]

Gee, what would happen if someone did a " Search Google for this image" in Chrome?

 

[catsteve]

I spy with my little eyes a double swivel parker.

Sent directly from the Snap On Kool Aid factory.

What you really want is the emmert pattern maker vise.
what i wouldn't give...

 

[Mohawk Dave]

I spoke to that guy. Nice as can be, I called about the stewart handy vise he has. Took the time to tell me the history behind it and everything. I wouldn't hesitate to buy something from him if I really wanted it.

I emailed him probably 2 years ago and suggested he sign up here and list them in the classifieds. Never heard back.

I spoke with him today as well, and nice as could be! I mentioned GJ to him and he said he loves reading stuff on here and has tried to post pics but it wouldn't let him/he couldn't figure it out.

Super nice guy. I'd buy.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: maybe i'm wrong about the guy if some of you are talking to him. did he say he owns all the vises in those pictures because I've seen those pictures a year or two ago? or better yet has anybody seen that vise collection in person?

 

[Mohawk Dave]

ALL: maybe i'm wrong about the guy if some of you are talking to him. did he say he owns all the vises in those pictures because I've seen those pictures a year or two ago? or better yet has anybody seen that vise collection in person?

I told him I was interested in the 474 I saw in the pic and he said "oh, that's actually a 429. It has 3xx" jaws vs 4" etc..."

Sounds like they are his...but I did not ask directly.

Also, they could simply be pics from 2 years ago and he never took more...???

Or, maybe he's scamming a couple hundred bucks at a time and being very very polite whilst doing so.

 

[drivesitfar]

Dave: I'd definitely want to hear from a member we know saying he has met the guy and that he actually is a good guy and has those vises before sending him a Paypal.

ALL: if you happen to meet the guy in person can you take a few pictures and post them for us to see different ones because i would say a collection like that deserves a few more posts full of pictures if it does still exist.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Drives,

I absolutely agree. I jumped the gun on saying I'd buy....You have more noodles in your noggin than me.

 

[organ]

Somebody's dad must've died...

 

[mtesh73]

The second i saw the title i knew where this was going. i have spoken to him a few times, he is about 45 minutes from me. definitely no "you ****" prices in his fleet. the first picture with the "inventory in racking" is not of his current shop, can't speak about anything in the past, but all the other vises pictured are his. certainly a massive collection of nice quality stuff.

 

[Danglerb]

You don't get that many vises without having a good idea of the market prices.

 

[bullnerd]

I take my family for "rides" in that area every once in a while so I should be able to swing by. I was right down the street over the summer at another antique place with my wife, but I didn't know about the vise-mahal at the time.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

All I can say is WOW! Helluva collection!

 

[bczygan]

I've got the Emmert and another Emmert that I broke, 4 of the Wiltons and 5 or 6 of the Parkers and a few more big and small misc. 2 of the Parkers are 6". Have a Rock Island.

But he has me beat for sure, by double.

Don't much like those anvil combos, but would love the round Parker and more rotating jaw ones.

Also looking for 8" or bigger and the largest Wilton with pipe jaws.

Add a Record I just tripped over while going out to the garage and had forgotten about.

 

[sleepy127]

I am just wondering what the free gift is, maybe a hernia?

 

[kctyphoon]

How bout this one??? Only $875. Guy has 5 for sale on nj craigslist.. Not the same seller though..

 

[Duct Tape Man]

I'm gonna post up the ad and the pictures, since Craigslist ads go away. I have a feeling a lot of GJ members wanna see this stuff for some time to come!

Ad text:

Vintage Vises-many Unique and Rare - $50 (Barnegat)

Many vintage vises -Wilton, Chas Parker, Hollands, Morgan, Desmond Stephens, Stewart Handy Worker, Athol, Hanson, Prentiss, Oswego, Littletowns, Rock Island, Craftsman, Henrich,and more! - All have various jaw sizes and work applications - ALL ARE USA MADE - Let me know what your needs are and if i dont have what your looking for i can get it! - Starting at $50 and up - I have a vice for you - and while supplys last when you purchase $200 and more you receive a free gift! The pictures shown are just a few I have many more, just ask I may have just what your seeking.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

More pics.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

Even more pics....

 

[wild cowboy]

how many 8" and larger does he have?

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

That definitely is a gold mine...

 

[bczygan]

MMMMmmmmmmmmmm.....!!!!!

VISE ****!!!

I LIKEY!