Vice identification

[sammyboy123]

Im looking to sell my old vice but i cant work out the makers logo on the side or any details about it.
I’m hoping someone on this forum might be able to help…

 

[930dreamer]

Almost looks like "Kraft"?

 

[slowtwitch73]

Looks English..

 

[RTM]

I think determining the city at the bottom of the logo will help.

Looks like 153mm across the center

 

[sammyboy123]

Almost looks like "Kraft"?

Yes i think it says kraft. Though I can’t find online a vice maker called Kraft.

 

[sammyboy123]

I think determining the city at the bottom of the logo will help.

Looks like 153mm across the center

I wire brushed it after I took the pictures but it wasn’t any clear.
What would 153mm mean?
It’s fully open measurement is 290mm

 

[slowtwitch73]

Search 'vise', not 'vice'... may help

 

[exmaxima1]

Search 'vise', not 'vice'... may help

Unless it is indeed an English vice

 

[sammyboy123]

Search 'vise', not 'vice'... may help

Tried searching both. In USA they spell it vise it seems and in the uk vice.

 

[Shiftless]

I enhanced the pic a bit in case that helps anyone. I’ve never seen or heard of it. Likely English but not sure,

 

[sammyboy123]

I enhanced the pic a bit in case that helps anyone. I’ve never seen or heard of it. Likely English but not sure,

I guess it’s LK in the middle not ILK

 

[Shiftless]

Post your pics over on the main GJ vise thread. That gets lots of hits. Maybe you’ll get an answer from one of the denizens of that thread.

Don’t mention that you are trying to sell it. Tools for sale should be listed on the classified thread with an asking price. The other threads on GJ aren’t for selling stuff. House rules.

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A friend spotted a large unmarked vise at a flea market. He said it was heavy and looked well made. Jaws are approximately 5" wide. The only markings are stamped into the dynamic jaw, perhaps the owner's name? B. J. FRYE Anyone seen one like this before? Is it just an unbranded import...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[sammyboy123]

Post your pics over on the main GJ vise thread. That gets lots of hits. Maybe you’ll get an answer from one of the denizens of that thread.

Don’t mention that you are trying to sell it. Tools for sale should be listed on the classified thread with an asking price. The other threads on GJ aren’t for selling stuff. House rules.

The VISES of Garage Journal

A friend spotted a large unmarked vise at a flea market. He said it was heavy and looked well made. Jaws are approximately 5" wide. The only markings are stamped into the dynamic jaw, perhaps the owner's name? B. J. FRYE Anyone seen one like this before? Is it just an unbranded import...

www.garagejournal.com

Ah ok thanks.
I live in Norway so I wouldn’t be selling to any other country.

 

[Shiftless]

Ah ok thanks.
I live in Norway so I wouldn’t be selling to any other country.

If you were near me, I’d probably buy it for my collection. But shipping and customs is a big deal killer. Thanks

Norway is beautiful. My wife and I drove through parts of it 10 years ago. Oslo and other cities.

 

[RTM]

The

What would 153mm mean?
It’s fully open measurement is 290mm

The 153 should be the width of the jaws. Perpendicular to the screw.

What does the nifty handle under the vise vice above the swivel plate do?

 

[sammyboy123]

If you were near me, I’d probably buy it for my collection. But shipping and customs is a big deal killer. Thanks

Cool thanks . The vise thread you linked was last used 2009, is that correct ? I’m not good at forums.

 

[sammyboy123]

The

The 153 should be the width of the jaws. Perpendicular to the screw.

What does the nifty handle under the vise vice above the swivel plate do?

Yes it lets the vise swivel. Locks and loosens well with it.

 

[Shiftless]

Cool thanks . The vise thread you linked was last used 2009, is that correct ? I’m not good at forums.

No
Scroll to the latest post on that thread and you’ll find that it was last active about 10 minutes ago. It’s just about the longest and certainly one of the most long lived active threads on Garage Journal.