Vise and anvil ID help
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drivesitfar
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it looks like 127 pound Peter Wright anvil which looks pretty decent. i can't tell what the shiny black part is whether it's a repair or just paint so more pictures of it if you can.
vise looks European, but not sure who made it and also looks decent.
Cannedy-Otto was a good old US company in the pre WWII days that also made drill presses and other machines.
no idea on the Blacksmith vise, but first one I've seen with a spring in the middle of it instead of a piece of curved steel keeping it flexing.
nice finds and are you asking because you want to buy or sell them?
vise looks European, but not sure who made it and also looks decent.
Cannedy-Otto was a good old US company in the pre WWII days that also made drill presses and other machines.
no idea on the Blacksmith vise, but first one I've seen with a spring in the middle of it instead of a piece of curved steel keeping it flexing.
nice finds and are you asking because you want to buy or sell them?
drivesitfar
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post some more pictures of the anvil and i might be able to help more and maybe others too.
also if you can take any pictures of the writing of the blacksmith vise if there is any on it anywhere then do and maybe somebody else might help. it looks in pretty tough condition compared to the vise and anvil, but i'm sure it has some value and might work ok too. i'm not a blacksmith vise guy (yet), but pretty sure when they were produced there weren't any trucks or cars or roads other than for covered wagons.
gramps looks like he was pretty handy by the condition of that old work bench.
also if you can take any pictures of the writing of the blacksmith vise if there is any on it anywhere then do and maybe somebody else might help. it looks in pretty tough condition compared to the vise and anvil, but i'm sure it has some value and might work ok too. i'm not a blacksmith vise guy (yet), but pretty sure when they were produced there weren't any trucks or cars or roads other than for covered wagons.
gramps looks like he was pretty handy by the condition of that old work bench.
drivesitfar
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Kroil is a little spendy to use to clean up an anvil or any metal so if you have WD 40 or even Simple Green and a rag you might do a better job.
do you have a steel ball bearing anywhere? dropping it from about 12 inches above the anvil onto the top (face) and it should bounce nearly back to your hand if it's a good one. you can hit with a ball peen hammer and listen for a nice ring. some anvils were in fires and lost their rebound, but i bet yours is a keeper.
anvils are made for hitting hot metal on it and not for cold steel so a piece of RR track works best for the cold steel pounding. that way you won't chip off and ruin a nice anvil.
do you have a steel ball bearing anywhere? dropping it from about 12 inches above the anvil onto the top (face) and it should bounce nearly back to your hand if it's a good one. you can hit with a ball peen hammer and listen for a nice ring. some anvils were in fires and lost their rebound, but i bet yours is a keeper.
anvils are made for hitting hot metal on it and not for cold steel so a piece of RR track works best for the cold steel pounding. that way you won't chip off and ruin a nice anvil.
drivesitfar
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good thing the anvil was heavy so it didn't find it's way into the wrong hands. by the way i don't know much about cans and other items i see in a few pictures, but i wouldn't throw them away just yet in case there might be some collectable ones.
good luck
good luck
drivesitfar
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Gramps knew what he was doing sounds like. pictures of the RR track mounted on an I beam would be neat to see if you have time.
also are you using the Paperclip method (is above the text you put in your posts next to the black and white smile) of attaching your pictures or a Photobucket or online image web site? if you can attach a saved picture using the paperclip it comes up like the pictures i'm attaching of a Peter Wright anvil i owned that is close to the same size as Gramp's.
also are you using the Paperclip method (is above the text you put in your posts next to the black and white smile) of attaching your pictures or a Photobucket or online image web site? if you can attach a saved picture using the paperclip it comes up like the pictures i'm attaching of a Peter Wright anvil i owned that is close to the same size as Gramp's.
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neophyte
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The vise with the "6" on it looks like a Polish made Bison-Bial model 1250-150L. This is the webpage for the vise.
http://www.bison-bial.com/vises/1250-150l
http://www.bison-bial.com/vises/1250-150l
Does it look like the 2 mountains? I use photo bucket but I know I have to piss some
Ppl off with the monster pics.
He started farming in the 50's I believe. A time when you made a lot of
What you needed. I bet ALOT of us have grandpas that invented stuff out of necessity that they never once thought of applying for patents.
Ppl off with the monster pics.
He started farming in the 50's I believe. A time when you made a lot of
What you needed. I bet ALOT of us have grandpas that invented stuff out of necessity that they never once thought of applying for patents.
drivesitfar
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Polish vises are good quality and it has that look.
as far as the pictures they are just coming up side by side which isn't too difficult from my laptop, but on my cell it would be a pain to try and see them.
maybe if you put a space in between the links they might post on top of each other instead of side to side.
have you tried the paperclip attach pictures method from saved pictures on your computer or are you using a cell phone?
as far as the pictures they are just coming up side by side which isn't too difficult from my laptop, but on my cell it would be a pain to try and see them.
maybe if you put a space in between the links they might post on top of each other instead of side to side.
have you tried the paperclip attach pictures method from saved pictures on your computer or are you using a cell phone?
neophyte
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drivesitfar
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Yost is a good vise brand and they are still made today so parts might be found if needed.
I've owned a couple and still own a FPU Polish vise and they are one of the good ones. sounds like Gramps didn't buy the cheap junk, but in his day there wasn't as much to buy as there is now.
maybe try a test with the paper clip on pictures you already have posted to see how it works and looks?
I've owned a couple and still own a FPU Polish vise and they are one of the good ones. sounds like Gramps didn't buy the cheap junk, but in his day there wasn't as much to buy as there is now.
maybe try a test with the paper clip on pictures you already have posted to see how it works and looks?
Hellz yeah thanksdrivesitfar
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yep. perfect.