Vise / Anvil identification

[pelletman]

Does anyone have any idea what this is? A friend of mine has it and he was wondering who the maker was.

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[Coggles]

Charles A Parker #2


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[Oldtuleguy]

Wow that is cool

 

[stokefire7]

Anvil vise

 

[thehorse13]

A bit different than the usual anvil vise that shows up here. This one is more anvil than vise.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Yes it is. Very nice.

 

[lis2323]

I just sold one similar. It was made in Ontario.





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[stokefire7]

Does anyone have any idea what this is? A friend of mine has it and he was wondering who the maker was.

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I think it was marketed as a farmers vise.

 

[lis2323]

They are gimmicky, interestingly ugly and pretty much useless.

I always wondered how light of a hammer it would take to break that hollow cast " anvil ". LOL.

If you get one cheap enough you can always find someone else to take it off your hands.


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[SilverDeck]

They are gimmicky, interestingly ugly and pretty much useless.

I would concur. These were sold as "farmer's combination vises" and I've also seen them advertised as "do-all" type devices. In reality, being make of cast iron, they were not particularly good at either function. Anyone doing significant work on them would be much better served with a wrought-iron anvil and a post (or leg) vise.

 

[Roberts210]

Farmers did lots of riveting back in the old days. Copper rivets for horse harnesses, and iron rivets for the cutters on a sickle bar mower. Ya need something to hammer the rivets flat--doesn't have to be a big anvil.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Looks handy for small jobs!

 

[pelletman]

Thanks for the replies! We determined Charles Parker from the Patent date too, I realize it isn't good at either function..