Vise info?

[Y00PER]

Got this vise in the freebie bin at a garage sale. Other than it being a Wilton brand, I don't know anything about it (age etc). Anyone have any info?

 

[justin.d.richards.9]

Go check this thread out. They will have all the info you need.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=44782&share_fid=20318&share_type=t

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[Y00PER]

That didn't help much. Searching all the info I could find on the vise brought up 1 post of someone that restored one, but it's not exactly the same as mine.

 

[Fierljeppen]

It's a Wilton Triple Duty vise. They came out in the late 1950's and in the early 1960's it morphed into the Wilton "640" line of utility vises. It came as a rapid-action or conventional nut model, which is a very interesting feature.

Nice find! I don't see very many of those.

 

[Y00PER]

Thanks, that helps a lot. Any idea if it would be an earlier version, or a later one? Not that there is a big span of time before they changed it to a 640 model designation.

Added a pic of the other side in case that helps

 

[justin.d.richards.9]

I was meaning to post in there and go from there... That is where all the vise nuts are... But ooook.

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[Fierljeppen]

Y00PER...As far as your question, you'll have to determine your specific model from the catalog scans. By 1963, Wilton changed the conventional nut models to a new "640" line of utility vises. They also dropped model no.664, leaving only the 663-1/2 and 665 as advertised models.

The new "640" line of utility vises had a very long and productive life, ending around 1990. You own a neat little piece of Wilton history. Enjoy your new vice!