Wilton vice date stamp illegible

[Sumo91]

Hey guys! I just picked up another wilton C0 vice, paid a pretty penny for it too. But it has seen little to no wear, and is in almost immaculate condition. The person I bought it from stripped the old paint off as it was sitting for years, and painted it metallic blue. Which I think looks really nice. He claims it was never mounted or used, he bought it from someone else. When I went to give it a once over and check the date stamp, it wasnt there, I i figured when he disassembled it to clean and grease it, he installed the slide upside down. Well I tore it down and flipped the slide the correct way, and all I can make out is 08 2, there may possibly be an 0 in front of the 2, but it definitely not stamped, the 2 isnt stamped all the way either. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[larry_g]

Most of them will work just fine without a date stamp....

Nice looking vise.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Sumo91]

I have no doubt it will perform without it Haha I'm just curious about the date of Manufacturing. If i can figure it out then I can re stamp it to make it legible

 

[ChrisLS8]

I've never understood why people need to know when it was made. Parts availability? Pricing?

 

[RTM]

I like my tools to be older than I am, but am not fanatical about it. But much more likely to keep the 57 Reed over the 84 Columbian. No other reason in my book, other than knowledge.

 

[Shiftless]

I like my tools to be older than I am, but am not fanatical about it. But much more likely to keep the 57 Reed over the 84 Columbian. No other reason in my book, other than knowledge.

Same reasoning behind keeping a ‘57 Chevy BelAir over an 84 Taurus

 

[Sumo91]

I've never understood why people need to know when it was made. Parts availability? Pricing?

Curiosity more than anything. It's just one of those things that bug me. Do I need to know? No. Would I like to know? Yes. My old Lincoln lincwelder 225 has the electrical schematic under the hood. and the date is scratched off. And it bugs me to no end. Even though the onan engine is dated.

 

[Sumo91]

Same reasoning behind keeping a ‘57 Chevy BelAir over an 84 Taurus

Funny you post this, I was born in 91 and I grew up riding around in a 56 bel air 4 door till I was 15 and my mom sold it. It was our only vehicle growing up. Had the original 283 and 2 speed powerglide transmission

 

[seber]

My 76 model has the date stamped on the screw cap. I looked a long time before I realized they weren't all stamped on the key.

 

[RTM]

Same reasoning behind keeping a ‘57 Chevy BelAir over an 84 Taurus

Little bit of style there!

 

[exmaxima1]

Could easily be August of 2002. Looks new enough.

Judging from the large dust cap, it is a current version and 2002 sounds right.

 

[Shiftless]

Funny you post this, I was born in 91 and I grew up riding around in a 56 bel air 4 door till I was 15 and my mom sold it. It was our only vehicle growing up. Had the original 283 and 2 speed powerglide transmission

I’m sure your mom had a good reason for selling it, but I bet you wish it was still parked in a nice dry barn.

When I was growing up, a neighbor used to pay me $5 (big money for a kid in the early 60’s) to paste wax her black ‘58 Impala convertible. (My parents had a ‘59 Biscayne sedan with the 283/power glide.)
I was shocked when I saw a new Pontiac in her driveway and learned that she got a $500 trade in allowance on her 8 year old Impala because the convertible top wouldn’t go up and down anymore.