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Either my grandpa gave this vice to me before he died, or I inherited it after he died. Either way- I've had it for over 20 years now and it came from my grandfather. It has served me exceptionally well! I can't find any maker's mark on it and for all I know it could be a cheap import. But if it is a brand name, I certainly wouldn't mind getting another one for my machine shop.
The vice jaws measure 3.5" and the vice opens to a bit over 4". A cheap bathroom scale puts it at 20 pounds even. The place on the body where I'd expect to see a maker's mark cast in is vacant. It does appear to have some scraping/scratching here- but I don't think it's deep enough to have ground off a cast-in name. Perhaps it was a sticker? The base of the vice does have a number stamped in: 8V5499, which yields nothing on a google search. The jaw part that moves does have a "2" stamped in on the right side. Otherwise, I can find no identification on it what-so-ever.
Any thoughts? Thanks for checking!
The vice jaws measure 3.5" and the vice opens to a bit over 4". A cheap bathroom scale puts it at 20 pounds even. The place on the body where I'd expect to see a maker's mark cast in is vacant. It does appear to have some scraping/scratching here- but I don't think it's deep enough to have ground off a cast-in name. Perhaps it was a sticker? The base of the vice does have a number stamped in: 8V5499, which yields nothing on a google search. The jaw part that moves does have a "2" stamped in on the right side. Otherwise, I can find no identification on it what-so-ever.
Any thoughts? Thanks for checking!