1865 Antique Vise
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1865 Antique Vise
My son found this antique vise in a scrap metal pile..
We are trying to find out what it's worth, but have come up with nothing much..
There is one on Ebay that sold for $125
The vise says on it
H.B. Smith & CO.
Wesfield Mass.
on the other side it says
No.1,A.
Patented
Aug.1,1865
That's right it's 147 Years old.. It's not a typo..
The company is still around as Smith boilers..
Anyone into old tools??
He asked on an antique tool forum, but nothing yet so i figured I would ask here..
Here is a picture of it..
We are trying to find out what it's worth, but have come up with nothing much..
There is one on Ebay that sold for $125
The vise says on it
H.B. Smith & CO.
Wesfield Mass.
on the other side it says
No.1,A.
Patented
Aug.1,1865
That's right it's 147 Years old.. It's not a typo..
The company is still around as Smith boilers..
Anyone into old tools??
He asked on an antique tool forum, but nothing yet so i figured I would ask here..
Here is a picture of it..
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Just because the patent date is 1865 doesn't mean the vice is that old. It seems they were a fairly large tool casting company up to the great depression at least, so it could be quite a bit newer that 1865.
OTOH, it's a great old tool, I'd guess $125 is a good price for it if you are going to sell it.
The patent says it was a combination machinist and pipe vice and the drawing shows some removable pipe jaws for it.
http://www.datamp.org/patents/displa...49094&id=17057
OTOH, it's a great old tool, I'd guess $125 is a good price for it if you are going to sell it.
The patent says it was a combination machinist and pipe vice and the drawing shows some removable pipe jaws for it.
http://www.datamp.org/patents/displa...49094&id=17057
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A good find indeed. Most people don't know what the treasures they have in something like this. "It's old" and so goes to a scrape yard or into the trash.
Does the turn screw still work? Do the vise jaws close tight? If so, I'd keep it if I were you. Just clean it up a bit. A large working mechanic's or blacksmith vise like that.... is still better than most new ones. My husband has a couple of spring vises dating from the turn of the 19th century and a post drill too that he occasionally uses.
Does the turn screw still work? Do the vise jaws close tight? If so, I'd keep it if I were you. Just clean it up a bit. A large working mechanic's or blacksmith vise like that.... is still better than most new ones. My husband has a couple of spring vises dating from the turn of the 19th century and a post drill too that he occasionally uses.
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In fact one of them offered him a newer vise in trade..LOL
Makes us think it may be worth something..
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