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    Posted 9 years ago

    Jgeorge
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    Hi,
    I'm stumped by this item. It was in a box I inherited. The relative had horses and so it is possible it was farming related but quite possibly not. It has a clamp of sorts and is of cast iron. The only marking is the number 15 on the back of the clubbed shaped attachment.

    -40 pounds
    -41 inches long

    Any ideas would be appreciated.

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    Comments

    1. kerry10456 kerry10456, 9 years ago
      old vise that screwed on workbench, the long leg was for support
    2. kerry10456 kerry10456, 9 years ago
      I've heard them called "Wagon" vise, so that they could be mounted on a wagon and swung up when not in use
    3. pickrknows pickrknows, 9 years ago
      I've got the same one, it was from our 1857 farm, but not sure on the date of the vice.
      Guessing at least 100 years old, and was a general purpose item on the farm as needed.
    4. TallCakes TallCakes, 9 years ago
      aka: blacksmith leg vise
    5. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      Solved!
    6. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      I have one also. Won't feed two at McDonalds so I leave it under the bench.
    7. kerry10456 kerry10456, 9 years ago
      LOL sounds as if we all have one, mine has rounded ball on end, as others have stated called Blacksmith vise, and again called wagon vise, I refer to that term, as I live close to Amish and that's their term used mainly, lol
    8. Jgeorge, 9 years ago
      Thank you all for your responses! You've helped me solve the mystery. I'm curious what the number 15 might mean. If you have any ideas I'd be curious.
      Thanks again!

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