Hay out there, I am new to this site. I am a tool guy, I tag sale & dumpster dive etc. collecting tools & stuff. I recently acquired a very unusual vice and am looking for some info on it. What is it? Has anyone out there ever seen one of these? I will try & post some attachments. It has a tag on it which reads: Montgomery & Co. Inc. Springfield, New Jersey, MOD 300 S. Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks
PH
What the heck is this
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Re: What the heck is this
Interesting vise.
If I had to guess, I'd suggest it's for holding irregularly shaped objects. Otherwise, I haven't a clue!
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Harold
If I had to guess, I'd suggest it's for holding irregularly shaped objects. Otherwise, I haven't a clue!
Welcome to the forum.
Harold
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Re: What the heck is this
Thanks Harold. Yeh it hold a round pipe perfectly. But is is so well made it must have a name and history of application. Somebody has to have seen one of these before I'm hoping.
Re: What the heck is this
Oh I love the aphorism at the end of your message.
Socrates said, "the richest man is the one who is contented with least"
Socrates said, "the richest man is the one who is contented with least"
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737mechanic
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Re: What the heck is this
Never seen one like that.
If you are not a member of http://www.garagejournal.com you need to sign up. Just click on The Forum at the top of the page then click on General tool discussion. It is the best tool forum around. There are some viseaholics on there that might be able to tell you what it is for.
If you are not a member of http://www.garagejournal.com you need to sign up. Just click on The Forum at the top of the page then click on General tool discussion. It is the best tool forum around. There are some viseaholics on there that might be able to tell you what it is for.
Re: What the heck is this
thanks, I'm on my way.
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Chuckle!patrick wrote:Oh I love the aphorism at the end of your message.
Socrates said, "the richest man is the one who is contented with least"
We Greeks are full of sayings!
Harold
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Re: What the heck is this
From time to time I see them listed on ebay, seem to get a good price for them. It is for, as mentioned...for holding odd shaped work. The movable jaws index to hold on to just about any shape.
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Sayings? like : A mind is a terrible thing.
A waste is a terrible thing to mind.
Keep your bird in your hand, and not in the bush.
Who was that masked man? and why did he rob me?
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A waste is a terrible thing to mind.
Keep your bird in your hand, and not in the bush.
Who was that masked man? and why did he rob me?
Sure Babe, I'll call you.
Like that ?...
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We have enough youth, how about a fountain of Smart. My computer beat me at chess, but not kickboxing
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Well, yeah, something like that!
H
Well, yeah, something like that!
H
Wise people talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something.
Re: What the heck is this
There was a large hardware dealer named Montgomery & Co that started in 1876 at 105 Fulton St. in New York City. Very cool catalogs, if you manage to find one from a hundred years or so ago. Perhaps they moved across from NYC to NJ later years?
If so, I'd guess your vise was OEM'd by someone else and labeled by Montgomery & Co. Yours looks post WWII to me.
If so, I'd guess your vise was OEM'd by someone else and labeled by Montgomery & Co. Yours looks post WWII to me.
Re: What the heck is this
It works for everything, but machine tools/welders etc....patrick wrote: Socrates said, "the richest man is the one who is contented with least"
