Monday, September 1, 2025

Monday Mystery, anvil/vise, unknown maker


Found in Eastern Ontario on the auction site, Maxsold, this is an anvil/vise of unusual configuration. It's been sold for $57. No idea who made it, anyone? 

Thanks, Ken1

 

1 comment:

Dave said...

Looking at this picture, that "tongue" on the bottom is interesting and must (maybe?) play some part in how the vise is mounted:

https://i.maxsold.com/_/full:1x/plain/https://cdn-d12srav5gxm0re.maxsold.com/auctionimages/100111/1755366622/wanvil_vice_clamp_tool_pipe_bender-38-1.jpeg

The pin and hole method of adjusting the jaw opening is a lot like the "Chaney" patent from 1914, but whether this one is a predecessor or a copy or what, I just don't know:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/vkgAAOSwzDRkXlVp/s-l1600.webp

Sure would be interesting to take a wire brush to it and look for some kind of name on it.