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Offline amertrac

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M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« on: January 02, 2013, 10:44:22 AM »


I can not find any info on the vise and i need the swivel cap that yightens the vise to the table .
 it looks like an old timer and it is perfect for what i need,I use a peice og hardwood between the screw and the desk.   bob w'
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2013, 06:44:21 PM »
I like that little guy
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 07:59:19 PM »
Bob,
       I have one that is almost identical to yours but it is marked HARDY.  Unfortunately, I don't know anymore about it than I do about yours.  Mine does have the pad, but it is a rather "cheesey" piece of thin stamped steel that is deeply cupped and about 1 1/8 in. in diameter.

Mike
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 07:22:59 AM »
I have several of these clamp on vises. It is not unusual to find them missing the contact piece of the clamp.
I glue two washers together,  that will just fit over the protruding tang, and then add a bigger washer for more contact, and tighten her up !   I dont try to glue the new piece to the tang because I figure it is meant to swivel anyway...


Brian L.
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 08:38:54 AM »
I traced it to
McCORMIC & C0 Pxton furnaceses harrisburg pa
1882-1883 ,,,,,,,, 1886-1888
 that is all I can find
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 07:34:38 PM »
The paxton furnace operation , later bought by Henry McCormic (thus his name) and later became Iron & Steel Co.

The furnace operation (and several other ones consolidated with the paxton furnaces) were blast furnace operations producing pig iron.....

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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2013, 10:08:44 PM »
I have a bench mount vise that is a close match.  No names at all on it.  Figured this was a jewelers vise.
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Re: M S & CO PHILL PA 2 IN CLAMP TYPE BENCH VISE
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2013, 08:27:52 AM »
Quote from: john k on January 03, 2013, 10:08:44 PM
I have a bench mount vise that is a close match.  No names at all on it.  Figured this was a jewelers vise.

I have one identical to yours, John.  Back in '72, my 80 something land lady was getting rid of her long deceased husband's stuff, along with a bunch of other things that were filling her basement.   One of these, attached to a nicely chamfered board, was among the things I got.  There was nothing else among his tools that suggested he did jewelry work.  What I missed getting was a self made carpenter's wood tool chest.  I guess that from time to time he had worked on small parts of some sort.  There are some file marks on the board, which has holes for attaching it to a bench.
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