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Title: Wilton Vise ID
Post by: lptools on November 08, 2020, 05:21:02 PM

Hello, I could use some help on dating this one. No date code on the slide.  Thanks, Lou

Title: Re: Wilton Vise ID
Post by: Bill Houghton on November 08, 2020, 05:31:00 PM

Likely in the first few years of production.  Useful websites (not sure if they're current):

http://mivise.com/wilton-vise-date-stamping/ (http://mivise.com/wilton-vise-date-stamping/)
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86615&showall=1 (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86615&showall=1)
http://junkyardtools.com/tool_history/wilton (http://junkyardtools.com/tool_history/wilton)

I've got one of those, a No. 3, with no date, that I figure is worth a million dollars to the right collector.  I just need to find him/her.

Title: Re: Wilton Vise ID
Post by: lptools on November 08, 2020, 07:00:39 PM

Hello, Bill. Thanks for the reply!! If you find him/her, convince either one, or both, that they need a No. 4 to go with yours!!

Title: Re: Wilton Vise ID
Post by: lptools on November 08, 2020, 07:25:48 PM

Hello, Bill. I thought the sides of the vise looked familiar, I printed out that article a while back!! Now the search begins to find it!!

Title: Re: Wilton Vise ID
Post by: EVILDR235 on November 14, 2020, 04:38:31 PM

I have one like it that has the patent number 1. I looked up the pat. number and it is assigned to a Mr. F. Flintstone.

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