Found a vise for a steamfitter

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Vanderman number 1

5 inch jaws

notice the grooves in the back, for bending pipe and conduit

DSCF3631 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

[p_toad]

Nice!   

[kwoswalt99]

Nice, I have a Pinterest board for those.

[skipskip]

nice pics walt

[wrenchguy]

actually i believe those opening slots held dies for putting bends in pipe. mostly steam/hot water cast iron radiators in ol' timey homes back in the day.

[amecks]

Wow.  Not the usual vise.  Also never heard of Willimantic, Conn - now part of Norwich.

[bunger]

...  Also never heard of Willimantic, Conn - now part of Norwich.

NO, Willimantic is a small older city within the town of Windham CT.
Norwich is also a small older city, about 10 miles south along the Thames river

[turnnut]

 you never heard of the city with the frog bridge ????

  Route 32 goes thru the city.

  same route 32 that goes thru Monson, Massachusetts, where I hang my hat.

[amecks]

Right, Windham.  Musta got mixed up after I read the map.  The Frog Bridge?  Never heard of it but I know about it now. Thanks.
http://www.damnedct.com/the-frog-bridge-willimantic/

[Yadda]

Love the vise, but I am more enamoured with the sharpener behind it it. I looked at the other photos, cool tool!

I also saw the scenery back of your shop in your photos over looking the river.  Very nice.