Wow, so much discussion on vises and not the good kind of vices.
Im a casual collector of old American made vises, particularly Reeds and Parkers, Ive got a few. My bench vise is a 4 inch Reed, does everything I need it to do mainly holding things while I work on them.
Ive got a 5 inch Reed and a 5 inch Parker, both, In my opinion, are really too big for bench work. Ive got a small horse ranch the bigger vises are regulated for larger work.
Never owned a Wilton Bullet vise, they always seem to bring a premium and not something I could justify.
On a side note, Ive got several pictures of the Winchester factory circa 1900, the employees were all using Parker vises.
OBTW... if anyone knows of a 6 or 8 inch Reed for sale... please let me know
Respectfully
Mike
