Charles Parker Vises- and a Bull Press?

[Francis Morin]

Recent garage sale/barn sale recon trip developed some fine stuff! I now have a saw filing vise, as shown on page 41 of the olde catalogue- some traces of the leather padding remained, along with some rust- I also have a project vise to braze back together- a 00 as shown on page 29 of same--the rust will come off with Naval jelly, vinegar, steel wool and elbow grease, and I will have them on my work bench later-- But here's the puzzler- in the package I bought a rust oval cast iron corrugated Bull Press with wooden handle- 8" long by 6" wide and about 1/4" thick- even with the rust I reads Taylor & NG and a 1979 date, a Bull with ring in his nose is on the obverse in relief, well executed and Bull Press is the logo name- I have removed the handle for refinishing, has the Taylor & NG script logo embossed, I may have to sandblast this puppy to bring any light shed would be muchly appreciated indeed.:whistle:

[Jack Cronkhite]

If it resembles anything like this, the finish may be deliberately rusty looking and not meant for removal. It may be a cooking utensil or ..........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_&_Ng
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-cast-iron-bacon-press-1978-taylor-1

[Francis Morin]

The one I have is oval, not rectangular- on the face with the Bull- at top in script is Taylor&NG's and at the bottom is Bull Press- But on the obverse, where the cast iron is corrugated (like an anti-skid foot tread on metal stairs) is is Taylor & NG without any apostrophe after the G in NG and NO letter S-- 1979 date- I have it all cleaned up, shows a nice patina, will use Formby's Tung Oil on it as a preservative- now to find a smallish Bull who needs pressing-:whistle::whistle::whistle: