PARKER VISE

[Jerry Harlow]

I bought the contents of a machinist's shop. This came as quite the surprise as I loaded it into my truck. Any info on it would help. Obviously, I'm not going to sell it, but what does one think it is worth?

[Bill Murphy]

Look on ebay.

[Dean H Hanson]

974???

[Brian Dudley]

Usually a couple hundred dollars.

[Bill Murphy]

Yup, looks like a 974.

[Greg Baehman]

If it has 4" jaws it would be a No. 974, identified by that number on the left side of the body of my 974. When purchased I decided to have mine refinished by having it sandblasted and then I painted it myself. Cost, all in, was <$250. What is that swastika/4-leaf clover looking thing on the top of the slide in Jerry's pic?

[Jerry Harlow]

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Greg,

It has four different size holes and has a pin in the middle that goes into the flat surface of the vise. I took for granted that it is an original part of the vise.

[Wally Barrick]

I am going to go with a spacer plate for pressing out u-joints.

[John Dallas]

Having been here for a while I know folks have a few. One of mine is decoy carving. Here's my vice

[John Dallas]

Nuts. Try again

[Paul Ehlers]

Greg,

It has four different size holes and has a pin in the middle that goes into the flat surface of the vise. I took for granted that it is an original part of the vise.

The plate isn't part of original Parker vise. This is the bottom pressing plate to an arbor press.

[Jerry Harlow]

After y'all told me to look on the other side the vise is a 973 1/2.