Some years ago, I closed up the farm in Vermont and we sold it but before it sold I packed up some of the old farm tools and implements. I brought them back to my home in New Hampshire, where they have sat in my shed for years.
Today, a close friend needed a tractor part welded and I pulled out the welding tools and went to work on it. But I was having problems holding the two part in proper alignment. That's when I thought of an old vise I had in the shed that would do the trick nicely. I pulled it out and put it on the back of a trailer temporarily to hold the parts while I worked on them.
I welded up the part and was putting away all the tools and that is when I noticed that this "big" old vise was a Parker Bros Vise.
I now find that I own a Parker #955 vise. Its in great shape but covered with years of old oil, grease and grime, which I will clean off before I mount it and put it back into service.
It kind of made my day, even if I can't shoot it! Hard to believe that a Parker collector (me) would have this for over 30 years and not notice.
