Is there a Parker Bros. hammergun here?

[OH Osthaus]

i have seen a post vice mounted like that in a gunsmith shop -

i do like the center hole creel on the wall - that is an early design which fits the time period of the village out the window

[Bill Murphy]

I'm not a total idiot, and haven't worked as a machinist for fifty years, but my 130 pound Parker vise is mounted to a wooden bench as are a couple of lesser ones. "To each his own". Post mounted vises are for those who need them.