rockyridgefarm
Well-known Member
I went to a farm auction Saturday and picked up a Cole Tool Vise. Casting says St Anne Illinois. It looks like it has never been used, or at least very lightly used. Unfortunately, I did not get the mount and will need to manufacture one. I'm planning on using it as a mobile "third hand", mounted on a post on a truck rim and moved around to be used wherever I need to hold something. Most I have seen online must have been cast in Chicago Heights.
I'm wondering if this vise has some value as a collectable and should instead be displayed versus used.
I'm wondering if this vise has some value as a collectable and should instead be displayed versus used.