GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Caught wind the site of an old forge was being cleared so went and spoke the the owner that is selling the site. He gave me these 2 leg vices about the only tools left, must be well over 100 years old, the small one likely much older and comes with oak bench. Very rusty and the big one is incomplete but going to try and restore hem to some king of working order. This is the old forge, stone built and can see small stone hollow top left for water? Te old guy can remember working the bellows for his dad when he was a nipper. Belonged to his grandad before that. Said the last job his father did was repairing his shoes, the shoe iron is still clamped in the jaws of the vice! Edited March 20, 2015 by GruffaloGriff 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Great find, and some real history too. Be good to see them back working again. Atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,555 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Good find mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 After seeing your other work Griff ,your TRYING to restore them probably means their going to come back better than new , failing that they will reappear as a 1966 lotus Cortina !!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 After seeing your other work Griff ,your TRYING to restore them probably means their going to come back better than new , failing that they will reappear as a 1966 lotus Cortina !!! :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 695 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 well done on the find seeing your other stuff you have done you will have them like new Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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