Wilson vice identification/info

[John Hall]

 

[John Hall]

 

[John Hall]

 

[John Hall]

I recently bought this Wilson vice…

 

[dannyr]

Hi all!
Im Mark, i am wondering if anybody can help me with information on a wilson style vice please?

I buy and sell vices and I've never had one of these myself but i have seen them. I don't know much about them but they seem to be for fine metalwork and jewellery?
I will attach some pictures to help.
Im sure it says wilson on it and most that I've seen are kind of right handed? This one, the jaws are more to the left?
Lastly the nut for the main screw is made of brass.

Thanks for any help
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Very interesting.

I'm guessing this is a very early Wilson, before the Colt and DOHM names (all from London, I believe) and maybe Hale USA. It's really surprising that so many variants were made: many sizes and at least three styles ---

I'd guess yours is the earliest, then the most usual right offset version, also castings, in several sizes, which was also made in quick release versions, then later also the big versions were made by fabrication from steel plate (like your second version on a dustbin).

Obviously this Wilson 'multi-jaw' style vice had some sales, but it doesn't seem to be a recipe for commercial success to keep changing the design. Still, makes it interesting for us vice enthusiasts.

I have a small version 2, as in the leaflets above, and a large steel fab type, but I'd say yours although more basic, looks very interesting to me.

 

[dannyr]

And, Mark, the 'nut' of the the main screw seems to be made of brass/bronze (good choice, I'd say) but also seems to have a kind of largish 'cup' built in -- what's that? for greasing?

 

[John Hall]

I have a few Dohm,Colt smaller vices , which look identical externally, but the Colt has a threaded brass boss that the threaded rod goes into, whereas the Dohm’s are threaded through the cast body.

 

[TFrench]

I recently bought this Wilson vice…View attachment 127417

I was the under bidder on that!

 

[John Hall]

Couldn’t let it go, haven’t seen one before…

 

[John Hall]

Got a new one off EBay…..
it’s much bigger..

 

[John Hall]

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Got another off EBay..

 

[John Hall]

Got another off EBay..

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[John Hall]

How do I delete these?

 

[Brusky]

Got a new one off EBay…..
it’s much bigger..View attachment 129040

Just bought one of these, a few parts missing. Don't suppose you have disassembled it (and by chance have a photo of the parts). Wondering how the square quick release shaft connects to the brass half nut.

 

[John Hall]

I’ll have look tomorrow and get back to you..

 

[Brusky]

I’ll have look tomorrow and get back to you..

Thanks, appreciate it, far better than bodging a repair that will kind of work, or giving up, if I see and try and find or make missing parts, to restore the vice to how it should be.

 

[BillHoughton]

I wish these were more common here in the U.S., although we have our share of oddball vises (or vices, but that word has another meaning in American English). Not that I need it, but...

Groan! "D-vice?"

 

[Brusky]

I’ll have look tomorrow and get back to you..

Perhaps not best photos but just about finished the DOHM 3+1/2" quick release vice. Turret rotating and locking now as smooth as when new. And new main screw cover. Quick release for main screw function restored and a new brass soft jaw insert. Only spiral spring dust cover was slightly beyond my refurb. Thanks very much John, the photos helped show what was previously lost.

 

[TFrench]

I wish these were more common here in the U.S., although we have our share of oddball vises (or vices, but that word has another meaning in American English). Not that I need it, but...

Groan! "D-vice?"

Is that the one with the swivelling vee block on the end of the dynamic jaw? I have one and also a set of accessory jaws of the same design for a normal 6" bench vice.

 

[John Hall]

Perhaps not best photos but just about finished the DOHM 3+1/2" quick release vice. Turret rotating and locking now as smooth as when new. And new main screw cover. Quick release for main screw function restored and a new brass soft jaw insert. Only spiral spring dust cover was slightly beyond my refurb. Thanks very much John, the photos helped show what was previously lost.

Nice work..the spring is a difficult one…I’ve seen similar ones used as a return spring on gardening secateurs which could maybe be modified to fit the vice…
the original colour is a light grey/green..