For sale is a VINTAGE HAND HELD MACHINISTS VICE. This tool does not have a maker’s mark but it appears to by a Millers Falls Company, Massachusetts made tool. Hand vices are used to hold small objects firmly to provide a stable base for tasks like drilling, filing, or sanding. This vintage tool was used by a machinist or gunsmith to work on guns, jewelry, or clocks. The end of the wood handle unscrews to serve as a storage compartment for various tool attachments. The sale of this working vice includes 12 different tools. The hand vice measures about 7 inches in length. A superb collectible vintage multipurpose tool.
The Millers Falls Company was established in 1868 in Massachusetts, first as Millers Falls Manufacturing Company. In 1872, the company was renamed Millers Falls Company. The company became a major manufacturer of hand tools like bit braces, hand drills, and later woodworking machines.
