Photo Index - Wilton Corp. - 5" Wilton Bullet Vise

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wilton Corp.
Chicago, IL; Schiller Park, IL; Palatine, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	5"
Submitted By:	jordie field

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	5" Wilton Bullet Vise
Date of Manufacturer:	1941-44
Serial Number:	11
Last Updated	9/20/2023 10:49:38 AM

Comments:

Found this last week at a Flea market for 60 bucks....it had barely any paint on it and a lot of grease and grime....I just stripped it, wire brushed it.... and repainted it......A very very smooth operating vise and very tight with zero slop. Look at the jaw blocks....hardly any wear from 75 plus years of respect. I took it apart and the grease was still soft, but regreased it....i am putting all of these Bullett's i have found over the years on this amazing site.........(((No date code on the inside bar guide. which i understand to mean...... was made in the very early years of there manufacturing))). I also worked with a gentleman who had his first job at the Wilton factory in Schiller park....he has only nice things to say about his experience!!!! This vise is a 5" wide jaw with what seems to be a slightly longer body for a larger jaw opening..... found a keeper....after letting 4 really good ones go.....

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Comments: beautiful vise!!!! larger than normal length.........jaw is open 2 1/2" and the overall length of vise is 18 inches.....
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Comments: profile of this beautiful vice!!! the body is a little larger than normal....
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Comments: 5" jaw width.....new paint...
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Comments: large early swivel older larger tightening bolts.....wrench or nail set????
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Comments: 75 years of barely any wear!!!!!!!!!! new grease showing on pipe
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Comments: extra long body for a wider opening
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