Rock Island Vise

Company History/Information

• See this excellent post by bl00 on GarageJournal.com
• In 1906, Rock Island Tool Co. took over the business of Jacobson Machine Mfg. Co. Warren, PA.
• Rock Island was eventually purchased by Birtman Electric company.

ID/Information Chart

ID	Image (click for Larger)	Years of Production	Original Cost	Jaw Width	Opening Width	Weight	Anvil	Replaceable Faces	Pipe Clamp	Base Type	Other
No 50				3.5"			N	N	N	Swivel
No 75	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockislandno75.t.jpg Images from Blacknwhitepit on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	N	N	Fixed
No 95	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockislandno95.t.jpg Images from banditbigdog on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	N	Fixed
No 141	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland141a.t.jpghttp://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland141b.t.jpg Images from ftp on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post				6"	~60lbs	N	N	N	Fixed
No 374	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland374.t.jpg Images from snapmom on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	N	Swivel
No 542-BX	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland542bx2.t.jpg Image from collector on PracticalMachinist.com in this thread @ this post. http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland542bx.t.jpg Image from KLars1 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	Y	Swivel
No 571	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland571.t.jpg Images from jashgtp on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	N	Swivel
No 574	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland574.t.jpg Images from old salvage on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	WWII era					N	Y	N	Swivel
No 577	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland577.t.jpg http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland577b.t.jpg Images from lpowelljr on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			6"		~145lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel

Catalogs & Literature

These ads provided by bl00 from GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post.
http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland1907ad.t.jpg	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland1909ad.t.jpg
http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland1910ad.t.jpg	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockisland1920ad.t.jpg
http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/rockislandad2.t.jpg	http://www.dayid.org/images/Tools/Vise/RockIsland/jacobsonad.t.jpg