Craftsman Vise

Vises made by Craftsman

As you can tell - I'm not very good with Craftsman vises. I'm not sure if the ones that are here are using the proper ID or not, since Craftsman uses some fairly long IDs at times.

Also, quite often Craftsman Vise are re-badged licensed version of other vises made by other manufacturers. Suppliers changed over the years, but we know that at least Reed and Rock Island provided vises for Craftsman. See the 5160 & 5187 for examples.

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
5150		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$6.95 1942:$7.50	3"	4"	22lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5151		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$7.90 1942:$8.40	3.5"	5"	31lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5152		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$8.90 1942:$9.50	4"	6"	41lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5153	Image from Steevo on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	?-1937-1942-?	1937:$10.85 1942:$11.60	4.5"	6.5"	59lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5154		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$14.00 1942:$15.00	5"	7.5"	78lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5155		?-1937-?	1937:$21.00	5.5"	8.5"	101lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5156F		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$27.30 1942:$29.25	6"	10"	130lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5157		?-1937-?	1937:$38.50	7"	12"	226lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5158F		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$52.50 1942:$56.25	8"	13.5"	299lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed
5160	Image from bobbleheadhillbilly on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	?-1937-1942-?	1937:$8.95 1942:$9.75	3"	4"	27lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel	Re-badged Rock Island No 571. See this comparison
5161	Image from gatewaysysop on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	?-1937-1942-?	1937:$10.50 1942:$11.25	3.5"	5"	36lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5162	Images from a990dna on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	?-1937-1942-?	1937:$11.90 1942:$12.75	4"	6"	51lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5163		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$14.00 1942:$15.00	4.5"	6.5"	69lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5164		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$21.00 1942:$22.50	5"	7.5"	95lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5165		?-1937-?	1937:$26.60	5.5"	8.5"	123lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5166F		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$36.40 1942:$39.00	6"	10"	147lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5167		?-1937-?	1937:$49	7"	12"	254lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5168F		?-1937-1942-?	1937:$68.60 1942:$78.75	8.5"	14"	345lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel
5187	Image from SweetD on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	N	N	Swivel	Badged Craftsman version of a Reed 104½R
No 5194	Image from old salvage on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	WWII era		3			N	Y	N	Swivel	Reed stamped inside of swivel base
No 5202	Image from billp603 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			4"	7.5"	45lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed, Cornered	Badged Craftsman version of a Rock Island Vise - see the Rock Island Vise No 93 for visual similarities.
No 5241	Images from zoomieport on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			3.5"	3"	28lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel	Jaws also rotate
No 5243	Image from Pukeballs on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						Y	Y	N	Swivel
51810							Y	Y	Y	Swivel
51856							Y	Y	Y	Swivel
No 51871	Image from cnyeco1 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	1993		5 1/2"			Y	Y	Y	Swivel	Made in USA
No 391.5188	Images from Gary Indiana on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			4"			Y	Y	Y	Swivel	Japan BF inprinted under base
No 506.51800	Images from TreePointer on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						Y	Y	Y	Swivel
?	Image from mkirkpatrick on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	1949-1959		3.5"		46lbs	Y	Y	N	Swivel
?	Image from coolreed on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						Y	Y	N	Fixed