Reed Vise

Originally posted here: http://dayid.org/tools/reedvise.html, but that page now just redirects here.

You can see the original source here: http://dayid.org/tools/reedvise_backup.html.

Since getting my Reed No 23, I've been hunting for information about them, so here's a little bit of information about the ones I have found. The majority of the information here was originally sourced from Garage Journal & Practical Machinist.

If I have your picture here, please e-mail me. If you'd like it removed, let me know - but I'd really like to gather more information from you, give you credit, and link to any further information you have (or any restoration/threads on any forums about your vise). Unfortunately, I started saving ID pictures on the internet long before I ever thought of putting together this page, so some credits have gotten lost.

Company History/Information

http://www.reedmfgco.com/
1896 Reed Manufacturing founded by Carl Reed. (source)
1904 Purchased by Reuben Wright (with proceeds he made from the 1849 California Gold Rush) (source)
Still owned by 5th generation Wright family members (as of 2012) (source)

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 1C				3.5"	5"	54lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
No 2C	Image from jerryW on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			4.5"	6.5"	83lbs	N		Y	Swivel
No 3C				5"	8"	120lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
No 4C				6"	10"	185lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel	Patent #2127008 Restoration Thread on GarageJournal.com by BanjoSavesTheDay
No 23							Y	Y	Y	Swivel
No 23½				3.5"	4"	18lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
No 24				4"	4.5"	27lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
No 25	Image from sanya on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			5"	5.5"	32lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
No 31							N	N	Y	Swivel
No 32	Images from porphyre on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post & this post		WWI	4.25"]	8.5"]	~50lbs					PAT.DEC.24.1912 PAT.AUG.11.1914
No 102			$8.25	2	3	10.5lbs
No 102½	Images from sawatch on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post		$9	2.5"	3.5"	14.5lbs	N	N	N	Fixed, Cornered
No 103			$10	3	4	22lbs
No 103R	Image from mikevango on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N		N	Fixed
No 103½R			$11.25	3.5	5	29lbs	N	N	N	Fixed
No 104			$12.75	4	6	43lbs	N	N	N	Fixed, Cornered
No 104R	Image from autopts on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	N	Fixed
No 104½R			$15.50	4.5	7	57.5lbs	N	N	N	Fixed
No 105	Image from NastyNate on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post		$20	5	8	73lbs
No 105½			$30	5.5	9	103lbs
No 106			$39	6	10	135lbs	N	N	N	Fixed, Cornered
No 106R							N	N	N	Fixed
No 107			$55	7	12	175lbs
No 108			$75	8	12	236lbs
No 108R				8"		~250lbs	N	N	N	Fixed
No 109	Images from BanjoSavesTheDay on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post		$90	9	13	283lbs	N	Y	N	Fixed, Cornered
No 204	Image from lipadj46 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	$17		4"	6"	51lbs	N	N	N	Swivel
No 204R	Image from old salvage on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	Y	N	Swivel
No 205	Image from senlow on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	N	N	Swivel
No 206		1948+/-	$104	6	10	153lbs
No 206R	Image from ZRX61 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post Image from MitsTech on PracticalMachinist.com in this thread @ exact post						N	N	N	Swivel
No 214S				4"	5.5"	57lbs	N		N	Swivel
No 224½R	Image from fishman76 on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post			4.5"	11"	78lbs	N	M	N	Swivel	Sheet Metal Vise
No 403½R	Image from mazak mark on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post	?-1979-?	$20	3.5"	4"	43lbs	N	Y	N	Swivel	Rear Jaw Swivel
No 404	Image from JST on PracticalMachinist.com in this thread @ this post						N	N	N	Swivel	Rear Jaw Swivel
No 407	Image from demoman on GarageJournal.com in this thread @ this post						N	N	N	Swivel	Rear Jaw Swivel
No 408R							N	Y	N	Swivel	Rear Jaw Swivel
1CA		2011		3.5	4	35lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
2CA		2011		4.5	5	60lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
3CA		2011		5	6	95lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
4CA		2011		6	10	157lbs	N	Y	Y	Swivel
304N		2011		4	6	36lbs	Y	Y	Y	Fixed
304S		2011		4	6	46lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
305N		2011		5	8	63lbs	Y	Y	Y	Fixed
305S		2011		4	6	74.5lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
24½C		2011		4.5	4	18lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
25½C		2011		5.5	5	27lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
26B		2011		6	6	60lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
26½C		2011		6.5	6	41lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
704		2011		4	4.5	36lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
705		2011		5	5.5	47lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
706		2011		6	5.7	61lbs	Y	Y	Y	Swivel
108							N	Y	N	Swivel