H2443 Vintage small red DAWN Australia No.75 3”VICE

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Vintage tools -  vice H2443

Up for sale is a smaller vintage VICE, made by DAWN Heidelberg, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
A 3” model. Very tidy, it looks near unused due to the condition of the jaws and body.

Weight - 5.6kg

Size:  75mm wide jaws x 80mm travel

• PICK UP only from Vintage Tool Shop, 47 Gadd st, NORTHCOTE VIC 3070 Wed-Sat 10am-6pm or please make the purchase & contact us on 0401091970 or info@vintagetoolshop.com.au for postage quote (will be sent via a separate invoice) •••

CONDITION

This tool is in authentic vintage condition, wear and tear consistent with age & very little use, some minor finish loss, overall a nice little vice.

Please check the photos as they are part of the description.

DAWN HISTORY:

“Dawn commenced operations in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg, Victoria in 1917 under the name of Dawn Manufacturing Co. It was founded by four brothers named Blake, who were all engineers. The first products manufactured were vices.

After the WWI Dawn grew considerably and was selling its products all over Australia. They were very busy during the depression with each employee working 60-80 hours a week. During the WWII, Dawn was supplying vices and clamps to the Australian Defence Department and to munitions.

In 1959, the company was taken over by the G.N. Raymond Group. The Dawn catalogue now included a wide range of engineer's vices, woodworker's vices, plumber's vices & equipment, G-clamps, quick-action clamps and toggle clamps. In 1973, Dawn was acquired by Siddons Ramset Limited. In December 1991, Dawn became a unit of the United States owned Stanley Works Pty. Ltd.

In November 1998, Dawn regained its 100% Australian ownership.

Dawn Tools & Vices are located in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia.” - history from Dawn Tools website