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January 8, 2017 By miviseguy 2 Comments

Wilton 1760

Wilton 1760 Tradesman

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  1. Dan says

    November 21, 2019 at 11:20 am

    Hi there, I just got my wilton 1760 out after being in divorce sotrage(thank god i didnt lose it). I am wondering when this model vise was produced. Any thoughts? Thank you, Dan

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    • miviseguy says

      November 21, 2019 at 10:09 pm

      Hi Dan,

      If you remove the slide all the way and flip it over you’ll find a date stamped into the key that shows when your vise was released for sale. I don’t know what year Wilton started selling the 1760, but it was probably around 1990 and they switched to the 1765 in 1998…that’s a rough guideline. Thanks for the note!

      Chris

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