Can Anyone Identify Who Made This Old Tilting / Swivelling Machine Vice?

[Paul WirdnamParticipant @paulwirdnam87104]

This vice came with a turret clock I rescued from a derelict house in Kent in 2020. For the last 3 years, it's looked rather sad and rusty on my garage floor but this afternoon, I stripped it down, cleaned it all up, and I find now that its rather a nice vice, but there is no makers name on it anywhere. Most parts have "32" stamped on them apart from the vice itself which has "12".

Looks to be very well made and vice jaws are 3" in length. Any ideas who made it?

[Paul WirdnamParticipant @paulwirdnam87104]

[EmgeeParticipant @emgee]

Looks like parts from a Taylor Hobson tilting rotary table with a vice added so could be from the same stable.

Emgee

[BazParticipant @baz89810]

Lovely little three way vice, shame someone decided to make it a bit lighter by drilling all those holes in it.

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

Iv'e no idea the makers name, but I bought one very similar a couple of years ago which lacks the lightening holes. It has come on useful making toolholders for carbideinserts because of the double rotation andthe tilt combined.

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