Carl Matthews wrote:
>Didn't Paramo start producing vises (or vices since they're from UK)
>during the great war? I believe that because of the war effort, Record
>could not keep up production and the government (UK) authorized Paramo,
>a foundry who made other cast iron parts, to produce Record vices. I've
>heard some say that castings were heavier than Record. Do you have any
>photos to share?

According to The Workbench Book it was WW2. 1940 to be precise,
just after the Record factory was bombed, and it dawned on everyone
that Record were the only vice makers in the country. No vices, no 
war effort it seems. Apparently Record weren't impressed at this officially
sanctioned competition, and who can blame them? Although it also
claims Record filched Woden's designs in the first place anyway. (Hey
it is *Sheffield* we're talking about here. What else did you expect?)

I think I have one - somewhere. One day I may even get it fitted to a 
bench - somewhere. I can say quite catergorically that it's heavy. Very 
heavy.

Cheers, Alf
In sunny Cornwall, Merrie Olde Englande