[JayJay]

I have found a couple of Wiltons on Craigslist over the years, unfortunately not quite within John CT's price range (that may be a West Coast thing, almost everything is more expensive here in Northern California).

There are plenty of other well-made vintage vises around - Dunlap, Columbian, Reed, Yost. Those brands don't have quite the cachet as Wilton so may be a more cost-effective option. I've found most of the current selection of new low-cost no-name imported vises to be pretty much junk - jaws don't align, castings weak, etc. Even some of the new lower cost Wiltons (who knows where they are made or what matter of iron goes into them), although the current crop of Wilton "Tradesman" and "Machinist" series seem to be pretty nice (but pricey). In vises (like a lot of things) ya gets what ya pays for.

JayJay