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Prentiss vise prices

What Prentiss vises actually sell for, from 11 recorded sales.

Sold prices

Median sold
$525
Most sell for
$475–$595
Sales on record
11
For sale now
0
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Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $525Dealers8 sales$349 — Mini 2 Inch Prentiss Vise in Original Paint (Jim Bode Value Guide)$475 — Mini 2 Inch PRENTISS Vise with Swivel Base (Jim Bode Tools)$475 — Rare PRENTISS 1868 Patent Swivel Jaw Vise Mini Size 1 3/4 inches (Jim Bode Value Guide)$475 — Rare PRENTISS PAT’D. 1868 Mini Swivel Jaw Vise 1 3/4 inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$525 — Crisp Fine Mini 2 Inch PRENTISS PATENT Vise with Swivel Head & Swivel Base (Jim Bode Tools)$525 — Extra FINE Miniature PRENTISS Vise with Original Paint and Pinstripes Swivel Base and Swivel Jaws (Jim Bode Tools)$595 — Extra FINE Miniature PRENTISS Vise with Original Paint and Pinstripes Swivel Base and Swivel Jaws (Jim Bode Value Guide)$625 — Rare SIGNED PRENTISS 1868 PATENT Vise with Swivel Jaws (Jim Bode Value Guide)$500
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$52511—
Marketplaces—$312.4910

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

Asking prices

Median asking
$312.49
Most ask
$209.37–$456.24
Listings
10

Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.

About Prentiss vises

Prentiss was an American vise maker based in New York, active from the later 19th century into the 20th. The recorded sales are all bench vises, and the sample runs to the small end of the range, including miniature examples of 1 3/4 and 2 inches with swivel bases. Value tracks condition and configuration: surviving original paint and pinstriping, a working swivel base, swivel jaws, and undamaged castings and screw threads all help, while repaired or welded bodies, replaced hardware, and stripped or repainted surfaces pull an example down. Patent-dated castings and the smallest sizes draw more interest than plain mid-size shop vises.

The 8 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Tools (6) and Jim Bode Value Guide (2), and run from 2021 to 2026; 6 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

The 8 most recent of 11 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Rare SIGNED PRENTISS 1868 PATENT Vise with Swivel JawsJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$625
Extra FINE Miniature PRENTISS Vise with Original Paint and Pinstripes Swivel Base and Swivel JawsJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$525
Extra FINE Miniature PRENTISS Vise with Original Paint and Pinstripes Swivel Base and Swivel JawsJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$595
Mini 2 Inch Prentiss Vise in Original PaintJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$349
Mini 2 Inch PRENTISS Vise with Swivel BaseJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$475
Crisp Fine Mini 2 Inch PRENTISS PATENT Vise with Swivel Head & Swivel BaseJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$525
Rare PRENTISS 1868 Patent Swivel Jaw Vise Mini Size 1 3/4 inchesJim Bode Value Guide2021-01-09$475
Rare PRENTISS PAT’D. 1868 Mini Swivel Jaw Vise 1 3/4 inchJim Bode Value Guide2021-01-06$475

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Updated 2026-10-13.