Photo Index - Sears | Dunlap - Model 5244 Bench Vise

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Dunlap
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Columbian Vise & Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	3.5 inch wide jaws
Submitted By:	Curtis Garrett

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 5244 Bench Vise
Date of Manufacturer:	1952 - 1953
Serial Number:	None
Last Updated	11/14/2026 2:01:08 PM

Comments:

This Dunlap 3.5-inch was purchased off eBay in original condition and appears to have never been used at all in the past. It has the original red paint on it still that was sprayed on at the Columbian Vise Company factory in Cleveland, OH in 1952.

This bench vise was just cleaned and the original bright metal polished surfaces were re-polished using a fine 3M Roloc disk.
Screw and swivel handle were hand polished and still had the original zinc plating on both.

The first time this DUNLAP bench vise appears in this exact form with the Art-Deco horizontal casting lines is in the 1952 Craftsman Power Tool catalog and it is shown again with the same catalog ad copy in the 1953 Craftsman Power Tool catalog also. So, in this exact form was this only a 2-year production run by Sears/Columbian possibly for this model 5244 bench vise?

1952 Catalog page copy: $8.50 (Listed Price)

"DUNLAP Bench Vise. Husky semi-steel body; reinforced at points of strain. Heavy U-Shaped slide beam fit snugly, yet slides easily. Acme-threaded steel screw. Replaceable oil-tempered, hardened steel jaw faces. 3 1/2-inch jaw opens to 4 1/4-inches. Swivel base turns left or right a full 180 degrees...has positive-locking three-point contact...locks in any position. Red finish. Weight 15 1/2 lbs. Mailable.
99 A 05244 DUNLAP Bench Vise Only, as above. Shipping weight 17lbs."

Photo 1:

Comments: Dunlop 3.5" Vise with Swivel Base
Source: C. Garrett Samsung A-16

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Photo 2:

Comments: Right view on portible plywood base
Source: C. Garrett Samsung A-16

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Comments: Left side view with oval Dunlap badge.
Source: C. Garrett Samsung A-16

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Comments: Condition as received off eBay
Source: eBay Seller picture

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Comments: Dunlap badge close up
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Comments: 1952 Craftsman Power Tool Catalog page
Source: Vintage Machinery.org website

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