On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:05:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Oct 4, 7:03*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/

I've seen a lot of vises, but most have anvil tops. *This one has a curved
lip, but not much room to put anything and pound. *Anyone know what this
type of vise is used for?

Steve

I'd say the way the sliding arm itself is made, that it is an anvil.

I don't know what the lip is for. A cigarette tray?

While that makes sense, it's either for bending or resting - what I
don't know. I've seen hundreds of these type machinists vises, never
seen anybody use the lip for anything.

Maybe Gene would know.