Did some research but no definitive answer. Is the D H Thompson Vise Company still in business?
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Did some research but no definitive answer. Is the D H Thompson Vise Company still in business?
Last I heard or read - No.
Allan
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I think they're still around
Dudley, I also saw that they had a website. Called the number they listed on it. Told by long distance operator that there was a technical problem and to call again later. Confusing. If they were completely out of business, one would think that there would be a message stating this. Sad to see all these old US Companies going down the tubes.
ags,
From what I heard Thompson bet the company's future on a brand new vise. It was a dud and the company lost the bet. I hate to see an American company close but isn't that what capitalism is all about?
This is not a knock on Thompson. Among the several vises I have, including a Regal and a Renzetti, the one I prefer to tie on is my Thompson with the midge jaws. I have tied on it for well over 30 years.
Allan
I'm sorry but their Cobra vice ain't nothin' but ugly.
I've used my Pro model since I up graded from my Herter's around 1980.
Maybe they made them too good.
RW here,
I'm still tying on my Thompson Model A that I bought in 1965. When the company went out of business I bought the last one a shop in Greensboro, No Carolina had as a back up in case the old one eventually bit the dust. After 40 years I doubt it will. I'm sure it will outlive me. Don't think I could get use to any other vise.
Later, RW
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Thank you all for the info. I wasn't interested in buying anything. Just wanted to know what had happened to them.
Maybe they built too good of a vise?
What I heard was rumor, but...the owner wanted to 'slow down' and the new son-in-law wanted in. He was the force behind the Cobra vise. They spent a ton of money developing and advertising it. It was a dog. Cash flow crashed. Company filed bankruptcy. Another company bought the left-over stock and was selling it off, no, I don't know who.
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