Not bad, what year was that built? Bob Hoffman approved.
I believe it was build 1991 or 92. Not 1891, as it look like. It has some patina on it, some rust and it is worn by use. It is build like some railroad apparatus with thick steel. Not invented by Vince Basile, his inventions are far more complicated...
And yes, leg press with this thing with all plates what you can hang on it, is hard core. Do not forget that there has been plenty of Finnish guys winning medals in those world strongest man contest. At least Riku Kiri and Jouko Ahola has used this in their workouts, when it was in Gold's Gym Finland. It is one of the kind because in the average gyms there isn't people strong enough to use it.