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I have seen the design before. It was from Henry, from London Ontario. Craftools, Master Bull Dog was the brand on it. Here is a photo I kept of one. Looks exactly like yours. 6" jaw width. Go get it ! Cool design !

Woodstock, Ontario (where Crawford is) is only 30 miles east from London, Ontario where Henry vises were made. The designs of the two makes me think that Henry might have been contracted by Crawford to make their vises. Nut part of the fixed tower, curve in the back of the fixed jaw tower...

Wow. Here is a 1902 Catalog page of the 90, 92, 94 and 98 vises. Also 3 pages from 1912 catalog on them. And the Hall patent from 1873 (it is in PDF, so I hope you can see it here). Else, I can convert the pages to JPG.

The Monarch 224 was another brand from Prentiss. 224 has 6" jaws, opens 9" and weighs 115 lbs. Compared to the Prentiss BullDog 96 which has 6" jaws, opens 10 inches and weighs 155 lbs. People love the lion's head emblem on them and are a "lower" grade vs the BullDog but still respected here...

I have an 1892 Massey Catalog page with the #16 in it. 7 inch jaws, opens 11 inches. No weight shown. Vise spreadsheet does not have a brochure tab for Massey as yet..... Cool !

From my notes. Charles Parker business started in 1832. In 1876 the business was incorporated under the name – Chas Parker Co, Meridan, CT. In 1948 Chas Parker bought Prentiss Vise Co. Union Mfg Co bought Chas Parker Co in 1957. So that is when Chas Parker Co changed to the Parker Vise...

I noticed that the spreadsheet has no columns in the Brochure tab for Dawn or Yost. I also noticed that most of the Dawn pictures in the spreadsheet tab are of catalog pages. (I appreciate what everybody has done to create this. It is a great resource. Just pointing it out.) I bought a...

RAE W4. Made in Orillia, Ontario. Never seen one from Hamilton. Exposed screw vise. Not on the spreadsheet. I don't know the weight or how wide it opened as I sold it. 3.5" wide jaws. anvil and horn, replaceable jaws, built in pipe jaws, swivel base. The Oval-D mark was used by...

RAE 3-1/2. Made in Canada. Weighs 20 lbs. 3.5" wide jaws. Opens to 3-7/8 (per the amount of rail behind the fixed jaw tower when closed). No anvil, no pipe jaws. Replaceable jaw inserts. Stationary. No swivel jaw. These are original photos of an older RAE 3-1/2, likely made in...

FMC - Henry vises were made in London, Ontario. Their brand was called Craftools. So it was "Made in Canada". Typically that is part of the wording on the other side of the fixed tower. Lots of influence from England in Canadian vises. Another interesting fact is that the nut on these...

The Prentiss No 3 has been around since 1880s (as far back as I have catalog pages). Yours has replaceable jaws so that moves it up to approx. 1910 or so. They changed the printed markings around 1920. Here is a copy of a 1910 catalog. The person who drew the replaceable jaws used the...

Here is a 1937 Atlas catalog on the Rock Island 603-605 vise.

Flerljeppen, what year is your catalog page for this? The shape of the actual photo behind the rear jaw does not match the photo in the catalog. The Catalog has a script style "Champion" on the vise. thanks...

KMScott: That vise looks exactly like a Record 74. What are the dates on all these Dawn catalog pages you are posting? Not that I see many of them here in Ontario, Canada, but have seen a couple. Thanks.

Your jaws are not screwed on, but the serrations looked curved per that part of the patent.

I just bought a Reed 103-1/5. Mine has no patent dates but based on its features I think it was made before 1912. The 12-24-1912 patent is for C shaped jaw inserts with arched serrations cut in the jaws. The 8-11-1914 was for a new way to mount the balls on the ends of the handle. You have...

Merrill Brothers No 5, big chipping vise. From Brooklyn, NY. This guy has the new base (new meaning in the Catalog in 1902). It has 3 holes to mount it to the top of the bench but the mounting holes in the base of the vise line up with a ring of holes further inside. I have found no info on...

I have two of these Craftsman No 1, made in England vises. "Hi Duty" like what Paramo uses. The main nut is part of the casting and the curve at the back of the fixed jaw tower make it look like a standard Paramo No 1 but with a Craftsman badge riveted to the side in a badge shaped cavity in...

The Patent Number on the vise was assigned to Reed, 2127008 for adjusting the play in the screw nut, 8/16/1938. And the vise obviously looks like a Reed. The patent on the power unit, 2656820 approved 10-27-1953 was by Philip S. Becker for a "Power-Operated Vise" not assigned to a company as...

Brown Boggs Co Ltd, No 10, from Hamilton, Canada. 1917. 3-5/8 jaws, opens 5-5/8 and weighs 47 lbs. The lady that owned it was retiring (mid 70s). She made models/sets for TV and movies.