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In addition to Clinchers, Perfects, and Lightning Grips The Massey Vise Company also made milling machine/planer vises including an oddity they called a "divided vise". (The illustration in the lower right was for a different milling machine vise but the "beveled jaws" were common to both styles)

milkovich: The best I can do is the 1891 Emmert patent drawings and description. However, this was for an earlier version than the one you have. It might be of some help anyway.

milcovich: Nice restoration! This 1933 pamphlet might be helpful. (This is as clean as I could get the images)

There's been a discussion about Millers Falls oval slide vises on the main vise thread. I posted this there but thought it should be here too.

four cycle: I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to but here is a composite of all the Millers Falls oval slide catalog cuts I have. I should probably post this on the Vise Information thread too.

colonel: I was doing some research to see if I could determine the dates of Millers Falls production of oval slide vises. (They offered one as early as 1878 but I didn't find any being offered after 1922.) During that search I came upon this one from Clipper Tool Co. of Buffalo, NY. They are...

colonel: I'd say go ahead and disassemble it If you think you can get the end nut off without too much damage. By the way, you might be able to re-japan it too. Japanning 'sauce' is available and fairly cheap but you would have to have an old oven or an understanding wife. It smells bad. I've...

Colonel: You got some good information about your oval slide vise from PghJKB and four.cycle. This is p.188 from a 1922 Millers Falls catalog. The jaw widths don't match what you posted but the weight of the 4" model matches the weight you posted fairly closely. I've spiffed up a couple oval...

I just posted this on the main vise thread. It might be helpful to have the information on The Vise Information thread too. Parker 954/104 Eclipse Machinists' vises (Including a swivel conversion kit)

four cycle, micahd, et al. It looks like everyone was right about Parker 954 (old 104) vises. There was a conversion kit. Who knew?

SoCal: Your vise is fairly rare. Here is a 1936 catalog page showing Simplex vises even though it had become Desmond Stephan by 1932. They were solidly built vises

Two Hollands catalog excerpts for Models 8 through 70. Two different styles of swivel bottoms but somehow all the specs are the same including prices.

I have found no information about that except that Bonney's Rapid Transit ads don't clearly show Parker style jaws until 1891 - well after Parker started. Also that seems to be the only Bonney vise that did. Does anyone else know anything about that?

Outlaw: I was a bit puzzled that you didn't think of Bonney Vise and Tool as vise makers. I was so focused on the vise part of their operation that I completely forgot that in 1921 there was a name change and a manufacturing change. Thanks for the second hand reminder.

mk1finks: Here are two Mortimer Lewis patents. The 1901 patent is the date on Emmert Presto vises. The 1904 Lewis patent was specifically assigned to Emmert Manufacturing. The drawings may be helpful when you restore yours. Nice find!

I spiced up this boring b&w Bonney ad a bit

I didn't find any information on No.101 vises but in 1909 Rock Island offered a No.1 that had the same size jaws. Notice that they also offered versions with swivel jaws (but not in the No.1, No.2, or No.3 sizes). By 1920 Rock Island only offered non-swivel versions.