Disston saw medallions. The 7 was the companys most succesful saw image. Warranted superior medallions are found on secondary lines manufactured by disston and other major saw makers with other brand names on the etch. The most striking thing about medallions is the cast stamped or engraved images they display. Henry disston began making saws in philadelphia in 1840.
Some smaller 19th century saw makers may have bought sawnuts and medallions from the bigger factories. 99 had multiple medallions. Hardware store brands hibbard spencer bartlett co zenith marshall wells hardware hm. Some saws like the disston no.
A disston saw no. The hook never reappeared on disston saw handles. See more ideas about medallion antique tools saws. Rare disston sons saw pwalpar vlog part one 7 26 2016 duration.
Assorted hand saw medallions disston superior warranted vintage tools sign a2 hand saw medallions vintage medallions vintage tool parts theoldgrainery 5 out of 5 stars. D8 with chip carved foliage handle. From this point on the company was the biggest saw maker in the world right up until the mid 1950s. The medallion says disston usa.
Diy handsaw restoration. Many saw medallions could be considered small works of art. I decided to look at my entire collection and document every known variation of main saw medallions. All teeth present the blade is straight the blade has a small amount of black staining the teeth have decent bite please see photos for condition.
What follows is a progression of all medallions produced by disston from the 1840s until 1955. The other more significant design change taking place during this period was the deepening of the angle of the handle from 25 degrees to 35 degrees. As his business grew he invested in its future by founding the enormous keystone saw works in 1850. Miter saw station woodworking how to duration.
While the images on medallions cover a broad range of subjects many include animals.