Peace produced a "second" line of lower price saws under the name "J.D. Darlington". These saws, though still high-quality tools, were less refined and used lower quality components such as cast steel vs. spring steel blades, and beech vs apple handles. These saws also featured split saw screws as opposed to "improved" saw screws which appeared on the Harvey Peace branded models. All of the Darlington-branded saws have the model number "30". The 1870 edition of "Boyd's business directory of over one hundred cities and villages in New York state" contains an entry for a John D. Darlington ,working for a Wlliamm Gunning & CO. (listed as "carvers") at 204 Centre Street. The Peace factory was located on Centre street from 1862-1867 so the two were almos t neighbors. The 1870 US Census records show that John D Darlington was born in 1817 in England. He immigrated to America and was listed as a "woodcarver". Interestingly, Harvey Peace's son John had the middle name "Darlington".

Below is an Early Example of a J.D. Darlington 12 inch backsaw. This saw is stamped "Spring Steel" and has a more shapely beech handle. It is missing the saw nut through the spine which is characteristic of earlier Peace saws.

An example of a J.D. Darlington open-handle backsaw with complete etching

Until recently the only J.D. Darlington saws I'd come across were back saws, with both open and closed-handles. I recently acquired a small panel saw with the J.D. Darlington imprint. It is an older saw based on the stamped etch. It's in rough condition, but the Darlington name and model number, as well as the Brooklyn, NY are visible. Photos of this saw are at the bottom of this page.