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== Henry Disston & Sons, Philadelphia, PA== | |||
== Henry Disston & Sons, Philadelphia, PA == | |||
Makers of saws of all types as well as other woodworking tools. | Makers of saws of all types as well as other woodworking tools. | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
Disston | === Disston Handsaw Pamphlet ca. 1910-1922 === | ||
[[File:D6-01.png|thumb|Disston Pamphlet ca. 1910-1922]] | [[File:D6-01.png||left|thumb|Disston Pamphlet ca. 1910-1922]] | ||
Published circa 1910-12, this lavishly illustrated pamphlet shows all of Disston's mainline handsaws of the era. Each of the saw pages also includes a bit of Disston advertising on the opposite page. Towards the end we have yet more Disston cheer-leading followed by a couple of Disston saw vises and files. | |||
[[Disston_pamphlet_ca._1910|The entire pamphlet can be found here: ]] | |||
=== How a Disston Handsaw is Made ca. 1929 === | |||
[[File:DisstonMakingaSaw-1.png|left|thumb|How a Disston Handsaw is Made. 10 pages ca. 1929 ]] | |||
This 10 page pamphlet details all the steps involved with making a handsaw. It was published in 1929. The photographs provide an interesting insight into the Disston production line. They are of unusually high quality and a lot of detail can be made out in the photos. | |||
[[Disston_Making_A_Saw|The entire pamphlet can be found here: ]] | |||
==Advertisements == | == Advertisements == | ||
[[File:disston26.jpg| | [[File:disston26.jpg|none|thumb|Jan., 1880 Carpentry and Building. Disston Saws in Boxes]] | ||
[[File:disston28.jpg| | [[File:disston28.jpg|none|thumb|Dec., 1877 Manufacturer and Builder.Keystone, Saw, Tool, Files, and Steel Works]] | ||
[[File:disston29.jpg| | [[File:disston29.jpg|none|thumb|Dec., 1877 Manufacturer and Builder. The Saws That Lead Them All: The D-8 and Our New No. 16 Premium Saw.]] | ||
[[File:disston25.jpg| | [[File:disston25.jpg|none|thumb|June, 1892 Carpentry and Building. Disston Saws ]] | ||
[[File:disston30.jpg| | [[File:disston30.jpg|none|thumb|August, 1909 Carpentry and Building. Disston Saws, Tools, and Files made, sold, used, on merit.]] | ||
[[File:disston31.jpg| | [[File:disston31.jpg|none|thumb|November, 1909 Carpentry and Building. The Backbone of the Carpentering Trade for 70 Years]] | ||
[[File:disston5.jpg| | [[File:disston5.jpg|none|thumb|March, 1910 National Builder, Back Cover Advertisement]] | ||
[[File:disston6.jpg| | [[File:disston6.jpg|none|thumb|January, 1912 The Juvenile Instructor]] | ||
[[File:disston27.jpg| | [[File:disston27.jpg|none|thumb|January, 1915 Building Age, The Disston 77 (Mechanic's Own)]] | ||
[[File:disston32.jpg| | [[File:disston32.jpg|none|thumb|August, 1918,The Carpenter, This ad features a view of a portion of Disston's lumber yard- these are all apple logs! ]] | ||
[[File:disston2.jpg| | [[File:disston2.jpg|none|thumb|January, 1920 Popular Mechanics, For the man who enjoys good tools ]] | ||
[[File:disston3.jpg| | [[File:disston3.jpg|none|thumb|June, 1920 The Literary Digest, Every Home Needs Some of These Tools]] | ||
[[File:disston7.jpg| | [[File:disston7.jpg|none|thumb|July, 1922, The Carpenter, Is Your Saw a Disston? ]] | ||
[[File:disston8.jpg| | [[File:disston8.jpg|none|thumb|September, 1922, The Carpenter When you buy a saw... ]] | ||
[[File:disston13.jpg| | [[File:disston13.jpg|none|thumb|June, 1924, The Carpenter , And these are DISSTON, too. Plumbs and Levels, Try Squares, Bevels ]] | ||
[[File:disston10.jpg| | [[File:disston10.jpg|none|thumb|December, 1924, The Carpenter , The Disston Saw Was Made For You]] | ||
[[File:disston13.jpg| | [[File:disston13.jpg|none|thumb|October, 1926, The Carpenter , Consider What a Saw Must Do..]] | ||
[[File:disston9.jpg| | [[File:disston9.jpg|none|thumb|July, 1927, The Carpenter Sawing has changed.. and saws too]] | ||
[[File:disston22.jpg| | [[File:disston22.jpg|none|thumb|August, 1929 The Carpenter , Improved Compass Saw Introduced by Disston]] | ||
[[File:disston4.jpg| | [[File:disston4.jpg|none|thumb|November, 1929 Popular Science , How to Use Your Handsaws]] | ||
[[File:disston1.jpg| | [[File:disston1.jpg|none|thumb|March, 1930 Popular Science Monthly, Disston File Handles- Accept This Offer!]] | ||
[[File:disston15.jpg| | [[File:disston15.jpg|none|thumb|May, 1930, The Carpenter, Now Disston Taper-Ground Compass Saws and Nest of Saws]] | ||
[[File:disston14.jpg| | [[File:disston14.jpg|none|thumb|June, 1930, The Carpenter, The Saw most carpenters use: New in every feature]] | ||
[[File:disston12.jpg| | [[File:disston12.jpg|none|thumb|July, 1930, The Carpenter, The Finest Saw Made By Disston: The D-15 Lightweight]] | ||
[[File:disston19.jpg| | [[File:disston19.jpg|none|thumb|November, 1930, The Carpenter, D-15]] | ||
[[File:disston11.jpg| | [[File:disston11.jpg|none|thumb|December, 1930, the Disston D-15: Made for expert mechanics]] | ||
[[File:disston18.jpg| | [[File:disston18.jpg|none|thumb|January, 1931, Accept this offer from Disston- Saw Files $.25]] | ||
[[File:disston21.jpg| | [[File:disston21.jpg|none|thumb|October, 1931,Lower Prices on Disston Saws]] | ||
[[File:disston16.jpg| | [[File:disston16.jpg|none|thumb|October, 1931,4 Saw Files and 2 File Handles for $1]] | ||
[[File:disston24.jpg| | [[File:disston24.jpg|none|thumb|April, 1943, Wartime Ad- Tools for Shipbuilders]] | ||
[[File:disston23.jpg| | [[File:disston23.jpg|none|thumb|April, 1943, Wartime Ad- Tools for Airplane Workers]] | ||
[[Category:Tool Manufacturers]] | [[Category:Tool Manufacturers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 10 May 2020
Henry Disston & Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Makers of saws of all types as well as other woodworking tools.
Publications
Disston Handsaw Pamphlet ca. 1910-1922
Published circa 1910-12, this lavishly illustrated pamphlet shows all of Disston's mainline handsaws of the era. Each of the saw pages also includes a bit of Disston advertising on the opposite page. Towards the end we have yet more Disston cheer-leading followed by a couple of Disston saw vises and files.
The entire pamphlet can be found here:
How a Disston Handsaw is Made ca. 1929
This 10 page pamphlet details all the steps involved with making a handsaw. It was published in 1929. The photographs provide an interesting insight into the Disston production line. They are of unusually high quality and a lot of detail can be made out in the photos.
The entire pamphlet can be found here:
