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=== Disston Handsaw Pamphlet ca. 1910-1922 === | === 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. | 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. | ||
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=== How a Disston Handsaw is Made ca. 1929 === | === How a Disston Handsaw is Made ca. 1929 === | ||
[[File:DisstonMakingaSaw-1.png|thumb|How a Disston Handsaw is Made. 10 pages 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. | 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. | ||
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:
