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68463	scott grandstaff <scottg@s...>	Sep-24-1999	little saw
Galoots 'o mine, I'm in love! Just got an Orr and Lockett saw. It's got about a panel saw sized handle and the blade is only 12" long. The etching is elaborate. The whole package is tiny. You know how I love little. So, where have these been all my life? How many more are out there? How far back do they go? Are they common? Erv, are they in the book? Since I haven't really "collected" saws before (just a nice stable of users) I've been dragging my feet a little, but I'm done for now. yours, Scott
68464	John Letsche <letschej@n...>	Sep-24-1999	Re: little saw
scott grandstaff wrote: > > Galoots 'o mine, > I'm in love! > Just got an Orr and Lockett saw. It's got about a panel saw sized > handle and the blade is only 12" long. The etching is elaborate. The > whole package is tiny. You know how I love little. > So, where have these been all my life? How many more are out there? > How far back do they go? Are they common? > Erv, are they in the book? Since I haven't really "collected" saws > before (just a nice stable of users) I've been dragging my feet a > little, but I'm done for now. > yours, Scott > > Chicago Ill, 1872 - 1916 Hardware dealers who marked tools with their name. >From my Dictionary Of Americal Toolmakers (which just arrived 15 minutes ago. This book is great!! although I'm curious why the subtitle says a listing of makers in Canada and US who worked before 1900. It seems there are listings for tool makers after 1900 too. A great reference book. John.
68470	Erwin L Schaffer <elschaffer@j..	Sep-24-1999	Re: little saw
Scott: Orr & Lockett was a Hardware Company (Chicago, IL) that sold other maker's saws. They were in operation 1872-1916 and sold saws by Disston & Sons, Montague-Woodrough, Woodrough & McParlin and Wheeler-Madden-Clemson. No, I didn't have O & L in my "book"--their name etc was picked up during the publishing phase. I'll add it to a revision in the years ahead. --ErvSawwwwwwwwwz On Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:20:41 -0700 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> writes: > Just got an Orr and Lockett saw. It's got about a panel saw sized > handle and the blade is only 12" long. The etching is elaborate. The > whole package is tiny. You know how I love little. How far back do they go? Are they common? > Erv, are they in the book? Since I haven't really "collected" saws > before (just a nice stable of users) I've been dragging my feet a > little, but I'm done for now.