Gentle Galoots and Dennis, Now, I am getting a little off kilter  
here, where does my 50 1/2 fit in the scheme of things with Stanley.   
I bought it with an Atkins 26 inch?saw and I just love it to death.   
I haven't turned on my chop saw in years. I never knew its vintage,  
but it is slick to use.  I don't think it had ever been used as there  
is no play in the guides and all parts are present and accounted for.  
The saw is probably not original. It appears newer and was extremely  
sharp.  When was it made, if anybody happens to know? Thanks, Paul in  
the prairie snow bank in Normal

On Feb 18, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Dennis Heyza wrote:

> According to Walters -
>
> 246 (1905-1984)
> 358 (1905-1972)
> 2246 (1932-1982)
> 2358 (1932-1982)
>
> So it appears the 246/358s did not "become" the 2xxx series. Not  
> much information on differences except to say the latter were blue.
>
> Dennis Heyza
> Macomb MI
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 12:21 PM
> Subject: [OldTools] Stanley Miter Boxes
>
>
>> GG,
>> 'Scuse my ignorance, but can someone tell me when the Stanley #246  
>> miterbox and the #358 miterbox became respectively the #2246 and  
>> #2358. My #2358 appears to be 50's or 60's vintage and my #2246  
>> maybe the 30's or 40's.
>> The Disston 5 x 26 that came with the #2246 has an 1896-1917  
>> medallion but no telling if it was the original saw that came with  
>> the miterbox.
>
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