This past week, while on vacation, I picked up a miter box with a 16" back
saw.  Both in pretty good condition.  While the saw was in good condition,
I started doing some cleaning on it and some of the etch came into view.  I
can't make out much of it, but can make out enough to see the word
Lakeside.  I've heard of Lakeside augers and have even owned a Lakeside
chisel or two.  However, I've never seen or heard of any saws by this
company.  I've done a bit of searching and I found a discussion on another
website by someone that apparently had a similar saw to the one that I
have.  It is a nice saw with a a nice heavy steel spine.  From what I can
gather, originally, the spine was blued, but the blueing has long since
worn off.  There is some traces of blueing where the spine fits into the
top of the tote.  Before finding the etch on the plate, I would have
guessed that this saw was a Disston No. 4 saw that was made for another
company.  Does anyone know if Lakeside actually manufactured these saws
themselves or if they had someone like Disston or Atkins manufacture them
for them.  Also, how might I go about determining an approximate date of
when this saw was made.  Gauging by the shape of the handle (nicely
formed) and the style of screws and nuts used (it has Warranted Superior on
the medalion), I would guess the saw to be made sometime between 1900 & the
WWII erra.  I've searched in the archives and did not find any mention of
this brand relating to saws.  I also looked on Wiktor's site and only saw
mention of the chisels and augers there.  Is there anyone out there that
can help identify where this fine little saw could have come from?

Thanks,

Doc

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