Montgomery Ward used "Lakeside" as a house brand.  Don't know if it was
used on saws or miter boxes, but I have seen it on eggbeaters and chisels.

Ken Shepard

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 12:45 AM, John Holladay wrote:

> 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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