Makes me feel bad-I passed on a couple of Lakeside chisels yesterday.
They were at the Fayetteville Antique Mall I frequent. Sockets were
flared, not much length left and priced high($10). Also a Wards
Mastercraft, but different style.

T Z

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On Jan 1, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Ken Shepard  wrote:

> 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. =46rom 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
>>>>>> --
>> John Holladay DocHolladay0820@g... 205-229-8484
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