On Jan 1, 2012, at 1:49 PM, Joshua Clark wrote:
> I'm also sure that the Lakeside brand was a brand used by Ward on
> tools they sold. Like Sears' Craftsman line, Lakside tools were made
> for Ward by various manufacturers and branded with the Lakeside name.
> I'm fairly certain that most Lakeside saws were made by C.E. Jennings.
> I used to think they were made by Disston but most I've seen have a
> different handle style than Disstons with much more refined curves.
> They closely match the Jennings saws I've found from the same era. The
> Lakeside saws also tend to have a much deeper etch than Disstons- you
> can feel the etch with your fingernail almost as if it were stamped.>>
> I've found a number of good Lakeside saws. Here's a Thumbhole ripper I
> found a few months back. If you check out the handle style with that
> incredibly thin upper loop above the thumbhole, I think you'll agree
> it's not a Disston.
>> http://www.hyperkitten.com/pics/tools/fs/archives/Sept2011/s21.html

> On Jan 1, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Zachary Dillinger wrote:
>> I must respectfully disagree with the assessment that Lakeside Saw
>> and Tool wasn't a Montgomery Wards trademark. I have a 28", 5pi
>> ripsaw with an extremely clear etch from this firm. Pics are here:
>> http://galootcentral.com/index.php?option=com_copperminevis&Itemid=2-
>> &place=thumbnails&album=647
>
> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Tom Holloway  wrote:
>> FWIW, no less an authority than Martin J. Donnelly professes to not
>> know much about the Lakeside Saw & Tool Co. of Chicago, except that
>> it "sure wasn't the Montgomery Ward 'Lakeside' line":
>> <http://www.mjdtools.com/tools/list_0149/121883.htm>
>> >>        . . . the mysterious Chicago company in question: <http://www.antiq
buyer.com/images/ARCHIVE_PICS/2011-JUNE-
>>          ARCHIVE/AMER/IMG_7229.jpg> with the word in block letters
>>          superimposed on a diamond design.

OK, Doc, here you have it: Turns out that MJD's authority is not worth
much in this instance. With the clear MW logo in the etch of Zach's
saw, looking back at the one I found elsewhere on the Web (since MJD's
pic is no help on the details of the logo) it sure looks like the MW of
Monky Ward, with the M on top of the W, is probably there. Then again,
from what Wiktor came up with on the founding of a company with the
name in question, in 1908, in Chicago, it seems at least possible that
Monky Ward might have acquired the company atsome point, and then
continued to use the name. Tom Holloway-----------------------------------------
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