Hi Josh and ggs--- Is it my imagination, or is there a special blue-ish
cast in most of the steel from C E Jennings? I got started accumulating
this stuff on account of my father's father's butt chisel set made by
them, and have now gathered up a big bunch of saws, firmers, augers and
more than a few boxes---I like to think I can tell the maker from the
color, but maybe I'm superstitious as well as sentimental---I do have a
metal 'Lakeside' auger box marked Montgomery Ward, but the marks aren't
exactly meshed together, if you know what I mean. Somebody made the MW
tools, Pritzlaff, CEJ, Union---haven't seen any Stanleys marked that
way, but I ain't looked. questions, questions---gam

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--- On Sun, 1/1/12, Joshua Clark  wrote:

> From: Joshua Clark  Subject: Re: [OldTools] Lakeside Back
> Saw and Miter Box To: "Zachary Dillinger" 
> Cc: "porch"  Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 1:49 PM 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
>> For what it's worth, I'm sure that Jennings also made the
> "Fulton" line of hardware saws as well. I've got pictures of those
> too, but it's for another thread.
>> Josh Happy New Year! 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.=A0 I have
> a 28", 5pi ripsaw
> > with an extremely clear etch from this firm.=A0
> Pics are here:
> > http://galootcentral.com/index.php?option=com_copperminevis&Itemid=-
> > 2&place=thumbnails&album=647
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