I never gave it any other thought that the names like Jackson, Bishop,
Taylor, Brown etc. that Disston sold saws under were picked for any other
reason then they may have been similar to other saw makers.I think to
suggest that old Henry picked these names to honor faithful employers and
just by chance they were similar to other saw makers is stretching it a bit.
Think if this was true and how he operated  there probably would have been a
good chance that the company would of had an employe of the month  named
Slim Monds in the front office or an A.T. Kins working in the stock room.I
have had a couple times people try to sell me a Jackson saw telling me it is
"English" obvious thinking about the common English maker Spear and Jackson.
Imagine it was the same back when these saws were first made with buyers
confusing disston made saws with others.Think this type of marketing was
pretty common back then, I know I have seen many cheap revolvers marked
something like ..." for .38 cal.  SMITH AND WESSON cartridges...", these
guns were not made by Smith and Wesson of course but some people sure
thought they were! I have heard of a company on being sued by someone whose
name they were using actually hiring a front man with the same name in an
attempt to get around it........Todd, looking at that nice Disston made saw
"The Imp" he got the other day and wondering now if it was named after that
Flighty little guy that worked in Accounting