I try to answer this when I get back from the Harrisburg Auction. See =
you
all there later in my room and in the tool room tomorrow.=20
   Bill Gustafson

In my experience the most
>common older English saw that I see by far are Spear and Jackson, who =
must
>have been Disstons stiffest English competition during this time.

Todd makes a good point here, IMO.  Bill Gustofson presented a display =
at=20
the EAIA national meet last April on English saws being marketed in the =
US.

In my feeble memory one of his points was that the American market was=20
getting so dominated by domestic saw manufacturers (read "Disston") that =
for

a fairly short period of time the English makers began creating =
medallions=20
that catered to the American fancy (e pluribus unum, eagles, and the =
like)=20
to attempt to blunt the inroads domestic saw makers were making on the=20
British exports.  Maybe Bill could weigh in on this.  I can well believe =

that marketing a second rate "Jackson" back saw could reap benefits if =
that=20
name was associated with a foreign competitor.

Best regards,
Sandy