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   Little_Joe | Jun 04, 2001 02:44pm | #1

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   Picked up a handsaw at a garage sale a couple wknds. ago. Paid three bucks for it. It is an "Everkeen" saw made by JPH Co. In a script-like font on the blade is written:

   This Saw is handmade of spring steel
   Fast Cutting - Easy Running
   For Mechanics use

   The saw has a nice "carved" handle. I'm wondering where these saws were made, what is JPH, etc. Anyone have any details?

   Thanks. Later. LJ

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   Phill_Giles | Jun 04, 2001 08:16pm | #2

   *That would be the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co. in Milwaukee, when John Pritzlaff died (roughly 1900), it was the largest hardware store in Wisconsin. They closed shop in the late '50s.

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   GACC_DAllas | Jun 05, 2001 05:22am | #3

   *Little Joe,That saw is probably a Disston.Disston made lots of "speciality" saws imprinted with a hardware store name or some other name that wasn't Disston during that time period.It's probably fantastic steel (If it's Disston) and should give you many years of hard work.Congrats,Ed.

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   Mad_Dog | Jun 06, 2001 02:14am | #4

   *LJ,If Phill's right, it's probably pretty good. I've got a lot of Pritzlaff tools from my Grandfather who lived in Milwaukee all his life, and they are excellent.How's your weather--stinky as ours?

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   Little_Joe | Jun 06, 2001 04:45am | #5

   *Great feedback on the saw so far. It just has the feel of a good saw. And the price could not be beat.The weather has made things quagmire city here. Finally starting to dry out and now it may start raining again. Wouldn't mind a little increase in temperature too, but it looks like we may at least get that.Take care all. Later. LJ

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   Mad_Dog | Jun 06, 2001 01:29pm | #6

   *Not raining this morning! Cold though, and air is thick, I think we changed climates with Seattle, not sure if I'd say "Lucky Them" though.Going to go play in the mud, lay out stakes for an excavation I can't dig...If I'm not back in 24 hours, send help.MD

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   Little_Joe | Jun 08, 2001 04:56am | #7

   *Hey Mad Dog -- did your waders get stuck? lolLater. LJ

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   Gerard_De_Lany | Jun 11, 2001 05:36pm | #8

   *Hey, since we're in saw-mode... Anyone know where this saw might have come from?: In amongst the junk piled on an unused stairway I found a (compass?) saw, carved QS oak pistol grip (like the old Disston handles, but open at the bottom.). The blade is 9 1/2" long, maybe 1" at the hilt tapering to 5/16" at the tip, approx. 1/16" thick with a knife-edge back, and 5 1/2 tpi. There are two stamps on the side of the blade ' resent works' which I take to be Cresent, and '? W. Mason & Co.', with that ? being an unidentified letter blurred out on the edge of a tooth. I'm in Portland ME, and the building was built in 1848... Would '?'W. Mason & Co. have been a hardware store or local supplier who added their own marks to the makers'? Thanks, Gerard

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   Little_Joe | Jun 11, 2001 05:36pm | #9

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