Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
99.21.063
Accession#:
99.21
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Saw, Hand
Title:
Braced Frame Wood Buck Saw
Date:
1940
Description:
Arch framed wood or buck saw or braced frame wood saw. Hardwood frame (maple in Sears catalog). Painted green. Looped rod painted silver with black adjustment hardware. Saw blade 2 inches by 30 inches. Metal pin hold ends of blade in frame. Frame brace fastened with central rivet and mortise and tenon joints at ends.
Inscriptions: Embossed on threaded saw rod: "NO—500. / E.G.A. & CO."
Engraved on saw blade: Symbol and writing illegible through rust.
Inscriptions: Embossed on threaded saw rod: "NO—500. / E.G.A. & CO."
Engraved on saw blade: Symbol and writing illegible through rust.
Notes:
Owned and used by Thomas S. Parke. Used on boats as emergency saw. Collapsible for easy stowage. Painted green by Parke.
See Doc file: "Sears, Roebuck & Co". 1902 catalog pg 503 : "Braced wood frame buck saw"
"The Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value", pg 183.
"Arch—Framed Wood or Buck Saw from 1899 catalog"
Used primarily for cutting firewood. Still popular today.
See Doc file: "Sears, Roebuck & Co". 1902 catalog pg 503 : "Braced wood frame buck saw"
"The Antique Tool Collectors Guide to Value", pg 183.
"Arch—Framed Wood or Buck Saw from 1899 catalog"
Used primarily for cutting firewood. Still popular today.
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