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.
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.
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