US Patent: 151,363 - Improvement in Saws


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US Patent: 151,363

Improvement in Saws

Patentee:

Henry Disston (exact or similar names) - Philadelphia, PA

USPTO Classifications:

30/525

Tool Categories:

woodworking tools : handsaws : saw handles

woodworking tools : handsaws : compass saws

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Henry Disston & Sons - Philadelphia, PA

Witnesses:

Wm. H. Knight

E. B. Long

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Apr. 20, 1874
Granted:	May 26, 1874

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"Vintage Machinery" entry for Henry Disston & Sons

Description:

Handle is designed to to be grasped by one hand (four fingers) and shaped to allow the other hand to also grasp the saw. Blade has a slot and enlarged hole to facilitate removal/replacement of the blade.

Sold by Disston as their Nest of Saws in the 1876 Price List. The handle design utilized was the more conventional compass saw handle ('pistol') design.