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SA90665 George Bishop This is a superb example of the famous Bishop patent saw in 14" size. It is also marked by the dealer, on the handle and the back, Theo. Leverenz, Chicago. The etching on the blade is nice and on the reverse side it has an etching that I have not seen before, reading "This patent adjustable and reversible saw is the most useful, convenient, ..." The wheat carved applewood handle is very nice as well. This is a superb example, sharp and ready to use. G++ $199Sold
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SA90667 J. D. Darlington, Brooklyn, NY This is a rare panel saw by this scarce American maker which has a rosewood handle. You don't seem many 19th Century saws with rosewood handles. The upper spur has been shortened. It is a 7 TPI cross-cut. It measures about 27 inches. The blade is quite clean but is not straight enough to use without some attention. G+ $295Sold
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SA90668 Goodwin & Byron, New York This is a very rare 14" brass backed saw. Not even Phil Baker has seen this maker, but based on the features Phil thinks that it is a Sing Sing prison made saw of about 1850. It has a mahogany handle with raised iron screws. The back has been polished and the blade has a light rust overall. The upper and lower spur both have chips. A rare survivor. Good $875Sold
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SA90653 Willard Saw Co. This is a 24" panel saw, with 10 TPI. The blade is a bit dark and stained, but it is smooth and almost entirely rust free. The blade is straight except for the very end, which does not matter. This will be a great user. It is not dull, but could use a light touch up before you use it. The handle is damage free. Really a steal for a user. Good $48
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SA90626 18" Panel Saw This is a rare size, 18", panel saw, with 10 TPI. The medallion is marked Sheffield, Warranted with an embellem that looks like a stylized A and is marked Trade Mark. There is no maker's name on the blade. It is straight and useable. It needs a light sharpening first. The upper handle spur has been shortened and is rough on the end. The handle appears to be applewood and is carved in the Disston style. I bought this saw right here in Herndon and it was probably made for the American market around 1900. Short ones like these are my favorites to use. Good $75
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SA90624 Unmarked This is a clean, straight, 24" 8 TPI panel saw, that is freshly sharpened and ready to use. It is a steal for a user. The upper handle spur is chipped on its lower edge. This is an early 19th Century American saw, probably by Disston, priced to sell quickly. G+ $48Sold
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SA90551 Two Simmonds Books This is a lot of two old Simmonds booklets. Both are in superb original condition. The first is entitled "The Cross-Cut Saw" and is dated 1929. The second is entitled "How to File a Cross-Cut Saw" and is dated 1946. They are both crisp and look unread. I have never seen either of these before. Fine $49
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SA90556 A. Guidhare, St. Etienne This is a magnificent French armorer's saw from St. Etienne, the center of fine french arms making. This saw looks 18th Century, although it can be hard to date tools like this and if the maker can be found, that will tell us. The mark is very small. This saw is all hand made to a high standard. The blade even looks hand made. The handle is figures walnut. There is an old hang hole in the handle. The blade is about 11 inches. This is a very special tool. Museum quality. G+ $395
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SA90543 Buck & Hickman This is a 9", 14 TPI steel backed dovetail saw. The blade is not dead straight, but it is nearly so and I think that when it is sharpened it will be fine to use. The handle has a pronounced palm swell, which I like. The back has been cleaned up a bit and does not have much patina. A great user piece. G+ $69
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SA9058 Henry Disston & Sons This is a very clean original Disston catalog. I don't recall seeing this particular catalog before. It is 143 pages and has the date of 1918 on the cover. It also has a loose slip of paper inside that reads, "Discount Sheet", and is dated Oct. 1, 1923. A rare and important piece for the serious Disston collector. G+ $119
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SA90511 Henry Disston & Sons This is a super clean and nice Disston #7 rip saw, 26" 5 1/2 TPI. The blade is mostly bright and shiny like new. The teeth look to me like they have never been sharpened since the saw was new. 7 teeth are chipped in a way that makes me think that the saw was owned by an idiot, who used it once, hit a nail, and never tried it again. The handle still has the traces of the original decail. The chipped teeth won't affects its use. The delicate handle does not have a single chip on it. This is a superb example. I see hundreds of 19th Century saws for every one that is this clean. G++ $99
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SA90447 Henry Disston & Sons This is a 12", 14TPI backsaw. The blade and back are dark but smooth. The blade is not dead straight but it is not kinked and it could be straightened pretty easily. It needs filing. THe handle has no problems. The back is acually marked Henry Disston & Son, but I think that the S was just not clearly struck because the mark is getting lighter towards the bottom of the back. This is decent saw priced to sell. G+ $49
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SA90452 Patented Blind Hole Saw I thought that this was a float when I first saw it, but I found somebody who had looked up the patent. It is marked, "Patented Sept, 18, 1917. It has a unique tip which you push into the wood and rotate to bore a small hole before you begin to saw with it. The ferule has been polished but it is otherwise as found, in nice clean condition. A rare and unique patented American saw. G++ $119
Link to Patent Information on US Patent Office Website
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SA90432 I Colbeck, Cast Steel This is a very scarce 18" steel backed saw that looks early to me. I did not look up the maker but it looks early 19th Century. It is straight enough to use, with just a bend at the very end of the blade where sombody pried something with the saw. That is easy to fix compared with a kink. The bottom of the handle has been broken off and glued back on, reinforced by a modern wood screw. The upper spur has has various chips but has nto suffered any catastrophic damage. The blade and back have scattered light pitting. It has not been cleaned. For such an early saw it is really not too bad. Good $145
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SA9047 Jackson, USA This is a 13TPI 10" back saw which is marked on the handle, S.C. USA for Signal Corp. The blade is clean and straight, and tapers slightly front rear to front like the early style back saws. This saw has quite a bit of the original bluing left on the blade. There is a chip off of the upper spur and some dings on the handle where it was used to hit in a bolt or something similar. Still a great user and cleaner than most. G+ $89
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SA90339 Henry Disston & Sons This is the classic Disston dado or stair saw. The mark is not very crisp and the finish has that surface that old varnish sometimes gets. The brass screws have been polished as has the blade. It will need to be refiled even thought it was probably never used, because the polishing rounded the edges of the teeth. Hello! G $49
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SA90311 Henry Disston & Sons This is a 5 1/2 Point D-8 26" rip saw with the with the fingerhole handle. This saw looks to be hardly used although it does have some very light surface rust, mostly towards the end. It is not super sharp but it only needs a light touch up. The handle is very nice, with most of its polished finish, but it does have some initials scratched into the grip. This will make a great user. G+ $89
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SA90316 J. G. Graves This is a nice uncleaned brass-backed 14" tenon saw. 11TPI. The handle is a nice shaply handle with good color. It does have a plugged screw coming up from the bottom to hold a split in the grip. This is an old repair that I did not even notice when I bought it. Because I missed that, you can get it for less than I did. This saw has been recently sharpened and is ready to use or collect. G+ $89
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SA9024 Henry Disston & Sons This is a #7 Disson rip saw with 6TPI, in 26" length. 6TPI is for some reason not that common. This saw looks to me to have never been sharpened since it left the factory. The blade is perfectly straight and the teeth are still quite sharp although it could use a touch up. The blade is clean with just light staining and the etching is crisp and clear. The beech handle has tool box marks and wear, but no damage. It is the rare survivor that was never dropped onto the handle. This is a superb quality Disston saw for less money that a new saw. G++ $145Sold
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SA9025 Henry Disston & Sons This is a Disston #16 6TPI rip saw in 26" length. The #16 was a top-of-the-line saw and had a polished and carved applewood handle. The blade on this saw is super clean and the etching is perfect. The handle is beautiful with great color and original finish. The upper spur is chipped on both sides, but yet still remains essentially intact. These chips are regrettable, but this is still a superb saw for the connoisseur user. The blade looks to me to have never been sharpened and is still super sharp and ready to use. G++ $159
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SA90146 Henry Disston and Sons This is a nice clean as found example of a Disston #68 10" Gent's backsaw. It will need light sharpening before it can be used. G++ $85
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SA90132 Henry Disston & Sons This is a pair of new old stock Disston 8 point 26 inch cross-cut saws in the original packing box. These are Danville, Virginia production. I define mint as indistinguishable from a new example on the day it left the factory. Other dealers define mint differently. These look like they did the day that they left the factory. Wow. Mint $245
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SA81221 Thomas Turner & Co. German Steel This is a 10" dovetail or small carcass saw from the early 19th Century with the old style tapering blade. 16 TPI. The "German Steel" mark was a claim of quality before Sheffield had reached a position of preeminence in the production of steel. The handle is slightly loose since it is dry here now. The blade is clean and straight and the handle has no damage. A nice early saw. G+ $149
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SA81153 George Bishop This is a 20", 11 TPI, panel saw that is the Bishop equivalent of a Disston #12 with its polished and carved applewood handle. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bishop made first class saws, but never gained the prominence of Disston, Simmonds, or Atkins. I don't know why as their saws are all very well made. The blade on this saw is straight and rust free, except for the last 1/2 inch which is bent as if an idiot opened a paint can with it, or something similiarly stupid. The last 1/2" is not important for use and it could easily be straightened. The blade also looks like it was recently cleaned with a power tool that has left circular marks on it. It was probably just a buffer. The blade is not at all rusty. I bought this in an antiques shop and I find that antiques dealers are often the laziest people who would rather buff a saw than carefully clean the blade properly by hand. All that said, you won't find a better user in a great size. G+ $119
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SA80919 New Haven Edge Tool Co This is a super clean 12TPI panel saw in 22" length. Small ones like this are the most useful and this is a great saw. The acid etched blade is crisp and clear and the blade is mostly bright like new. The handle is perfect. I don't know who actually made it but it is a first quality 19th Century American saw. You won't find a better user but a collector would also love this saw. G++ $159Sold
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SA80832 Sheffield Saw Works This is a 26" 9 point cross-cut saw. This mark is a trade mark of E.C. Atkins. It is also marked No. 59. The saw is in wonderful condition and will be a great user, but if you look ver carefully, you can see light scratches on the blade which look like some kind of orbital polisher was used to clean the blade. The blade is not rusty and only an idiot would have done this. It is subtle but really hurts it as a collector's piece. Still, a first class user saw at a gift price. G++ $99
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SA80619 Wm. Mc Niece, Phila. London Spring This is an interesting story. It is a McNiece half back with the rare and higly desirable scalloped handle. The handle is in fantastic condition, one of the best that I have seen. The blade has been modified and the back has been all but cut off. This was done a long time ago and it really looks quite good. There is a kink in the blade but surely you are not buying this one to use. The handle is worth twice our price. Good $295
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SA80268 Willard Saw Co. This is a 24" 10 TPI panel saw that will make a great user. The blade has dark staining, but very little pitting, and is smooth. The teeth are sharp enough to use just as it is. The blade is not dead straight, but it is fine to use as it is and needs only to be reset to straighten it. This kind of gentle curve is generally caused by an uneven setting job. I don't know anything about this maker but it is marked "Made in USA" and is pre-war. A nice user saw in a handy size. Good $59
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SA71138 Ibbotson & Co, Refined Spring Steel This is a 10 TPI 26" panel saw. The blade is bright and clean except for a few insignificant spots. You don't find antique English saws in this condition in damp old England.. This saw came from over here. The blade is not perfect straight, it has two very small spots that are almost like dings near the blade. I think that it would work fine as is, but unlike most bent saws, I think that this could easily be made perect again. The name is stamped on the blade, rather than etched. The nib is missing and there is a sliver missing from the right side of the upper handle spur. Very nicely taper ground to a thin edge at the upper end. This is a much nicer saw than it sounds. G+ $85
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SA70523 E.C. Atkins & Co This is a nice clean straight back 24" panel saw with 10 TPI. These shorter ones are harder to find but so handy. The blade is clean and straight. The applewood handle has the pressed on carving that is fankly not my favorite, but it is a good handle. The blade is needs a light sharpening and it will be ready to go. G+ $65
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SA70354 Saw Set I love personalized antiques, be it cermics, tools, or anything else that is named and dated. This tool is beatifully engraved, "Fred Harris, September, 1921". It is an English style saw set with a built in adjustable stop. It is more for panel and rip saws, not for fine toothed back saws. Great as found patina. This is a special tool. G+ $49
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SA702103 Buck, Tottenham Ct. Rd This saw is really special in my mind. The blade is only 5" long, the smallest saw of this form that I have seen, yet it was clearly not made for a child as the open handle fits my hand perfectly. It is stamped on the blade "Buck, Tottenham Ct Rd.". It does not look like the mark had the street number. The blade has a dark patina. The handle has a wonderful delicate form. The lower spurs are chipped, both the rear facing spur and the front facing spur, but they are not large enough chips to have effected the side profile of the handle or the overall look. The blade is not perfectly straight but it is bad and I am sure that it could be straightened, but I would leave it alone. This saw is in as found condition and I like it a lot just as it is. I have no idea what such a small saw of this type was for but I think that it is a really great piece. Good $159
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SA70167 Wm. Marples & Sons This is a classic English saw set. This one is for saws up to about 12 TPI, and is not for very fine dovetail saws. Nice patina and quite clean. G+ $29
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SA50420 Henry Disston This is an early Disson back saw with the double eagle mark on the back. Is not perfectly straight, but it is close and would still work fine. It is a 10" saw with 14 TPI. This saw has the early style where the blade tapers down a bit towards the end. I have always found that feature to be most attractive. The blade is sharpe enought to use. The blade and back are dark but mostly smooth. There is some light pitting in spots and one spot about the size of a dime that is heavy pitting and another about pencil eraser size. The lower horn is shortened and has some old wood filler in it and the whole handle has been refinished some time ago. And finally, the medallion has been replaced with a later screw type medallion. Having said all that, this is still a nice useable example of a very rare American saw that dates to 1840-1850. Good $175
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SA50214 Henry Disston, Phila This saw has the super desirable double eagle mark. The blade is not dead straight but it is not bad, good enough to use. It is a 16" blade. The top handle spur is reshaped and there is a chip from the handle on one side where it meets the back. There is some very light pitting on the bade in spots, but nothing heavy. Really quite a good saw for this early period. Good $199
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40619 H. C. Watson This is an unusual 28" American rip saw, marked 5 1/2 TPI. The handle has an unusual shape and the saw was designed to make overhand sawing more comfortable. Many people don't realize that cabinetmakers routinely used there workbenches to rip stock by using the saw in an overhand position. This saw has a straight useable blade with a nice light brown patina. The etching is clearly legible at the right angle. The handle has traces of a paper label remaining. A very rare and nice saw. G+ $169
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