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135934 Don McConnell <DMCCONN@c...> 2004‑08‑16 Re: First time post W/ short Bio
Still Ray wrote:

>...           I picked up a saw That I am having trouble ID'ing.
>	It was made by A.H. + I Co. of Albany, New York. The etching Says
>	"Carpenters Choice"
>	# 39, Spring Steel
>	Patent Temper    Patent Ground

Based on information from Erv Schaffer's _Hand-Saw Makers of North
America_, I'd guess that the saw was purchased from the Albany
Hardware & Iron Co. A circa 1904 catalogue indicated that they
carried saws made for them by Disston, including the "Carpenter's
Choice" model.

Don McConnell
Knox County, Ohio



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