Patent and design drawings for saws, 1835-1875.

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Patent and design drawings for saws, 1835-1875.

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The records consist of about 100 drawings in ink on coated cloth and about 10 printed patent specifications for different types of saws. Most items are annotated for patent information and status. The drawings were originally bound in a scrapbook, which has been dismantled for conservation purposes. The scrapbook was apparently one of a series kept for reference.

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Disston, Henry, 1819-1878

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Henry Disston & Sons.

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Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., was a major manufacturer of saws and other woodworking tools and one of the largest industries in Philadelphia. Henry Disston, the founder of the firm, was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in 1819 and emigrated with his father to Philadelphia in 1833. His father died soon after, and Henry was apprenticed to Lindley, Johnson & Whitcraft, saw manufacturers. The firm failed in the depression in 1840, and young Disston took the tools a...

Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. was a major manufacturer of saws and other woodworking tools and one of the largest industrial firms in Philadelphia. Henry Disston, the founder of the firm, was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in 1819 and emigrated with his father to Philadelphia in 1833. His father died soon after, and Henry was apprenticed to Lindley, Johnson & Whitcraft, saw manufacturers. The firm failed in the depression in 1840, and young Disston took the to...