Disstonian Institute.com -- Online Reference of Disston Saws

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Web Name: Disstonian Institute.com -- Online Reference of Disston Saws

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Henry Disston started selling his own saws in 1840, operatingout of a rented basement in Philadelphia. Despite setbacks duringhis first decade in business, such as fires and the confiscation ofhis machinery in a rent dispute, Disston built his company into thelargest manufacturer of saws in the world. Disston was aninnovative manufacturer and marketer, leading the way with productsother companies tried to imitate. The saws' consistently highquality kept the company strong for another three generations afterHenry Disston's death.This non-commercial website is intended to be a resource forpeople interested in Disston handsaws: whether you're a beginningcollector, an online auction seller who wants know more about thesaws you're trying to pitch, or someone who wants to restore andactually use a handsaw.Here is a link to a page similar to the website that started it all for me. This is what was available online in the late '90's to learn about Disston saws. Other materials were not yet online and were hard to find. The original site featured a series of scans taken from a 1914 edition of Disston's The Saw: How to Use It;How to Keep It in Order. My use of this site and its subsequentdisappearance led to my decision to develop the "Institute". The material has disappeared from the web twice, so I have scannedthe book and uploaded it myself. My copy of the publication isthe 1918 edition, so it is slightly different from the version once hosted by Ralph Brendler, but well worth a look.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Information onmanufacturing dates comes from Erv Schaffer's book HandsawMakers of North America, �1999, Osage Press. Information onmanufacturing dates of saw medallions is the research of PeteTaran, and was published in "The Fine Tool Journal". Check outPete's website.All information on thissite is intended for educational or entertainment purposes only.This site is in no way affiliated with any company doing businesswith the name Disston. Rights to trademarks reproduced on this siteare reserved to their owners. Links and nods to other sites,companies, or individuals conducting business are not to beconsidered endorsements or an acceptance of any liability for theactions of others.Caveat Emptor.I am not an appraiser; please don't ask mewhat your saw is worth.Your guess is as good as mine.All contents 2001 - 2019Erik von Sneidern: disstonianinstitute/�T/gmail/D�T/-c-o-m-/

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