While doing a little search for a two man saw at a local junk shop today and not having much luck, I did stumble on this one. According to an internet seach of the H. Disston & Sons medallion design, it should be 1865-1890s. I'm no expert on H. Disston, but it's the only thing I had to go on. Authentic or not, it's still a nice wall hanger for only $25.00.
I rescued a similar saw a few years ago. It was a family saw that was left in a shed at the family cabin... It looked lonely, so I gave it a new home. It cuts nice.
Good rescue ErikR. It's always fun to find a family piece and give it new life, even as a wall hanger. I have a couple items now that I am sticking money into and cleaning up. They will never be more than decorative and I'll never get my money out of them. It gives me something to do in the garage during the slow wood season. I noticed you were from an area of the state that created many fond memories for me. Hunting grouse, fishing, drinking whiskey on the fire lanes and the night we stumbled into the Performing Art Center on Phipps Road. Yikes! Some old friends had a family cabin in the Cheq. since the 50's. No running water or electricity. Just a hand pump, outhouse, gas lights and wood burning sauna. Great days!
If your interested, I can make an offer and ship it. I was going to offer $20 just to have it. Dont know what he was asking. I bet he’ll let it go for that neighborhood Let me know
I'm guessing you mean the Phipps Tavern.... LOL... That saw, and a couple others, belonged to my grandfather. He was born in Norway(1874) and came to the USA in 1895. He settled in the Hayward area in the early 1900's were he worked in various logging camps. The saws look as if he walked out of the woods on his last day at work, came home, sharpened them, and hung them in the shed... I was born in 1960 (grandpa passed in 1965) and they had been there as long as I can remember. My sister technically inherited the cabin, but she'll never use the saws... I've got the 60" two-man and a bow saw hanging in the kitchen. Old saws are cool... thanks for saving them..
Very cool story. I have always been fascinated with the northwoods logging camps. I love watching the YouTube videos of the old logging operations. Yes, the "tavern" is correct. I posted a couple saws and other tools earlier under this same forum. These were tools from my Grandfather-in-law born in 1900. He farmed, logged and mined in Southwest Wisconsin. I'm working on a couple old wood stoves and a freight cart now.
Some day, I want to rescue the old potbelly stove from the shed... It looks something like this... Not the real pic...
