HAND SAW
1926 - 1938Steel blade widest at the handle end tapering to a narrow flat point at the tip. Teeth are in a damaged state.
Has a wooden handle fixed by five bolts and a manufacturers emblem on one side. The name A K DUNCAN is stamped on the handle.
Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road. It was open from 1926-1938.
Disston is a Canadian saw company founded in 1840 by Henry Disston. It has been known as Disston Saw Works, Keystone Saw works and Henry Disston & Sons Inc. The successor company Disston Precision is still operational.
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This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.
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