Box, Miter
- Object Name:
- Box, Miter
- Object ID:
- 1992.075.01
- Creator:
- Gilford
Manufacturer ; Eastman, William H.Inventor - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Miter box, with saw, adjustable, steel, by F. E. Gilford, Concord, NH.
A. Back saw, 33.25" long, 7.25" high, 0.9" deep. Stamped in ink on blade: "MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY / FOR / GILFORD'S / IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE / MITER BOX". Stamped (impressed) on steel spine: "HENRY DISSTON & SONS / PHILAD'A. U. S. A. / CAST-STEEL WARRANTED". Wooden handle with round brass maker's emblem bearing raised letters: "H DISSTON & SONS / *PHILADA*".
B. Steel framework (box) consisting of four adjustable flat bars as base and four round posts, two with slots for saw, and one with a set screw for clamping. 18" x 15.1" when square, 7.25" high. One bar stamped "PAT MAY 25, 1909 / No. 2 F.E. GILFORD / CONCORD, N.H."
C. Removable semi-circular brass angle gauge, 4.9" x 3.25". Marked from 15 to 75 degrees. Fits over post. - Material:
- Metal
Steel
Brass
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-8.25 L-33.25 D-7.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Patented by William H. Eastman of Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Eastman, William H.
- Subjects:
- Saws
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