tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post8671052101327539565..comments2024-03-28T05:33:03.378-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Vanished Tool Makers: E Westman, Butcher Saws and Tools, Toronto, OntarioMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-4590201976849014562019-05-30T17:05:29.298-04:002019-05-30T17:05:29.298-04:00I have a meatsaw with a 19" blade, stamped &q...I have a meatsaw with a 19" blade, stamped "E Westman, Maker, Toronto", but this is an over-stamp on top of the original "J Flint, St Catherines, warranted". [J Flint operated his saw works in St Catharines 1855-1870 when he sold the business to R H Smith who continued saw production there, initially (I think) under the Flint name, (for maybe up to 10yrs) before switching to his own name ] It appears that Westman used some parts, or maybe re-branded complete saws, from the St Catharines Saw Works, at least for some of his productsrobpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603514906970494343noreply@blogger.com