Wanted - by me and my friend James Waterfield, for a sawmill we are building. We just missed one of these so we are renewing our search. The most common type is the horizontal reciprocating saw, but they were also made as verticals and they are sometimes referred to as Frame Saws. If you can help in any way please contact James or me, Michael Crofts:-
website1 (at) perrygrove.co.uk
In the UK telephone 01594 834991
website:
http://www.perrygrove.co.uk
In Europe the principal makers were as follows:
(List taken from Hermiston "The Old Horizontal")
GREAT BRITAIN
Adam Knox (Glasgow)
Allen Ransome & Co. (Newark on Trent & London)
B.W.C. Ltd. (Brittish Woodworking Machinery Corporation (London)
Bristol Wagon Works
Denning & Co. (Chard)
Edward Rayner & Co. (Liverpool)
F.W. Reynolds & Co. (London)
Haighs; W.B.Haigh & Co.; W.B. Hiagh, Gruban & Co.; Haigh & Lees (Oldham)
Hockey & Co. (Chard)
J. Sagar & Co. (Halifax)
John McDowall & Sons (Johnstone)
John Pickles & Sons (Hebden Bridge)
Kershaw Brothers (Hebden Bridge)
Pickles (Ransome)
Powis, James & Co. (London)
Reynolds & Brauer (Lowestoft)
Samuel Worsamm & Co. (London)
Sawmill Machinery Co. (Hebden Bridge)
T. & R. Lees (Hollingwood)
Thomas Holt & Co. (Rochdale)
Thomas Robinson & Son (Rochdale)
William Furness (Liverpool)
William Hardill Sons & Co. (Cleckheaton)
William Sparrow (Martock)
FRANCE
F. Arbey (Paris)
Guillet Sons & Co. (Auxerre)
GERMANY
Framag Engineering Works
Kier
Kiessling’s Woodworking Machine Co. (Liepzig)
Kirchner & Co. (Leipzig)
Teichert & Son (Liegnitz)
AUSTRIA
G. Topham (Favoriten)