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Saw. MTW attributes it to a purchase later in life as it has been little used. A Lancashire pattern smith saw precursor
Science Museum Group Collection
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Saw. MTW attributes it to a purchase later in life as it has been little used. A Lancashire pattern smith saw precursor
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Saw. MTW attributes it to a purchase later in life as it has been little used. A Lancashire pattern smith saw precursor
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Saw. MTW attributes it to a purchase later in life as it has been little used. A Lancashire pattern smith saw precursor
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Saw. MTW attributes it to a purchase later in life as it has been little used. A Lancashire pattern smith saw,
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
1 Hack saw, 8”
This item is part of the contents of the workshop that Scottish engineer James Watt developed at his home, Heathfield, at Handsworth, Birmingham, from c.1795 through to his death in 1819. Although Watt is best known for his work on the steam engine, his workshop contains a wide variety of objects from many different projects, from chemistry to sculpture-copying.
The description of the item was written by Edward Collins, the land agent responsible for Heathfield when the workshop was given to the Science Museum in 1924. Collins could not always identify what he was looking at, but always described what he saw clearly. This has allowed his descriptions to form the basis of subsequent research.
This is a Lancashire-pattern smith’s saw. This, the earliest widespread pattern of what evolved to become the conventional hacksaw, is first noted in John Wyke’s Catalogue of 1758-70. There are no maker’s mark. The absence of wear indicates that Watt bought it late in life.
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Details
- Category:
- James Watt's Garret Workshop
- Object Number:
- 1924-792/253
- type:
- saw
- credit:
- Major J.M. Gibson-Watt
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