Hummer Saw?

[Mark Dorman]

Ran across this and was wondering if the caption is right and if so what is the oiler for? I found it on a vintage tool biz site.

Hope the link works it's an open office doc.

I just opened it and the picture took like 7 seconds to open but it did open.

Mark

[Bill Houghton]

I couldn't get it to open; maybe software incompatibility.

I note the caption refers to a cast iron handle. I wonder if it's a docking saw or something similar for rough work, in which case, perhaps the oiler could be to keep the saw plate slick to keep pitch off - kind of like a chainsaw oiler, kind of.

If you can figure out how to capture the picture in a way that will show here, it would be interesting to see it.

Can't resist: I didn't know that company made saws, too; I thought they just made giant, inefficient, really not very practical SUVs.

[Roy Lindberry]

I couldn't get it to open; maybe software incompatibility.

I note the caption refers to a cast iron handle. I wonder if it's a docking saw or something similar for rough work, in which case, perhaps the oiler could be to keep the saw plate slick to keep pitch off - kind of like a chainsaw oiler, kind of.

If you can figure out how to capture the picture in a way that will show here, it would be interesting to see it.

Can't resist: I didn't know that company made saws, too; I thought they just made giant, inefficient, really not very practical SUVs.


Let's see if this works

[Bill Houghton]

Wow. Cool beyond words. NO idea how an oiler would work there. Is the price right enough for it to follow you home?

[James Taglienti]

probably about as useful as an oiler knob on a plane...

[Mark Dorman]

Thanks for turning that into a jpeg Roy. No price on it; I think they were still trying to figure out the value.

Mark

[Deane Allinson]

I saw that one on the popular auction site a week or 2 ago. It could be a saw for cutting drain pipe, way back when. I would probably like an oiler for that operation.
Deane