JohnPeter Lee
06-23-2011, 9:25 PM
Hi,
I picked up this old Groves hand saw recently, and after cleaning it up noticed that there are rivets in the handle, looking like copper, in two places. One has a star embossed into it.
Questions:
Why? Where do rivets fit into the history of saw making?
Is this typical for any particular makers, or time periods?
Would this have been done when the saw was made, or after the fact, during a repair?
Any light shed on my mystery would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
JP
199049 199050 199048 199047
I picked up this old Groves hand saw recently, and after cleaning it up noticed that there are rivets in the handle, looking like copper, in two places. One has a star embossed into it.
Questions:
Why? Where do rivets fit into the history of saw making?
Is this typical for any particular makers, or time periods?
Would this have been done when the saw was made, or after the fact, during a repair?
Any light shed on my mystery would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
JP
199049 199050 199048 199047