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Vintage Logging – Sky line
Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage logging is about the sky lines used in the logging industry to drag the logs to the landing.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Apr 01
George Henning of Ithaca, New York, United States, claims an invention as it relates to the method of operating saw mills, specifically, new and useful improvements on the self setting saw mill dog blocks. File claimed April 01, 1842.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Mar 05th
George Henry Branson of Michigan City, Indiana, USA, claims an invention of a Firewood Drag Saw. File claimed March 05, 1888. No. 266,165.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Mar 3rd
Philander Eggleston of Mobile, Alabama, claims an invention as it relates to circular saw mills. File claimed March 03, 1857. No. US16725A. -
On This Day in Sawyer History Feb 23rd
Charles Strong of Hartford, Vermont, claims an invention a new and useful improvement in sawmills. File claimed February 23, 1858, No. 19,454.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Feb 21st
Frederick T. Andrews, of Georgetown, District of Columbia, claims an invention as it relates to the method of operating vertical saws. File claimed February 21, 1854.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Feb 18th
Richard H. Crouch, Pulaski, VA, United States, assignor to the Automatic Machinery Corporation, Pulaski, Va, a corporation of Virginia, claims an invention as it relates to an improvement in straight line cut off saws. File claimed February 18, 1937.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Feb 17th
Fred W. Reitz, of Evansville, Indiana, United States, claim to have invented certain new and useful improvements in lumber jacks. Filing date Fenruary 17, 1900. Serial No. 5,593.
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On This Day in Sawyer History Feb 15th
William N. Whipple, of Genoa, assignor to E.M. Birdsall & Co., of Penn Yan, New York, United States, files a patent claiming to have invented certain new and useful improvements to portable saw mills. Filed February 15, 1881.
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Vintage Logging – Saw filing
Each Saturday morning I review 10 vintage logging, forestry and saw milling photos. This week’s review of vintage logging is about saw filing. Saw filers were the highest paid workers at the mills, so it shows the importance of the skill set.
