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  2. Disston Saw Works - Wikipedia

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    Disston Saw Works was an American company owned by Henry Disston that manufactured handsaws during the mid-19th to early 20th century in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia. The company was initially named Keystone Saw Works and then Henry Disston & Sons, Inc.

  3. Henry Disston - Wikipedia

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    Henry Disston (May 24, 1819 – March 16, 1878) was an English American industrialist who founded the Keystone Saw Works in 1840 and developed the surrounding Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia to build housing for his workers. His company became the Disston Saw Works and was the top manufacturer of hand saws in the United States during the ...

  4. Disston A.A. - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia Tacony Disston Athletic Association Football Club, better known as Disston A.A. and nicknamed The Sawmakers [1] was a U.S. soccer team sponsored by the Disston Saw Works company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team played for several years in local Philadelphia tacony leagues before joining the National Association Football ...

  5. Shurly & Dietrich - Wikipedia

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    In 1873, Jerome Dietrich and Cosmos Shurly brought skills learned while working at Disston Saw Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [4] and invested $12,000 to found the Shurly & Dietrich Co. They hired nine saw makers from Rochester, New York and Sheffield, England and began to manufacture saws in Galt, Ontario, now called Cambridge.

  6. An oral history of the entire Saw franchise - AOL

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    An oral history of the entire Saw franchise. Rosie Fletcher. September 30, 2024 at 4:17 AM. To celebrate Digital Spy's 25th anniversary, we're revisiting some classic articles from the archive ...

  7. Spear & Jackson - Wikipedia

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    The company made handsaws from the beginning (1760); in 1833 Henry Disston, a toolmaker, emigrated to the United States and in 1840 started manufacturing saws.The Disston "skew-back" saw was introduced in 1874 and Spear and Jackson also introduced a skew-back design in the late 19th century, with one example being their 1887 Jubilee Saw.

  8. Heisman Trophy history: Full list of winners for college ...

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    The 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony is Saturday. Here is a list of past winners for the coveted college football award.

  9. Disston Mansion - Wikipedia

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    Disston Mansion was designed by architect Edwin Forrest Durang, who was best known for his architectural designs of church buildings. It was the residence of Albert H. Disston, who died on October 21, 1883, at the age of 34. [2] Disston was the son of Henry Disston, the founder of the Disston saw company, for which the younger Disston worked. [3]