Catalogue - H.K. Porter Australia Pty Ltd, Disston Hand Saws, 1964

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Item TL 46210 Catalogue - H.K. Porter Australia Pty Ltd, Disston Hand Saws, 1964

Summary

Illustrated catalogue of the Disston branded hand saws made by the Disston Division of H. K. Porter Australia Pty Ltd.

Henry Disston and Sons, Inc. (Australia) Ltd. was registered in 1914 to take over and conduct the Australasian business of Henry Disston and Sons Inc. (Philadelphia). They began making circular and band saws in Australia targeted to the Australian timber industry and saw mills. This particular document states that circular saws weighing up to 750 kg and 10 feet diameter had been manufactured.

By the end of 1958, H. K. Porter Australia Pty. Ltd. were making Disston branded handsaws at their Guildford plant in New South Wales.

Title

'Henry Disston - master tool makers since 1840, DISSTON CATALOGUE'

More Information

Collection Names

Gerald Maggs Trade Literature Collection
Collecting Areas

Sustainable Futures, Working Life & Trades, Trade Literature
Acquisition Information

Donation from Mrs G. (Nance) Maggs, Gerald Maggs Pty Ltd, Ironmongers, 2004
Manufacturer

H.K. Porter Australia Pty Ltd, 32 Ferndell street, Guildford, New South Wales, Australia
Publication Date

1964/10
Model Name or Number

D95, D8, K6, IMPERIAL, No.4, K1, 705
Brand Names

DISSTON (Hand Saws) , PORTER (Hand Saws)
Number of Pages

12
Page Size Format

285 x 225 mm
Primary Subject

Hand Saws
Illustration Types

Black & White; Instructional Drawings; Line Drawings; Photographs
Printing Types

Monochrome
Publication Types

Catalogue, Price List, Company History
Classification

Trades, Carpentry & woodworking, Hand tools - saws
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Trade Literature
Type of item

Document
Keywords

Hand Saws

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