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Up for sale is a very old Joseph Flint hand saw in excellent overall condition. It was produced in Rochester, NY and appears to have been made sometime in the latter 1840\'s owing to the features and design of the handle that were common to that time frame. Please note the nearly vertical drop-down and the extremely rounded top that looks somewhat similar to an arrised handle.
After obtaining this saw I did some research on Joseph Flint, He was born in England about 1816. It is believed he apprenticed in Sheffield at a saw maker\'s business in his early teens and became a saw maker. On Dec. 24, 1841 at the age of 25 he came to America with his wife, Sarah, and their one year old daughter, Elizabeth and listed himself as a saw maker. It is thought he worked in the eastern part of the country until the mid 1840\'s when he started a saw manufacturing business in Rochester, NY.
By1848 his saws won recognition as follows (found on Wkfinetools.com):
1849
In the Reports of the Judges made at the Annual Show of the New York State Agricultural Society, held at Buffalo, N.Y., September 5th, 6th, and 7th, 1848 the following record is found:
The Plastering Trowels and Saws exhibited by J. Flint, of Rochester, were of most superior finish, and in every respect well constructed and are entitled to a Diploma.
This saw is in wonderful condition. It has a 28\" tooth line and is filed at 5 ppi rip, however for ease of starting, the toe starts out at 7 ppi and transitions to 5 ppi over the first seven inches. It has a very wide saw plate, about 8\" at the heel, indicating little use. Also the plate is laser straight and smooth with only a couple of rust pits per side. The nib is perfect. The handle is tight to the blade with no indication the split nuts have ever been tightened. The only apology is the tip of the upper horn was damaged a long time ago. The steel is discolored a bit but I did not want to affect the collectible value of the saw by cleaning it off. Only a very light cleaning was done so as not to take away any of the antique patina. It is remarkable that this saw has remained in this condition over the last century and a half plus. It must have spent it\'s life in a series of protected places.
