I was at the antique power show in Le Center last
week and saw this saw. Here are a couple of
pictures of the saw rig built in 1915. The engine
was built in Wisconsin in 1915 and shipped to Le
Center and put on a trailer and belted to a saw. I
think the engine is eight horse power. The saw was
used up to the 1950 sawing wood. In 1915 the
charge was 50 cents an hour. Don't know if that
was for the saw or per man. This saw has a roller
table, may have been state of the art for 1915 ???
Or best he could do without going to a machine
shop, or black smith shop. Looks like someone lost
a hand at some time, pretty well preserved though.
This is what I can remember from reading off the description on the exhibit.
week and saw this saw. Here are a couple of
pictures of the saw rig built in 1915. The engine
was built in Wisconsin in 1915 and shipped to Le
Center and put on a trailer and belted to a saw. I
think the engine is eight horse power. The saw was
used up to the 1950 sawing wood. In 1915 the
charge was 50 cents an hour. Don't know if that
was for the saw or per man. This saw has a roller
table, may have been state of the art for 1915 ???
Or best he could do without going to a machine
shop, or black smith shop. Looks like someone lost
a hand at some time, pretty well preserved though.
This is what I can remember from reading off the description on the exhibit.