Lancashire- type Hacksaw

Date1725-1800

MediumIron, steel, brass, and wood

DimensionsLength: 19 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1994-64

DescriptionLancashire type hacksaw of classic form with a turned ribbed handle mounted with a brass handle. Wide blade is tensioned by a prominent "ram's horn" screw.
Label TextThe metal-cutting hacksaw has changed very little since the 18th century. Many of this graceful type, produced in Britain’s industrial North, were sent to America. The Lancashire saw is identified by the split curl which anchors one end of the blade, and a tension screw, often decorative, at the other end of the frame.
MarkingsNone found
ProvenancePurchased by source at The David Stanley Auction, England, 26 March 1994, Lot 310.