Wheeler,Madden & Clemson saw
Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI
>Just looking closer at a saw I found last week that is in really bad shape but had a "Harvey W. Peace" stamp on it. The medallion on the handle is stamped "Wheeler, Madden & Clemson" and I was able to find quite a bit of info on them on-line. I was unable to find many pics of their saws though, and so have some questions on this saw. I will probably post a pic when I get some time tommorow. I would also be interested in your recommendations on a saw book, as I find them sort of intriguing and there are still not too many people really getting into saws, though there is one guy in the area that will get the saws he wants if he is at the auction, no matter what the price.
The medallion on this saw is stamped "Wheeler, Madden & Clemson" with "XLCR" stamped in the center of it. The blade also is stamped "Harvey W. Peace" in a semicircular stamp in the center of the saw, and also stamped "Vulcan". This appears to be an old saw as it has a sunken medallion and split nuts with the name stamped into the saw instead of etched, although it may have etchings also, and had a nib on it that is broken off. The handle is just plain jane though, no fancy cutting like some of the saws I saw in pics from this company. I'm wondering about any info you may have on this, whether Harvey Peace worked with Wheeler, Madden & Clemson at one time or if they just used the name for this saw, and approximate date of manufacture if you happen to know.