The saw makers gang of Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint left England for America to start a saw making works in New-England. Just like we saw in the history of plane making in Canada , other trained tool makers, both American and British, emigrated to Canada and established themselves, and would be Canadian tool makers went to both America and/or England to learn their trades. Accordingly, and not surprisingly, one of the first recorded established saw maker in Upper Canada (today's Ontario) was that same Joseph Flint, now of Rochester New York. He operated a saw making business in Rochester from 1844 to 1888. J. FLINT CAST STEEL WARRANTED ROCHESTER The "label" is not chemically etched, but stamped, as earlier saws plate were Pic from Backsaw.net Advert from 1879 153 State street, Rochester NY J. FLINT ROCHESTER N.Y. medallion Pic from Canadian Woodworking online Forum J. FLINT SUPERIOR medallion on a handsaw Pic from Canadian Woodworki...