Disston Saw Works
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Disston Saw Works was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American saw and tool manufacturing company founded by Henry Disston, known for its large industrial complex and significant role in Philadelphia’s industrial history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Disston Saw Works canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
manufacturing company
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saw manufacturer ⓘ tool manufacturer ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
factory workers
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skilled toolmakers ⓘ steelworkers ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry Disston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Henry Disston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Tacony, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
company housing in Tacony
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company offices ⓘ file works ⓘ foundry ⓘ pattern shop ⓘ power plant ⓘ rail sidings ⓘ saw factory ⓘ shipping department ⓘ steel mill ⓘ wharf on the Delaware River ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to industrial heritage of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| industry |
hand tools
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saws ⓘ steel manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality hand saws
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large industrial complex in Tacony ⓘ role in development of Tacony as a company town ⓘ vertical integration of steel and tool production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ Tacony, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Disston D-8 hand saw
NERFINISHED
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Disston Keystone saw line NERFINISHED ⓘ Disston No. 12 hand saw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Disston family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial history of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| product |
back saws
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chisels ⓘ crosscut saws ⓘ files ⓘ hack saws ⓘ hand saws ⓘ industrial saws ⓘ levels ⓘ measuring tools ⓘ panel saws ⓘ saw blades ⓘ squares ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of large integrated factory complex in Tacony
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relocation of operations from central Philadelphia to Tacony ⓘ |
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