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Monarch Electric Saw Co.
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Oct 21 2024 9:38AM by Jeff_Joslin
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In 1926 the Monarch Electric Saw Co. was manufacturing the "Monarch Electric Hand Saw", a circular crosscut saw on the end of a horizontal arm mounted behind the work table and extending above it; the arm pivoted down to make the cut. The motor was located at the far end of the arm from the blade.

Information Sources

February 1926 The Wood-Worker, page 83, has a full-page ad from Fafnir Bearing Co., and features the Monarch Electric Hand Saw.

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