Trying to find information about this manufacturer has been surprisingly difficult. Although one wood lathe and one table saw have so far been sighted, the third machine, a 14" bandsaw, is today a far more commonly encountered machine. So far only two of these band saws have featured a metal tag identifying them as C.B. Herald machines. One of the band saws features a tag by A.L. Young of San Francisco. The rest have no identifying tags at all.

The bandsaws are cast iron and feature a variety of cast iron bases, necessitated by the fact that the lower driven wheel hangs below the main casting. Interestingly the most common of these bases appears all but identical to the one found under the Heston and Anderson 14" bandsaw #1. This and the other design cues suggest these saws were manufactured in the 1920s.

One helpful confirmation of this general time frame comes from a 1932 newspaper ad featuring a used copy of one of these bandsaws.

Information Sources

• Eduardo Fisher reported an ad on Craigslist for a saw with this maker's name, plus another label with "A.L. YOUNG MACHINERY CO. SAN FRANCISCO CA". The only useful dimension given is that the tablesaw top is 21x28 inches.
• The Oregon Daily Journal for May 1, 1932, p. 23 includes an ad for a 14 inch "Herald" elec. drive bandsaw with motor, used, for $45.00.