William Douglas Westman exhibited a foot-powered circular saw and boring machine at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. At an 1879 exhibition in Toronto, a J. Westman exhibited a scroll saw.
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| From 1883 R. L. Polk & Co.'s Toronto Directory |
Information Sources
- Listed in the Official Catalogue of the United States Centennial Commision: "Westman, W. D., Toronto, Ont.—Foot circular saw and boring machine."
- The Authorized Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association of Toronto, held in September 1879, lists J. Westman of Toronto as exhibiting a scroll saw.
- William Douglas Westman was granted four patents between 1875 and 1882, including both Canadian and American patents for a treadle-powered scrollsaw.