In 1878-79 Nelson Stafford of New York was manufacturing an ornate foot-powered scrollsaw. Stafford appears to have abandoned or sold off this product and instead focused on other products not of interest to this site.
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| Illustration from 1878-04-05 The Metal Worker |
Information Sources
- Article in March 1879 Manufacturer & Builder (Volume XI No. 3, page 68) on the Stafford scroll-saw.
- 1879-03-01 Scientific American, Business and Personal ad.
Patent or State Rights for sale.—Stafford's Scroll Saw, very low, also tools and patterns, to good party, to manufacture on royalty. See Scientific American, April 6, 1878. N. Stafford, 66 Fulton St., New York.
- A patent search has turned up an 1877 patent to Nelson Stafford for a scrollsaw. An 1865 patent was for a trunk lock. An 1869 patent was for a stencil-cutting gauge. A 1900 patent is for a nut lock. A 1902 patent is for a lettering die. A 1903 patent is for a faucet filter. 1905 patents are for a badge (for railway workers and the like) and a pencil sharpener. A 1909 patent is for a pencil sharpener.