Photo Index - W. F. & John Barnes Co. - No. 2 Velocipede with Boring Attachment

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Manufactured/Badged by:
W. F. & John Barnes Co.
Rockford, IL.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jig or Scroll Saw
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	Burt Hammond

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 2 Velocipede with Boring Attachment
Date of Manufacturer:	1890
Serial Number:	4187
Last Updated	11/17/2023 3:17:33 PM

Comments:

I purchased at auction this scroll saw in November 2011. The saw was covered in a black soot material and came with a 1970's Montgomery Ward grey box containing 19th and 20th Century fret patterns and other documents. The saw's color is red with much of it's gold and pinstriping paint intact. The saw also comes with it's original seat/stem and 3/16 bit in the boring attachment. The Dairy family who own it for 100+years were members of the Southern Wisconsin Cheesemaker's and Dairymen's Association, Monroe.

Photo 1:

Comments: Left side view of saw with boring attachment
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo

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Photo 2:

Comments: Paint detail of left side
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo.

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Photo 3:

Comments: Close-up detail of photo 2.
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo.

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Photo 4:

Comments: "Public Opinion" is the title of this old fretwork in progress.
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo.

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Comments: December, 1880 Issue of "The Fret Sawyer's Monthly and Home Decorator", 32 pages.
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo.

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Comments: 19th Century Fret Pattern Sheet No. 10 (22" wide, 36" long).
Source: Author's 8/15/2013 photo.

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