Photo Index - Frank & Co. - 25" Bandsaw

Machinery Photo Index

Manufactured/Badged by:
Frank & Co.
Buffalo, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	25"
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	25" Bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	Ca. 1890
Serial Number:
Last Updated	8/25/2003 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

This saw belongs to Bruce Mosher of Cincinnati, whose shop - including this bandsaw - is currently in storage.

Wheels are 26" in diameter, bearings are Babbitt, body is a single-piece casting. The name is painted rather than cast, which is often an indication that someone else actually made it. But Frank & Co. did, in fact, make this saw; perhaps they did not cast their name into it because they did a lot of OEM work for other brands.

The second picture shown is from an 1879 issue of "Manufacturer & Builder", and shows Frank & Co.'s "Eureka" bandsaw. The wheels are somewhat different, but the rest of the saw is a very close match to Bruce's saw. I assume that Bruce's saw is somewhat later, but the 1890 date is really just a guess.

Photo 1:

Comments:
Source: Bruce Mosher

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 2:

Comments:
Source: 1879 "Manufacturer & Builder"

Direct Link
IMG Code