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Because of the lack of published trowel and masonry tool histories, the information here is based on other sources that may be less reliable and certainly are incomplete. These include eBay and tools that I purchase myself that are the starting points for my research. I will write what I know as I learn it. If what you read here interests you, please check back often and look for revisions and corrections. Scanned catalogs are on Archive.org as pdf files. A few are links to other websites. Your photos and information are welcome. Please click on any picture to enlarge it. Comments are welcome, but any with links will be deleted as possible spam.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Unusual Disston Brick Trowel Patterns

These arrived last week via eBay. After cleaning them, I found they were all on page 203 of Disston's 1918 catalog, although these are probably earlier than 1918. From top to bottom:

Disston Boston pattern, 7 inch, good etch
Disston Lowell pattern, 7-1/2 inch, faint etch
Standard Brand by Disston Cucumber pattern, 7-1/2 inch, faint stamp "STANDARD"  

Disston Boston, Lowell, Cucumber pattern brick trowels
The same trowels before cleaning

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