. Hardware merchandising March-June 1915 . •.????^?.??»-— ——— . Junior Clerks Page. SOME ANCIENT HISTORY. From Simoiuls Saw News. Pictures of workmen using saws aregraven upon ancient Egyptian and As-syrian monuments, and their general in-troduction is credited by one historian toDaedalus. Their shape was apparentlybut little different from that of the mod-ern saw. Ancient hit saws have beenfound on the site of Troy, and the He-brews used saws for cutting both woodand stone. The Hebrews, Egyptians,Persians, and Romans occasionally ex-ecuted prisoners with saws. In the British Museum is a saw f
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1915 . •.????^?.??»-— ——— . Junior Clerks Page. SOME ANCIENT HISTORY. From Simoiuls Saw News. Pictures of workmen using saws aregraven upon ancient Egyptian and As-syrian monuments, and their general in-troduction is credited by one historian toDaedalus. Their shape was apparentlybut little different from that of the mod-ern saw. Ancient hit saws have beenfound on the site of Troy, and the He-brews used saws for cutting both woodand stone. The Hebrews, Egyptians,Persians, and Romans occasionally ex-ecuted prisoners with saws. In the British Museum is a saw found!n a tomb at Thebes in Egypt. The bladeis seemingly brass, IOV2 hi. long and 1-/4in. wide at its greatest width. The teethare uneven, and apparently were madeby striking the edge of the blade againstsome dull instrument. Graven on an altarin Pome is a perfect picture of a bone-saw shaped like those used to-day. As serviceable saws must be made ofircnior steel, the saw is .not as ancientan instrument as some others, and sav-ages do not use it. Neither were themore civilized S
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