New American.

New American Scroll saw.

This scroll saw is labeled 'New American', but was sold by A.H. Pomeroy, the actual maker being unknown.

Bought this on a whim while buying other machinery. The wood connecting pieces have all been replaced. The belt is a modern replacement. It is missing the drill attachment and a lathe attachment. The top arm is laminated hickory, and it is hollow. There is a platform for a small bellows of some sort under the back of the top arm. Every time the arm would flex down the bellows would compress sending air down the arm to a tube aimed at the blade. It works very nicely, albeit the treadle takes some getting used to.

A. H. Pomeroy sold scrollsaws and related materials—patterns, wood, and blades. He sold a "New American" model saw that bore only the A. H. Pomeroy name, although it is very likely that it was made by someone else under contract to Pomeroy. He was active from 1880 to 1905 and likely for longer.

Information Sources

• Ad in December 1880 issue of American Agriculturalist for scrollsaw patterns.

Source; Dana Hagsrtum OWWM.