One Of The Most Unusual Tools In His Collection

One Of The Most Unusual Tools In His Collection AG WORLD Ag World 22-3-22 A year ago, we told you about 82-year-old Stanley Mackey's amazing antique tool collection which includes more than 1,000 wrenches, 180 brands of barbed wire and a rare buggy jack (Vol. 21, No. 4). One unusual piece in the collection that we didn't tell you about is this early 1930's Barker Rim circular saw he picked up at a Warsaw, Ill., auction in 1993 for $130. The saw was manufactured in Springfield, Mo., and was retailed for about $40 across the southern U.S. It's equipped with a West Bend 3 hp engine. It has a log hook on the bottom, the end of which extends back to a hinged foot anchor, to hold the saw in place while in use. Fiber driver rollers opposite the engine and above the semi-circular housing kept the saw blade in alignment. Gripper handles on top of the housing en-gaged and disengaged the clutch to start or stop the saw. To use, the operator raised the saw up to a 45 degree angle, then stood on the foot anchor. The saw could cut logs up to 28 in. in dia. and it could also be used on its side to cut logs horizontally. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stanley Mackey, 103 Quail Hill Road, Monticello, Ill. 61856 (ph 217 762-8392).

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