Langes Legetoy Toy Circular Saw

Description (Brief):

This toy circular saw was manufactured by the Danish company H. Langes Legetoy around the middle of the 20th century. The circular saw is in a cast metal base painted red and could spin when its shaft was attached to an engine. H. Langes Legetoy produced a variety of toy machine tools including a trip-hammer, grindstone, drill press, shaper, punch press, circular saw, tumbler, lathe, and grinder. These tools would often be arranged on a single board with a line shaft allowing all the machines to be operated simultaneously from a single power source.

Date Made: ca 1950

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Denmark

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Related Publication: Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection

Credit Line: Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MC.329079Catalog Number: 329079Accession Number: 278175

Object Name: toy, circular saw

Physical Description: white metal (overall material)Measurements: overall - from catalog card: 2 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 5.08 cm x 5.715 cm x 4.445 cmoverall: 1 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 4.445 cm x 5.3975 cm x 5.3975 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-84b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_847176

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