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5 April 2019 at 7:44 pm
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If it is a Richardson Bros. Saw, it might be American and has a unique place in saw history. It turns out they made flat bottom saws in Newark and some oddities.
Lee Valley has a 6 part peace on the company and its history, which spans the period from 1859 to about 1906..
Your split nuts indicate it would be towards the early part of that history, since some saws show medallions and nuts that were patented around 1878.
The article also shows a patent that looks like it may have taken off fingers.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/newsletters/Woodworking/5/1/patents.htm