Thanks to "Bill" that i met in Montreal...on it's way to the casino.. :)
HISTORY:This Model 6, manufactured by the Mall Tool Company of Chicago in 1945, developed 8 hp. It has a 36 inch bar, although bars of other lengths were available. Since you couldn't plunge cut with the tip of the bar with the handle for the second man attached, you needed a bar as least as long as the tree was wide. With many saws of this early type, the bar could be set to cut either horizontally or vertically, but not at an angle. One way to cut an undercut was to saw two horizontal cuts, then chip out the wood between with the adze side of a Pulaski tool, or else make one horizontal cut and chop the rest with an ax.
The invention of the pulaski is widely credited to ED PULASKI in 1911. The pulaski came into wide use by the Forest Service after 1913, and in 1920 the Forest Service began contracting for the tool to be commercially manufactured.
Thank you Diane Mall for providing information about your father history. Pictures below are just samples of what will be preserved forever in the museum along with the biography and numerous pictures of your family.
Testimony:
I have an old bio of my father......written in the late 40's.....I believe.
Would you like a copy of it? Also I have brochures/instructions for many tools.
I have lots of pictures but don't recall any of him in the plant. I think I remember one of him giving a speech somewhere.....I'll look.
He loved cameras and I don't lack pictures of our family as I grew up!
I remember the plant in Chicago and the one in Crete. I even remember his phone number.....bayport 1,8800. He called it everyday from home.
He was a wonderful father. Like a grandpa and Santa all in one.
Sincerely,
Diane Mall
MANUFACTURED BY:
MALL TOOL COMPANY,CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
CRETE, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA
SERIES OR ASSEMBLY NUMBER:18423
YEAR INTRODUCED:1945
ENGINE DISPLACEMENT:12.19 cu. in.
NUMBER OF CYLINDERS:1
CYLINDER BORE:2.375 in.
PISTON STROKE:2.750 in.
CYLINDER TYPE:Chrome Plated Aluminum
INTAKE METHOD:Piston Ported
OPERATOR CONFIGURATION:Two Man
HANDLEBAR SYSTEM:Rigid
CHAIN BRAKE:none
CLUTCH:Mall 2 shoe centrifugal
DRIVE TYPE:Bevel Gear Transmission
CONSTRUCTION:Sand Cast Magnesium Castings
MAGNETO TYPE:Bendix Scintilla
CARBURETOR:Mall Float Type
MAJOR REPAIR KIT:nla
MINOR REPAIR KIT:nla
AIR FILTER SYSTEM:Shredded Metal element
STARTER TYPE:Rope
OPERATING RPM:4,500
IGNITION TIMING:30 degrees before TDC
BREAKER POINT SETTING:0.018 in. to 0.022 in. (0.45 to 0.51 mm)
FLYWHEEL/COIL AIR GAP:Position fixed
SPARK PLUG TYPE:Champion D-16
CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARINGS:Ball
FUEL OIL RATIO:3/4 pint to 1 gallon
RECOMMENDED FUEL OCTANE:72 to 84, regular grade
MIX OIL SPECIFICATION:SAE 30
CHAIN PITCH:Mall .750 in.
CHAIN TYPE:Mall Scratcher
SHORTEST GUIDE BAR SUPPLIED:18 in. (45 cm)
LONGEST GUIDE BAR SUPPLIED:72 in. (182 cm)
COLOUR SCHEME:MALL Red Enamel