A lovely vintage catalog by the organization that would later become Falci Tools of Italy. Falci themselves consulted with the oldest still-living man who worked for them and based on some of the patterns named after towns, which are now mere villages, and concluded that this catalog dates from the very early 1900’s. 
Category Archives: Period Documents
Rixford Mfg. Co. Catalog, ca. 1947
North Wayne Tool Co. Catalog No.117
Circa 1951, this catalog shows that an astonishing array of both scythes, grass hooks, and other tools were still being produced in Oakland, Maine at this late date by the industry giant.
Société Anonyme des Forges et Aciéries du Saut du Tarn, January 1948
“The Old Dutch Bend”
1861 H. Waters Scythe Curvature Brochure
An illustrated brochure from scythe manufacturer Harvey Waters of Northbridge, Massachusetts, circa 1861, demonstrating his offered range of curvatures and describing their regional popularity for what kinds of terrain and growth. Mr. Waters has been credited with a number of manufacturing innovations, including the use of roll-forging as opposed to the typical use of trip hammers. A PDF form of this incredible document can be found HERE.
