Birdsall History
H. Birdsall, Son & Co was founded in Penn Yan, NY in 1860, then changing their name to E.M. Birdsall & Co approximately 10 years later. Agricultural equipment was their initial interest, but broadened their manufacturing to circular saws around the 1880's. In 1881 E.M. Birdsall & Co moved to Auburn, NY and became the Birdsall Company.
United States Patent Office
On June 2, 1885 E.M. Birdsall & G. Stringer Patented their feed mechanism for saw mill carriages which improved the "Gearing for Controlling the Movements of Carriages of Saw-Mills" (Patent No. 319,181). Click on the Patent photo below for more information.
1904 The New Birdsall Company Year Book
Click on the publication below to view a PDF of the 1904 Year Book. Included in the publication are Threshers, Steam Engines and Saw Mills. Information on the No. 1 Variable Friction Feed Circular Saw Mill here at the grounds starts on page 39.
1901 The New Birdsall Co. Price List
Click on the button below to view a PDF of the 1901 Price List for Steam Threshing Machinery and Circular Saw Mills. The No. 1 Saw Mill starts on page 9.
Our Birdsall Mill
About our Mill
The Birdsall No. 1 Saw Mill here at WNYG&SEA is over 100 years old and is a variable friction drive with a cable feed.