Historical information

Continuous cutting chain was patented in 1905 by Samuel Bens of San Francisco, while the first portable chainsaw was developed and patented in 1918 by Canadian millwright James Shand.
But the main advancements of modern petrol chainsaws occurred in Europe in the 1920s and 30s where Andreas Stihl is often hailed as the "father of the chainsaw"
After the second world war lighter materials, metal alloys and improved engine designs revolutionised the logging and timber industry.
Of interest on this model is the spacing of the teeth compared to modern machines.
With a 4HP motor it has few safety features and is very heavy

Significance

Early model chainsaw

Physical description

Burns Chainsaw

Inscriptions & markings

Model 106