Where did this old saying come from, "...as the blind man picked up his hammer and saw?"

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This is an example of what is called a "Tom Swiftie" which are "excruciating adverbial puns" originated by Edward Stratemeyer in a series of strip cartoons about a character called Tom Swift in the 1920s. The full sentence is: "I see," said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw. Dec 04 03, 2:20 AM

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