HI Guys, Just wondering if anyone out there has a good image or knows where I may see some tyzack blade markings preferably the early stamped marks? I recently got a nice W Tyzack saw that has a stamped marking on the blade however Its not complete and may have Turner underder the arched W.Tyzack SOns but its hard to tell. Having turner in the marking also has a bearing on the saws age.
You can look at the trade marks here for examples of the two most common Tyzack markings. William Tyzack, William Tyzack & Sons, and William Tyzack Sons & Turner (the most common) have the elephant marking. Joseph Tyzack & Son has the \"three legs\" marking.
I\'ve put an image in my gallery of a Tyzack and Sons saw. As you can see there is not much of the marking left that is distinct and nothing exists on the blade if it ever did. I hope that this helps, but I fear that it may not. Fred
I have just found the following website. http://www.tyzack.net/catalogues.html It has a number of saws illustrated on it, most are handsaws and some are backsaws and although the detailed reproduction of the images from the catalogue leaves a little to be desired, it is very interesting. For those of you interested in tools other than saws, it has a range of Tyzack woodworking tools. Hope that this is of interest. Fred
Hi Brit*al, It is fascinating (and a first for me) to see a backsaw with a stamped blade. Etches, yes by the bucketload, but stamps, - no. According to HSMOB it should be post 1867. I have had a cursory search for J Duckworth in the directories but have, as yet not been able to find him. I will have another go when I have a little more time. Fred
Fred, I did a lot research on this one and I included some of my findings in my album for this saw. However, while Ray is investigating why I can't load the album pics into the gallery, I'll explain it here also. J. Duckworth was a saw maker in Bolton, Lanchashire, England. By searching the marriage register for the Parish church of St Peter in Bolton, I found the marriage certificate of his son Herbert (see attached). The 'J' stands for Joseph by the way. The marriage certificate lists Herbert's occupation as a saw maker and states that his father Joseph's occupation was also a saw maker. Furthermore, it lists his wife's father's occupation as a sawyer. It is likely that Joseph and Herbert ran a hardware store in Bolton. I believe they were resellers of W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner saws. The saw dates from around 1880-1900. Lots more pictures in the album once you can access it.