Reading the 1913 pamphlet "Concerning Handsaws" I came across this useful dating statement. All saws sent out from our works since January 1911,...
I recently purchased this S&J publication " Concerning Hand Saws" dated 1913. It dovetails in alongside the 1915 catalogue reproduced in the...
Some cuts from the James Howarth catalogue available on Archive.org. Points of interest to me were German steel saws with London pattern handle No...
Found this with blade in cracked and rusted condition; bought it for the brass back. When I received it I found that what I thought was a fairly...
I purchased this for the magnificent handle shape even though it had been insulted with some Philips Head saw screws. Blade is nice; doesnt...
Lovely saw! I feel better about an 1820 date for my Ibbotsons & Roebuck table saw now. The classy medallion seemed very early on the medallion...
Love this saw; the carved date is very nice!
I have found a tract named "Concerning Hand Saws" published in 1928 by Spear and Jackson. This features "Spearior" handsaws in its illustrations...
A Geo.Blake Back saw ; quite a petite thing of 18 tpi and with a 17thou plate. Iron back is 13mm wide so not a heavy saw. BSSM has George Blake...
Dusty Lovely etch, is the 87 the one with different tooth spacing at the tip so it could cut nails. I am awaiting a hopefully gorgeous pre etch...
Here is a saw that slips into the twilight zone on the time line Firstly a medallion of some quality secondly a rounded boss thirdly no blade...
Hello All Images attached of a Turner and Yeomans handsaw I recently acquired. In surprisingly good order considering its probable age. Handle has...
Kiwi Great resource;many thanks
Dusty; Thanks I will keep chipping away at it; I dont see myself making a trip to the Kelham Island museum in the foreseeable...
Dusty The images were from the web; no number visible in images available. 24 was a leapfrog; but I have a 118 which became Leapfrog post 1910; so...
Thanks Kiwi Its a pretty comprehensive catalogue; I will try to find a copy. That sentence on the bottom re extra for side plates is interesting;...
Thanks Ray and Kiwi Is the Astragal compilation good value? Are there many S&J pages ; currently they are occupying my attention a bit...
Found this on the net. Havent seen one in the flesh or in a catalogue. "Made by New Process" so pre "Spearior" Cheers Tony
And the outer rings
I have assembled a gallery of medallions from ?1850 onwards in a semblance of chronological order based on 3D quality of crown and the outer...
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