I received an email asking about a steel backed saw by Fullwood & Co Sheffield. It belonged to a Swedish Furniture maker, born in the late 1800's, so if purchased new, it would likely be early 1900's Somewhere, in the past, I think I've heard the name... but memory has failed me.. anyone got any ideas? Ray
Hi Ray, I am going to be a little pessimistic on this and say that I think that it may be a brand. So unless someone knows, the answer may not be found in any of the online directories. I have looked in Kelly's 1911,Whites 1901 and 1905 and there is nothing relating to saws. What I do find interesting about it is that it is a post lamb's tongue saw but with split nuts. That must put it round about the right time of manufacture. Fred
possibility; "Blades Guide for Knives", entry for John Bedford & Sons, in the "trademark (or reference)" column, states "owns Atkinson, Fullwood" see page 59 http://books.google.ca/books?id=E6N...&q="Atkinson bros" fullwood sheffield&f=false
Hi Kiwi, many thanks for that, Here is the extract referred to.. Hi Fred, I suspect you are correct, I'm not having any luck with searches so far.. Ray
Nice accumulation of information. The handle is a good example of the cheapest handle of c1890-1910 - London pattern, machine made, no ornamentation, and the screws finished off flat (and fast!). Ray - I don't have a picture of a Fullwood mark, so any chance of asking the owner to send it to me? (and Fulwood - spelt thus - was, and is, one of the most expensive areas of Sheffield, no doubt where Mr Bedford had his lovely stone-built mansion.)