I picked up this beautiful saw this morning . There’s no medallion as later saws have . There’s no dot between Cast and Steel , from what I can see . I was guessing pre 1830 because of the lack of medallion . (?) The trademark also lacks the word “ improved “ as later trademarks seem to have . It does say “refined “ opposite the “ Cast Steel “ I’m just wondering if anyone has more information to share . Thank you in advance , as always .
I think I'd guess it was made somewhat later than the 1830s with that style of marking, ( "Refined", no dot in "Cast Steel", upright ampersand, mark above the baseline of the spine). Dating a saw by its lack of medallion is tricky as Manufacturers often only placed medallions on their top line saws (brass backs and/or highly polished), with less highly finished saws having regular saw screws only. Still, a nice old saw and a good find.
Thanks , Kiwi . It definitely has the look and feel of a much later saw . The lack of medallion wasn’t the only thing that made this stand out to me . The different trademark ( lacking the word “ encore “ ) beneath . It seamed odd that that sort of detail would be removed as opposed to added (?) a different line of saws as you mentioned maybe ? I’ve only heard mention of the & and the dot , but it wasn’t in context with actual dates . Could you be so kind as relieve me of my ignorance in these matters ? Perhaps these details could be added to the dating timeline ?
Here’s an interesting bit , that can narrow it down somewhat I suppose . These are all of the registered trademarks used previous to 1867 .
Lostarrow - Hi . . . . in order to contribute to your research, without wishing to infringe upon his copyright, here is an image from the updates to Simon Barley’s BSSM.