Gardner & Co Hand Saw - 1
The Verdict
Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Hand Saws
Manufacturer: Gardner & Co & Sons
Tool Type: Hand Saw
Model No:
A beech handled Gardner & Co hand saw. There is no model number
on the saw and I currently have no literature to indicate a model number,
for this reason I have given the saw a temporary model number '1'.
The handle is secured to the blade with the use of 5 brass nuts, one
of which is faced with a medallion with the markings 'Warranted Superior'.
The handle is made to a familiar shape which most wooden handled saws
have had for the last 100 years or so.
The blade is made from cast steel with the hollow back design.
The saw was sold in Bristol, England in a street I would love to visit
called 'Narrow Wine Street', a street which in my head will be a street
packed with tool shops and wine shops.
Saw Construction
Handle: Beech
Number Of Buttons: 5
Type Of Buttons: Brass
Medallion Markings: Warranted Superior
Blade Markings:
'Gardner & Co, The Tool Specialists, Narrow Wine St, Bristol, Cast Steel Warranted, Our Special Hollow Back Saw'
Manufactured Dates
? - ?
For information on dating this saw and other British saws, see the
'British Saws and Saw Makers from c1660' book , written by Simon Barley.
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marks and manufacturing dates. There is also a whole host of additional information
on the history of saw making, how to date a saw, in depth details
on each of the large makers and much more, making for the most interesting read
and leaving you with a slight desire to buy an old British saw.
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