Tenon Saw Maker

[Vann]

I bought a tenon saw recently. I'm quite pleased with the condition (spine and blade are both straight - which is not normally the case in my experience ).

12"; 12ppi; steel back; London pattern handle; split nuts (one missing).

I'm having difficulty with the brand. It looks to me to say "THE LOXLEY SAW/SHEFFIELD", but nothing shows up when I do a search on Loxley, nor Oxley.

Can anyone help?

Cheers, Vann.

 

[SteveF]

this may help

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/ ... &cid=-1#-1

 

[bugbear]

View attachment 3Can anyone help?

Cheers, Vann.

Can you give the text a bit of a scrub in all directions with a short bristled brush e.g. nail brush or suede brush? That often makes the text clearer/cleaner.

(edit; posts crossed - or just use SteveF's answer!)

BugBear

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Only thing to add is that Loxley is a river, with a road and area of Sheffield named after it. Strangely not near Attercliffe where this manufacturer was based.

 

[swagman]

Hi Vann. You could enquire through http://www.backsaw.net/ . Ray Gardiner runs the site and he is always a very good resource to ask when trying to track down details of early saw makers.

Stewie;

 

[SteveF]

a bit more

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sanderson_ ... d_Newbould


this may explain the loxley connection...page 7


http://www.dcrt.org.uk/wp-content/uploa ... TEMENT.pdf

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Ahh. So Samuel Newbold of Sanderson Brothers and Newbould owned Loxley old wheel from 1807(?) to 1884.

How do you find all this stuff ?

 

[SteveF]

Ahh. So Samuel Newbold of Sanderson Brothers and Newbould owned Loxley old wheel from 1807(?) to 1884.

How do you find all this stuff ?

google is your friend

 

[MMUK]

split nuts (one missing).

Cheers, Vann.

Have you seen the doctor? :mrgreen: