Thread: Help with a Hand Saw

I just don't remember. I can't recall. No, I'm not a wealthy billionaire practising for my day in court after making some unfortunate commercial decisions. I simply don't quite recall how this particular saw arrived. I think I had a Simonds medallion and handle on it, but with the handle removed it was clear that it was on either the second or third time around judging by the holes. Originally the plate was jet black but with a little cleaning I could make out the faint traces of an etch.

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The main caption is:

THE GENUINE
AND ORIGINAL

It is flanked by two flags and to the right are five lines of script that I cannot really decipher except that the last line ends:

".......is fully warranted." This is a common phrase spewed out with almost monotonous regularity by the saw manufacturers of a bygone era.

Anyhow I put the saw to one side for more than a year, maybe two years. Then the other day I was flicking through some saws for sale and I came across this one:

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It is listed as New England Saw Co and indeed that is what it says on the etch.

I was struck by a similarity with the flags. The script on the right reads:

"This saw is made of the very best
spring steel for the use of Skilled
Mechanics and is fully warranted."

I thought I was on to something. Except......

I can't trace anything to do with the New England Saw Co and when I look closely the flags are probably similar but not identical. Any thoughts?

You blokes did such a good job with the Stiletto ( Help needed with a Stiletto ) that I thought I should give the super sleuths a go.

Just for information the saw is 8ppi, 26" and has a really good feel to it: Good enough to warrant a new handle, full restoration and a tune up.

Regards
Paul