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28th May 2014, 05:16 PM #1Senior Member
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P Codfrey(Godfrey?) tenon saw?
I also posted this over on backsaw.net.
Any one ever heard of this P. Codfrey fellow? I cant seem to find any info him, could this saw have been made by one of the bigger saw manufacturers and sold to a smaller lesser known saw seller who just branded it with his own company name?
The saw is actually still in pretty good condition considering it's age, the surface rust should clean up nicely.
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28th May 2014, 06:49 PM #2Deceased
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Hi. This Census listing of Stradford's 1878 Commercial Traders may be of help to you. Jervis Thomas, saw maker, 218 High Street.
Thomas Jervis is the only saw maker shown within the listing.
http://pubhistory.co.uk/StratfordHis...mmercial.shtml
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28th May 2014, 07:32 PM #3Senior Member
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28th May 2014, 10:20 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Looks more like GODPREY to me.
There are no references to Codfrey on the UK census site but there are Godfrey and Godprey.
http://www.ukcensusonline.com/search...&search=Search
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28th May 2014, 10:41 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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As a side bar. I found the reference to Maryland Point interesting.
It is now known as Maryland but there are still references to Maryland Point up until WW1.
Maryland Point is one of the few places in Britain that is named after a place in America!
It was named after the house of Richard Lee after he returned from 20 years in Maryland, USA. After he died, his family returned to the US. One of his descendent was Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee. Who also gave his name to a car.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland,_London
http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/maryland/
http://www.history-in-pictures.co.uk...wCat&catId=101
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It could also be an owners stamp.
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28th May 2014, 10:51 PM #6Senior Member
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You could be right there.. Godfrey sounds right but the "G" just looks more like a "C", maybe it's just the typeface they used.
It also crossed my mind that the stamp could be that of the owners which would make it near impossible to identify the maker.
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29th May 2014, 08:55 AM #7
Why are you all thinking of Stratford-on-Avon, UK, (which has never been an industrial centre afaik)? Given the reference to a 'point', I would be wondering if this Stratford is in Conecticut, USA, which is located on the mouth of a river? It's smack in the middle of a pretty busy area with a long furniture-making history. Boston, Newport, Philadelphia - all loom large in US woodworking history.....
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Hi Ian,
That was my original thinking too but I think you are mixing up your Stratfords!
The town of Stratfort-upon-Avon ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon ) is in the west midlands.
The town of Stratfort ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_London ), which is served by Marylands (Point) train station is now an outer suburb of NE London.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends ...
Johnny, you might have to go hunting for an etch!
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29th May 2014, 02:58 PM #9
I think Fred might have this one nailed. see http://www.backsaw.net/index.php?opt...09&postcount=6
Once again, sawmakers and pubs seem to go together, want to find a sawmaker, go looking in pub history web sites...
Ray
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Nice work Ray. Good onya Fred.
Now if Phillip Godfrey's profession was an ironmonger.
Ironmongery originally referred, first, to the manufacture of iron goods and, second, to the place of sale of such items for domestic rather than industrial use.
The term ironmonger as a supplier of consumer goods is still widely used in Great Britain,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironmongery
Now was P. Godfrey likely to have been the actual Saw Maker. Most likely not. More than likely the actual Saw Maker was contracted by P. Godfrey to supply him the backsaws with his business details stamped on the hardback.
So who was the actual Saw Maker. ??? . Best lead would be a search for a Saw Maker within or close too Maryland Point, Stratford England, back in 1902.
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Cleaned her up a bit over the weekend and re-tensioned the blade, cleaned up pretty well but there is a small crack on the front of the plate.. Still deciding whether I should cut it out and trim the spine a little.
Sadly there was no etching.
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