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    Default The Dirtiest Saw - part 2

    You wouldn't read about it.

    The day I was cleaning up the Miners Handsaw, I receive a parcel from Sth Oz .... http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-x-Antique-...-/271376730843

    It was a couple days before I even opened it and ... I was then thinking "Nooooo way ... "
    The largest was a very similar looking, split-nut & medallion, S&J ... this time 6ppi instead of roughly 1 (unbroken) to the inch.

    Starting to clean it up, the same "A" started coming into view ... whaaaaa??

    As it turned out it was a more "standard" model A26 vs A25 ... and no hardware branding.
    Or so I thought.

    Often when getting a feeling for a saw, I just clean up around the area you would normally expect an etch or stamp. I was doing that with this saw, except for an initial smooth-down all over.

    It is a funny thing when you are peering at a mottled, partially smoothed sawblade ... trying to determine if there is a message there for you or not. Our brains are built for pattern recognition. People have spoken on the radio about the patterns that people see when they have their eyes taped closed, or in a sensory-deprivation environment ... forms seeming to float in and out from a random background.

    I saw a couple of semi-circular marks through the un-cleaned darkness near the handle ... which first attracted my attention, and then I dismissed as 'tool-box marks'. But as I was deciding I was done with the saw for now, it caught my eye again ... and turned out to be an unusual hardware store mark ... at least unusual in my experience.

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    This etch was much more delicate than the A25 ... I had already started to lose it a little when I stopped.

    Here's the overview at that point ...

    20140212_164150 (Medium).jpg

    If you zoom in you can see part of the pattern near the handle.
    Here's a little more of it closer.

    20140212_164158 (Medium).jpg

    A bit more cleaning shows up the classic S&J wording "MADE EXPRESSLY FOR" ...

    20140212_165133 (Medium).jpg

    but the punchline is a bit more difficult (of course it is! ) ... the vital text was etched in a hollow/outline font ... which is unhelpful for easy recognition ...

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    I haven't looked to these letters for a week now. I didn't pick out "Bros" or "Pty Ld" or "& Co" ... so far ...

    I'm a little tempted to try the Brass Darkening solution ... but not yet.

    --

    The first line looks like "R & T RAOTT" ?!?

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    Some undiluted images ... Overview ...

    20140212_165940.jpg

    The title lines ... not sure of the text yet ...

    20140212_170012.jpg 20140212_170038.jpg

    Pretty sure on "W. & T.R." ... "Tote"? "Pope"?

    How's this for drawing a long bow ...
    "Waterford & Tramore RailwayFriday, June 10th, 2011
    Google threw me a link to this site today - which is a brief synopsis of the Waterford and Tramore Railway. The W&TR was the only standard gauge railway on the island of Ireland to remain physically isolated from the rest of the railway network throughout its entire existence."

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    Oooh ... ? W&T Rhodes ? ... victory for Trove again, I think.

    South Australian Register - Saturday 17 April 1869 (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900)

    w&t rhodes sa 1869.JPG

    Entries still appearing 1909.

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    Rundle St Adelaide ... 1940s ... I don't know how #7 would relate to this picture.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pelleth...2549/lightbox/




    Hehehe ... I coulda bin a bloodhound Searching on Lawrence's Tobacco ... would you believe ...
    (wadda loada bs. "bloodhound". This text was already attached to that photo - well, a set of photos - you idiot)

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    Lawrence & Levy. (Formerly Montague Levy. King Wm St. Tin c1920
    "Montague Levy. Adelaide. Tobacconist.


    Around 1907 Montague Levy acquired the tobacconist business of Levi Isaacs on the prominent (north-west) corner of King William and Hindley Street near the Exchange hotel. Among the extensive product range, was the store’s own special blend of ‘Doctors Mixture, and Montague Mixture’.


    On 15 December 1914 Mr. Levy passed away at his residence on McKinnon parade, North Adelaide, aged 62 years, leaving his widow - Katherine, Son – Phillip M. Levy, and Daughter – Mrs. Louise Stevens. Montague was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and after leaving for the mainland he was employed as a traveller for the tobacco firm of Kronheimar and Company, before setting up his own tobacco shop in Collins Street, Melbourne. Some years later he took on the licensee of the Shamrock hotel, Bendigo, prior to leaving for Adelaide and a return to the tobacco business.


    The late Mr. Levy was buried on Monday the 16th of November 1914 in the Jewish section of the West Terrace cemetery. As a result of his father’s passing – (Son) and junior partner - Mr. Phillip M. Levy assumed responsibility of running the tobacco shop. In 1919 Levy entered into partnership with Stephen Gilbert Lawrence and continued to trade in the style of ‘Lawrence and Levy’. This progressive partnership purchased the former retail business of Cornell Limited and took over their store ‘Havana house’ at 55 Rundle Street. In addition, they also purchased the Waterhouse building on the Rundle and King William Street corner in December 1921 and opened another shop (making 3 operating outlets).


    The partnership dissolved in December 1932, with Stephen Lawrence assuming sole ownership of the business and continued to trade as ‘Lawrence Limited’. Despite the death of Mr. Lawrence on Sunday 14 September 1952, his (Widow), Sons – Dr. Bruce and Laurie Lawrence, and Daughter – Miss Edna Lawrence decided to keep the business in operation.


    The original tobacco store on the Hindley Street corner along with the adjoining Exchange hotel was demolished in 1967 to make way for the present day Hooker building which was built in 1969.


    Lawrence’s corner as it was known refers to the shop in the former (Waterhouse chambers) and remained in operation as a well known tobacco shop beyond the year 1969."

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    The Advertiser - Wednesday 24 March 1909 (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931)
    W&T Rhodes ... Diamond Jubilee ... http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...28?zoomLevel=3

    "A DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    MESSRS W. & T. RHODES.
    Commercial Jubilees and centenaries are not uncommon in England, but in South Australia they are not so familiar. It is therefore somewhat interesting to note that Messrs. W. & T. Rhodes completed the diamond jubilee of the establishment of their business this month. They are now among the oldest, if not actually the longest established, of the mercantile houses in Rundle street.
    The business was established 60 years ago in a very small way by Mr. George Rhodes, the father of one of the present directors, and his son, Mr. W. Rhodes. Both these gentlemen are now dead. Mr. G. Rhodes died in 1880, and Mr. W. Rhodes in 1893. The business is now conducted, by a limited company, of which
    Messrs. T. Rhodes, J. C. Haag, W. G. Rhodes, F. M. Rhodes, E. H. Rhodes, and S. M. Rhodes are the directors.
    In addition to their Rundle street premises the company have extensive stores in James place, in which is conducted their wholesale business. For more than half a century Messrs W. & T. Rhodes have carried on a tinware manufactory in the city. This is located in Wyatt street. In addition to making domestic and dairy tinware, the company has a plant for the manufacture of fruit cases and grocers' packages. At Port Adelaide, the company has a retail hardware
    and general furnishing warehouse in St. Vincent street, which runs right through to Quebec street, in which thoroughfare there are capacious stores fitted with up-to-date hoisting machinery. The showrooms are filled with a full assortment of furniture of all descriptions. Here also upholsterers are kept busily employed. The Port Adelaide business is under the management of Mr. G.C. Tregenza, who has been connected with Messrs. W. & T. Rhodes for 35 years.
    Necessarily during the long period the business has been in existence there have been numerous changes in the staff. It is interesting to note, however, that several of the employes have been in the service of the firm for long periods, the combined total of three members of the staff reaching 115 years. It is pleasing to know that many of the boys trained in the establishment are now occupying responsible positions or are conducting businesses of their own in various parts of the Commonwealth."

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