Thread: Can you help identify this saw maker

Hi S1,

Some times the name on a tool is not the maker but the retailer that the tool was made for.

Geoff.

Hmm never knew that.

Hi Section1

J Taylor & Son is one of the many trademarks used by Taylor Brothers, they made saws from mid 1800's ( around 1849 ) through to post WW2 1945.

I't almost impossible to guess an age for your saw, i'd hazard a wild stab at late 1800's to early 1900's. It's missing the medallion as well as the other split nuts.

http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUK/Taylo...Bros-index.asp


This 1879 advert is from Wiktor's site


Ray

That sheds some good light Ray I appreciate your post, the antique dealer is some what convinced it is around 1850 but you could also be right but seeing similar saws of that era I'm also inclined to agree with him but we both could be wrong.

The best reference book around at present on British Saws is Simon Barley's book "British Saws and Saw Makers from 1660" , well worth getting if you are interested in saws..

Taylor Brothers were one of the biggest and most prolific saw makers in Sheffield. Not at all rare, there are plenty of them still around.
As I said it's pretty much a guessing game trying to date the bigger saw makers, but you can get clues by things like the handle details etc, and the lambs tongue on your saw is what I would expect from a later era than 1850.

If you are interested I could dig out some examples.

JTaylorMedallion.jpgJTaylorHandles.jpg

The first one is what the missing medallion should look like.. the second shows lambs tongue detail, the one on the right dates to 1917.

Ray

Yes I am interested thanks for the help Ray. I will create an account with that forum to view the pics later, I'm in the middle of a project now and have been answering emails and phone all day I haven't had an hours work on my orders. Those days do come once in a while.