Thread: spear&jackson

G'day

Photo will help.

Give it another go.

Paul McGee

My 1915 S&J catalogue reprrint shows the "sovereign" handsaw model.
If I use my magnifying glass I can read the etch as;
"John Cockerill" in an arc,
over "The Sovereign Saw",
over the head in a circle (likely George V for 1915 ?) with some cabbage on either side of the head/circle.
Underneath is a three-fold banner with "warranted, Sheffield, cast steel" ( the "Sheffield" bit is directly below the head),
and below all that is "Aetna Saw Works Sheffield"

But I don't know when this saw model was first issued, or when it was discontinued, to precisely date your saw, but more than likely yours is well before 1960.
I'd suggest you clean and sharpen it, and use it, and admire it, and appreciate its history

NICHO,
Scanned catalogue picture and enlargement, a bit fuzzy, but see description in previous post.
If your sovereign head is a bearded king like this one, it looks like King Eddie 7th, or maybe George 5th, who were the reigning kings for 1901-1910 or 1910 -1936 respectively. This gives a time span for this saw brand, although S&J may have continued to use up old stock for a short time after the king died.
The Sovereign saw was sold cheaper than S&J's premium saws (Double Mermaid, Mermaid), so it wouldn't have had their mirror finish etc, but still a fine saw for you.

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