Hi Peter,

Good observations, any idea as to when the firm added the "& Son" That
might provide a lower bound for the date. I suspect it was fairly
early on as in the White's 1833 directory listing it is "Johnathan
Beardshaw & Son"

Regards Ray

On 11/3/2008, "Peter Evans" <peterrevans@o...> wrote:

>Well probably early. Firm started 1825, and the London pattern is
>generally an indication of pre-1840 in major firms. Two screws rather
>than 3 is also an indicator of early, especially if they are small
>heads. Depending on saw size no medallion is an indication of early.
>Fewer words on the back is an early indicator as well. So short of
>photos, could be pre 1850. If you email me photos I will send to Simon
>Barley, I don't think he follows this list, and he is the most
>knowledgeable on dating British saws.
>
>Cheers Peter Evans Sydney, Australia
>
>-----Original Message----- From: oldtools-bounces@r... [mailto:oldtools-
>bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Sgt42RHR@a... Sent: Monday, 3 November 2008
>10:49 AM To: oldtools@r... Subject: Re: [OldTools] Beardshaw & Son saw
>
>Thank you so much Peter, this is good stuff. I'm wondering at the age
>of this tenon saw that has no medallion, two split nuts, London
>Pattern handle,
>
>and the only stamp on the back appears to be Beardshaw and Son, no
>Sheffield, no cast steel.
>
>Again, thank you Peter.
>
>Cheers, John
>
>peterrevans@o... writes: Have a look at:
>http://www.wkfinetools.com/hUK/BeardshawJ/index.asp
>
>
>John M. Johnston "There is a fine line between hobby and mental
>illness." Dave Barry
>
>
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