On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 9:57 AM, William Ghio  wrote:

> Hmmm. I have the 1935 catalog and the handles are not a match. I also have
> the reprint of the 1919 Atkins catalog and the handles are much more
> similar, but still not an exact match. The nut orientation does appear
> correct and there are two handles in the 1919 catalog that if you combined
> features would be right, so the handle shapes are in the Atkins repertoire.


Hmm, Sorry.  I got distracted by Shiny, and didn't finish my search.

I have an 1894 that has no hand saws.
I have an 1895 that has 1 hand saw #51, and a backsaw #2

My 1923 has twelve pages of handsaws, including one with the Sheffield Saw
works description, and #57, 58 & 59.  58 & 59 where the Reliable Line then
too.

The 1935 data was shared above.

I have a 1948 price list, no pix, with the #58 & 59 listed

I have a 1931 Saw Sense and another similar catalog that don't list the
Sheffield Saw works

So you saw handle could have been from any time 1895 to 1948, but guessing
closer to your 1919 is probably correct.  The more comfortable the handle,
the earlier it usually is, up to a point.

(Don't really know, since you didn't show us the keeper handle, only the
three you were going to pitch.)


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