established 1770

[Andy can]

is all it says. A search revealed Carvill furniture, Warwick wines, spode pottery, a beer maker, and a scotch maker. Then there was a vague reference to hand tools, a company that made planes, and one that made saws. I think a Gumby or Groves saw? Brass badge a little bigger and thicker than a quarter, from the center rear is an eighth inch square shaft that extends out 1 cm. Looking for some clarification.

 

[Andy can]

n/t

 

[SteveC (CntrlFla)]

Andy

I would go for the saw manufacturer, it looks to me like one half of the decorative screws that hold the wooden handle to the saw blade. Sometimes called a sex nut. because it came in two parts one part had the internal thread (female) and the other had the external thread (male).

HH
Steve

 

[Andy can]

Thanks, it is definitely a sawnut or sexnut, I found one on the net, they described it as the much sought after nut by old saw collectors. It wasn't clear who the saw manufacturer was though.

 

[SteveC (CntrlFla)]

Andy

With 1770 as a date, I would think it would be an English import, although the saw wouldn

 

[SteveC (CntrlFla)]

Andy

Whilst messing around a bit and using

 

[Andy can]

I found a reference to the sawnut, they referred to it as a much sought after button by old tool collectors. I read a reference to a saw with the button intact. They mentioned the name Gumby and the name Grover, it just wasn't clear if one company made the handles, or which one made the saw, or both, one for the metal, and one for the wood./????

 

[SteveC (CntrlFla)]

Andy

It could be anyone of your scenarios, it would depend I guess on time frame and how successful (large) the firm was. If they were a fair sized company they may just have everything made in house. Check the above message