A few months ago my BIL bought some saws at an auction on my behalf. He rang up and said "Was I interested?" Well to cut a long story short he bought 12 saws in three bundes of four and a fourth lot of miscelaneous bits and bobs including a couple of saws.
He visited last weekend and brought the saws with him. Nothing at all in the bundles: Zilch. However the luck dip bag had these amongst other stuff:
Treasure trove 001.jpg
The blade is carbon steel about 7" long and overall 10" long with a stainless steel handle. No identifying marks. Any ideas?
Then there was this little panel saw. Spotted the split nuts and nib immediately as I am a little tuned in to such things. Both sides of the saw plate were rusted and/or black, but a little bit of cleaning revealed a stamp. Roo, three crowns similar to the one Mrs Royal wears, Cast Steel and and Robert Sorby. The medallion reflects the Roo and says Trade Mark and Robert Sorby.
Treasure trove 005.jpgTreasure trove 004.jpgTreasure trove 006.jpgTreasure trove 007.jpgTreasure trove 008.jpgTreasure trove 009.jpgRobert Sorby 025.jpgRobert Sorby 024.jpg
I thought it unusual that a british based company had the Roo symbol. Was it made in Australia. I presume that this saw dates from around the WW1. Can anybody shed a little more light on this one too?
Regards
Paul
He visited last weekend and brought the saws with him. Nothing at all in the bundles: Zilch. However the luck dip bag had these amongst other stuff:
Treasure trove 001.jpg
The blade is carbon steel about 7" long and overall 10" long with a stainless steel handle. No identifying marks. Any ideas?
Then there was this little panel saw. Spotted the split nuts and nib immediately as I am a little tuned in to such things. Both sides of the saw plate were rusted and/or black, but a little bit of cleaning revealed a stamp. Roo, three crowns similar to the one Mrs Royal wears, Cast Steel and and Robert Sorby. The medallion reflects the Roo and says Trade Mark and Robert Sorby.
Treasure trove 005.jpgTreasure trove 004.jpgTreasure trove 006.jpgTreasure trove 007.jpgTreasure trove 008.jpgTreasure trove 009.jpgRobert Sorby 025.jpgRobert Sorby 024.jpg
I thought it unusual that a british based company had the Roo symbol. Was it made in Australia. I presume that this saw dates from around the WW1. Can anybody shed a little more light on this one too?
Regards
Paul
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