Collectors want to know, "When was my item made?" We don't have any Simonds press releases to tell us when Simonds started and stopped producing hand saws, back saws, and crosscut saws. There is agreement that Simonds halted hand and back saw manufacturing in 1926, but the other dates are unclear. As the list of known Simonds catalogs shows, there are gaps in the early and late years, which would allow us to establish beginning and ending dates.
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| Paris 1900 Grand Prix stamps, including hand saws |
Hand and back saws were made from 1900 to the end of 1926.
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| Simonds hand saw ad, Oct. 1926 |
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| Hand saws discontinued in 1926 |
Simonds made crosscut saws from before 1882 to about 1970. Simonds' crescent grind crosscut saw patent was issued 26 Dec. 1882. Crosscut saws are listed as a Simonds product in the 1895 Fitchburg Atlas. They are in all catalogs through 1946 and in the 1946 reissue of How to File a Cross-cut Saw. Simonds Catalog W-100, copyright 1963 and reprinted to 1969, has 1 and 2-man crosscut saws. Additionally, a member of the Facebook group Saw Filers - Buy/Sell/trade - Tips/Tricks/Restore has a 1970 letter from Simonds announcing they had discontinued crosscuts at that time.
Please contact me via email at View my complete profile if you have corrections or information to add. Photos of the 1900 stamps and 1926 notice are from a collector in Australia - thank you!
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| Carpentry & Building, Feb. 1883 |
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| Simonds 5-foot 2-man crosscut |
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