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W.Tyzack Sons & Turner Ltd. Sheffield saw
- Thread starter sksvlad
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highlandotter
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In older days, there was pride of craftsmanship in tool makers and others, They put a little extra in their product, tools , guns and others. Some tried to keep up the tradition, but in most cases, mass, cheap production won out. You can find these fine tools still today, if you want a good hand tool and are willing to pay for it. Tyzack and Sons held out til 1987. You can some times find some of heir tool in good order today.
sksvlad
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If anyone cares, here is a reply to me from a British historian specializing in saws:
The saw you show in your pictures is the top quality saw made by this firm – yours appears to be unused. The model was introduced after the 1945 war, and the attached picture shows the 1950 catalogue entry. I don't know when it ceased to be made, but probably sometime in the 1980s, when so many Sheffield firms went out of business. The name Tyzack came from France originally, and there were members of the family in Sheffield manufacturing from the late 18th century. Some collectors, and old users, reckoned that W Tyzack, Sons and Turner (as the firm was called after 1879) made the best saws, and their very large output was exported over the world. Other Tyzack firms included Joseph Tyzack, who also made high quality tools.
PS Silver Steel is a piece of advertising – the steel contained no silver whatever.
The saw you show in your pictures is the top quality saw made by this firm – yours appears to be unused. The model was introduced after the 1945 war, and the attached picture shows the 1950 catalogue entry. I don't know when it ceased to be made, but probably sometime in the 1980s, when so many Sheffield firms went out of business. The name Tyzack came from France originally, and there were members of the family in Sheffield manufacturing from the late 18th century. Some collectors, and old users, reckoned that W Tyzack, Sons and Turner (as the firm was called after 1879) made the best saws, and their very large output was exported over the world. Other Tyzack firms included Joseph Tyzack, who also made high quality tools.
PS Silver Steel is a piece of advertising – the steel contained no silver whatever.
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‘Silver Steel’ is a traditional description. When the grade was first developed in the early 1900s the addition of chromium gave the steel a bright ‘silver’ like finish.
Silver steel has an high carbon content that aids hardenability to give considerable wear resistance. The chromium content adds to the strength and hardness characteristics of silver steel. On hardening and tempering, an hardness up to 64 Rockwell C can be obtained.
(West Yorkshire Steel Ltd)
TimG
Silver steel has an high carbon content that aids hardenability to give considerable wear resistance. The chromium content adds to the strength and hardness characteristics of silver steel. On hardening and tempering, an hardness up to 64 Rockwell C can be obtained.
(West Yorkshire Steel Ltd)
TimG
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