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Antique Simonds No. 372 Handsaw – 26\" Skew Back – Wheat Carved Let-in Apple Handle – 7 TPI – 200 Medallion
Offering a rare early 20th-century Simonds No. 372 “Blue Ribbon” handsaw, as featured in the 1919 Simonds catalog. This model was part of their premium line, designed for fine woodworking with a narrow skew back blade and applewood handle. The handle features classic wheat carving and a brass medallion marked “THE SIMONDS MFG CO 200.” Simonds made saws from 1900 to 1926 (see history below).
• Maker: Simonds Manufacturing Co., Fitchburg, MA• Model: No. 372 “Blue Ribbon”• Blade: 26\" long × 5.5\" tall, skew back profile• Teeth: 7 TPI (crosscut)• Handle: Applewood with wheat carving• Medallion: “200” brass button• Condition:Blade shows age and patina,Some teeth missing,Small crack on back side of handleThis saw is best suited for display, restoration, or light use. A great addition to any vintage tool collection or workshop wall.
Fast shipping...thanks for looking!Some history of Simonds Steel Co. during their saw production days:
1900 -- Simonds builds its own steel mill in Chicago so that the company can make its own steel, instead of buying from US and English steel producers, thus having greater control over the quality of steel.
1901 (approx) -- Simonds begins producing and sellinghandsawsandbacksaws
1905-6 -- A new factory is built in Fitchburg on the site of the original factory.
1906 -- Branch offices in Montreal (including a factory) and St. John, New Brunswick in Canada open. A new factory for the production of files and hack saw blades opens in Fitchburg.
1911 -- The steel mill operation is moved from Chicago to Lockport, NY. It is run by electricity from nearby Niagara Falls. A branch office in Vancouver opens.
1913 -- Daniel Simonds dies. His son, Alvan T. Simonds (who graduated from Harvard and studied at the School of Metallurgy in Sheffield, England) takes over as president.
1922 -- Name is changed to Simonds Saw and Steel Company. Branch office in Detroit is opened.
1923 -- Simonds has over 2,200 employees.
1926 -- Simonds stops the manufacture of handsaws after only 25 years.
