Hi Peter,
It's a secondary product line by Joseph Tyzack, I'm not sure why he
chose the name, but they moved from Fitzwilliam St to Bowden St at some
point, probably in the 1870's so it's possible the street name was the
inspiration for the product line.
I can't see the images you linked to, it asks me for a password, but
here is one of the couple I have, maybe yours is similar.
http://www.backsaw.net/cpg/displayimage.php?album=14&pos Very sweet
little saw, congratulations on a nice find.
Regards Ray
> Hi all,
>
> Yesterday I recieved a small dovetail saw which I purchased recently.
> It has an open handle, the tapered blade is 8 inches (20cm) long and
> has a steel back. I have not yet cleaned it so if there is an etch it
> remains obscured. The back is stamped as follows:
>
> BOWDON & CO SHEFFIELD
>
> Some photos of the saw are in the following gallery on GIC:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2b5t9qw http://galootcentral.com/index.php?option=-
> com_copperminevis&Itemid=2&place=thumbnails&album> I have searched
> various directories, sites, etc and have not yet found much detail of
> this maker. There are a couple of mentions relating to Joseph Tyzack.
> The list archives don't even have anything apart from a couple of old
> notes about saws for sale.
>
> So, a couple of requests:
>
> 1. Does anybody have some detail related to Bowdon & Co? (It's time I
> ordered "Hand-Saw Makers of Britain" so that's been added to the
> high priority list).
>
> 2. One of the brass nuts is missing and has been replaced by a copper
> rivet which I would like to re-replace with an old split nut rather
> than a new shiny version. Does any Aussie galoot happen to have a
> spare old split nut (is it called a nut and bolt?). The remaining
> original is a squidge under 7/16" and I seem to only have 1/2"
> versions.
>
> thanks, Peter
>
> Peter Robinson in Brisbane, Australia still pretending to slowly work
> on my spokeshave index and titan page
> http://peterrobinson.galootcentral.com/spokeshaves/
> http://peterrobinson.galootcentral.com/titanchisel/
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