Just some old British-made files... When we first found these we wondered if they could have been 19th century, and of so, could they be handmade? When did files stop being made by hand? Turns out you could get handmade files in the 1990s. If they had lasted into the 21st Century, we could be buying "artisanal" files today!
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Thomas Jowitt and Sons of Scotia Steel Works, Sheffield. Formerly Jowitt and Batty. No history that I could find but in 1855 they exhibited edge tools. (according to Grace's Guide)
John Peace and Sons, Makers of files.
Again, Grace's Guide has no history but in 1973 the company was bought by Spear and Jackson.
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Hard to make out but it reads, SPENCE & CO. Possibly Geo Spence and Sons who started as a leather merchant in 1888 and is still in business today selling tools and hardware in Leeds UK.
Below is the reverse side of the rasp, much finer, single and double cut.
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Is the four-way a rasp on both sides, or does it have a less toothy side?
The 18" rasp has a very coarse toothy side, possibly used by farriers or on wood. The reverse side has a much finer cut to it. I'll try to send more pics.
Inno
Added to post, thanks for the input!
Interesting difference from the 4-ways I've seen, where each side has both a rasp section and a regular file, with both being rougher (for their type) on one side and less toothy (again both types) on the other.
Strikes me this design would be easier to use as you progress from big rasp to lesser rasp, then flip it over and go from single cut to double.
I could see this design being more convenient for someone holding up a horse's foot with one hand (and body) while the other goes to work with the file. You've only one change of side to make.
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