Something You Won't See Everyday, If Ever Again!

The cardboard disk is ~29.5cm diameter; the 20 Saw Tooth Wire samples are ~6 to 8cm in length. Made in England, the illegible stamped information on the back is probably the name of a US distributor.
These weren't intended for cutting anything; this saw wire was for 'clothing' the cards used for processing wool & other natural fibers in textile mills during the late 19th C. My research hasn't gone much further, except that I've sent an inquiry (via www) to P&C Garnett (in Cleckheaton, I think) which has yet to generate a response.
A small delight is the stated availability of these various saw profiles in either mild or cast steel. At the top is the line "a few examples". I can only wonder just how many variations were offered during the zenith of woolen textile manufacturing. Thanks for lookin'!

 

I don't think that's terribly old. Those two-digit postal codes were used from World War II until 1963.

Debora

 

"Card clothing" is still being made and used -


https://www.groz-beckert.com/mm/med..._Card_clothing_for_the_nonwovens_industry.pdf

 

I don't know a thing about it but I did find an ad from 1937 for saw tooth wires.



https://cybra.lodz.pl/Content/25968/Jour_Text_Instit_Vol_XXVIII_no_6_1937.pdf

 

Where do you see a 2-digit postal code, Debora?

 

Great link, Books...Thank you!

 

Wow...quite a variety of esoteric words an' tools shown in that lengthy journal...Fascinating...Thank you, SIS!

 

Above "P.O. Box 15". It reads "Boston 10 MASS".

Debora

 

I can see that now...barely, but you're right. Thanks!

 

So that display is originally back-marked with a pre-1963 postal zone...I thought (hoped?) it was older...sigh.

 

The hand notation is written in ball point too.

Debora

 

An excellent point!

 

Wow, well found Debora. Good spotting that.

Either way, it's a drop dead gorgeous advertising piece. Such a great display, would be so attractive on a wall somewhere!

 

Beautiful condition.

Debora