About

This site has free downloads of old American file manufacturer catalogs, brochures, instructions, and history, including Canada where possible. The Site Index lists small companies with the large companies that bought them. The information is being updated as needed so please check back. Click on pictures to enlarge them.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Simonds Files

Simonds Saw & Steel Co. of Fitchburg, Massachusetts produced some of the best files made in the USA. Simonds bought Heller Brothers of Newcomerstown, Ohio in 1955. Simonds continued to make files in Fitchburg until 1960, when file manufacturing was consolidated in Newcomerstown. Simonds closed that plant in 2006 and moved production to South America. The horse rasp product line was sold to Musted of Switzerland.
Simonds advertisement

Early Simonds History
WK Fine Tools - Simonds History


Simonds Red Tang file box


Posted by at
Labels:

1 comment:

  1. UnknownDecember 30, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    So what quality tapered files can we now obtain in North America? I loved the original Sandviks, Simonds and Nicholsons. I have several inherited Disston and other quality handsaws I inherited but no files to sharpen them. I've worn out my last American made Simonds and Nicholsons.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)