Stanley Sidewinder Circular Saws?

[RAS61]

I picked up this H272-C "Builders Saw" a while back and got me curious about it's age and origin. I believe from old ads and catalogs these sidewinders first appeared in 1961, and replaced their worm drive "Safety Saws" which were then discontinued.

My question is, did Stanley design and manufacture these themselves, or were they outsourced and re-badged from someone else (PC, BD)? Thanks!

 

[Bigblockyeti]

I have a Stanley W8 Safety Saw that I'm rehabbing and I actually have what I believe is your same saw in my saved list on marketplace.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/347375932977364
I collect vintage circular saws, both side winders and preferably worm drive saws, to the best of my knowledge Stanley did make their own powertools and many had design details that looked like other offerings from Stanley. FWIW the older (my W8) and newer (your) saws look like nothing else produced by any other major manufacturer.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Do you have an established collection or are you just starting out collecting saws?

 

[RAS61]

Do you have an established collection or are you just starting out collecting saws?

I only have those two. Got the Stanley last year to replace a 90's PC lost in a flood. Won't buy anything made in China, and unfortunately all new C-saws seem to be made there, so went with a vintage American saw that checks all the boxes, including a nice cool factor!

Got the Skil 77 in the other thread because I needed a saw for another house, and again it checks all the boxes including not made in China and cool. I should now be done for a while, so you won't have to worry about me fighting you for all the old saws in the Palmetto state ! Then again, when an interesting bargain comes along I guess there's always room for one more

 

[RAS61]

Do you have an established collection or are you just starting out collecting saws?

Is this how SAS (Saw Acquisition Syndrome) starts?

 

[Bigblockyeti]

Is this how SAS (Saw Acquisition Syndrome) starts?

Maybe, get one or two and clean them up, later find one with an all aluminum body and shine it up just because, next thing you know you have nearly 40 on a shelf. In my case most are ready to go to work right now with enough reliability to take to a paying jobsite. Really old ones are way cool but heavy as heck and not nearly as safe as more modern offerings. To the best of my knowledge even my newer ones have been made somewhere other than China.

 

[DD T/A]

Maybe, get one or two and clean them up, later find one with an all aluminum body and shine it up just because, next thing you know you have nearly 40 on a shelf. In my case most are ready to go to work right now with enough reliability to take to a paying jobsite. Really old ones are way cool but heavy as heck and not nearly as safe as more modern offerings. To the best of my knowledge even my newer ones have been made somewhere other than China.

What examples of safety issues do older saws seem to have?

 

[RAS61]

I believe from old ads and catalogs these sidewinders first appeared in 1961, and replaced their worm drive "Safety Saws" which were then discontinued.

I came across a 1956 catalog that lists a couple sidewinders and worm drive saws, so they originated earlier than I thought, and there was definitely an overlap of the two designs