Danger! Cracked Ice!!

[Jack Black]

Another Serpentine Jack by Richards.

 

[Jack Black]

I've always meant to do something with this large Sheffield Penknife, as it's nicely-made.

 

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[Jack Black]

More Pearlux from IXL.

 

[Jack Black]

Western (thanks r8shell )

 

[Gonzalo]

Peanut by Imperial. Love this little guy. (Already posted in the peanut thread, but here it goes again).

 

[Jack Black]

Bunch of tinies

 

[Jack Black]

Richards Cracked Ice.

 

[5K Qs]

(Can anyone make out the name on the tang stamp?)

Not me and my magnifiers.
Looks like it starts "CAUT", maybe? And is there an ampersand "&" third (or second) character from the right end of the name? What's the image under the name, a crouching or resting lion?

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

Impressive bunch of cracked ice examples, Jack!
Is the old cracked ice from Richards and Hammer Brand a type of celluloid? If so, have you ever had any of yours outgas?
I'm assuming some of the more recent versions like your Chinese Imperial or Rough Rider sowbelly are actually acrylic.

- GT

 

[r8shell]

Nowill & sons. Thanks, Jack Black

Imperial in cell wrap:

Here's a Buck USA in lovely mother-of-toilet-seat:

Robison in formica?

 

[Jack Black]

Impressive bunch of cracked ice examples, Jack!
Is the old cracked ice from Richards and Hammer Brand a type of celluloid? If so, have you ever had any of yours outgas?
I'm assuming some of the more recent versions like your Chinese Imperial or Rough Rider sowbelly are actually acrylic.

- GT

Thanks Gary The bolsters, and most of the covers are mainly one piece of sheet steel, with a very thin layer of celluloid, a patented process, for which companies like Richards and Imperial paid the patent holders, Elosi (Lohr & Stiehl) in Germany. It sometimes darkens a little with age, but I've never had a serious problem, and I have a lot of such knives. Yes, RR and Imperial use acrylic

Nowill & sons. Thanks, Jack Black

Imperial in cell wrap:

Here's a Buck USA in lovely mother-of-toilet-seat:

Robison in formica?

Nice Rachel, some interesting knives there

 

[Jack Black]

Letter-Opener Knife

 

[Jack Black]

These key-chain knives were made by so many Sheffield firms, more usually with pain steel handles, that they became known as one of the Sheffield 'Town Patterns'. They have a small Coping blade, and a bottle-opener. Still made in Sheffield.

 

[Jack Black]

I just scooped these out of my long-neglected PLEASE CLEAN ME!! box

 

[afishhunter]

What's the image under the name, a crouching or resting lion?

Looks like to me.

 

[davemonkey]

A couple Imperials.

 

[r8shell]

Souvenir /Advertising knife from Solingen.
No clue what cruise ship(?) it was for.
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(Can anyone make out the name on the tang stamp?)
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Not me and my magnifiers.
Looks like it starts "CAUT", maybe? And is there an ampersand "&" third (or second) character from the right end of the name? What's the image under the name, a crouching or resting lion?

- GT

This has been bugging me all day...I had to zoom in and google a little bit:

C. Lutters & Cie. I think made in Solingen by Loewen Messer.

 

[Just Tom.]

Imperial in cell wrap:

I’m pretty sure my brother had that same model knife when we were kids, except it had a butterscotch swirl wrap.

 

[afishhunter]

This has been bugging me all day...I had to zoom in and google a little bit:

C. Lutters & Cie. I think made in Solingen by Loewen Messer.

I thought maybe C.I. Utters & Co
Web search gave me a shipload of Cutters results.
I think you nailed it. C. Lutters has the lion on tang stamp. Thanks.
Found the tang samp
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Here https://germandaggers.com/Gallery/Makers.php