Diamonds in the Rough!

Nice collection, Philllll! That's only the second sowbelly I have seen from that era.
The other had Empire tang stamps.
 
philllll philllll and waynorth waynorth , Philllll and Charlie.
I apologise in advance if this is a silly question.
Did the Empire made Shapleigh's have a different Tang stamp from other manufactured knives for Shapleigh?
 
Duncan, as far as I can determine, tang stamps were not traded around to often. If a company contracted to make knives, they more likely made an in-house tang stamp to fit their presses, probably from supplied drawings.
I wonder if anyone has done an in-depth study of these Shapleigh stamps. Phil's above are certainly very similar. The Norvell period was from 1901-02 until 1918-20. Phil's tangs are likely before or after that period, (with undoubted exceptions - like everything else!!)
 
According to LG-IV, that Norvell stamp would fall in that 1902-1918 period.
 
philllll philllll and waynorth waynorth - Philllll and Charlie, thank you both for coming in and helping.
I'm at work right now but will come on and have a more detailed look.
It seems as there ( at first glance) not a lot into it - where the stamping and font used are extremely similar.
My friends thank you so much for the time and I am looking forward to getting home and getting my books out to look into this more.
 
Great collection Phillll. That Norvell stamped sowbelly has an S. before Norvell,ie. Sanders Norvell Circa 1901-1911

I have a farmers jack ,albeit rough,with the S Norvell stamp . Made by Empire

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A team effort!! Some day we will see all the relevant Diamond stamps!!;)
(maybe!?):confused:
 
Lloyd, beautiful knife, very elegant. I really like how the blades just disappear, no doubt made for well manicured hands. Stag?
 
Spectacular, Lloyd! I saw that one but was too slow on the trigger. Glad to see it ended up in the hands of a discerning collector such as yourself!
 
Hey thanks Jamie and Phil! Stag?--yeah Jamie that is my guess. I should have mentioned that it has pretty close to sunken joints. I got a Walden Congress with this one that does have complete sunken joints. Will post photos of the Walden in the Old Knives thread when I get a chance. Thanks again guys, Lloyd
 
Very nice, Lloyd. I also had been admiring that knife at the dealer. It's definitely a looker.

The yellowish sowbelly or double-end jack on the far left of the first photo is marked Norvell-Shapleigh.

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