Goins' encyclopedia of cutlery markings

[Pyrian]

Welcome to The Porch @Pyrian, (that's how we regulars refer to the Traditional Forum because of its friendly nature), and thanks for thinking of me gents I am a Sheffielder Pyrian, but have lived in Leeds for the best part of 20 years now. The more you read, the more you learn, but in terms of Sheffield knives, I think you are very well-served by Geoff Tweedale's books Hope to see more of you around

Thanks @Jack Black - good to meet you - I have already benefited greatly from your knowledge when googling for information. I think I first saw one of your posts when googling 'Croisdale Leeds.' I had just bought a knife with those markings and was trying to find out more, and your post was so helpful. I hope to be on the Forum when I can, now I've got over my initial nervousness, but don't have that much time so will just dip in when I can. I have found Tweedale's books to be immensely useful. I am still trying to learn the subtleties of dating knives - it is such a challenge but I am sure that I will gather more information over time. Thanks again.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks @Jack Black - good to meet you - I have already benefited greatly from your knowledge when googling for information. I think I first saw one of your posts when googling 'Croisdale Leeds.' I had just bought a knife with those markings and was trying to find out more, and your post was so helpful. I hope to be on the Forum when I can, now I've got over my initial nervousness, but don't have that much time so will just dip in when I can. I have found Tweedale's books to be immensely useful. I am still trying to learn the subtleties of dating knives - it is such a challenge but I am sure that I will gather more information over time. Thanks again.

Thank you Pyrian, I hope you come to feel at home here It was enjoyable to research Croisdale (I had more time then!), I'm glad you found my post helpful, there are lots of great threads here Geoff's books are extremely well researched, and a real asset for cutlery enthusiasts. Dating Sheffield knives is always a challenge

 

[ea42]

Pyrian you might try one of the editions of "Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values" as well, there's quite a bit of info there on knives from Sheffield and its environs. Tweedale's books are fantastic Jack.

Eric

 

[Pyrian]

Pyrian you might try one of the editions of "Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values" as well, there's quite a bit of info there on knives from Sheffield and its environs. Tweedale's books are fantastic Jack.

Eric

Thanks Eric - I did manage to get an old, slightly battered copy of the third edition of "Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values" as one of my first book acquisitions and, you're right, I have found it very useful - it's also helped me a lot with the few knives I have that don't originate from Sheffield. I've also found Michael W. Silvey's book of US Military Pocket Knives very useful as it has a quite a few early Sheffield knives in (my entry point to pocket knife collecting was military folding knives.) Such a beautifully illustrated book too, a pleasure to look through.

Thanks everyone for helping & making me feel welcome!

 

[Shurke]

Tweedale's books are probably the best out there for Sheffield.

Goins is okay if you're just starting research on a brand, but many of the dates he lists for smaller/more obscure brands are inaccurate (and some are wildly inaccurate). Basically, unless you have corroborating sources, I'd take all of Goins' dates with a grain of salt.