Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

waynorth said:
Glad you like it Jack!
Nice gift for PMEW!!
Do you know the Wragg timeframe?
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It was a while ago Charlie, and from what I remember, I more or less put that Lambsfoot straight in the post to Paul after I had bought it, and without taking any pics that I can find. Paul may be able to help more than me. Sheffield had the 0742 code until 1995. From the style, I think the knife could even have been made by Rodgers - though the later Eggington Group 'Rodgers'. I forget if there's a tang stamp, or what I said to Paul at the time. Sorry I can't be more helpful Charlie :o
 
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waynorth said:
Yes, I agree! I like the compliment of stamps that JR uses!
The G crown R could be 1910 to 1936, but is most likely 1936 to 1952.
(King George V or King George VI). The knife is unused!
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Unused?! Man, what an excellent find! It's the "OIL THE JOINT" that really gets me...
 
waynorth said:
Yes, I agree! I like the compliment of stamps that JR uses!
The G crown R could be 1910 to 1936, but is most likely 1936 to 1952.
(King George V or King George VI). The knife is unused!

Glad you like it Jack!
Nice gift for PMEW!!
Do you know the Wragg timeframe?
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FYI
Apparently Joseph Rodgers was the last official Cutler to King George V according to Eggington's History of Sheffield.

http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/history/the-history-of-joseph-rodgers.html

GRV died in 1936 so your knife predates that.
 
My understanding is that Under Five Sovereigns was published in 1911, George V being the last of the five sovereigns IN 1911 :thumbsup:

Being as Rodgers sold their site at 6 Norfolk Street in 1929, that stamp might be useful in terms of determining age, but then Rodgers were still using that address on knives at least a decade later. Similarly, Rodgers and other Sheffield firms continued to use stamps relating to particular monarchs after they were deceased.
 
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waynorth said:
There is something about horn handles that, attractive in their own right, also makes them seem ideal for a Lambsfoot knife! Whether with exceptional detail like Jack's above, or subtle like Shawn's, it is very pleasing to see this natural material on the knives. Maybe it is the connection to animal husbandry that both the knife and the handle material have, that makes them so correct!

This knife was in the mailbox with a nice Barlow (see the Barlow thread!)
No horn handles - probably Coca - but it's got everything else!
3 7/8" of good old Joseph Rodgers!!

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I am at admirer of this thread, and I must say that is an excellent specimen. Congrats.
 
Jack Black said:
My understanding is that Under Five Sovereigns was published in 1911, George V being the last of the five sovereigns IN 1911 :thumbup:

Being as Rodgers sold their site at 6 Norfolk Street in 1929, that stamp might be useful in terms of determining age, but then Rodgers were still using that address on knives at least a decade later. Similarly, Rodgers and other Sheffield firms continued to use stamps relating to particular monarchs after they were deceased.
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The so-called mystery is back! If I ignore everything I have been told, and look at the knife without reading books or tang stamps (just like old Bernie says to do!) It looks like a later era knife, after WWII!
IOW, reading the knife is the best evidence of the knife!!:rolleyes:
:D
 
waynorth said:
The so-called mystery is back! If I ignore everything I have been told, and look at the knife without reading books or tang stamps (just like old Bernie says to do!) It looks like a later era knife, after WWII!
IOW, reading the knife is the best evidence of the knife!!:rolleyes:
:D
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I think that's one of the best pieces of advice Bernard has ever written Charlie, and one of the hardest to accept, but when it comes to old Sheffield knives, it applies in spades :thumbsup:
 
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Fascinating history there, Jack. Thank you for posting! I enjoy reading about old water powered factories, and I especially enjoyed seeing one in person a couple of years ago. The Abbeydale complex must have been a sight in its heyday!
 
Wurrwulf said:
Fascinating history there, Jack. Thank you for posting! I enjoy reading about old water powered factories, and I especially enjoyed seeing one in person a couple of years ago. The Abbeydale complex must have been a sight in its heyday!
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Thanks Shawn :) It's well worth a visit if you are ever in the area :thumbsup:
 
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Jack, your A Wright is looking mighty fine as always. The industrial hamlet sounds great. Do they produce demonstration pieces on a daily basis?
 
Charlie- the Stamping on your absolutely STUNNING JR is not as deep as the early models.

Jack and Charlie please don't get me wrong- I "speak" only in the interest of talking knives. I totally agree with what you say in Quoting Bernard - but we can also look at the Font of the stamping- compare the Stamping of that lovely JR to the Earlier examples and there is a massive difference. The Cleanliness of the Blade and Maltese crosses hints a later manufacture ( IMO), in comparison to the very deeply struck stampings - or...am I going down the wrong road? ( because theres lots of them ).

Jack- beautiful Horn example my friend.
 
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