Ink Eraser Knives

Wonderful quill knives, gents!

I have one in ivory(?) that's quite tiny. I don't know if it was made as a novelty knife, but it looks like it got a fair amount of use.
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That's a nice example Rachel :) I think, Quill Knives became smaller over the years. Long after they no longer had a function for cutting quills, they were still a standard feature in Ladies Reticules, like the one included in the set I showed previously.

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Two Quill Knives by Joseph Rodgers, the ivory model being the older.

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I love these relics my friends!! Wonderful old stories that you don't have to keep in a safe!! :)

Modern Quill knife!! Pre-ban handles, carved!!View attachment 1639591
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That's a nice example Rachel :) I think, Quill Knives became smaller over the years. Long after they no longer had a function for cutting quills, they were still a standard feature in Ladies Reticules, like the one included in the set I showed previously.

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Two Quill Knives by Joseph Rodgers, the ivory model being the older.

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I see manicure sets like those sometimes, but they are almost always missing the knife. :confused:
 
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I see manicure sets like those sometimes, but they are almost always missing the knife. :confused:
Sadly, a lot of market traders here split the sets up, because they can get more for the contents individually than collectively :( I found that one in an antique store :thumbsup:

As with advertising knives, I've found that the knives contained in these sets don't have a maker's mark, as the sets themselves were probably branded. Here's another similar Quill Knife, simply marked with a Sheffield stamp.

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I was told that the curriculum no longer focuses on spelling or grammar, as students will not need to know either by the time they hit the work force. Everything will be auto-corrected.
Really? How are they going to auto-correct speach? Grammer, correct or not, is used when talking. Are they being taught to keep their mouth shut, and text to the person sitting next to them? Are each class in the schools* using a chat room for lessons and questions, rather than speaking, texting other students in the class instead of whispering or passing notes, or as the girls did when I was in 7th and 8th grade use International Sign Languge?
Are in person interviews for a job at the local level small business a thing of the past, or will be inside 8 years when those presently in 4th grade graduate High School? (presuming the Senior Year is still 12th grade, and they don't drop out before that. Not everyone goes on to college. I know several in my graduating class who went right into the workforce after gaduation, or joined the military. (no draft when I gaduated in '74.) I'd guess at least half didn't go to college. They were qualified thanks to the vocational shops classes, and other practical classes, like shorthand, typing, and book keeping taken.)

Every job I've ever had required an in-person interview, be it for a janitorial or assembly position in a factory, retail, a welder, truck/bus driver, whatever. When I had my own business doing minor demolition, lot and consruction site cleanup, scrapping, lawn care, tree trimming, fence construction, and local general hauling, I interviewed possible helpers in person.
When my position as a manager at a couple convenience stores, restaurants and night clubs required I do the hiring, I interviewed all applicants in person - resume submitted or not.
I would never hire based soley on a resume. A resume only got some as far as an interview.

Thank the fates that I'm retired now and don't/don't have to deal with a failed "education" system ...

NOTE: Spell ad Grammer checks don't always work. I tied to correct all thetypos before posting this. How many did I miss?
How often does spell check change "were" to "we're"? 🤬

Some positions I've had, for instance a welder, part of the interview included doing some welding, to show I knew how. For retail, show I really knew how to operate a cash regester, auto mechanic, how I would change a camshaft on one of the vehicles in the shop, etc. Schoolbus driver a diving test.

Some People can and do ..."exagerate" ... (AKA: "lie") on their resume and/or application claiming experience they don't have to get the job.
In Person interviews also give an indication of if the person will fit-in, what their attitude is, how they take care of their tools and by extension any company tools they will use, etc.

* I'm sure the Covid's remote classes are using a chat room to ask the teacher any quesions, and (if the student called upon can) answer a question concerning the subject and/or lesson ... if the teacher is able to ask, for example in Social Studies: "Suzie, what is the leading cause of divorce?" (To which Suzie could correctly reply "Marrage.")
 
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NOTE: Spell ad Grammer checks don't always work
I absolutely agree with your points, including the failures of the automatic checks!! (You have several typos/mistakes in your post, BTW ;) !)
 
Really? How are they going to auto-correct speach? Grammer, correct or not, is used when talking. Are they being taught to keep their mouth shut, and text to the person sitting next to them? Are each class in the schools* using a chat room for lessons and questions, rather than speaking, texting other students in the class instead of whispering or passing notes, or as the girls did when I was in 7th and 8th grade use International Sign Languge?
Are in person interviews for a job at the local level small business a thing of the past, or will be inside 8 years when those presently in 4th grade graduate High School? (presuming the Senior Year is still 12th grade, and they don't drop out before that. Not everyone goes on to college. I know several in my graduating class who went right into the workforce after gaduation, or joined the military. (no draft when I gaduated in '74.) I'd guess at least half didn't go to college. They were qualified thanks to the vocational shops classes, and other practical classes, like shorthand, typing, and book keeping taken.)

Every job I've ever had required an in-person interview, be it for a janitorial or assembly position in a factory, retail, a welder, truck/bus driver, whatever. When I had my own business doing minor demolition, lot and consruction site cleanup, scrapping, lawn care, tree trimming, fence construction, and local general hauling, I interviewed possible helpers in person.
When my position as a manager at a couple convenience stores, restaurants and night clubs required I do the hiring, I interviewed all applicants in person - resume submitted or not.
I would never hire based soley on a resume. A resume only got some as far as an interview.

Thank the fates that I'm retired now and don't/don't have to deal with a failed "education" system ...

NOTE: Spell ad Grammer checks don't always work. I tied to correct all thetypos before posting this. How many did I miss?
How often does spell check change "were" to "we're"? 🤬

Some positions I've had, for instance a welder, part of the interview included doing some welding, to show I knew how. For retail, show I really knew how to operate a cash regester, auto mechanic, how I would change a camshaft on one of the vehicles in the shop, etc. Schoolbus driver a diving test.

Some People can and do ..."exagerate" ... (AKA: "lie") on their resume and/or application claiming experience they don't have to get the job.
In Person interviews also give an indication of if the person will fit-in, what their attitude is, how they take care of their tools and by extension any company tools they will use, etc.

* I'm sure the Covid's remote classes are using a chat room to ask the teacher any quesions, and (if the student called upon can) answer a question concerning the subject and/or lesson ... if the teacher is able to ask, for example in Social Studies: "Suzie, what is the leading cause of divorce?" (To which Suzie could correctly reply "Marrage.")
 
Really? How are they going to auto-correct speach? Grammer, correct or not, is used when talking. Are they being taught to keep their mouth shut, and text to the person sitting next to them? Are each class in the schools* using a chat room for lessons and questions, rather than speaking, texting other students in the class instead of whispering or passing notes, or as the girls did when I was in 7th and 8th grade use International Sign Languge?
Are in person interviews for a job at the local level small business a thing of the past, or will be inside 8 years when those presently in 4th grade graduate High School? (presuming the Senior Year is still 12th grade, and they don't drop out before that. Not everyone goes on to college. I know several in my graduating class who went right into the workforce after gaduation, or joined the military. (no draft when I gaduated in '74.) I'd guess at least half didn't go to college. They were qualified thanks to the vocational shops classes, and other practical classes, like shorthand, typing, and book keeping taken.)

Every job I've ever had required an in-person interview, be it for a janitorial or assembly position in a factory, retail, a welder, truck/bus driver, whatever. When I had my own business doing minor demolition, lot and consruction site cleanup, scrapping, lawn care, tree trimming, fence construction, and local general hauling, I interviewed possible helpers in person.
When my position as a manager at a couple convenience stores, restaurants and night clubs required I do the hiring, I interviewed all applicants in person - resume submitted or not.
I would never hire based soley on a resume. A resume only got some as far as an interview.

Thank the fates that I'm retired now and don't/don't have to deal with a failed "education" system ...

NOTE: Spell ad Grammer checks don't always work. I tied to correct all thetypos before posting this. How many did I miss?
How often does spell check change "were" to "we're"? 🤬

Some positions I've had, for instance a welder, part of the interview included doing some welding, to show I knew how. For retail, show I really knew how to operate a cash regester, auto mechanic, how I would change a camshaft on one of the vehicles in the shop, etc. Schoolbus driver a diving test.

Some People can and do ..."exagerate" ... (AKA: "lie") on their resume and/or application claiming experience they don't have to get the job.
In Person interviews also give an indication of if the person will fit-in, what their attitude is, how they take care of their tools and by extension any company tools they will use, etc.

* I'm sure the Covid's remote classes are using a chat room to ask the teacher any quesions, and (if the student called upon can) answer a question concerning the subject and/or lesson ... if the teacher is able to ask, for example in Social Studies: "Suzie, what is the leading cause of divorce?" (To which Suzie could correctly reply "Marrage.")
I agree 100%. It's the world we live in today, and the world my daughter will be a part of. It's hard to change with the times. I identify with the lifestyle of my great-grandparents more than I do of my own daughter. I feel lost in the dust, and she thinks everything I do is antiquated and boring. The schools are teaching with the assumption that every kid will be sitting at home working from a computer once they graduate college, and they forget that there are a lot of blue collar jobs out there that are necessary to keep our world running.
 
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