Jack Black VS Tablezilla!

[Jack Black]

The time: Many decades into the future!
The place: The Oxford English dictionary.
The Term: Jack's Table!
The Definition: A motley pile of very interesting and unusual cutlery-related items, usually found in a kitchen!

.. Wait, is that a hand under there? Did it just move?!


Or, Jack's Table: where they found Jack, almost too late.

In all seriousness, Jack, I admire not only your consistent pursuit of knives and implements, but your faithfulness in highlighting and describing your discoveries for us. I usually find myself as interested in the ephemera as the knives, and hammers always, but of course the cutlery holds the lasting appeal in this midst (including, why is that old junk items are often so more appealing than newer ones of similar 'value'?].

Thank you!

~ P.

[Still backing Tablezilla in this affair.]

LOL! Thanks my friends :thumbup:

Hey, there could be worse ways to go than crushed in an immortal struggle with the monster Tablezilla!

Maybe I should take a dive!

 

[Old Hunter]

As always, fun to read and fun to see. I particularly like the Home Guard photo - one Guardsman is holding a Pattern 14 or US 1917 - as traditional as the knife. OH

 

[screened porch]

A treat as always.
I didn't recognize the knife rests. Round these parts they're little glass dumbbells.

 

[sitflyer]

Thanks for another fine installment from "The Table" Jack :thumbup:

That bully beef tin opener, ampoule knives, and the knife rests are pretty interesting pieces ( and the knives, of course). I wish I could see the end of one and know how the spindle is fastened. You have a knack for making these finds of yours interesting and fun to peruse, always a pleasure to see the tang stamps and read the side links you provide :thumbup:

 

[5K Qs]

My pleasure GT. I was brought up in a house partly-furnished in 'Fablon'-covered orange crates, so we didn't get to see a lot of knife rests either! I think they came into fashion among the rich at the time when people had until recently carried their own eating cutlery. When this began to change (and for a long time you were apparently well-advised to take your own), the hosts of dinner-parties would only provide one set of cutlery, as opposed to the multiple sets which only came much later. So when the plates were cleared away by the servants between courses, knife rests were provided to spare the fine tablecloths. Apparently, during this period, people laid their cutlery in the centre of the plates to indicate they had finished eating, as today, but with the handles inwards.

Try looking at the different style of billhooks sometime GT, every English town or region had its own unique shape once! I look forward to your theorising my friend

Thanks for even more interesting historical info, Jack!

LOL! Thanks my friends :thumbup:

Hey, there could be worse ways to go than crushed in an immortal struggle with the monster Tablezilla!

Maybe I should take a dive!

A treat as always.
I didn't recognize the knife rests. Round these parts they're little glass dumbbells.
...

Very cool, scrteened porch! Two days ago, I never even heard of knife rests, and now, through the wonders of the web, I've seen two different styles! :thumbup:

- GT

 

[Campbellclanman]

Great to see those Knife rests...actually thats something I see quite a lot here -and because I see them a lot - I dont buy them - try to figure that one out ?
I did take notice of Jacks in his initial post - those would be Victorian - possibly earlier Jack?
I just love this stuff, Im tempted to do a photo of my junk on my desk....I need to take control of it soon.

 

[Jack Black]

Great to see those Knife rests...actually thats something I see quite a lot here -and because I see them a lot - I dont buy them - try to figure that one out ?
I did take notice of Jacks in his initial post - those would be Victorian - possibly earlier Jack?
I just love this stuff, Im tempted to do a photo of my junk on my desk....I need to take control of it soon.

Certainly pre-stainless I think Duncan :thumbup:

That would be good my friend, Desk Kong VS Tablezilla! :thumbup:

 

[RDaneel]

Great items, information and history, Jack, as usual. Knife rests, who would have thought? Growing up, we did like GT described; just place your knife on the edge of the plate. In fact, I still do that.

 

[screened porch]

Very cool, scrteened porch! Two days ago, I never even heard of knife rests, and now, through the wonders of the web, I've seen two different styles! :thumbup:
- GT

You should have seen the silver-gilt figural knife-rests by Cellini that me and the Grimaldis used at the palazzo on the Med, back in the day.

 

[5K Qs]

You should have seen the silver-gilt figural knife-rests by Cellini that me and the Grimaldis used at the palazzo on the Med, back in the day.

One of the sayings that was popular when I first joined BF was something like, "If you don't have pics, it didn't happen!" Got anything you can show us?

- GT

 

[kamagong]

You're collecting wooden knives now too? I hate to tell you this, but you've got it bad my friend.

 

[Jack Black]

Great items, information and history, Jack, as usual. Knife rests, who would have thought? Growing up, we did like GT described; just place your knife on the edge of the plate. In fact, I still do that.

Thank you Yes, me too! :thumbup:

You should have seen the silver-gilt figural knife-rests by Cellini that me and the Grimaldis used at the palazzo on the Med, back in the day.

You're collecting wooden knives now too? I hate to tell you this, but you've got it bad my friend.

LOL! My girlfriend brought me the wooden knife back from a business trip to Estonia. I'm going to send her back to get the real thing! :thumbup: