Jack's Terrifying Table!

neal70 said:
Wonderful "things" Jack, I really enjoyed the canes, as I have to use one quite regularly. I must be going blind, but for the life of me, I couldn't see the bullet lighter. Can you give me a hint as to it's location in the picture? In your own time of course. Thanks for another wonderful installment on your table(shoebox:D), I always look forward to checking them out.
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Doh! :o Thanks for the heads-up Neal (and for the compliment), I'd pasted in the wrong code! :o :thumbup:

 
Jack our locations will probably never allow this to happen but I would love to go on one of your "hunts" with you. As I've said many times your table is like a history museum of Sheffield Cutlery with a side of bits and bobs. I totally enjoy your post and always get a thrill when I see you have a post of your table.
 
r redden said:
Jack our locations will probably never allow this to happen but I would love to go on one of your "hunts" with you. As I've said many times your table is like a history museum of Sheffield Cutlery with a side of bits and bobs. I totally enjoy your post and always get a thrill when I see you have a post of your table.
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Thank you very much Randy, I hope we get to meet up one day my friend :) :thumbup:
 
Jack--what a great assortment! I've been looking over the pic slowly, and can figure most of it out--but--I have to ask about the whistle. At first I thought it was a Boatswain's Pipe, but on closer inspection I think not. Those navy knives with the spikes perhaps erroneously influenced my imagination. Thanks for such a fun post!
 
What a wide variety of "things"! I have to say I am most curious about the cigarette roller. I think it is such an interesting piece. I imagine they are pretty common, but I've never seen one.

Also, the canes are excellent examples of craftsmanship. I would admit to passing something like that up at our flea markets, but thank you for reminding me of the beauty in the most commonplace of objects.
 
Terrrible indeed! The things on your table always fascinate me jack black.

What are the 2 sheathed fixed blades? The one looks to have a very interesting handle
 
Aias said:
Jack--what a great assortment! I've been looking over the pic slowly, and can figure most of it out--but--I have to ask about the whistle. At first I thought it was a Boatswain's Pipe, but on closer inspection I think not. Those navy knives with the spikes perhaps erroneously influenced my imagination. Thanks for such a fun post!
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Thank you my friend, the whistle is an Acme City model, you'll see more of it next time :thumbup:

glennbad said:
What a wide variety of "things"! I have to say I am most curious about the cigarette roller. I think it is such an interesting piece. I imagine they are pretty common, but I've never seen one.

Also, the canes are excellent examples of craftsmanship. I would admit to passing something like that up at our flea markets, but thank you for reminding me of the beauty in the most commonplace of objects.
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Thank you :) I've not seen a cigarette roller quite like this one before, they're pre-WW2. I came across a couple of examples online, but in poor condition. This one is in great condition, and pretty well-made I think :thumbup:

fishcakes said:
Terrrible indeed! The things on your table always fascinate me jack black.

What are the 2 sheathed fixed blades? The one looks to have a very interesting handle
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Thank you, one is by Brusletto, we'll discuss that next time, the other is in the first knife photo in my post (and on the left below), made by a Polish chap called Grzegorz Kaczmanski, who assured me it was made from good high-carbon steel and heat-treated to between 56 and 58RC :thumbup:

 
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I got scared just reading the title to the thread, Jack!!:eek:

What a wonderful avalanche!!:D

"Swift" made sausages, salami, premium ham and other pork products in the USA. Henry A. Lane must have been a purveyor of same at some level - maybe a distributor promoting his company with that sausage tester. I have eaten many of their "brown-and-serve" sausages for breakfast, in my youth - probably too many! I will get a stateside friend to see if we can trace that company; no luck on the internet so far.

Thanks for thinking of me! That's a cool corkscrew!! Amid a treasure trove of beautiful things!!
 
LOL! It certainly looked pretty terrifying over breakfast :eek: :D Thanks a lot Charlie, I remember you posted a pic of one of your sausage testers a while back :) I'll put the corkscrew with the other two I've put aside for you, the horn should polish up nicely :thumbup:
 
Always fun to see your table Jack. A bit like a museum and a collectibles store all jumbled together with neat, old stuff. OH
 
wow, i really enjoyed this thread. thanks so much. i particularly found the below interesting....about how the german makers decided to put "FOREIGN" on the tang stamp.good stuff....

Jack Black said:
I come across quite a few penknives, produced at a time when the world preferred the word ‘Foreign’ to ‘German’. German they are though, and they’re almost invariably of good quality.



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Jack Black said:
Despite the fact that I’ve not really done much ‘hunting’ recently, barely any at all in fact
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Question is "What is not really much, barely any" and what would be a lot ?? :eek::eek::eek::eek:;):D

Nice treasures Mr. Jack !! :thumbup::thumbup::D
 
You always seem to find the most interesting things. Thanks for sharing them.
 
Interesting assortment there, Jack. That big sheepsfoot would make a wonderful "bread and butter" knife. It's amazing how "stuff" accumulates...
 
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