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Recommendation? Looking for a Sheffield folder GEC #14-ish in size
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I suspect most makers in the first half of the 20th century produced something along these lines. Below is a GEC 14 from 2016 alongside a pre-WWI Norvell’s Best boy’s knife.
I am by no means an expert on vintage knives; far from it, in fact. Nevertheless, I think your challenge *might* lie in the fact that retailers in those days had knives made in the US, Germany, or the UK, and they don’t always bear stamps indicating their nation of origin. The old knife below is one example. While it comes from a US company (sold through Shapleigh Hardware), I haven’t a clue where it was produced. I will say that in terms of function it truly is “good as new.”
Hopefully someone with actual knowledge on this topic will be able to steer you right, but my *guess* is that if you’re looking for a boy’s knife with a Sheffield stamp you might want to try looking for something by Richards.
Good luck in your quest. When it comes to these old knives the searching (and learning) is most of the fun!
I am by no means an expert on vintage knives; far from it, in fact. Nevertheless, I think your challenge *might* lie in the fact that retailers in those days had knives made in the US, Germany, or the UK, and they don’t always bear stamps indicating their nation of origin. The old knife below is one example. While it comes from a US company (sold through Shapleigh Hardware), I haven’t a clue where it was produced. I will say that in terms of function it truly is “good as new.”
Hopefully someone with actual knowledge on this topic will be able to steer you right, but my *guess* is that if you’re looking for a boy’s knife with a Sheffield stamp you might want to try looking for something by Richards.
Good luck in your quest. When it comes to these old knives the searching (and learning) is most of the fun!
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Not an easy task I suspect . Probably Richards made a version of it but it won't be up to GEC build quality. Here's a small Sleeveboard to keep you going, very different from Barehead single blade I know but it is single-spring and compact. c 1950s French Cell.
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Richards usually have sheet metal covers like Imperial or Colonial.
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Unrelated but my last name is Richards and when I first learned about the knives I was like "wow I probably have ancestors that were cutlers"
Only to realize a second later my dad was adopted and in reality I have no connection with them.
Good story right!?
Only to realize a second later my dad was adopted and in reality I have no connection with them.
Good story right!?
Unrelated but my last name is Richards and when I first learned about the knives I was like "wow I probably have ancestors that were cutlers"
Only to realize a second later my dad was adopted and in reality I have no connection with them.
Good story right!?
Richards has been a common sirname in England and Wales since before 1066
Anyone with any sort of bloodline connection to the UK will have a Richards or two in their family tree
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