"Made in Sheffield" 1830-1930, A golden age ?

tongueriver tongueriver really like that bread-knife with the attractive carved handle. I wonder when serrated knives became the norm for slicing our daily bread?

I'd certainly relish using that one if it were in my possession , we have some types of Rye bread here with a very tough crust- good tooth and gum work mind.

Thanks, Will
 
Thomas Turner Encore that glennbad glennbad revived from the death bed. Glenn got it back to me November or December of 2020. I shared it in a Glennbad related thread and intended to post this knife here sooner but I just got around to reviving the edges a couple of weeks ago.

It came to me with a little too much swayback going on~ super wobbly blade, no snap, blunt edges. Appeared hopeless but Glenn took on the challenge!
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Good as new thanks to Glenn's magic :thumbsup::thumbsup: All tight and snappy now:) 4 5/8" closed with 3 3/8" of cutting edge, the secondary blade is handy, probably was originally a spear. It's a useful combination around the house and shop:thumbsup:
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This senator arrived recently. I was surprised at how perfectly the box fits, I was expecting perfection in the knife, it didn't disappoint. It has some blemishes from living in it's little box. 3" closed.

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Wow Rob, treasure! 😎🙂👍
 
Dagger marked Joseph Rodgers Cutlers to their Majesties














A Joseph Rodgers knife using the words "their majesties" on it's blade means that it was made somewhere between 1840 and 1901.

Two options:

- Cutlers to their majesties 1840 - 1861
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until the Prince's death in 1861.

- Cutlers to their majesties 1861- 1901 (22 January 1901)
Queen Victoria the old queen never removing Albert's name from their reign.

My educated guess is that knives with ivory handle slabs & integral ivory pommels like this one would have preceded later versions with pommels made from polished steel.
But when exactly that supposed change came about i don't know.

The dagger in the pics belongs to a knife friend of mine, i just took a few quick snapshots when he visited me a few days ago.
 
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Seems to be something wrong with the hosting of pics, not sure it's the site or my hosting site?
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And ehh another of the Clarke and Warburton pruner post edging which was tricky as I didn't want to wreck the patina.
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Apologies if this doesn’t belong here. My grandfather gave this to me about 30 years or so ago not long before he passed. In his failing health he couldn’t remember when/where he got it so I don’t know if it was in the family before him or not. I really don’t know anything about it. Below is a picture of the only markings on it.350A6D40-F6E5-4C9C-9D1D-814E9D1717C8.jpeg606BBD3E-4A03-4FD3-A30D-C3ED9491777D.jpeg
 
Here are some Sheffields - not the highest Caliber knives, but finding any T.E.W of some form of Vintage is very hard these days.

Here is a Ivory Budding Knife I put up on the Old Knives thread I think a while back,

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With the nice etchings and Tang Stamps these Knives have......
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Here is another T.E.W I came across, this poor thing was not happy when I got - for just a few pennies, no walk and Talk, heavily surface rusting that didn't lead to Pitting thank goodness, now this Main has beautiful walk and talk, the Pen Blade which is Tipped is silent but firm, I will reshape the tip and it will be very hard to tell it was ever damaged.
Nice Horn, not a very special knife- but its an older Taylor Eye Witness, and it will be amongst family with my others.
I'm thinking this Knife could be in between World Wars - I am not too sure, the Stamping on the Tang is TAYLOR in an Arch with Sheffield, this doesn't necessarily mean its pre 1900's, it could possibly be pre ww1 I am not sure.

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Another T.E.W I picked up very recently, I kinda wanted this one when I saw it- its a neat older ( not ALL that old ) example.
Iron Bolsters, Hammered Iron Pins, Nice Jigged Bone, someone wasn't quite up to Sharpening their Knife, and I would very much like to Slap people upon finding them doing this lol, but all the Blade is still there with sharpening Marks- so this Knife carries it's History - and I think it carries it well.
TAYLOR, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND stamped on the Tang, with the Real Eye Witness Stamping on the Blade ( it is stamped and not etched ), Nice Sharp Swage work- although this doesnt show all that well in the Photo's Strong Spring on this Ol Girl.
I like it very much, not the best Photos people - I apologise about that.

The two following photos in bright sunlight - I am trying to capture the Nice Colours within the Jig and Bone...

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Here is something I don't see a lot of around these parts.

Quite a neat Older F.NEWTON, SHEFFIELD Sheepsfoot Jack, all Iron Hardware on the Knife, Beasts of Springs, Sharpening Marks but full Blades, Gorgeous Wood that could be nice choice bits of English Rosewood, I am unsure if Sheffield used Cocobolo- but man it looks it because of it'd Richness.
I quite like this Sheepsfoot Jack- its not a Knife that jumps out and screams at you, but its a Handsome Knife that- well again that carries a fairly Elusive Makers Mark ( for these Parts of the World at least ).
I got this and the T.E.W Peach Pruner above at the same time - I was looking forward to these coming as I knew they were in their own right- nice Knives.

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Stampings:

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In the Sun to show the Colours that pop out ( which doesnt really capture its potential )

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