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

[rockman0]

A fabulous pair of old Lambs Rob

Thanks, Jack I have a few more in horn that need pictures taken and posted.

 

[Campbellclanman]

I'm not too sure what Rob's game here is, here is us all thinking that Rob is some real cool great guy- next thing he is waving such outstanding Sheffield's in our face I'm thinking there's more to his game - he is simply taunting us to the point I cant take it any more!!!!


I will put up with the pain, please don't stop Rob!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack I have a few more in horn that need pictures taken and posted.

Looking forward to seeing them my friend

 

[Jack Black]

Jack, Two nice examples in your Howarth and Haywood models. I've always liked Haywood's "Kettle" logo.

WinMag775, Two good Lockwood folders, but I especially like your Woodhead model.

rockman0, Very nice Allen pruner. I've become a big fan of pruner models over the years.

glennbad, Fine older Lamb Foot model and nice surprise to find out it has nickel silver bolsters.

Jack, Hard not to fall in love with triple rat tail bolsters as seen on your Francis Newton folder.

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Thank you my friend, I also like the kettle logo. I posted a Haywood Razor in r8shell 's thread the other day. The Haywood has a flaring blade-well, which always intrigued me, and which I had to ask Stan Shaw for an explanation of

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Ten different “Barnes” names are listed in Tweedale’s book. Among that group is Isaac Barnes who had a cutlery company from around 1833 to the 1870s. Shown is an elegant pearl handled folding lock back dirk marked “Isaac Barnes W (crown) R” on the blade tang. The “W (crown) R” marking dates this fine example from between 1830 to 1837. With a handle length of 4-1/2 inches, the pearl handles on both sides are made from two pieces each. That was a common practice and done to make the best use of smaller pieces of pearl. Beyond the beautiful pearl used, both sides are also etched with decorative designs which are hard to show in photographs. The blade has a typical dagger grind which meant this knife was made for self-protection rather than general usage. An exquisite knife that is nearing the two hundred year mark.

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Incredible piece, congratulations Neal

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Handsome small Sheepsfoot Bob It's a nice size, reminded me a bit of this Rodgers

 

[Campbellclanman]

Jack my friend, you have a fantastic collection of knives, I always enjoy seeing you post them up!

 

[Jack Black]

Jack my friend, you have a fantastic collection of knives, I always enjoy seeing you post them up!

Thank you Duncan, you have more kind I probably have more quantity than quality!

Here's another Joseph Rodgers Sheepsfoot, but this is a big one

 

[Rufus1949]

Handsome small Sheepsfoot Bob It's a nice size, reminded me a bit of this Rodgers

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Thank you Jack. I look at it as saving a piece of history from a grand era.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Jack. I look at it as saving a piece of history from a grand era.

Definitely my friend

 

[rockman0]

I'm not too sure what Rob's game here is, here is us all thinking that Rob is some real cool great guy- next thing he is waving such outstanding Sheffield's in our face I'm thinking there's more to his game - he is simply taunting us to the point I cant take it any more!!!!


I will put up with the pain, please don't stop Rob!

Duncan, I don't want to bomb the thread all at once, that requires a lot of prep work, work is something I retired from a couple of years ago

Thank you my friend, I also like the kettle logo. I posted a Haywood Razor in r8shell 's thread the other day. The Haywood has a flaring blade-well, which always intrigued me, and which I had to ask Stan Shaw for an explanation of

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Incredible piece, congratulations Neal


Handsome small Sheepsfoot Bob It's a nice size, reminded me a bit of this Rodgers

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Thank you Duncan, you have more kind I probably have more quantity than quality!

Here's another Joseph Rodgers Sheepsfoot, but this is a big one

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Excellent pair of Sheepsfoot, Jack They appear to have seen very little use

 

[Jack Black]

Excellent pair of Sheepsfoot, Jack They appear to have seen very little use

Thanks Rob, the wee one appears to have been carried more - just not by me! I have carried the large one a few times on my hikes

 

[Jack Black]

I can never resist buying old steel, and got these 2 from Leeds Market some time back. I've just cleaned them up a bit, with a green pad and a bit of 3 in 1. The large one (15") was made in Leeds rather than Sheffield, look how the tang tapers down to nothing. Someone had made a hardboard sheath for it. The smaller knife (12"), maybe a small Ham Knife, was forged a few yards from where my grandparents lived before, during, and aftert WW2, where my parents first home was, and about 200 yards from where I lived when I was a young man. I might spend a bit more time on it, and try to find room for it on my crowded kitchen knife rack. A few strokes on a steel, and that old steel is sharp as the dickens

 

[waynorth]

I can never resist buying old steel, and got these 2 from Leeds Market some time back. I've just cleaned them up a bit, with a green pad and a bit of 3 in 1. The large one (15") was made in Leeds rather than Sheffield, look how the tang tapers down to nothing. Someone had made a hardboard sheath for it. The smaller knife (12"), maybe a small Ham Knife, was forged a few yards from where my grandparents lived before, during, and aftert WW2, where my parents first home was, and about 200 yards from where I lived when I was a young man. I might spend a bit more time on it, and try to find room for it on my crowded kitchen knife rack. A few strokes on a steel, and that old steel is sharp as the dickens

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Wonderful old knives, and building, and your family's history!!
It is no wonder you are into studying cutlery's great stories, Jack!!

 

[Jack Black]

Wonderful old knives, and building, and your family's history!!
It is no wonder you are into studying cutlery's great stories, Jack!!

They lived on Bath Street Charlie, the baths hung on the walls round the back of the houses!

 

[waynorth]

They lived on Bath Street Charlie, the baths hung on the walls round the back of the houses!

Are they like showers?????

 

[Jack Black]

Are they like showers?????

More like tin baths Charlie! Just my mother and grandmother during the war, but my other grandparents had 6 kids, so as they got older, the men and boys would go out once a week, when it was girl's bath night, and the other way round on another night. They'd place the tin bath in front of the fire, and fill it with pans of hot water. There were people still having to do that here in the 1960's, later in rural areas. I don't know if everyone hung them on the outside wall, but a lot certainly did, as I remember seeing them as a kid

Three strokes, either side on Granny's old steel, and the Gregory Brothers knife was already sharp enough to bite me! I caught the tip on the sixth swipe, and the blade is so thin it flexes, and caught the point. I was just straightening it out again when it got me!

 

[waynorth]

More like tin baths Charlie! Just my mother and grandmother during the war, but my other grandparents had 6 kids, so as they got older, the men and boys would go out once a week, when it was girl's bath night, and the other way round on another night. They'd place the tin bath in front of the fire, and fill it with pans of hot water. There were people still having to do that here in the 1960's, later in rural areas. I don't know if everyone hung them on the outside wall, but a lot certainly did, as I remember seeing them as a kid

Ah!! Thanks for clearing that up, Jack

Three strokes, either side on Granny's old steel, and the Gregory Brothers knife was already sharp enough to bite me! I caught the tip on the sixth swipe, and the blade is so thin it flexes, and caught the point. I was just straightening it out again when it got me!

Hope it heals fast!!! You can still eat chocolate though!!
Speaking of Grannies, my Calabrese Nonna used one knife to steel another, and they both wound up sharp!! I wish I could ask her the secret!!!
R.I.P.!!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Ah!! Thanks for clearing that up, Jack

I probably didn't explain it very well Charlie I must have been very small, but I can actually remember being bathed in the kitchen sink!

Hope it heals fast!!! You can still eat chocolate though!!
Speaking of Grannies, my Calabrese Nonna used one knife to steel another, and they both wound up sharp!! I wish I could ask her the secret!!!
R.I.P.!!!!

Thanks Charlie, just a nick That's very cool, I also wish I'd learned more from the old folks Sometimes, someone has a knife that needs sharpening down at the market, and I'll pick something up off the Tool Stall and use that

 

[waynorth]

Sometimes, someone has a knife that needs sharpening down at the market, and I'll pick something up off the Tool Stall and use that

Handy location!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Handy location!!!

It's surprising what you can use if the angle is right!

 

[Jack Black]

The only Blyde I have is later.



Think I might have a cutlery box though.