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

Campbellclanman said:
Well, it looks like I somehow missed a complete page of one of the most awesome threads in BF, Man..how I did this I don't know, PLEASE everyone forgive me because I haven't commented on knives that are so nice that I feel I have to comment on them because they are so amazing!


That is one VERY cool knife Charlie, I couldn't be you- I don't think I could leave my knives alone as I wouldn't be able to take them all in ( as in mentally) 🫠


You got it Rob, though it will be quite some time before I even start the Kitchen - a few more projects waiting in line before that. :)


That!!! is a stonker of a knife Jack! just WOW factor my friend!!


Now this one here Jack, would not be going back as a catch and release either if I got hold of it, this issuch a brilliant old knife, I absolutely love these Old Sheffields, What are the Tang stamps on this one Jack Sir? 🙏


Awesome old Sheffield again Jack, please keep them coming!


Humphrey's Radiant seem to have made some very decnt knives from what I have seen, here's a fantastic example of Sheffield Cutler skill set here.


Din't Sheffield put out some great Castration Knives- in fact anything in the Husbandry field Sheffield made some beauties! Love the Wood glowing here!


Same! I got Bill to sign mine and he was using the wrong pen, this was in the Leather-bound edition, and he was so apologetic, I said to him please please don't apologise- this is coming from you to me and I am loving it- he wrote a very nice long " signing" to me.
Loved catching up with him, and that was thanks to some great friends.


Oh Boy, now when I see this, the picture alone is extremely inspiring and it tells me just how far I have to go, problem is I am a bit too advanced in age to get to this stage of collecting that we are seeing here- but I am loving this journey !!!
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Thanks Duncan, we are all on a great knife journey. And I'm happy to know that the journey never ends.
 
galvanic1882 galvanic1882 Impressive example, and I very much like the bill of sale it comes with, itself an attractive piece. Can't quite read the copperplate script, is the customer a Major Allen? Probably the best half-crown he ever spent.

To try and put it into a modern context (not really possible but...) In 1906 a Pound Sterling would now be worth 157.8 GBP according to an inflation calculator. Half Crown was 2 shillings&sixpence, 12.5p in decimal currency, which corresponds to 19.725 GBP. current. (Incidentally in 1906 the Dollar Pound exchange rate was around 4.8 Dollar to a Pound) However, 1 Pound from 1906 might be worth 157.8 GBP now but this is a bit misleading because in 1906 the pound coin was a 22ct gold Sovereign weighing approx !/4 ounce its current value is over 1000 GBP per coin! Which would make the half-crown 125 GBP in current money, actually a more realistic price for a decent knife or services.
 
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