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

Thanks guys,as I've said,sharing increases the joy of having these pieces of craftsmanship.

Ken ,if ever my ship comes in I would like you to make one of these in your jigged bone,like on your muskrat or Texas jack.Your knives look authentic or just real.

I have two more,one in stag and one in black composition I'll save to bump with.
 
Black composition Wostenholm farmers jack. It has what the industry called the flat blade as described in this 1930s Wostenholm catalog page S-K Steve was so gracious to show me in another thread.If you enlarge the catalog page; Wostenholm describes the purpose of the flat blade's design and usage.

Thanks again Steve,hope everything turned out fine with the remodeling.

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This is a similar ,but I believe, older version of the flat bladed George Wostenholm posted previously.

I do like the covers much better and it is in excellent condition.

Stag IXL farmers jack
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My friend John aka Chief has taken a few photos for me. This knife has been posted before, it is the William Rodgers 3 spring -5 blade. I'm learning to post from his pictures.

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Charles, that's one of the nicest "I cut my ways" I have ever seen!, what a beautiful knife, and such a pleasure to look at.

John- your photography is simply fantastic, whenever you take photos I always stop! .... and take just that moment to soak it up!
 
Yes John's photos are of the finest kind. I'm happy to have him photo my knives and do them some justice. Look at the color of the recent post of the Wade & Butcher lobster.

Charles
 
Here is the other 3 spring 5 blade I posted over a year ago, but these pictures do it more justice. This is the J.Crossland and Sons.

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Wow - thanks for giving us some splendid eye candy Charles - just amazing!

John if you are reading this my friend, well done on these great photo's, it inspires me!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Wow - thanks for giving us some splendid eye candy Charles - just amazing!

John if you are reading this my friend, well done on these great photo's, it inspires me!
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Yes, exceptional photos of some lovely knives :)
 
Here is a petite Brooks and Crooks swell center congress with fancy bolsters. Knife is 2 1/8" closed. I think it fits the time window.
Charles

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Campbellclanman said:
John if you are reading this my friend, well done on these great photo's, it inspires me!
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Jack Black said:
Yes, exceptional photos of some lovely knives :)
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Thanks Duncan / Jack, I enjoy sharing photos of such fine old craftsmanship.

Pearl is so difficult to capture in two dimensions that photos never really do it justice, but even in two dimensions that J. Crossland and Sons is a stunner.
 
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Over the next few weeks I thought, if there was some interest, I would post pictures of one or two vintage Sheffield knives, mostly made in the era before mechanization and mass production.

I would like to show this pristine sportsman's knife made by W Morton & Sons, Sheffield , C 1880 ?, the knife measures 4 1/4" closed, the pocket blade measures 3" (the pile side of which is faintly inscribed with a salesmans pattern number "D 7455 245").

If anyone has a knife they would like to show on this thread, you are welcome.

Thanks for looking.

Mick :)
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And here I'd always thought that SAKs were an entirely unique invention. Yet 50-70 years before that Limey craftsmen in Sheffield were already producing them. Thank you for showing us those exquisite implements. Likely as not these lovely and useful pocket knives were financially well out of reach for the working class though and it took mass production by the Swiss to make those designs universally popular.
 
My compliments Charles and John.I love the bolsters on that Brooks and Crooks and everything else,along with the others! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
This is a reposting of one of my prize Sheffield knives. Picture by John (aka Chief) Innocent and Sons (before 1860) stag jack knife

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