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

Campbellclanman said:
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The knives here are just insanely gorgeous! you guys are VERY lucky to own such beautiful examples of ( almost ) forgotten / lost Craftsmanship!
Amazing!
Ed - that Slater Jack is am impressive knife!
Charles - Oh to be around when you bring out your collection!! - Fantastic, and Brad my friend, that Humphries radiant is just superb - aren't we lucky to have our Forum members share their most fantastic collections for us to appreciate - thank you VERY much guys!
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Duncan my friend you are too kind. You have a fantastic collection as well! To bring these beauties of the old masters to light for others to see is one of the reasons I collect them. Would not want them to be forgotten as they are way too important.
 
I feel the same as Brad. The joy of collecting these masters includes the joy of sharing them. There are so few of us who really care about this kind of quality and workmanship. History in your hand!
Charles
 
Thank you Duncan, Mike B., Brad, and Mike R. for your positive comments about my knife. One feature of the knife I like is the triple, rattail, bolsters.
 
Rodgers 3 1/2" Pen

Not a fancy knife but very well preserved and nice nonetheless. Early 1900's. Ivory covers.

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Nice pen, Brad! Preceded by a raft of beauties.
This thread never fails to amaze me. I cannot open it without browsing back several pages to ogle the highly evolved Cutler's art!!

On a much more prosaic note, I wonder if any of you Sheffield experts can date this Tea Pruner for me. A hair over 9 1/2" long.

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From the snippets of information I have seen, there may be two incarnations of these names and trademarks from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
But info is scarce.
 
waynorth said:
Nice pen, Brad! Preceded by a raft of beauties.
This thread never fails to amaze me. I cannot open it without browsing back several pages to ogle the highly evolved Cutler's art!!

On a much more prosaic note, I wonder if any of you Sheffield experts can date this Tea Pruner for me. A hair over 9 1/2" long.

From the snippets of information I have seen, there may be two incarnations of these names and trademarks from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
But info is scarce.
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Charlie, I think you are correct about the various dates, ownerships, etc. from the scratching around I did. I think you will have more luck with the Antique Gardening Tool collecting community. They seem to have a bit more about the company. If you looked at the link I put in your other thread I am quite sure that hoe/seed drill dates into the 1800's.

Here is an add from the 1930's I came across that looks to be pretty close.

Thanks for the nice comment on the Sheffield knives.


http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/94249498h


And this:

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/A._and_F._Parkes_and_Co
 
I have that second link bookmarked, but the first one doesn't want to work for me, Brad.
Can you post it or send it again?
Thanks!
 
I really enjoy this thread and all the wonderful entries.I just wish I had some more to add.

Charlie,I do believe you are developing an affinity for the pruning blades. :-)
 
That one works Brad, Thanks!!

A Furze Hook is a new term for me.
I think A. and F. Parkes is the second coming of the brand.
Cool info!!
 
Another interesting thing to note on that advertisement (1931) page are the "Grass shears" commonly thought of as sheep shears most of the time.
 
Time to bump The Great Thread!

Rarely do we get to be real exact with dating on the Sheffield knives but we can safely assume I think this one was made 1914 or a bit earlier. As usual I struggle to photograph very well and doubly so with pearl. This pearl is on the somewhat higher end which is a bit surprising considering it is an advertising/commemorative knife. Knife is in excellent unmolested condition.

I*XL Wostenholm 3 1/2"

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Nice pen knife, Brad. I think the engraved dates can be very helpful in dating. I have a few like this one and always keep my eyes out for others.

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Gevonovich said:
What a wonderful piece of history, Brad! Just gorgeous
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Thank you sir.


chuko said:
Nice pen knife, Brad. I think the engraved dates can be very helpful in dating. I have a few like this one and always keep my eyes out for others.[/IMG]
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It is indeed nice to find a piece with an engraved date. If I am reading yours correctly someone got a very fine Christmas present! Nice one Charles.
 
That is how I saw it and looking at the condition they must have put it away as a treasured keepsake.

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I*XL 3 3/4" Senator

All blade tangs read I*XL George Wostenholm Celebrated Cutlery c. 1850-90. Except the nail file.

I know generally here only best examples are shown but this one was just too special to not share. Not too hard, with a bit of imagination, to see this as having been an Exhibition knife or same quality. This knife was so abused it almost makes you want to cry. Interesting though, the spear master and nail file were barely used at all while the two pens do show wear. On a couple of the ends where the tortoise was broken off you can see the gold (possibly brass?) foil under the remaining covers. Appears as though someone used this knife as a testing bed for tortoise. Note the dozen or so pin pricks on the mark side. All liners coined and the springs coined on the inside. One can only imagine how all this damage occurred. Oddly, the blades are all still tight with great walk and talk. 1/2 stops on all.

M. Fitzgerald was indeed a fortunate man!

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