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

[danno50]

Two excellent jacks, Jack! I really like the Wheat Sheaf blade stamp on the Wheatley Brothers and the horn handles on the Howarth.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack - another great showing of pen knives from an assortment of Sheffield cutlers! I really like seeing the old tang stamps. The Watt's slot knife is a nice piece.

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Below is a horn handled Joseph Rodgers jack (3 5/8" closed) and a Lockwood Bros. pearl pen (3 1/2" closed).

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Thanks a lot Dan, those are two very nice pieces

Two excellent jacks, Jack! I really like the Wheat Sheaf blade stamp on the Wheatley Brothers and the horn handles on the Howarth.

Thanks again my friend, I found it interesting to compare the blade stamp with the one of my Wheatley Brothers Tackler's Knife

 

[r8shell]

I picked this one up (also in ivory) quite recently

A similar pattern (in Horn) by J. Howarth

Two fine Jacks! That Wheatley is a gem.

r8shell - I like the R. Best knife, very clear and well stamped tang stamp.

Below is a horn handled Joseph Rodgers jack (3 5/8" closed) and a Lockwood Bros. pearl pen (3 1/2" closed).

Thanks.
That long pull on the wee blade of the Lockwood is a fine detail.

 

[danno50]

Thanks Jack and r8shell.
Very nice tacklers knife, Jack. Another great blade stamp. I really like how the older Sheffield knives had blade stamps, not etches. Much more durable. It appears as though there may have been some letters below the sheaf on your Wheatley Brothers?

 

[glennbad]

Here is a neat John Watts whittler pattern, horn covers.

 

[danno50]

Very nice, Glenn, I like that one, looks like the main blade might have originally been a Wharncliff?

 

[herder]

r8shell, nice ivory pen blade model and I wonder if the name is a play on words (letters) as the English often did. "R. Best" (Our Best???)

Jack, very neat Watts slot knife and dog grooming model. The assorted pen blade models are all quite nice and interesting to see so many unique names on them. The "Wheat Sheaf" blade stamp is great and the horn on the Howarth is beautiful. The Wheatley Tacklers knife is just exceptional.

danno50, two wonderful old Sheffield examples from two top notch makers.

glennbad, very attractive Watts whittler. It's just amazing how well built the old Sheffield knives were, especially considering the simple working conditions and basic tools those skilled cutlers were tasked with.

Small daggers were quite popular in America during the late 1800s through early 1900s. Enclosed is a dagger by Alfred Williams who used the "EBRO" stamp in between two Maltese crosses.
This knife has a beautiful hand carved pearl handle and fancy silver trim with a nickel silver handguard.

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[glennbad]

Very nice, Glenn, I like that one, looks like the main blade might have originally been a Wharncliff?

Hmm, possibly. It's hard to tell as there is a fair amount of use. It has a swedge, which is also weird, and doesn't appear short. That's why I picked it up, it was so interesting.

 

[r8shell]

r8shell, nice ivory pen blade model and I wonder if the name is a play on words (letters) as the English often did. "R. Best" (Our Best???)

Ha! That's a good point about the possible letter/word play.

Very a cool dagger with a beautiful handle.

 

[herder]

Ha! That's a good point about the possible letter/word play.

Very a cool dagger with a beautiful handle.

"IXL", "B4ANY", "NON-XLL"... "R.BEST" would fit right in.

 

[glennbad]

Here's a few more. This pair are from Brookes & Crookes. Sadly, the little guy is missing a blade, but otherwise a well-made knife.

 

[glennbad]

This is an ERA James Barber. A fine snappy knife. No fancy covers. I think they are bone or stag, possibly.

 

[glennbad]

Bagshaw Quill knife. To bad about the damage...

 

[Gary W. Graley]

A William Rodgers 4 blade with pearl covers, lovin' this folder quite a bit.

Untitled by GaryWGraley, on Flickr

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[Campbellclanman]

Jack my friend, I was about to start Quoting all the Lovely Pearls you displayed in the last page- Oh man there are some wonderful Knives there- some Great examples of Ivory as well, and lots of awesome Old Font deeply stamped in the Tangs and the Blades! - real eye catching stuff there, Those Wheatley Bros. Knives are something else- The Wharnecliff really grabbed my attention- there mustn't be too many of those around.

I also really like seeing the early Manufacturing style of the Long Pulls that go far and beyond into the Tang- at times they vary in width as well - just the typical Olden Day way they did things - by hand possibly to give you that variation? and it stands out so much to us now that I think I am not the only one who appreciates seeing this.
Jacks examples as well as Dans example on his lovely Lockwood Bros. give us that!

Dan- real nice examples of two Greats - Joseph Rodgers and Lockwood Bros. we all know that this hasn't been the first time it's heard that we love this Thread so much.
Glenn - that Watts is a great Old Whittler - that Knife is great now- just imagine having that brand Spanking new and in your pocket

Glenn that Brookes and Crookes Lambsfoot Jack is a neat one- has that one graced the pages of Jacks Thread? In that little ofella- there's a LOT going on in that small package- 100% agree with you matey that that is a well made Knife, even with the missing Blade- an important wee piece to keep

That Bagshaw is a little beauty- I love it when you get such an old Quill Knife- - these little fella's give us such well made smaller Knives- usually the snap on them over 100 years later is a small but sharp one, and look at the Ivory- its beautiful, I understand about the discussions and not wanting to use Ivory from Such majestic animals- I think they are such beautiful emotional special creatures - but I am also a realist in the way that an old Knife was made from stocks from what they did in the day- we cant change it, we cant try to cover it up and pretend it never existed by confiscating it and destroying it as they are a real part of History, so I appreciate these Knives so much.

I have shown this one before, but thought it mat be a good time to display it again, Stamped Glasgow, but in the thinking of a outlet not a manufacturer, I am sure that someone came in and commented that J.R were known to make Knives for this Crowd, I can't quite decipher the Tang stamp as time didnt allow me to use my Loupe.
This is a first for me at least to find wee studs soldered onto the Blades, I am very sure this wasn't additional work done to the Knife after manufacture - the easy Opener notches are very even and show extremely even beveling, I just think this wee example is another very neat Sheffield piece!

Dan suggested I place this knife in here- I think he is right- but I have shared this around by now as it is in Charlie's thread "Prune Big or Go Home" and also the "Old Knives" Thread, but I think this Thread makes this a very well linked trio of Threads that deal with such great knives.
This one is old, Integral Bolstered Beauty- when looking- the Bolsters are slightly different- I think because the Rat's Tail is so wide and deep it makes the over-hang of the Bolster just that little bit sharper, and the top side of the Bolsters are noticeably sharper - it's hard to explain - but when comparing with other oldies- this did stand out.

The Snap- as per usual would end up with us vacuum cleaning little fingers up if given the chance - Wow, I love everything about this big old Knife, The Stag is Old and sports everything Old Original Stag should scrapes and usage marks, even silly things such as the Jimping for extra Grip by the Liners, I have owned quite a few very Old Sheffield Pruners that have this, I used to think it was quick out-the-Door Workmanship before I was educated to the fact that these served a genuine purpose for the user and were part of the Cutlers hand in the making of.
Of course with all old Sheffield Greats - the good Old Stamping in the great hand made steel of the days gone by....

REAL KNIFE DEFIANCE

 

[Campbellclanman]

Marples, Wragg, Joseph Rodgers, Harrison Bros., Encore, C. Johnstone, Horn Handled Sea Scout Knife like Herder and Jack have shown in earlier posts, Eye Witness.....

 

[Campbellclanman]

Speaking of Sheffield and Great........

What a great guy - in Sheffield here in this Photo..... our Jack!

 

[cudgee]

Marples, Wragg, Joseph Rodgers, Harrison Bros., Encore, C. Johnstone, Horn Handled Sea Scout Knife like Herder and Jack have shown in earlier posts, Eye Witness.....

Fantastic historical collection.

 

[Jack Black]

Two fine Jacks! That Wheatley is a gem.

Thank you Rachel

Thanks Jack and r8shell.
Very nice tacklers knife, Jack. Another great blade stamp. I really like how the older Sheffield knives had blade stamps, not etches. Much more durable. It appears as though there may have been some letters below the sheaf on your Wheatley Brothers?

Thanks Dan, me too, I love the old stamps Sorry the pic isn't clearer, the stamp on the Jack says 'Wheat Sheaf Knife'

Here is a neat John Watts whittler pattern, horn covers.

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That's a smasher Glenn John Watts did a huge number of patterns. My grandfather grew up very close to the factory, which I have been to see with both H herder and Campbellclanman

Very nice, Glenn, I like that one, looks like the main blade might have originally been a Wharncliff?

I'm inclined to think the same Dan, based on the frame and the other blades, as well as the main blade

Jack, very neat Watts slot knife and dog grooming model. The assorted pen blade models are all quite nice and interesting to see so many unique names on them. The "Wheat Sheaf" blade stamp is great and the horn on the Howarth is beautiful. The Wheatley Tacklers knife is just exceptional.

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Small daggers were quite popular in America during the late 1800s through early 1900s. Enclosed is a dagger by Alfred Williams who used the "EBRO" stamp in between two Maltese crosses.
This knife has a beautiful hand carved pearl handle and fancy silver trim with a nickel silver handguard.

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Thank you my friend What a gorgeous knife Looks like an interesting book too

Here's a few more. This pair are from Brookes & Crookes. Sadly, the little guy is missing a blade, but otherwise a well-made knife.

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This is an ERA James Barber. A fine snappy knife. No fancy covers. I think they are bone or stag, possibly.

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Bagshaw Quill knife. To bad about the damage...

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Great-looking old knives Glenn Love the Lambsfoot! Such a shame when those lovely wee Lady's Knives have been used beyond their capabilities (or simply abused). I have a few that are quite worn myself

A William Rodgers 4 blade with pearl covers, lovin' this folder quite a bit.

You can't beat the owd 'uns Gary!

Jack my friend, I was about to start Quoting all the Lovely Pearls you displayed in the last page- Oh man there are some wonderful Knives there- some Great examples of Ivory as well, and lots of awesome Old Font deeply stamped in the Tangs and the Blades! - real eye catching stuff there, Those Wheatley Bros. Knives are something else- The Wharnecliff really grabbed my attention- there mustn't be too many of those around.

I also really like seeing the early Manufacturing style of the Long Pulls that go far and beyond into the Tang- at times they vary in width as well - just the typical Olden Day way they did things - by hand possibly to give you that variation? and it stands out so much to us now that I think I am not the only one who appreciates seeing this.
Jacks examples as well as Dans example on his lovely Lockwood Bros. give us that!

Dan- real nice examples of two Greats - Joseph Rodgers and Lockwood Bros. we all know that this hasn't been the first time it's heard that we love this Thread so much.
Glenn - that Watts is a great Old Whittler - that Knife is great now- just imagine having that brand Spanking new and in your pocket

Glenn that Brookes and Crookes Lambsfoot Jack is a neat one- has that one graced the pages of Jacks Thread? In that little ofella- there's a LOT going on in that small package- 100% agree with you matey that that is a well made Knife, even with the missing Blade- an important wee piece to keep

That Bagshaw is a little beauty- I love it when you get such an old Quill Knife- - these little fella's give us such well made smaller Knives- usually the snap on them over 100 years later is a small but sharp one, and look at the Ivory- its beautiful, I understand about the discussions and not wanting to use Ivory from Such majestic animals- I think they are such beautiful emotional special creatures - but I am also a realist in the way that an old Knife was made from stocks from what they did in the day- we cant change it, we cant try to cover it up and pretend it never existed by confiscating it and destroying it as they are a real part of History, so I appreciate these Knives so much.

I have shown this one before, but thought it mat be a good time to display it again, Stamped Glasgow, but in the thinking of a outlet not a manufacturer, I am sure that someone came in and commented that J.R were known to make Knives for this Crowd, I can't quite decipher the Tang stamp as time didnt allow me to use my Loupe.
This is a first for me at least to find wee studs soldered onto the Blades, I am very sure this wasn't additional work done to the Knife after manufacture - the easy Opener notches are very even and show extremely even beveling, I just think this wee example is another very neat Sheffield piece!

Dan suggested I place this knife in here- I think he is right- but I have shared this around by now as it is in Charlie's thread "Prune Big or Go Home" and also the "Old Knives" Thread, but I think this Thread makes this a very well linked trio of Threads that deal with such great knives.
This one is old, Integral Bolstered Beauty- when looking- the Bolsters are slightly different- I think because the Rat's Tail is so wide and deep it makes the over-hang of the Bolster just that little bit sharper, and the top side of the Bolsters are noticeably sharper - it's hard to explain - but when comparing with other oldies- this did stand out.

The Snap- as per usual would end up with us vacuum cleaning little fingers up if given the chance - Wow, I love everything about this big old Knife, The Stag is Old and sports everything Old Original Stag should scrapes and usage marks, even silly things such as the Jimping for extra Grip by the Liners, I have owned quite a few very Old Sheffield Pruners that have this, I used to think it was quick out-the-Door Workmanship before I was educated to the fact that these served a genuine purpose for the user and were part of the Cutlers hand in the making of.
Of course with all old Sheffield Greats - the good Old Stamping in the great hand made steel of the days gone by....

REAL KNIFE DEFIANCE

Thank you very much for the kind words my friend I also love those lovely old long pulls, I would imagine the distortion is something to do with the hand-forging and H/T, as well as the fact they are entirely hand-made using the most basic of tools Lovely Pearl Pellett Penknife, Sheffield-made for sure I think, and original for sure. There's one of the same pattern in this 1907 Army & Navy Stores catalogue

Marples, Wragg, Joseph Rodgers, Harrison Bros., Encore, C. Johnstone, Horn Handled Sea Scout Knife like Herder and Jack have shown in earlier posts, Eye Witness.....

What a Tour de Force Duncan, every one a beauty! I always enjoy seeing that old Rope Knife

Speaking of Sheffield and Great........

What a great guy - in Sheffield here in this Photo..... our Jack!

LOL! Thanks pal, you got me there!

 

[danno50]

Thank you for the comments herder and Duncan.
Beautiful carved pearl handle on that small dagger, herder. Lovely ferule as well.

I have to ask, for the life of me I have never been able to figure out the word play behind the NON-XLL stamp?

glennbad - four great old knives. Too bad about the missing blade on the small Brooks & Crookes and the missing handle piece on the lovely Bagshaw quill knife. The Bagshaw is another great example of the long pull through the tang.

Gary W. Graley - beautiful William Rodgers pearl four blade. I like the senators with tip bolsters. That one is worthy of a few more pictures.

Duncan - Very interesting and lovely pellet knife. Your pruner certainly deserves it's place in three threads. I really like the Real Knife Defiance blade stamp with the cannon. Also a great group pic of knives by a variety of Sheffield makers.