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My most recent acquisition. This knife was made by Prescott and Milner Sheffield. It has stainless blades so likely from the 1920s-30s. It has milled brass liners and a fancy main backspring for the scissors which are in the middle of the three layers. The other blades and attachments have internal springs as usually found with a lobster pattern.

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That's a dandy and it's in real good shape too. No wonder you are always "smiling". Thanks for posting another great old knife.
 
smiling-knife said:
My most recent acquisition. This knife was made by Prescott and Milner Sheffield. It has stainless blades so likely from the 1920s-30s. It has milled brass liners and a fancy main backspring for the scissors which are in the middle of the three layers. The other blades and attachments have internal springs as usually found with a lobster pattern.

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Nice. what are the 2 thin blades for?
Rust never sleeps.Another Neil young fan? I'll be willing to bet you know my brother in law on some Neil forum.
 
smiling-knife said:
My most recent acquisition. This knife was made by Prescott and Milner Sheffield. It has stainless blades so likely from the 1920s-30s. It has milled brass liners and a fancy main backspring for the scissors which are in the middle of the three layers. The other blades and attachments have internal springs as usually found with a lobster pattern.

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Okay, I know what a button hook is by now, and I think at least one of the long thin jobs may be a cigar piercer or pipe shank reamer. But is the little fork thing a golf T-tool?

Oh yeah, beautifull as always s-k!
 
Hi navihawk. The bottom most attachment is a very thin pricker. The one above it is a file on both top and bottom surfaces. I will post a better view tomorrow. I am a Neil Young fan but never been on a Neil forum.
 
Hi Jackknife. I believe the little fork is for cigars. It is too small for a golf divot tool. I think the long pricker is a pipe tool. Thanks for your reply.
 
Thank-you for the reply wintermute. A leather or suede 'purse' was common for MoP knives from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Not that many still survive though.
 
smiling-knife said:
Hi navihawk. The bottom most attachment is a very thin pricker. The one above it is a file on both top and bottom surfaces. I will post a better view tomorrow. I am a Neil Young fan but never been on a Neil forum.
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I bought tickets from ticketmaster when his went on sale to help my brother in law to get seats. They sent me his new CD. Great stuff
 
smiling-knife said:
Hi Jackknife. I believe the little fork is for cigars. It is too small for a golf divot tool. I think the long pricker is a pipe tool. Thanks for your reply.
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Are they eating the cigars?:eek:

No, all kidding aside, and not being into cigars, what would a forked tool be used for on a cigar? the only cigars I'm familiar with are the Marsh Wheeling stoggies my dad would smoke once in a while. He would just bite off the little tit thing on the end and spit it out. Or if there was polite company around he would use his peanut to slit it off.

Looking at that knife it really brings home the elegence of a by gone era. I can imagine a smoke filled drawing room, some old Afgan war vets telling old tales, and one finding his pipe stem had clogged taking out a neat suede purse and using his fine pearl knife with pipe reamer. Sometimes you outdo yourself with your photo's.:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

"So with the aid of the 28th light foot we got the beggers on the run..."
 
Just another stunning knife from SK.

Thank you for posting it!
 
Thank-you all for your kind responses. John L is right on track. The fork was used to hold the cigar when it became to short for holding with one's fingers.
 
You don't think that fork could be some kind of shellfish fork or prying instrument??

The pearl on the handles looks unmarked and to get the pouch too that's exceptional! Looks like it could be some kind of travelling dressmaker's multi-tool!
 
Great looking knives SK...The knives you continue to share with us always catch the eye and give us a taste of what was common in the last generation.

Thank you for allowing us to experience the great knives from an era long gone.:)

Sunburst
 
Thank-you very much for your kind feedback Willgoy and Sunburst. It is my pleasure to share with you all. Your point regarding the fork is very interesting willgoy. I have only ever seen these described as cigar forks but it could very well have other uses. I need to do some more research and will let you know if I find anything else.
 
I think we need a field trip.

I think we should fly over to merry old England to visit s-k and spend the day oggling his knife collection, drink some nice smokey scotch to go with the good chedder, and talk knives till the cows come home. We'll supply the whiskey!
 
Another beauty SK! Everything's so nicely tucked in that from the closed photo you'd think there was only a blade or two attached to it.
Jacknife, what if SK doesn't have any cows? We could be talking knives forever!;):D:D

Eric
 
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