"Old Knives"

Here is a nice old Schrade Walden I picked up the other day. This jack has a lot of character with it's fancy bolsters, federal shield, Schrade stamping, and darkly colored peachseed bone covers. I've got a few Walden's but this one really has an heir of quality about her.

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Campbellclanman said:
Adee
Very nice knives, I too absolutely love that Stampings on the early knives - that Defiance Stamp is just a sublime example of the great stamps of yesteryear! Its on a very nice knife to by the way!
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Thanks for the compliment Campbellclanman. I keep meaning to record the tang stamps and logos that I come across. Some are amazing. I will put it on my list of things to do. Ad.
 
67nick said:
Ahh Sheffield's, quite an era of cutlery craftsmanship. Beautiful knives you've got there ADEE, that Brooksbank is amazing buttonhook and all!!! :thumbup:
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Thanks 67nick. The Brooksbank is a favourite. I like your Schrade Walden jack, it looks solid and tough.
 
Novaculite said:
According to information available on the internet, James Gregg was a cutler working out of a shop at 50 Tothill Street, Westminster, London (located a block east of the St. James's Park underground station and two blocks west of Westminster Abbey). Whether he owned the shop or was employed there, I don't know. In or around the years 1852-1862 he moved the shop to, or perhaps went into business on his own at 27 Sloane Square, London (on the southwest corner of Sloane Square, just where King's Road enters into Sloane Square). I visited the site a week ago and of course found no trace of any cutlery business, only high-end clothing stores. Even the street number is no longer there. There is a womens' boutique with the address 27a Sloane Square, and to the left of that is a shop with the number 28. The shop on the right already has a King's Road address. Discussions I have seen on the internet indicate that James Gregg made and sold high quality wares. He died on August 28, 1884, and his daughter Caroline Emily Schultz inherited his estate (according to the the London Gazette of October 14, 1884). It is mentioned there that she was the wife of a certain Friedrich Heinrich Carl Schultz. Sometime after this date the name stamped on tools from this shop changed from "James Gregg" or "J Gregg" to simply "Gregg,", and according to one source on the internet it changed to "Gregg & Co" or "J Gregg & Co" in 1910. The voters lists for London in 1899 list a Friedrich Heinrich Carl Schultz, and in the same lists for the years 1907, 1912 and 1913 a Heinrich Gregg Schultz can be found. These lists include no further information, just the name.
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Well done with your research Novaculite. I picked up this GREGG, 27 SLOANE SQUARE, folding knife recently and thought it could be of interest to you.
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Great Schrade Nick - those are stunners, I just wish I could come across one - one day - thank you for showing!

Adee, thank you for that info, I dont think we all realise just how hard the Sheffield boys and girls had it - thanks to Jack he educated both Sue and I when we were in Sheffield with him - amazingly hard, harsh work - and to meet one of the greats was Stan Shaw - that man was such a lovely guy - buy you can SEE the work his hands have done - to this day I would HATE that man who is in his 80's to grab you and squeeze - incredibly strong from all those years of hard hard work.
These knives you are showing are great, thank you.
 
67nick said:
Here is a nice old Schrade Walden I picked up the other day. This jack has a lot of character with it's fancy bolsters, federal shield, Schrade stamping, and darkly colored peachseed bone covers. I've got a few Walden's but this one really has an heir of quality about her.

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WOW nick - that is stunning - I love the blades, the bone, and yes - that fine bolster work !!! :eek::eek::eek::)
 
Campbellclanman said:
Adee, thank you for that info, I dont think we all realise just how hard the Sheffield boys and girls had it - thanks to Jack he educated both Sue and I when we were in Sheffield with him - amazingly hard, harsh work - and to meet one of the greats was Stan Shaw - that man was such a lovely guy - buy you can SEE the work his hands have done - to this day I would HATE that man who is in his 80's to grab you and squeeze - incredibly strong from all those years of hard hard work.
These knives you are showing are great, thank you.
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Thanks Campbellclanman. To put the record straight, the research was quoted from Novaculite several posts back. I seem to struggle getting the "quotes" thing right. The GREGG name rang a bell so I dug out the knife. I am due another visit to Kelham Island industrial museam in Sheffield and would love to get even a sight of the great Stan Shaw. I have read his biography [twice]. Thanks for your kind words. AD
 
ADEE said:
I picked up this GREGG, 27 SLOANE SQUARE, folding knife recently and thought it could be of interest to you.
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Thanks for sharing the GREGG pocket knife (and as for all the other knives shown here: where on earth do you guys keep finding these jewels?). I learned somewhere here that English cutlery that lacks information about the country of origin on its stamp was marketed prior to 1890, which appears to apply to your knife, ADEE. Would you agree?
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Novaculite said:
Thanks for sharing the GREGG pocket knife (and as for all the other knives shown here: where on earth do you guys keep finding these jewels?). I learned somewhere here that English cutlery that lacks information about the country of origin on its stamp was marketed prior to 1890, which appears to apply to your knife, ADEE. Would you agree?
Sam
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Thanks for your thoughts Sam. I am afraid that I don't know of any strict dating method relating to the word "England" on tang stamps but I feel sure that there will be those who do. I will look out for information. AD
 
Just found me a Miller Bros rope knife:




If I can pin down the age of this one, it might be the oldest knife I own. Anyone know anything about this brand?
 
Some beautiful knives folks :) That Gregg cleaned up nice Adee, good luck again this week :thumbup: Duncan, the day I spent in Sheffield with you and Sue was an absolute pleasure my friend :thumbup:

Novaculite said:
I learned somewhere here that English cutlery that lacks information about the country of origin on its stamp was marketed prior to 1890
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I think that's been overstated as a hard and fast rule, I regularly come across Sheffield knives lacking an England stamp, which are clearly not that old.
 
r8shell ... your rope knife is fabulous. This ARARA, SHEFFIELD seemed similar. Sorry I don't know anything about Miller bros.

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