"Old Knives"

[Jack Black]

Jack these knives you are posting in a row are breath taking.

Thanks Mike, I keep meaning to post more pics here :thumbup:

Here's some Taylor's Eye Witness penknives

 

[Old Engineer]

Thanks Mike, I keep meaning to post more pics here :thumbup:

Here's some Taylor's Eye Witness penknives

Those are sure nice to see Jack. I keep looking for one here , but have not seen one yet. Someday maybe. I still have room for 2 more in my Eye Witness display rack.

Harry

 

[jdracing]

As promised......I see why the pictures were way out of focus in listing......
But it's still nice to me.......As nice as I could afford too....
Don't you just love when people sharpen at a knife with a grinder?
What a shame.
I polished the bolsters with krokus cloth,semi-chrome...Thinkin bout trying to get
grinder marks out of blade.....Afraid it may be so deep as to take encore what's left of it....
What's your opinion friends?....
Thanks to all who helped me out,JD

Well,what's the verdict?...Does it pass as old?......Is it a good find,or an OK find?
JD

 

[Jack Black]

That is a crime what has been done to that knife with a grinder JD, but still a lovely old knife, with great character :thumbup:

Those are sure nice to see Jack. I keep looking for one here , but have not seen one yet. Someday maybe. I still have room for 2 more in my Eye Witness display rack.

Maybe I can help you out Harry, TEW have always been a personal favourite :thumbup:

In the meantime, here's an IXL Ring-opener

 

[waynorth]

You have been posting some absolute beauties, Jack!!

I'd leave that knife as is, JD. You will lose a lot of blade stamp for sure if you try to "de-grind-mark" it, IMO!

"You can always polish it next year" is what I tell myself when I am tempted, "but you cannot un-polish it!!"

It is a cool knife regardless!!

 

[r8shell]

Thanks Mike, I keep meaning to post more pics here :thumbup:





Beautiful ivory there, Jack.
It's got my favorite features: Long pull, cut swedge, classy bar shield, too. Love it! :thumbup:

You have been posting some absolute beauties, Jack!!

I'd leave that knife as is, JD. You will lose a lot of blade stamp for sure if you try to "de-grind-mark" it, IMO!

"You can always polish it next year" is what I tell myself when I am tempted, "but you cannot un-polish it!!"

It is a cool knife regardless!!

I agree. I wouldn't try to polish out the grind marks, especially since it has that nice blade stamp. Maybe a bit of patina would help make them less noticeable?

Some knives just have to bear the scars of past abuse, but now it has a good home.

 

[navin74]

Hello. I really like all these photos of the older knives. Thank you for posting! The craftsmanship is incredible.
I picked up this old lobster pen knife quite a while ago. The pearl is broken and the spring does not spring any longer. I have always been curious about these knives and how they work. From the outside it looks like it has three structural pins but once taken apart the fouth pin is discovered. I still would love to see how the split back spring looks on some of the other style lobster pen knives. This knife is a Wright and Wilhemy Co.

I would also like to know how the twin row nail files were made by cutlers back in the day. Does anyone know?
Nathan

 

[waynorth]

It is very interesting seeing your "skeletonized" knife Nathan!
I suspect the double file is made with a double knurled wheel, before hardening the blade!?
Any other opinions?

 

[Jack Black]

You have been posting some absolute beauties, Jack!!

Thanks Charlie :thumbup:

Beautiful ivory there, Jack.
It's got my favorite features: Long pull, cut swedge, classy bar shield, too. Love it! :thumbup:

Thank you very much r8shell :thumbup:

Very interesting to see your photos Nathan, and a very nice knife :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Here's a Joseph Elliot penknife (and a butcher knife)



This doesn't have any stamps at all, I suspect it may have been produced in Germany between the wars.

 

[Campbellclanman]

This is awesome Jack. Great old Sheffields.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Duncan :thumbup:

Here's a large William Rodgers Sleeveboard I picked up the other week

 

[Augie]

As promised......I see why the pictures were way out of focus in listing......
But it's still nice to me.......As nice as I could afford too....
Don't you just love when people sharpen at a knife with a grinder?
What a shame.
I polished the bolsters with krokus cloth,semi-chrome...Thinkin bout trying to get
grinder marks out of blade.....Afraid it may be so deep as to take encore what's left of it....
What's your opinion friends?....
Thanks to all who helped me out,JD

Well,what's the verdict?...Does it pass as old?......Is it a good find,or an OK find?
JD

JD, That is a good find, love the old pruners.
As far as cleaning, my preference is to leave them close to as found, I only use soft cloths and mineral oil or Ballistol which is mineral oil based. I prefer to just stop any rust but leave the patina, the knife has earned it. Grind marks I just leave, in most cases you will loose too much of the blade getting rid of the marks.
I lube the joints as most old knives I have found are dry and I may put an edge on it if it is one that I may use .

 

[Augie]

Thanks Duncan :thumbup:

Here's a large William Rodgers Sleeveboard I picked up the other week

Nice one Jack, you have been on a roll lately:thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Augie, I haven't got much work on this week, so thought I'd post a few pics I've meant to post here for a while :thumbup:

Here's an early stainless IXL

 

[Gevonovich]

Interesting tang stamp, Jack. It says George Wostenholm ....then IXL Cutlery. Most that I see say IXL George/Wostenholm/Sheffield. Have you ever come across a tang stamp list for these with dates?

 

[wlfryjr]

Nice pens Jack. Dating Wostenholms is interesting to me also

 

[Jack Black]

I believe that knife is from the 1920's, possibly early 1930's, but Sheffield tang-stamps are an absolute minefield :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Thomas Turner ('Cutlers To His Majesty' tang-stamp).

 

[kootenay joe]

Hi Jack, in post 8061, 3rd picture down, of a vintage Eye Witness Sleeveboard(?) Pen, are the covers ivory ?
I have a few vintage Sheffield Pen knives in which it is difficult to say whether handles are ivory or a man made plastic. Most of the man made covers are easy to identify but there was also a certain type of plastic that is very ivory like.
Have you encountered this dilemma ?
kj