"Old Knives"

paulhilborn said:
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herder said:
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Great-looking knives gents :thumbup:

r8shell said:
Thanks, Paul. It's pre-1930s for sure, since that's when Lockwood went out of business, and possibly late 1800s, according to Duncan over in the Ettrick thread.
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Nice Ettrick r8shell. I regularly pass the ruins of the old Lockwood factory when I am in Sheffield, and must post pics sometime (unfortunately it's not possible to get inside I don't think)*. Just to clarify on that date though, Lockwood's marks and assets were acquired by Joseph Elliot, and used as a 'stand alone' mark by them. Elliot's was wound up in 1998.

* - [Edit] Didn't think it would take long to find a pic on 'urban exploration' sites, even though they don't know the history of the building.

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Here's how I usually see it :thumbup:

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Jack Black said:
Nice Ettrick r8shell. I regularly pass the ruins of the old Lockwood factory when I am in Sheffield, and must post pics sometime (unfortunately it's not possible to get inside I don't think)*. Just to clarify on that date though, Lockwood's marks and assets were acquired by Joseph Elliot, and used as a 'stand alone' mark by them. Elliot's was wound up in 1998.
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Thanks for the info, Jack. So there's a 100 year age range in which that Ettrick could fall? This is a wonderful and frustrating hobby.

Jack Black said:
* - [Edit] Didn't think it would take long to find a pic on 'urban exploration' sites, even though they don't know the history of the building.

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Here's how I usually see it :thumbup:

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There's something quite beautiful and sad about industrial ruins. Around here they'd last a day before being turned into upscale lofts.
 
r8shell said:
Thanks for the info, Jack. So there's a 100 year age range in which that Ettrick could fall? This is a wonderful and frustrating hobby.

There's something quite beautiful and sad about industrial ruins. Around here they'd last a day before being turned into upscale lofts.
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Far from straightforward I'm afraid. A lot of the old works have indeed been used in that way, at least the ones which weren't pulled down years ago, but the Lockwood factory has been empty for as long as I can remember. It's location would put off most yuppies, and it's condition would probably put off most developers. When I was a kid, we used to play in many of the long derelict factories, and it was quite an adventure. Sometimes a firm closed down, or an old cutler died, or the building got bombed in WW2, and it was left, abandoned for years. I'm sure there are still old workshops like that in the city. I have taken photos of some of the remaining old factories, and one day I'll get round to uploading them and posting a thread. Always fascinating to see where your knife was made I think. Having said that, your knife may well have been made at the old Elliot works, which still stands, and is in good condition :thumbup:

 
Thank you all for posting your beautiful old knives. Jack, great history as always.

Following on the topic of Lockwood... This knife date to the early 1900s.

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Breathtaking Lockwood, smiling-knife. Ivory, I assume?
 
Wonderful and Beautiful antique Lockwood! The folder just exudes quality. A real prize SK:thumbup: Happy Holidays, Lloyd
 
A treat to see that venerable knife, S-K! Thank you for sharing it with us :D Do you have any idea what PAMPA means ( if I'm reading the etch right )?
 
Thanks very much everyone for your kind comments on the Lockwood knife. According to Tweedale, the bird is a Pampas Rhea which is a small ostrich-like bird. Google says the Greater Rhea lives on the grass lands or Pampas of South America.
 
smiling-knife said:
Thanks very much everyone for your kind comments on the Lockwood knife. According to Tweedale, the bird is a Pampas Rhea which is a small ostrich-like bird. Google says the Greater Rhea lives on the grass lands or Pampas of South America.
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Very interesting and it makes one wonder why they picked that bird. Thank you!
 
Some time ago, Duncan sent me some old Sheffield cutlery labels, including this one :thumbup:

 
Super Jack! That is so awesome. I looked up the bird and read all about it and I have a hunch why they picked it ...fecundity;)
 
S-K Wow - that is a beautiful Lockwood Bros. - Man...... I could look at that knife all day!, I just LOVE these old Sheffields.

Jack I had a few labels sent to me by a very very well know n knife collector called Mr. Jim Taylor, most of the American knife guys will know or know of Jim.

Jim and I conversed quite a few times and I received in the mail one day these labels, the labels were saved from the closing of the old Factories and are actually genuine MINT antiques.
I received a e-mail from Cindy Taylor - Jims wife to notify me that Jim had passed away.... that was a very very sad e-mail to get.

Charlie also has a few of those Labels - those labels are very precious to me and their existence is imo quite important as well -nice to see Jack!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Jack I had a few labels sent to me by a very very well know n knife collector called Mr. Jim Taylor, most of the American knife guys will know or know of Jim.

Jim and I conversed quite a few times and I received in the mail one day these labels, the labels were saved from the closing of the old Factories and are actually genuine MINT antiques.
I received a e-mail from Cindy Taylor - Jims wife to notify me that Jim had passed away.... that was a very very sad e-mail to get.

Charlie also has a few of those Labels - those labels are very precious to me and their existence is imo quite important as well -nice to see Jack!
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I remember you telling me about how they had come to you Duncan, and it was very kind of you to share them, you're a very generous chap :) I heard about Jim's passing, kind of his wife to let you know. By coincidence, I came across an article he wrote the other day, where he was telling the tale of Stan Shaw's bag of John Petty stag :thumbup:
 
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