Old Teeth! The Beauty of Creation!

[Jack Black]

Well, now we know where all the ivory is! I'm off to Yorkshire, folks!

Great stuff! We can raid the Sheffield museums together! :thumbup:

 

[waynorth]

Here is a nicely aged but virtually unused Joseph Rodgers Ivory pen knife, and rare TC Barlow with interior pre-ban Elephant tooth handles.

The JR is a funny pen knife, very slim across the spring, but broad across the handles, with stubby, squarish ends. The blades have odd proportions also.
It should be ugly, but I love this knife!! It's in the eye of the beholder I guess.

The Barlow is still pretty new-white. I will have to carry it around in my grubby mitts for a while!

 

[philllll]

Nice Charlow!

 

[pertinux]

Thanks!

Not only is the handle material beautiful (of course), but it adorns a knife with the pen secondary behind the main, as God intended.






~ P.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Just wrong Charlie.... just wrong.









:thumbup: Awesome knives Charlie.

 

[1500international]

A selection of Budding knives. Lockwood, Saynor Cooke & Ridal, W Saynor Ltd and G H Richards XL ALL.

 

[1500international]

A beautiful Sterling Silver and Ivory fruit knife







And a really nice all Ivory knife

 

[1500international]

A Ivory Gunstock Saynor by Saynor Cooke & Ridal with a retailers name, E & W Hackett with a Ivory Spud.

 

[1500international]

Two gorgeous little Quill knives. The larger by Brookes & Crookes and the other is a very early trademark I haven't found in reference books yet.



A little beauty of a Rodgers Cigar knife and a small Rodgers Congress knife

 

[Campbellclanman]

Charlie.
Before I read your appraisal of the Joseph Rodgers Pen knife - I immediately thought that it was rather "squarish" - the way it has been finished.
I follow the early Sheffield stuff fairly closely and I admit I haven't seen a Rodgers like that before- usually when they do a Pen it's an extremely elegant knife.

That T C Ivory is a stunner for sure - I hope I don't hurt your feelings Charlie in saying this- if I were to pick out of the two I would point to the JR. There's something about the way JR stamped their mark- and of course the Cutlers excellence - especially in the era that that knife hailed from.

1500Int. I left you a visitors message Sir. Those knives are amazing- loving that beautiful Saynor, quite an early example- have you done any research on the retail firm that's stamped on the blades?

 

[1500international]

A few more interest.


This one also has a spatula blade and is made by H Y Rogers Sons & Co Sheffield.


A early Corn Razor by ERA James Barber.



I also have a few Ivory Cut Throat razors if people think they are appropriate for this thread.

Gordon.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Great stuff! I love that buttery look of old ivory.

I've had some nice custom knives with ivory/mammoth but haven't had much luck getting an old knife with ivory.

Here's a Henckels picnic set:

A custom jack by Don Hanson that was just starting to get some nice color prior to me losing it:

Not a knife, but made by a knife company, Will & Finck walrus:

 

[Gevonovich]

Charlie
The proportions on the JR does it for me as well. Just a great knife!!

1500
I am savoring each and every knife you post!! It is a rare treat to get a look at so many superb oldies. You efforts are greatly appreciated!!!

Mike
The old picnic kit is just splendid! I can imagine a picnic in the English country side in style!

What is the purpose of the Will & Finck?

Sorry to hear of you loss of the fantastic Don Hanson!!

 

[waynorth]

There are so many beautiful knives being posted, I just had to come and look one more time before I "retired".
Then I remembered I am shipping this one to West Virginia, so I thought I'd post it also!! Bark, bark!!

Good Night!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

MIKE!!! You lost a Hansen!!!! Oh man - Im sorry to hear that my friend - what a blow!
The Henckels set is just magnificent - put out at a time when they were producing some absolutely stunning knives!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Wow! I'm absolutely loving the old knives (nice new ones too), what absolute treasures. Wonderful photos too :thumbup:

 

[Mike Robuck]

The Will & Finck device was for pulling metal skewers out of large roasts. Will & Finck was based in San Francisco and the metal part is supposed to look like a bear, according to Bernard Levine.

I lost the Hanson a while back, but thanks for the condolences.

Great collection of knives, 1500international. The one with the ear spoon is very interesting. I also liked the leg knives from a few pages ago.

Here's a Norfolk by Kerry Hampton that I carry every now and then.

 

[Will Power]

J.Nowill & Sons. about 3.25" Equal End. Completely sunk-joints, cut-outs, originally four blades now a file and a splinter blade, 2 broken stubs visible, pinned shield. Pre 1914. Cross Keys with letter 'D' tang-stamp.

 

[Jack Black]

Very nice knife Will, inspire of the wear and tear. That's a nice tang-stamp too I think :thumbup:

 

[Will Power]

Appreciate that Jack thank you!

It's in semi-wreck condition but the excellence of manufacture is apparent, the 2 surviving blades have wonderful snap and the stamp is interesting. Not a hint of a gap on the backspring either.

Regards, Will