Sheffield Museum Knives

[flatblackcapo]

Jack, Thank you for providing, once again, a fantastic and informative thread ! :thumbup:

 

[GasMan1]

The beautiful detailed work and the wide array of handle material is astounding. Thanks Mr. Jack for taking the time to put this up for everyone to enjoy.:thumbup:

 

[custardextract]

Interesting selection for the museum. Seems they intentionally picked more unusual or antiquated examples. Makes me think they are concerned that the public would be bored by a knife that looks like it could be bought at the local mall.

 

[waynorth]

Thanks guys Sorry to have to present it in stages, but I seemed to have encountered a glitch in the site software, and couldn't edit my original post (it is certainly too long for one post anyway). Hope it keeps a few of you entertained over the weekend :thumbup:

My wife has to call my name three or four times to get my attention!
It's all your fault, Jack! But ain't we got fun!

Thanks, Jack, for a monumental effort!!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks gents, I'm pleased this is of interest to so many of you :thumbup:

 

[RobbW]

Jack, your dedication and enthusiasm for the hobby is amazing! You're a true asset to us all. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. :thumbup:

I couldn't have said it better. Thanks for bringing this to us!!

 

[Primble]

Knife
Date Made/Found: around 1790
Material and Medium: silver, mother of pearl
Department: Decorative Art
Accession Number: 2004.615

I will take this one please ! Pretty please !??? eek: Even the Mother of Pearl is highly detailed !!!) I could always change my name to match, ya know !

 

[Jack Black]

Can you imagine just being able to walk into a shop and buy that knife over the counter Mr P?! :thumbup:

Thanks a lot Rob :thumbup:

 

[Primble]

Can you imagine just being able to walk into a shop and buy that knife over the counter Mr P?! :thumbup:

Probably would have had to have some deep pockets, even back then, I imagine ! Fun to think about !

 

[Jack Black]

Probably would have had to have some deep pockets, even back then, I imagine ! Fun to think about !

Yes, it's certainly not a rough use knife!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Man!!! THAT WAS AWESOME!......
Jack Sir...MANY thanks for this, I will come back and read some more my friend.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Thanks Jack for great work bringing Sheffield gems to us. It will take me some time to go deeper than the first look but, OH man these are awesome, strait to the roots.

Mike

 

[arrowhd]

Very good stuff sir. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ernie1980]

Wow thank you so much for putting this together for us!!

 

[meako]

Great post JB -whilst a lot of those fancy lookin ornate knives are not my thing I have to use my hands to hold my jaws shut from gaping like a demented chimp imagining the workmanship ,the craftsmanship, nay the artistry and inspiration that went into them.
Far more appealing to me personally for some reason are the relics from 1000 years ago.
So has the flood water subsided yet or do you need pump up the inflatable kayak and ready yourself for the next mission?

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks guys :thumbup:

Still raining here Meako :grumpy: The storm we had at the weekend was called Gertrude - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35436955

 

[Catherine_Montana]

Great knife thread, good history, beautiful pictures and very interesting. Thank you for this thread!

I am sorry to hear about your bad storms and storm damage too.

Take care.

Cate

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Cate, we've been spared too much damage where I live, just a lot of wind and rain, it certainly hasn't been a pleasant winter though :thumbup:

 

[Old Hunter]

Really wonderful trip back in time - thanks for taking the time and trouble to post all of this cutlery history Jack! OH

 

[Jack Black]

My pleasure OH, I'm really pleased it has proved of such interest to folks :thumbup: