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Im embarrassed to say that my kitchen table has become a magnet for clutter! Much of this clutter consists of knives and other odds and ends I pick up on market stalls, which then sit there awaiting me getting round to cleaning them up. I last de-cluttered the table a few days before Xmas, but didnt think to take any pics on that occasion. Less than a month later, the clutter is once again getting out of hand! When my girlfriend remarked upon the rather large axe Id recently bought for a few quid, and which was sitting there to remind me to sharpen it, I thought it was time for another session sweeping the kitchen table. I really am going to have to stop buying so much stuff!
My usual apologies for the poor quality pics
I have a pile of carving knives, but the top knife here was handed to me by one of the market traders who knows I collect knives. Its not up to much, but I couldnt refuse. The etch reads Mosss Celebrated Stanley Cutlery.
The second knife is more interesting. I bought this in a local flea-market. The woman who sold it to me told me she had just thrown away the box as it had got wet!
Not all knives have straight blades - This Pinder Grapefruit Knife included!
The quirky utility knife reminded me of one I picked up on the Wizards Quest. It looks to have been foreshortened. Its a pretty cheap thing. Oops, looks like I lost an eyelash there!
If youre wondering what that nasty-looking item at the bottom of the pic is, thats an example of the sort of throwing knife sold in shops when I was a kid. I was just leaving my local market the other day when a trader ran over and presented me with it, very kind of him, but its really not worth cleaning up!
The coins are old British cartwheel pennies. I have a pile of other coins somewhere else... er somewhere
Here are those coins again with some other stuff, including a Cook Islands Dollar.
I thought the old forged scissors - also Cook! - were interesting. You can download a guide to old scissors online as a PDF if anyone is interested.
The other scissors are made by Richards, probably from the 60s or thereabouts (decade either side).
I know nothing about tuning forks, but like the idea of them. I once had a friend who was training to make tuning forks, he packed it in to become a stand-up comedian, which was probably a good career move he had a short-lived success as a comedian, but I suspect his career as a tuning-fork maker would have been even more short-lived.
The wee bottle is probably from the 1950s or before. You press the top and a cap-lifter slides out. Similar bottles hid a peanut cigarette lighter. They usually came with advertising.
Aha! Some pocket knives at last!
Youll have to look very closely to see this one, not because it is very small, but because I forgot to include it in the photo! Pretty tiny, but huge compared to my tiniest knife (shown here next to my #15 Radio Jack.
Somewhat larger, on the left of the main pic, is this miniature Richards folder.
The 3-blade clamshell Scout Knife is of very low quality, and I only bothered to give it a cursory clean, it really isnt much of a knife.
VG was the name of a range of British convenience stores and small supermarkets years ago. The knife is an Elinox by Victorinox.
The Richards Coronation Knife is in reasonable condition.
In the middle of the main pic is this penknife by William Rodgers, with nickel silver covers.
This pattern is still made in Sheffield, comes with a faux work-back spring. I quite like this pattern, which very often comes with advertising in this case, perhaps not the most interesting! But it is unused.
I found this knife in an antiques shop only yesterday, and what a shame it isnt in better shape. Originally a Thomas Turner Lambsfoot, with stag covers and coined bolsters, there is sadly only half the blade left. I couldnt resist buying it anyway.
This is something different, nicely made and in reasonable nick too. ScruffUK is quite excited about this one
This W.Belk & Son penknife, made for a more famous Sheffield firm, has not been treated well, which is a shame.
The well-used Wharncliffe bears the stamp of John McClory & Sons, who had a reputation for cheap knives, and it has to be said that this is not one of Sheffields finest.
This funny advertising knife has almost everything the budding wine buff could want except for the wine! There's even something to pick the tannin out of your teeth!
I bought a couple of knives last summer, which were part of a parcel a local trader bought in 1971. Like these, acquired from the same feller, they were made by Solar in Japan, and are great knives for the price, which is still under $10. I particularly like the small Jack, the stainless steel seems OK, they come sharp, and the synthetic covers are probably hardwearing.
I like Maserin knives, and recently ordered one with bubinga covers for a friend. When the knife came, instead of the secondary small clip-blade advertised, it had a cap-lifter/screwdriver tool. Thought hed like it anyway :thumbup:
This unusual item was designed to be used in life-rafts, hence the lack of a sharp point not much of an edge on it either! It carries the Joseph Rodgers mark, but is undoubtedly a later creation.
These are two Burma pattern British Army clasp knives, designed for use in the Far East.
I thought this was a nice old Joseph Elliot carving set - stag, silver, and crucible steel.
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My usual apologies for the poor quality pics
I have a pile of carving knives, but the top knife here was handed to me by one of the market traders who knows I collect knives. Its not up to much, but I couldnt refuse. The etch reads Mosss Celebrated Stanley Cutlery.
The second knife is more interesting. I bought this in a local flea-market. The woman who sold it to me told me she had just thrown away the box as it had got wet!
Not all knives have straight blades - This Pinder Grapefruit Knife included!
The quirky utility knife reminded me of one I picked up on the Wizards Quest. It looks to have been foreshortened. Its a pretty cheap thing. Oops, looks like I lost an eyelash there!
If youre wondering what that nasty-looking item at the bottom of the pic is, thats an example of the sort of throwing knife sold in shops when I was a kid. I was just leaving my local market the other day when a trader ran over and presented me with it, very kind of him, but its really not worth cleaning up!
The coins are old British cartwheel pennies. I have a pile of other coins somewhere else... er somewhere
Here are those coins again with some other stuff, including a Cook Islands Dollar.
I thought the old forged scissors - also Cook! - were interesting. You can download a guide to old scissors online as a PDF if anyone is interested.
The other scissors are made by Richards, probably from the 60s or thereabouts (decade either side).
I know nothing about tuning forks, but like the idea of them. I once had a friend who was training to make tuning forks, he packed it in to become a stand-up comedian, which was probably a good career move he had a short-lived success as a comedian, but I suspect his career as a tuning-fork maker would have been even more short-lived.
The wee bottle is probably from the 1950s or before. You press the top and a cap-lifter slides out. Similar bottles hid a peanut cigarette lighter. They usually came with advertising.
Aha! Some pocket knives at last!
Youll have to look very closely to see this one, not because it is very small, but because I forgot to include it in the photo!
Pretty tiny, but huge compared to my tiniest knife (shown here next to my #15 Radio Jack.
Somewhat larger, on the left of the main pic, is this miniature Richards folder.
The 3-blade clamshell Scout Knife is of very low quality, and I only bothered to give it a cursory clean, it really isnt much of a knife.
VG was the name of a range of British convenience stores and small supermarkets years ago. The knife is an Elinox by Victorinox.
The Richards Coronation Knife is in reasonable condition.
In the middle of the main pic is this penknife by William Rodgers, with nickel silver covers.
This pattern is still made in Sheffield, comes with a faux work-back spring. I quite like this pattern, which very often comes with advertising in this case, perhaps not the most interesting! But it is unused.
I found this knife in an antiques shop only yesterday, and what a shame it isnt in better shape. Originally a Thomas Turner Lambsfoot, with stag covers and coined bolsters, there is sadly only half the blade left. I couldnt resist buying it anyway.
This is something different, nicely made and in reasonable nick too. ScruffUK is quite excited about this one
This W.Belk & Son penknife, made for a more famous Sheffield firm, has not been treated well, which is a shame.
The well-used Wharncliffe bears the stamp of John McClory & Sons, who had a reputation for cheap knives, and it has to be said that this is not one of Sheffields finest.
This funny advertising knife has almost everything the budding wine buff could want except for the wine! There's even something to pick the tannin out of your teeth!
I bought a couple of knives last summer, which were part of a parcel a local trader bought in 1971. Like these, acquired from the same feller, they were made by Solar in Japan, and are great knives for the price, which is still under $10. I particularly like the small Jack, the stainless steel seems OK, they come sharp, and the synthetic covers are probably hardwearing.
I like Maserin knives, and recently ordered one with bubinga covers for a friend. When the knife came, instead of the secondary small clip-blade advertised, it had a cap-lifter/screwdriver tool. Thought hed like it anyway :thumbup:
This unusual item was designed to be used in life-rafts, hence the lack of a sharp point not much of an edge on it either! It carries the Joseph Rodgers mark, but is undoubtedly a later creation.
These are two Burma pattern British Army clasp knives, designed for use in the Far East.
I thought this was a nice old Joseph Elliot carving set - stag, silver, and crucible steel.
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