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My plans to spend my Sunday afternoon catching up on some reading went completely awry when, once again, I had a notion to do something about the pile of recently acquired knives steadily accumulating on my kitchen table. When I say recently acquired, some of them have been there for a few weeks, and the box theyre contained in (actually a drawer out of one of my storage cabinets) is full to the top.
Despite the somewhat cursory attention I gave to most of them, I only got through half the pile. Then I thought Id better photograph them, and doing that and editing my poor photographs took longer than Id anticipated. However, its been uploading the things that has taken by far the most time, and driven me nearly to despair. Its been like watching paint dry only probably slower! At least you know paint is going to dry, it doesnt just collapse half way through :grumpy:
I might get them all uploaded sometime this week, and will add them here as and when I can. Heres what I have for now.
This wee MOP-handled penknife is in reasonable shape, with great snap in the springs still. Ive not seen this tang-stamp before, and the only firm that Ive been able to find that would fit the C.H.C. tang-stamp so far are Clark, Hall, & Clark, but they date to the early part of the 19th century. Further investigation required.
Far more straightforward is this knife by Harrison Fisher, also still in good shape.
This Nowill Sleeveboard is another everyday knife with great walk and talk.
The covers on this old Joseph Elliot Stockman feel beautiful, but the knife has obviously had a very hard life, with foreshortened blades and a lot of rust pitting. Still has great walk and talk though.
A much more recently-made Stockman is this one in stainless from IXL.
I like novelty knives, and this Sheffield-made bottle-opener knife came with a nice pigskin pouch. I dare say itll get used at some point
English tourist knife, made in Germany.
I was pleased to find another Gerlach knife, as theyre always worth buying I think
This French multi-blade doesnt show a maker, but is nicely made.
I think this old Sheffield knife looks great until you open it!
Its been used hard, and seen too much of the grinder unfortunately. Still got some life left in it, but its looks are spoiled. Its been on the table for a while, and I cant remember if I ever deciphered the tang stamp, but it certainly escapes me now. Any guesses are welcome!
My grandfather carried a Joseph Rodgers Bunny Knife, and this is very similar, though the blades are stainless.
If you were posting here a few years ago, you may possibly recall me rambling about a type of Sheffield-made friction folder that I remember seeing as a kid. I couldnt remember the maker, which didnt help identify it, but when I eventually tracked down an example on the net, it turned out that the knives were made by more than one firm. Bearing in mind that they were common here at one time, Im surprised its taken me so long to actually find one, but Ive not seen one since the late 1970s. This is not the nicest example of the Sheldon Knife, but its what they commonly looked like.
More later (possibly!)
Jack
Despite the somewhat cursory attention I gave to most of them, I only got through half the pile. Then I thought Id better photograph them, and doing that and editing my poor photographs took longer than Id anticipated. However, its been uploading the things that has taken by far the most time, and driven me nearly to despair. Its been like watching paint dry only probably slower! At least you know paint is going to dry, it doesnt just collapse half way through :grumpy:
I might get them all uploaded sometime this week, and will add them here as and when I can. Heres what I have for now.
This wee MOP-handled penknife is in reasonable shape, with great snap in the springs still. Ive not seen this tang-stamp before, and the only firm that Ive been able to find that would fit the C.H.C. tang-stamp so far are Clark, Hall, & Clark, but they date to the early part of the 19th century. Further investigation required.
Far more straightforward is this knife by Harrison Fisher, also still in good shape.
This Nowill Sleeveboard is another everyday knife with great walk and talk.
The covers on this old Joseph Elliot Stockman feel beautiful, but the knife has obviously had a very hard life, with foreshortened blades and a lot of rust pitting. Still has great walk and talk though.
A much more recently-made Stockman is this one in stainless from IXL.
I like novelty knives, and this Sheffield-made bottle-opener knife came with a nice pigskin pouch. I dare say itll get used at some point
English tourist knife, made in Germany.
I was pleased to find another Gerlach knife, as theyre always worth buying I think
This French multi-blade doesnt show a maker, but is nicely made.
I think this old Sheffield knife looks great until you open it!
Its been used hard, and seen too much of the grinder unfortunately. Still got some life left in it, but its looks are spoiled. Its been on the table for a while, and I cant remember if I ever deciphered the tang stamp, but it certainly escapes me now. Any guesses are welcome!
My grandfather carried a Joseph Rodgers Bunny Knife, and this is very similar, though the blades are stainless.
If you were posting here a few years ago, you may possibly recall me rambling about a type of Sheffield-made friction folder that I remember seeing as a kid. I couldnt remember the maker, which didnt help identify it, but when I eventually tracked down an example on the net, it turned out that the knives were made by more than one firm. Bearing in mind that they were common here at one time, Im surprised its taken me so long to actually find one, but Ive not seen one since the late 1970s. This is not the nicest example of the Sheldon Knife, but its what they commonly looked like.
More later (possibly!)
Jack
I'm always pleasantly entertained when it comes to you table cleaning sessions Jack. You seem to find a lot of interesting items. 
