The Grooming Aficionado (Cuticle Pusher, Nail Cleaner, File Blades ,etc.) Traditional Knives

[Jack Black]

Jack, are the bolsters integral with the liners? They look to be in the picture showing the awesome little flush joint!

Yes, they are Rob

 

[rockman0]

Thanks, Jack Imagine the stories it hides

 

[Gevonovich]

This interesting 4-Blade Penknife (a kind gift from @herder) carries the marks of both Brookes & Crookes and Mappin & Webb

Nicely-made Ibberson Lobster

Superb run of specimens...wow....wow !! Thank you Jack !!!! 'what beauties

 

[ed_is_dead]

I think it's to do with the way the Little Mester system works in Sheffield Ed, and I believe Mappin & Webb subcontracted work to Brookes & Crookes, and both firms used outworkers, all did almost all Sheffield firms. Knives like this are common enough, like this Lobster from Joseph Rodgers, with a Wostenholm-marked nail-file

Thank you I suspect that the Ibberson may have been made by Stan Shaw (or Ted Osborne), but sadly, I never got the chance to show it to him

I'm still getting my head round that notion. It's difficult to absorb as you might think a company back then traded on its reputation of quality, durability etc. The idea of having a potential competitor display their name and tm on your product would water down their brand?
Either way I don't doubt it happened, have a few myself!

Another Joseph Rodgers with a nail-file

An unusual Needham Key Knife with a nail-file

I love this and would use something like that for my house key! Didn't Camillus even have a truck key on a penknife also!
Is that a period key? If its yours you may want to obscure it...

Thanks for the compliment, Ed. Miller Brothers is known for the brass screws.
Love the James Boden! Beautiful knife and I'm certain it will be a joy to carry and use

Spent an enjoyable hour reading up on this company. They seemed very innovative. There's a patent diagram showing a complicated shared s shape backspring for a opposite sided two blade knife. Smart, kinda like a lobster I suppose.
Did they ever produce a knife which had screws for pivots?
Wonder when the first take down knife was made now I think about it?

Off-hand I forget who 'K & S' were!

Looks old!! Bolsters also integral?

Would this be them?

Sadly, there's barely anything left of the main blade on this old Shrewsbury Quill Knife by Bowdler & Barnett, but it still has the nail-file, something only seen on the oldest Quill Knives

Was the file used in specific to quill making? What age Jack?

Another I'm minding and quite possibly a favourite Cutler.

 

[rockman0]

I'm still getting my head round that notion. It's difficult to absorb as you might think a company back then traded on its reputation of quality, durability etc. The idea of having a potential competitor display their name and tm on your product would water down their brand?
Either way I don't doubt it happened, have a few myself!



I love this and would use something like that for my house key! Didn't Camillus even have a truck key on a penknife also!
Is that a period key? If its yours you may want to obscure it...

Spent an enjoyable hour reading up on this company. They seemed very innovative. There's a patent diagram showing a complicated shared s shape backspring for a opposite sided two blade knife. Smart, kinda like a lobster I suppose.
Did they ever produce a knife which had screws for pivots?
Wonder when the first take down knife was made now I think about it?

Looks old!! Bolsters also integral?

Would this be them?

Was the file used in specific to quill making? What age Jack?

Another I'm minding and quite possibly a favourite Cutler.

Miller Brothers was innovative, I'm not aware of them ever using a screw pivot. Knives with interchangeable blades go back a bit and of course the hobo came apart.
That's a very attractive Wingfield
Thanks, Ed

 

[rockman0]

Electric cutlery, 3 3/8", a nice size to carry and use.

Walden knife, 2 7/8", round like a pencil, I've trained it to roll over every time I open the drawer