The Silence of The Lambsfoot

Hi guys, new here. Just wondering if anyone could help me out with my sheepsfoot. Does it look homemade? do you recognize the sun shaped stamp on it? Thanks in advance.
i guess youll need to right click the image and open in new page or something...srry

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I found one! :)

E. Watts / Sheffield... haven't come up with anything definitive on google, but then I haven't really got into the weeds.
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Very stout backspring, strong snap with half-stop. 3 1/2 inches closed. (that's a speck of old paint, to the right of the top, mark side, handle pin... almost looks like another pin in the photos. Should be easy to remove with a little goo remover and a toothpick).
 
Congratulations Al, that looks to be in great shape. Lovely knife :thumbup:

I only know John Watts.
 
MerryMadMonk said:
Thanks, Jack! Ah, I was hoping you might know... I'll keep digging.
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I'll spend some more time digging today Al, but I've not previously heard of E.Watts, and Tweedale makes no mention of them. Certainly a lovely knife :thumbup:
 
MerryMadMonk said:
Thanks, Jack!
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Hi Al,

There's a Bingham & Watts, edge tool manufacturers, of Norton, Woodseats (a suburb of Sheffield) recorded in Gell's 1825 Directory of Sheffield, but so far I've not been able to find any more information about the firm. I've not been able to find any reference to an E.Watts so far either. Is there any possibility of any letters being erased from the tang stamp do you think (it looks rather clear to me, but I might be mistaken)?

Jack
 
Thanks, Jack.

I believe the tang stamp has all the letters. E. Watts is centered above Sheffield.

I found an ad for an Edward Watts's Patent Burnishing Glove in Saddlery and Harness, Volume 8, June, 1898, To June, 1899 with this address:

E. Watts
89 Edgware Rd
London, W.

Not Sheffield, but that's all I've been able to find. I suppose it's possible that E. Watts left Sheffield for London or vice versa. I'm also thinking that this may be a merchant's mark rather than a maker's mark... but I may be off the mark on that :)

Thanks again. The hunt continues.
 
Very interesting Al :thumbup:

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I'm also thinking that this may be a merchant's mark rather than a maker's mark.
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I think that's very possible my friend, and if it relates to the London E.Watts, it may still have said Sheffield rather than London.
 
This is one of two Arthur Wright Lambsfoot knives I was gifted this Christmas, and by far the fancier of the two. Arthur Wright & Son sell it as a ‘Senator’. They’re scraping the barrel for stag in Sheffield these days, but despite this and a couple of minor flaws, I think this is generally a nice knife.









 
Jack, wishing you a Happy New Year :) I agree with you, this is a nice knife, a very nice gift :thumbup:

~ Ron
 
Thanks a lot Ron, hope you have a great 2015 :) :thumbup:

Jack
 
Here’s the other Arthur Wright Lambsfoot I got for Christmas, in ebony. I really like this knife, the ebony is smooth as silk, and I was astonished by how well-made it was. With the generally bad QC at Arthur Wright’s, I usually caution against buying them by mail-order, but I’ve been unable to get an ebony model locally. I ordered it from a site which, rather sneakily, listed prices without tax, and inflated the postage by 500% or so. When ordering, they ask if you have any ‘special requirements’ eg specific tang stamp. Since 3 out of 4 Arthur Wright knives I recently inspected had blades which were about 20 degrees off straight, I asked if they’d check for this, and also send me one with the ‘A.Wright & Son’ tang-stamp, instead of the simple ‘Made in Sheffield’ tang-stamp (as found on Trevor Ablett’s knives for example). I was therefore a bit surprised when my knife arrived with the latter tang-stamp. Since, I doubted the retailer would have a better example in stock, I didn’t want to return the knife, but as I want another for a friend here, I e-mailed them about it. The reply I received told me that they didn’t like to interfere with the original packaging (there was none, the knife was just dropped in a Jiffy bag), and that because carbon-steel is so sensitive to moisture, they tried to handle them as little as possible, and inspecting the tang-stamp would necessitate opening the blade! In other words, some real patronising drivel to go with the dishonest prices! No worries, they’re not the only stockist, and I’ll be using the knife – I just wish the tang-stamp had a proper maker’s mark instead of the generic sign of a bought-in blade.



 
Too bad about the tang stamp, but it's a nice one nonetheless, Jack!!
Perfect to use!!
 
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