The Small Knife That's Better Than Nothing.

[Jack Black]

Wow! incredible, though somehow not as I imagined looking at my humble little knife. Gentrified factories eh! Reckon there are some hard working cutlers in there somewhere. But great days for Sheffield industry, and wouldn't you just love a look in some of those cases. Thanks Jack, really interesting.

I doubt the place was as spick and span as the drawing Blake, right up until the early 1970's there wasn't a stone wall in Sheffield that wasn't black with soot, and even with that huge factory, the majority of Rodgers' knives were still made by out-workers. In its day though, their famous showroom was one of the wonders of the British Empire. You can download an interesting history of the company here: http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/assets/files/PDFs/Under Five Sovereigns.pdf

 

[nugun55]

Thanks Jack. That was a very interesting read. Quite a history.

 

[DrPenguin]

Beautiful little Robesons, Cases, GECs, and some friendly and interesting observations. The kind of thread that brings me back so often. Hat tips all around.

Although I'm a huge pen knife fan mine are all around 3 1/2 inches so they dont fit the thread theme dangit. 😊

Will

 

[r8shell]

This little guy was given to me by an old gent prior to his passing. He gave me a few but I was facinated with this little guy he carried. Looks like hell but it's still sharp. Blade is stamped but all I could read were the last three letter .....mer.

Could it be Hammer Brand?

I have said it before, but I'll repeat myself: Sometimes a smaller blade is not just "good enough for the job" but "better" When you need the fine control of a scalpel, you don't want a sword. Here's a scalpel of a little pen-knife:

 

[Blake the Blade]

Beautiful little Robesons, Cases, GECs, and some friendly and interesting observations. The kind of thread that brings me back so often. Hat tips all around.

Although I'm a huge pen knife fan mine are all around 3 1/2 inches so they dont fit the thread theme dangit. ��

Will

:thumbup: Good on you Will. Yes it's been real interesting.

 

[Blake the Blade]

I doubt the place was as spick and span as the drawing Blake, right up until the early 1970's there wasn't a stone wall in Sheffield that wasn't black with soot, and even with that huge factory, the majority of Rodgers' knives were still made by out-workers. In its day though, their famous showroom was one of the wonders of the British Empire. You can download an interesting history of the company here: http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/assets/files/PDFs/Under Five Sovereigns.pdf

That's great Jack. Thanks :thumbup:

 

[sceva]

These are all great. There are time when a small knife is definitely the way to go.

I recommend a GEC 09 Esquire. 2 7/8" closed

 

[JB in SC]

Jack that was worth the bandwidth :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack. That was a very interesting read. Quite a history.

That's great Jack. Thanks :thumbup:

Jack that was worth the bandwidth :thumbup:

Thanks gents, glad it was of interest :thumbup:

 

[badjujuboy]

Great thread :thumbup: Thanks for posting your little beauties

 

[badjujuboy]

This little guy was given to me by an old gent prior to his passing. He gave me a few but I was facinated with this little guy he carried. Looks like hell but it's still sharp. Blade is stamped but all I could read were the last three letter .....mer.

Thought I'd share the rest of the knives he gave me. He knew I collected knives and would appreciate them. (R.I.P. Mr. G.P.)

 

[Blake the Blade]

Thought I'd share the rest of the knives he gave me. He knew I collected knives and would appreciate them. (R.I.P. Mr. G.P.)

Nice group badboy, but it does look like Mr G.P. worked the small one the hardest.

 

[RDaneel]

These are all great. There are time when a small knife is definitely the way to go.

I recommend a GEC 09 Esquire. 2 7/8" closed

Great looking knife! I've been eyeing one of those. The bone is really nice.

Dean

 

[BigBiscuit]

These are all great. There are time when a small knife is definitely the way to go.

I recommend a GEC 09 Esquire. 2 7/8" closed

I don't typically like a knife this small, but I picked one up recently and it surprised me at how much I did like it as a watch pocket knife. I've been finding myself grabbing it more often for the little tasks like mail opening, cutting a piece of fruit or whatever other small task comes up. I give this a :thumbup:.

 

[badjujuboy]

Nice group badboy, but it does look like Mr G.P. worked the small one the hardest.

Yup! Those old timers liked those little knives in their baggy slacks. Can't imagine him carrying the Kalinga or Dog's Head