Vintage lobsters let's show'em

[chuko]

Smiling - Knife, thanks for the comment. I have many more to photo and show. I like your lobster and may have one similar. I'll look for it. Thanks for posting.

Here is a coffin lobster by Butler Brand with key logo (1768-1952) 3 blade pearl handle knife made in Sheffield England. This is a mint knife and it has very pleasing detail work on all the liners Charles

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[LKJW]

 

[chuko]

That is a minty looking lobster LKJW, what is the tang stamp say for this one? Thanks for posting. Charles

 

[LKJW]

It is a beautiful little knife for sure.

Tang:
Schrade
Walden
NY USA

 

[chuko]

Here is a DWIGHT DEVINE & SONS ULSTER KNIFE CO. sleeveboard lobster MADE SOMETIME BETWEEN 1925-1941. Charles

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[chuko]

Here is a rare H&B MFG. CO. (Humason and Beckley 1853-1916) with milled brass liners and nickel silver oval shield. Charles

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[1fartsmella]

Not the standard Mother Of Pearl....Cattaraugus used what they called Oriental Pearl on a line of different lobster patterns.

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[chuko]

Barry; That's a beauty, those scales really pop and the condition looks excellent. Thanks for showing Charles

 

[chuko]

Here is an older LF&C (Landers, Fray, and Clark 1914-1930) sleeveboard lobster with some milled liners and a nickel silver oval shield and tip bolsters. Charles

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[wellington]

Here are a few Ibberson (Sheffield) lobsters..

This neat little lobster was made in 1951 by Ted Osborne at Ibberson's

This 3 1/4" pearl 6pc (3164 pat) lobster was made by Stan Shaw at Ibbersons in 1973, wonderfully fileworked inside and out.

These final 5 knives (2121 pat) were made by Stan and Ted, they date from 1939 to 1973, two blades, picker, nail file and scissors..

Mick

 

[chuko]

Really beautiful pieces of art, thanks for showing Mick. The first 3 posted by Ted Osborne have some very interesting scales! I have a few of Stan Shaw's work (one I've already posted). I'll try and get the others posted soon.

Here is a nice clean Marshall Wells Zenith Pearl Lobster Knife.* A 3” long closed sleeveboard pattern with a 1 ¾” master blade stamped with the “Zenith” logo, the pen blade stamped “Marshall/ Wells/ Hdw. Co.”* Beautiful mother of pearl scales, milled nickel silver liners and pins.*Charles

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[chuko]

Here is my most embellished Stan Shaw piece, marked IBBERSON on the tang and (SS-76) inside on the liners. Charles

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[chuko]

BRUCKMANN / Germany (1891-1956) oval whittler lobster mint, check out the swedges on the master blade. Charles

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[1fartsmella]

This has become a very interesting thread. Here's another not your garden variety of pearl. It's similar to the Catt Oriental pearl but not the same. A Miller Bros. I wish The color could be better captured by my scanner. It's really an eye catcher in person.

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Barry

 

[1fartsmella]

My latest acquisition. I got this at the Marlboro NCCA meeting last month. A NYK Gunstock not a full Orange Blossom, a 1/2 Blossom? The last pic is next to a Biddle Catalog cut from 1908. The wholesale catalog price was $36.00 per dozen = $3.00 each probably $6.00 retail. The average weekly pay in 1908 was $13.00.

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[chuko]

Barry: Really nice NYK lobster, I posted one like it in post #45 although mine has developed a pinkish tint in the pearl. I like this lobster with it's pinched scales. Looking forward to my new little NYK congress I won in your auction last night. Charles

 

[chuko]

Here is a Remington Pearl Knife #R703 The knife closed at 2 3/16", full blade all nice and bright. All blades marked (Remington/UMC). Charles

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[chuko]

Here is a rare AMERICAN SHEAR & KNIFE CO. (1870-1914) Lobster with milled nickel silver liners. Knife is 3 1/8" I'm sorry my pictures do not do this beauty justice. Charles

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[chuko]

Here is a serpentine lobster marked Napanoch Knife Co.(1900-1919) milled nickel silver liners, tip bolsters and oval shield . I guess this would be a multi tool with the 6 blades/tool. Condition is a little rough, but a very hard to find maker and model. Charles

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[chuko]

Here is another IBBERSON Made in England 5 blade + scissors sleeveboard shadow pearl lobster Stan Shaw (SS-57 engraved on liner). Milled nickel silver liners -bar shield. Charles
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