Vintage lobsters let's show'em

I meant to post this descriptive information earlier in my posts to help with describing the various lobster patterns I’ve been showing. Levines IV Has the following comments on various Lobster designs:
“Sleeveboard lobsters, like other sleeveboard knives, are tapered and have straight side and round ends. The sleeveboard is the commonest lobster pattern.

One type of sleeveboard lobster has a cutout most of the length of its back in order to accommodate a large manicure blade as thick as the entire knife. Western States called this style the “Sheffield pattern” which is as good a name as any. These knives sometimes have full bolsters

Unlike the standard sleeveboard and the Sheffield pattern, both of which are common, the serpentine sleeveboard lobster is very rare. It is also very handsome. Winchester called this style the 'curved balloon lobster' "

Here is a full bolstered Sheffield lobster by Remington, knife is 2 3/4" closed Charles
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AMERICAN SHEAR & KNIFE CO. (1870-1914) serpentine lobster. When I got it, it came with the sheet of paper that it was wrapped in, which has a hand-written note stating that the knife was presented to Edith Wilson by her Grandfather on Sept. 19, 1916 when he was 96 years, 9 months and 18 days old. It's 3 1/4" closed. The largest blade is 1 7/8 inches long and is etched GELLER'S E-Z CUTTER. All 3 blades marked AMERICAN SHEAR & KNIFE CO..


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Those projections are the file blades or tools that most common lobsters have. Charles
 
This is serpentine pattern lobster marked I*XL George Wostenholm.* The large blade is marked "George Wostenholm Sheffield England" on the reverse the tang is marked "Oil the Joints".* The small blade is marked "I.XL".*Liners are brass.* Pins are nickel silver along with the oval shield.** Nice fire and color in the handles that my pictures do not reflect. Charles

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Here are a couple of my most recent finds 2 New York Knife Co.(1856-1931) Pearl Sleeveboard Lobster knives. Both are 2 ¾” with a master blade, pen blade, scissors and large manicure tool.* The top one is an older version with the New York/ Knife Co./ Walden mark. The lower one is a newer Hammer Brand w/arm logo which became the primary brand logo around 1880. Older one has milled brass liners, newer one's are milled nickel silver. Charles
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Charles, You have put together a fantastic collection of lobsters. Thank you for sharing. Here's another of mine. A fancy celluloid NYK oval Lob that came protected a little generic box. It still has the original paper sleeve with the sharpening instructions. Barry
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Barry: Thanks for the comments and even more for the beautiful oval NYK lobster. That one is in exceptional condition. I collect NYK knives and it is rare to even see one in condition like this especially with original wrapper. Really nice item and thank you for sharing. Charles
 
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