"ENCORE" Thomas Turner & Co

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A thread for one of my favorite manufacturers.
Please add your favorite T Turner's.

I thought I'd kick this off with one of my favorite knives, that I found at a market around twenty years ago.

A 1914 Duralumin War Knife.





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Whew...those displays - I could stand there all day Jack - amazing!!!
My photos of them cam out terrible-they are actually very hard to photograph!!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Whew...those displays - I could stand there all day Jack - amazing!!!
My photos of them cam out terrible-they are actually very hard to photograph!!
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Hi Duncan,

It was great to be able to look at those knives with you my friend. Yes, the combination of the dim museum lighting, combined with the bright spotlight on the reflective glass of the display case and the polished blades and bolsters, makes it really difficult to get a decent snap. I wish Sheffield Museums put more of their knives on display instead of hiding most of them away.
 
This Sleeveboard (long since passed onto a friend) is similar to one of the knives in the case.



 
Seeing that Turner display in person is reason enough to fly over Canada and the Atlantic, let alone meeting some of our good friends in UK!
Posted elsewhere, but apt here, I think, a big Turner "ENCORE" pruner that also looks like one in the display!
Thanks for this thread!!

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waynorth said:
Seeing that Turner display in person is reason enough to fly over Canada and the Atlantic
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What a treat that would be my friend :) :thumbup:

Lovely to see that Pruner again :)
 
My one and only Thomas Turner which is a treasured gift from a very generous friend in this thread. ;):):D My old photo doesn't do it justice, but I'll see if I can't snap a couple better photos in the future.

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That simple knife was the start of a great friendship Stephen :) :thumbup:
 
No longer creamy white and shiny, but still proudly displaying the ENCORE trade mark:

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Great Turner's guys. Thanks for posting photos of the wonderful display Jack. A few I've shown before but hope you'd like to see them again.

An early 1900 jack knife.

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A WWI knife made for the Canadian Forces. Marked 1915, M & D for Militia and Defense and the Broad Arrow inside a C; the government acceptance mark.

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Fits perfectly, I'd say! Lovely etching on that Razor, Jack!
 
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