Jack's Random Tuesday Carry

Jack Black said:
That time-frame suits me Paul ;) Enjoy your movie :thumbsup:
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- cheers, Jack

Did some more Google-fu but drew a blank - I used the word Egginton too, but nothing other than similar looking knife, but with three blades

The blade is a smidge under 3-1/4" and the handle is exactly 4"

The stamp appears to have been unevenly made as you can see - even a wee part of the W is missing. On t'other side it just says Stainless Steel.

Condition is excellent; centred blade; no half-stop

If you do have any information that would be great - but please don't worry if a hassle, and no rush at all

 
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Chui said:
- cheers, Jack

Did some more Google-fu but drew a blank - I used the word Egginton too, but nothing other than similar looking knife, but with three blades

The blade is a smidge under 3-1/4" and the handle is exactly 4"

The stamp appears to have been unevenly made as you can see - even a wee part of the W is missing. On t'other side it just says Stainless Steel.

Condition is excellent; centred blade; no half-stop

If you do have any information that would be great - but please don't worry if a hassle, and no rush at all

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Wostenholm were acquired by Joseph Rodgers in the mid 70's, and the group were in turn bought by Richards of Sheffield, who within a year were sold to Imperial. Both Wostenolm and Rodgers were only small firms during this period, with Rodgers-Wostenholm having a small factory backing onto the River Sheaf. When they were bought by Richards, and eventually had to move to their much bigger factory, the cutlers were so incensed that they threw much of the old Rodgers and Wostenholm knife parts into the River Sheaf behind the factory! Wostenholm produced various Stockman patterns, and while that design pre-dated the acquisition by Imperial, it later became one of the short-lived Schrade-Wostenholm range. After Richards went into receivership, with their workforce losing their jobs, the historic names, stock, and machinery were acquired by an accountant at the firm, who set up the even more short-lived Meteor Industries. Subsequently the Rodgers and Wostenholm names were acquired by Egginton, who mainly used out-workers to make their knives, supplying them with stamps and/or parts, as appropriate. Even today, there are knife parts from the Rodgers-Wostenholm-Richards period still floating about, Stan Shaw made me a larger Stockman from 'Schrade-Wostenholm' parts just a couple of years ago. What I think you have there is a Parts Knife, which was probably made by a cutler, either some poor bloke who was thrown on the dole when Richards or Meteor shut down, and took some parts home with them, someone who had done work for Eggington at some point, or someone who had bought or been given some parts. Alternatively, it could be that someone didn't like having a 3-blade Stockman, but I think the prior suggestions are more likely. I'm not aware of Egginton ever using that frame and blade in that way, but I guess it's possible. Hope this is helpful :thumbsup:

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An earlier IXL Stockman pattern.

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Jack Black Jack Black thank you so much, Jack - that is very kind of you and I never expected such a lengthy reply :thumbsup::)

I find it curious that the jigging has been carried out with the Red Bone in situ, as the indentations carry over on to the edge of the bolsters too in a couple places.

Cheers!
 
Chui said:
Jack Black Jack Black thank you so much, Jack - that is very kind of you and I never expected such a lengthy reply :thumbsup::)

I find it curious that the jigging has been carried out with the Red Bone in situ, as the indentations carry over on to the edge of the bolsters too in a couple places.

Cheers!
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That is interesting Paul, and certainly unusual. Some of the parts for the Schrade-Wostenholm range were manufactured in the US by Camillus, and shipped over to be assembled and finished at the Richards factory. I was not aware that the Stockman was one of the models which were imported, but it is possible I am wrong. That was a very murky period, and much of what I know about it is from cutlers who worked there at the time, including a former brother-in-law. Not that it got any less murky after the Richards factory closed :rolleyes:

Here's the Stockman in the Rodgers-Wostenholm catalogue (the address given is the Richards address)...

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and in the Schrade-Wostenholm range.

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Note the 2-blade pattern on the same frame as the Stockman on the page of IXL knives. Also note the Barlow has the same Clip blade. Perhaps, at some point, they did make a single-blade version.
 
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A disappointing dip in a random brown paper bag in the bankers' box of brown paper bags full of knives I took off the kitchen table. (Still can't see much of the kitchen table.)
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I had it out in the parking lot before I realized that I'd seen this knife before and passed on it for a better reason than the torn sheath.
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Thanks Jack. GEC calls it Tractor Green, when in shadow it comes close to Emerald Green a very attractive color. IMHO the 38 Specials were grossly under rated.
That's an interesting Electrician knife of yours today, having a punch blade and all. Then stating, "That Good Oil". That's the kind of oil I want to use! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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