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Photos Looking for 40 years for these Victorians...

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This is my original all stainless 1940`s - 1950`s - 9 3/4" inch English dinner knife.
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These are my two all stainless back-up dinner knives which are smaller, lighter and curved.
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This shows my original all stainless on the left, the 12 Victorian/Edwardian EPNS Walker and Hall`s in the middle and the 2 fairly new Lincoln House polished all stainless on the right.
The one with the black tape on the handle is for safety reasons because I sharpened it as an experiment.
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This shows the twelve Victorian/Edwardian silver plated knives.
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The top one shows my original thinner knife with the thicker, heavier silver plated Victorian/Edwardian one underneath.
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A close up of a Victorian/Edwardian English Sheffield Walker and Hall silver plated knife blade.
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Silver plated knives in the roll 1
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Silver plated knives in the roll 2
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Silver plated knives all rolled up.
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The two new modern Lincoln House - Sheffield polished table knives.
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A picture of my vintage bone handled table knives - which are not as good as the all metal ones.



When I was fifteen years old I bought two vintage parallel blade Sheffield 5 1/4" inch blade dinner knives - one with a genuine bone handle - one all stainless one.I got them from a flea market for 20 pence each or about 25 cents.

The original satin stainless table knife has gone through the wars - it was used as an impromptu chisel and screwdriver so the last half inch of the tip has been ground off and is asymmetric - I think it adds character.

Each time I pick it up I think of my Mum, Stefania Zofia Senyszyn who instructed me to buy it who lived in the kitchen even when she wasn`t cooking she was washing or ironing or sewing or doing her make-up - getting ready etc.
Stenia has been gone nearly a quarter Century - just after 9/11.
The bone handled one got burnt on the gas ring and got chucked away decades ago.

All metal parallel dinner knives that are not palette knives are really rare in general; hence my recent acquisition.

I am guessing my original battered all stainless satin finish knife is 1940`s or 1950`s - I never remembered a makers stamp on it so it`s possibly WWII or early fifties.
I just found one on ebay which looks nearly identical I`ve just purchased and it`s possibly a 9 3/4" - 1951 military knife but I`ll have to examine it when it lands to make sure it`s the same.

I`ve used the all stainless one everyday since 1980 for every sandwich, as a palette knife and a butter and general spreader - for jams and pickles etc.
It has a hollow stainless handle and a thinish distal taper which makes it indispensable for spreading and cutting cheeses - because of the parallel blade, the weight and the fabulous balance.

I subsequently bought two new modern all stainless highly polished 9 3/4" inch dinner knives from Lincoln House cutlery but they were too expensive, too pretty and too thick and heavy to use everyday unfortunately.

The set of twelve Victorian/Edwardian EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) with reeded shield handles / stain less bladed Walker and Hall table knives were only £31 inc p&p and I have seen identical sets of six go for £150 plus - so I think I bagged a bargain.

So true antiques - over a hundred years old - late 19th - early twentieth Century - 1890-1910 ?

If I knew they were genuine antique knives I wouldn`t have sharpened one - whoops ! - I may have to UNsharpen it haha !

They`ve been thoroughly cleaned but not polished yet - I`ve got some good quality silver polish I could very gently apply but I think the old patina looks better so I`m going to leave them - and they are worth more as is unpolished !

I even got an Oxford green cloth knife roll for them which luckily arrived today.
 
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This is a seriously cool story, waiting for a large portion of your life for something, then finding it,

Wouldn't worry too much about unsharpening the one, these things have a way of working themselves out, over time.
 
Aw thank you so much for the lovely reply Aardvark ; much appreciated.
Also thank you Khromo, oldmanwilly, FOG2 and Barman1 for the thumbs up also appreciated.
That one knife reminded me of all the happy times cooking with my Mother in the kitchen when I was much younger - she passed just after 9/11 in the November of 2001 - so I cherish the memories because I have very few photographs of her and erm, the knife is so damn practical - it`s used everyday for well over forty years !
The blunt one is my favourite most used "Sharpie" haha !
 
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Your mom would be very proud, and I love hearing stories like this. Family is everything!!! If you still have your mama, be sure to give them a hug, and tell them how much you love them. Until then, I'm sure your mum Stefania is waiting for you to make you a wonderful meal.
 
Your mom would be very proud, and I love hearing stories like this. Family is everything!!! If you still have your mama, be sure to give them a hug, and tell them how much you love them. Until then, I'm sure your mum Stefania is waiting for you to make you a wonderful meal.
Thank You LabradorGuy - Mum was an incredible woman - she was also definitely a polymath - I was so lucky.
 
Roaduck, she sure sounded like a wonderful mom. You were very blessed, and I'm sure she is smiling down on you. Take care my friend.
 
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