mike Berkovitch
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Nice examples Jack and Rachel, Most if not all Ibberson I saw where knives I immediately wanted to have. Unfortunately non had come my way.
"Made in Sheffield" 1830-1930, A golden age ?
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Here's an example of this, a smaller MOP Lobster, with Victorian Rodgers tang stamps on the blades, and a Wostenholm stamp on the Sheffield-pattern nail-file
Thank you my friends
Here's a couple of Ibberson Penknives, with advertising
Nice additions, Jack. Small knives are Big fun.
Here is a wee little pearl handled fellow from Slater of Sheffield from the early 1900s.
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Here is a wee little pearl handled fellow from Slater of Sheffield from the early 1900s.
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Nice additions, Jack. Small knives are Big fun.
Here is a wee little pearl handled fellow from Slater of Sheffield from the early 1900s.
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Thank you my friend, lovely lady's knife in nice condition
Some real beauties above Jack and Herder ... Glad to see this thread again ...
Here's an IXL Wostenholm Stag Hunter that I previously posted but disappeared with the Photobucket change.. so some new photos of this knife which is one of my favorites... Though I thought maybe one would consider this an English Jack I do believe it is considered a Hunter... Solid knife with a sweet patina and the blade is about as full length as one could get (4 & 9/16" closed) - check the photo... Most likely this is dated after 1890 given England on the stamp but also the stag suggests later 1800s / early 1900s....
... Glad to see this thread again ...Here's an IXL Wostenholm Stag Hunter that I previously posted but disappeared with the Photobucket change.. so some new photos of this knife which is one of my favorites... Though I thought maybe one would consider this an English Jack I do believe it is considered a Hunter... Solid knife with a sweet patina and the blade is about as full length as one could get (4 & 9/16" closed) - check the photo... Most likely this is dated after 1890 given England on the stamp but also the stag suggests later 1800s / early 1900s....
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Some real beauties above Jack and Herder
Here's an IXL Wostenholm Stag Hunter that I previously posted but disappeared with the Photobucket change.. so some new photos of this knife which is one of my favorites... Though I thought maybe one would consider this an English Jack I do believe it is considered a Hunter... Solid knife with a sweet patina and the blade is about as full length as one could get (4 & 9/16" closed) - check the photo... Most likely this is dated after 1890 given England on the stamp but also the stag suggests later 1800s / early 1900s....
Thanks Lee, that's a beauty, and in excellent condition given its age
A visually similar pattern is shown in this 1930's Wostenolm catalogue belonging to
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I don't think I've shared this one here, and it should have been a better pic. I think it falls into the quill knife category. It can't be more than a couple inches long.
The tang can hardly hold all the stamp info, LOL
The tang can hardly hold all the stamp info, LOL
I'm not entirely sure how I got tagged here
But I'm glad I did since it's an interesting thread
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Definitely a Quill Knife Glenn
That's a nice oldie. I think I had the first one I showed above about a year before I got a glass strong enough to read the Joseph Rodgers mark! I'm not entirely sure how I got tagged here
But I'm glad I did since it's an interesting thread
Sorry about that!
I meant to tag 'Smiling-Knife', but his account seems to have been closed Thanks for being so understanding Some real beauties above Jack and Herder
Here's an IXL Wostenholm Stag Hunter that I previously posted but disappeared with the Photobucket change.. so some new photos of this knife which is one of my favorites... Though I thought maybe one would consider this an English Jack I do believe it is considered a Hunter... Solid knife with a sweet patina and the blade is about as full length as one could get (4 & 9/16" closed) - check the photo... Most likely this is dated after 1890 given England on the stamp but also the stag suggests later 1800s / early 1900s....
LongBlade, Very nice Wostenholm example. As far as I can tell, that was the longest running pattern for Wostenholm. Aside from a few minor cosmetic changes, that model is seen as early as 1879 and as late as 1982 in company literature. It is both a classic and beautiful knife.
Here are two more examples, one pre WWII (top), and one post WWII. Later models yet had synthetic handles.
And a nice catalog illustration from Jack via Smiling-Knife.
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Glennbad, that is a beautiful little quill knife. Can you spell out the blade tang names which my old eyes can't quite make out.
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A Thomas Turner I acquired recently, 4 1/8" closed, really fills my hand well
A beautiful Lambsfoot Rob
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Bored at home, everything in town is closed. Just looking through my knives for any worthy one that I have not previously posted. Found this cute little dagger, blade length 5", total length 8 1/2". Stamped DCx/PACIFIC/CUTLERY CO/SHEFFIELD. The x is very faint and inside the C. Nothing on this in either Tweedale's or Goins, but Levine says it was an export brand c.1890.
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Picked up this large 4" stag Repeat Needham Brothers, really a great jack. Only marked Sheffield, has an Old Favorite etch and a Federal shield which would make me think it was for the American market but not marked England I don't know as it does not appear to be pre 1890.
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Astounding stag
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top quality. The blade etching opts for the more usual American spelling of favourite without the u. I hear that Americans did also use the British form with the u but it's died out. Pretty sure Webster's opts for favorite in the early c19th.
Might help with it being for the American market, Federal shield as well. I suppose it's possible the blades were etched after importation by a retailer?
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top quality. The blade etching opts for the more usual American spelling of favourite without the u. I hear that Americans did also use the British form with the u but it's died out. Pretty sure Webster's opts for favorite in the early c19th.Might help with it being for the American market, Federal shield as well. I suppose it's possible the blades were etched after importation by a retailer?
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Hey, can't let this one slip by! That's a great jack with killer stag and a nice etch! Lots of knife too.