The Venerable Old Barlow

[trail]

Ulster made some stout barlows. The later ones were some of the ugliest barlows ever made, in my opinion, but the old ones looked pretty good.

[ratlesnake75]

I totally agree about those ulster knives---Here is a "Daddy" Ulster knife Co. Barlow

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Robeson shuredge "Daddy" Barlow

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Keen Kutter "Daddy" Barlow

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Schrade Cut Co "Daddy" Barlow

[Just Plain Dave]

The W Wright is my fave of the last two pages!!!!

[ratlesnake75]

Hey "Just Plain Dave"----I believe that W. Wright is an Early Sheffield, Goins encyclopedia has an A. Wright & Sons Sheffield along with the "W. Wright" stamping. In my opinion, its probably Pre-1891 because their is NO country of origin. Is definetely a very unusual & obscure name---Thx Mark

[ratlesnake75]

Tenk Hdw Quincy, IL Daddy Barlow c1865-1925----Rare hardware brand

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Simmons Hdw Co. "Daddy" Barlow

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Iroquois Utica, N.Y c1920-40 "Daddy Barlow" Celluloid big barlows are hard to come by

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Kabar 1177 "Daddy Barlow"

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Jowika Solingen Germany "Daddy Barlow"

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Armstrong Cutlery Co Germany c1901-09

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F.A Bower Dist. Co Germany c1950-80

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St. Lawrence Cutlery Co Germany c1891-1916

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Boker Tree Brand #494 Awesome Bone

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Townley Kansas City MO

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Robeson Cut Co c1900-1910

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OVB Hibbard Spencer #9701

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OVB Hibbard Spencer One arm man Razor Blade

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Keen Kutter

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Kutmaster Utica, NY

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L.F.& C USA c1912-1950

[Just Plain Dave]

The Armstrong of the last several lights MY fire!

[Dave T]

Regular sized Samuel Barlow---Pre 1830's

First of all thank you for displaying your wonderful early Barlows made in Sheffield. My interest comes from studying the life of my Oates ancestors and finding knives made by him and his peers is great.. This particular Barlow has a very unusual mark. the "Z" is clearly the wrong way round compared to the mark of Samuel Barlow and his ancestors John and Samuel. When the last Samuel Barlow of Neepsend died in 1850 he left the business in his will to Henry mills, his son-in-law. Henry officially registered the mark to himself in 1851 but his mark punches were different in that his "Z" was the wrong way round (I do not know whether this was deliberate or a mistake, but once made that is what he registered and used). He continued to use the Barlow name on his knives. Therefore this knife was made by Henry Mills at the Neepsend factory between 1851 and 1881 (when Henry died).
Regards, Dave