
James Barber pen knife
James Barber pen knife
Anyone know about the James Barber knives? I have a pen knife stamped AKA James Barber Sheffield England. Thanks 

razor edge
Re: James Barber pen knife
Price and Zalesky list it as c.1870 - 1880's. Could the AKA actually read Era?
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God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
Re: James Barber pen knife
Thanks TJ
it reads ERA Sorry
Looks like factory edge maybe ivory scales.


razor edge
Re: James Barber pen knife
I'm afraid that that is all the information the book gives except to give it a 2-star rating as far as collectibility. Rating goes from 1 - 4 stars.
"There are none so blind as those that refuse to see"
God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
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Re: James Barber pen knife
James Barber was a cutler in Sheffield back in the mid 1800s. The name and era trademark were acquired by Thomas Ellin and then Joseph Elliot. With England stamped, the knife was made 1891 or thereafter, likely by one of the companies previously mentioned. Any chance of a photo please?
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