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has anyone seen one of these before?

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:07 pm
by tnkingfish
Knife is marked sheffield usa look like enamel over gold or gold filled. the fob isn't stamped but looks like gold instead of brass.

Re: has anyone seen one of these before?

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:26 pm
by tnkingfish
better picture of color of it.

Re: has anyone seen one of these before?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:38 am
by kootenay joe
It is a 'novelty knife'. They were made with a wide variety of handles and were common in 1930's - 1970's ? Often sold in variety type stores mounted on a cardboard display near the cash register.
I have not seen this one before nor any knife marked "Sheffield U.S.A.".
kj

Re: has anyone seen one of these before?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:33 am
by knife7knut
kootenay joe wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:38 am It is a 'novelty knife'. They were made with a wide variety of handles and were common in 1930's - 1970's ? Often sold in variety type stores mounted on a cardboard display near the cash register.
I have not seen this one before nor any knife marked "Sheffield U.S.A.".
kj
I have quite a few so-called,"watch fob" knives so marked. They are mostly skeleton knives that were sold to jewelers who added their own handles. I'll have to dig a few out and post them.