Antique Knives Made In England

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Thanks Dimitri, Lyle, and doglegg.
That's a good looking Conventry pruner with attractive wood handles.
Here is a flat cap Butler pruner with their "Key" trademark logo stamped on the blade.
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Mason wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:39 pm Thanks Dimitri, Lyle, and doglegg.
That's a good looking Conventry pruner with attractive wood handles.
Here is a flat cap Butler pruner with their "Key" trademark logo stamped on the blade.
Thank you ::handshake::

Butler made some awesome knives and that stag is beautiful! ::drool::
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Nice examples Chickenman.
Two fine pruners Ridgegrass, and I am a big fan of triple fluted bolsters as seen on your Rowbotham.
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Miller Bro's wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:46 pm
Mason wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:39 pm Thanks Dimitri, Lyle, and doglegg.
That's a good looking Conventry pruner with attractive wood handles.
Here is a flat cap Butler pruner with their "Key" trademark logo stamped on the blade.
Thank you ::handshake::

Butler made some awesome knives and that stag is beautiful! ::drool::
Thanks.
Here is a checkered wood handled sportsman's model with an unusual stamp.
It's marked "Dobie Glasgow" (Scotland) but was certainly made in Sheffield.
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Thomas Turner got a royal warrant.
Nice chickenman, I hope your flock is healthy.

I was about to holler for you John. Really nice ,old , and you know I like the curvy blades.

Another couple of English beauties Neal.
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Top:2 ebony and 1 rosewood "shadow" hawks by Joseph Rodgers
Bottom: "Warranted" Sheffield, Saynor, Maleham & Yeoman's "Real Lamb Foot" J.O'.
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Beautiful knives you're showing, Neal. ::tu:: ::tu::
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So are you, J.O'. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::drool::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:31 pm An I-XL, and a WADE WINGFIELD & ROWBOTHAM. Both have integral bolsters. J.O'.
Nice knives, I like those metal handle ones ::tu::
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::handshake:: J.O'.
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A couple of IXL's. Horn and maybe ivory?
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Mason wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:39 pm Thanks Dimitri, Lyle, and doglegg.
That's a good looking Conventry pruner with attractive wood handles.
Here is a flat cap Butler pruner with their "Key" trademark logo stamped on the blade.
Exceptional knife Mason.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:04 pm Top:2 ebony and 1 rosewood "shadow" hawks by Joseph Rodgers
Bottom: "Warranted" Sheffield, Saynor, Maleham & Yeoman's "Real Lamb Foot" J.O'.
Great group JO
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chickenman62 wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:28 pm A couple of IXL's. Horn and maybe ivory?
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Here is an engraved knife which was given as a gift in 1851. The story behind it is here: viewtopic.php?p=1035895&hilit=Postmaster#p1035895

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deo-pa wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:00 am Here is an engraved knife which was given as a gift in 1851. The story behind it is here: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... r#p1035895

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Special little knife Dennis.
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A quill knife/page separator by Critchfield, Sheffield, possibly c.1750 as per Levine. Amazing that thin piece of pearl hasn't cracked in all that time.
A silver fruit knife from Harrison & Howson. J.O'.
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Wow Dennis, thanks for reminding me of your knife.

John, the page turner is spectacular and old. Nice named fruit knife.
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Thanks M.B., wlf, doglegg, and Joe.

Here is an ivory handled whittler by Wostenholm.
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A very nice and clean knife. ::tu::

The handles look quite round.
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Thanks Lyle. I bought that in Delaware a year or two ago. I think it was lying loose on a shelf, not locked up, should have been broken, but, there it is. It's one of those you wish could talk.
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By the way the Hallmark on the fruit knife is 1873. J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:05 pm A quill knife/page separator by Critchfield, Sheffield, possibly c.1750 as per Levine. Amazing that thin piece of pearl hasn't cracked in all that time.
A silver fruit knife from Harrison & Howson. J.O'.
Very nice! ::tu::
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Mason wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:10 pm Thanks M.B., wlf, doglegg, and Joe.

Here is an ivory handled whittler by Wostenholm.
Pristine example, thanks for sharing it ::woot::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:05 pm A quill knife/page separator by Critchfield, Sheffield, possibly c.1750 as per Levine. Amazing that thin piece of pearl hasn't cracked in all that time.
A silver fruit knife from Harrison & Howson. J.O'.
Wow is that delicate.
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