Early German Knives

[Georgiy_Velchev]

I want to show off part of my modest collection of mother-of-pearl knives.

[doglegg]

Wowsers!

[wlf]

Great collection of some beautiful knives Georgiy.
You may be just the guy to help me. Does anyone know the maker of this multi blade? the only stamp I see is an anchor with a backwards F on it's left side and a P or R on the opposite side of the anchor.

[Eustace]

Great collection of some beautiful knives Georgiy.
You may be just the guy to help me. Does anyone know the maker of this multi blade? the only stamp I see is an anchor with a backwards F on it's left side and a P or R on the opposite side of the anchor.

Answer from the other Georgi
Franz Frenzel, Nixdorf, Czech republic, 1870-1945.

[wlf]

Thanks Georgi.

Well Franz was a master cutler. 12 fine implements in a 64 mm ( 2 1/2" ) lovely pearl handled frame.

[Georgiy_Velchev]

Great collection of some beautiful knives Georgiy.
You may be just the guy to help me. Does anyone know the maker of this multi blade? the only stamp I see is an anchor with a backwards F on it's left side and a P or R on the opposite side of the anchor.

Since another Georgiy has already answered for me, I can only share a link to a website where some information about the manufacturer is posted with photographs of the company’s buildings. If you are interested, then read the information.

https://www.noze-cz.cz/virtualni-museum ... zel-franz/

[Georgiy_Velchev]

Thanks Georgi.

Well Franz was a master cutler. 12 fine implements in a 64 mm ( 2 1/2" ) lovely pearl handled frame.

You have an excellent knife from FRANZ FRENZEL. Super multi-item knife! Considering how difficult it is to work with mother-of-pearl in order to prevent cracks during its assembly, the master had to be a true specialist in his craft.

[wlf]

Thanks for the information Georgiy. I expect my knife was early in that company.

I have an assortment of early German knives , that are of excellent quality , mostly farmers jacks ( budding and pruning).

Fabyan Knife Co . Goins shows c 1889 , so it's old , and their trademark was "Well Known". I borrowed an internet photo as the stamp on my blade was not all there.

Arched Germany stamp on the pile side of the worn budding blade.

[wlf]

Lenox Cutlery Co Goins c 1909-1914

4" split spring whittler. Old pick bone

[Georgiy_Velchev]

Thanks for the information Georgiy. I expect my knife was early in that company.

I have an assortment of early German knives , that are of excellent quality , mostly farmers jacks ( budding and pruning).

Fabyan Knife Co . Goins shows c 1889 , so it's old , and their trademark was "Well Known". I borrowed an internet photo as the stamp on my blade was not all there.

Arched Germany stamp on the pile side of the worn budding blade.

God, how I love antique knives! These are artifacts for centuries!

[wlf]

If you show them one at a time Georgiy , you get more air time.

This one is old and exquisite. A Wester Bros out of their NY showcase. Marked with anchor,star, and arrow and Germany. I love the bone , even the sun bleached side.
The backspring is tapered , as did some early knives of this pattern.

[Georgiy_Velchev]

If you show them one at a time Georgiy , you get more air time.

This one is old and exquisite. A Wester Bros out of their NY showcase. Marked with anchor,star, and arrow and Germany. I love the bone , even the sun bleached side.
The backspring is tapered , as did some early knives of this pattern.

I plan in the future to create a thread discussing my collection of knives and post them one by one along with the information I found about them. Maybe this will help someone in the future or it will just be interesting to watch and read. But I don’t think there will be many interested people.
In my collection I have a mother-of-pearl knife from this glorious company Wester Bros.
Your knife is in excellent condition. However, maybe it’s worth protecting the linings?
I will attach an identification table for Wester Bros knives.

[wlf]

If you show them one at a time Georgiy , you get more air time.

This one is old and exquisite. A Wester Bros out of their NY showcase. Marked with anchor,star, and arrow and Germany. I love the bone , even the sun bleached side.
The backspring is tapered , as did some early knives of this pattern.

I plan in the future to create a thread discussing my collection of knives and post them one by one along with the information I found about them. Maybe this will help someone in the future or it will just be interesting to watch and read. But I don’t think there will be many interested people.
In my collection I have a mother-of-pearl knife from this glorious company Wester Bros.
Your knife is in excellent condition. However, maybe it’s worth protecting the linings?
I will attach an identification table for Wester Bros knives.

This knife was in a showcase in NY city many, many years before I got the opportunity to buy it ,and it was there the sun bleached it, long before I bought it .

[wlf]

Thanks for the Wester history. I would say this example is early 1900.

[Georgiy_Velchev]

If you show them one at a time Georgiy , you get more air time.

This one is old and exquisite. A Wester Bros out of their NY showcase. Marked with anchor,star, and arrow and Germany. I love the bone , even the sun bleached side.
The backspring is tapered , as did some early knives of this pattern.

I plan in the future to create a thread discussing my collection of knives and post them one by one along with the information I found about them. Maybe this will help someone in the future or it will just be interesting to watch and read. But I don’t think there will be many interested people.
In my collection I have a mother-of-pearl knife from this glorious company Wester Bros.
Your knife is in excellent condition. However, maybe it’s worth protecting the linings?
I will attach an identification table for Wester Bros knives.

This knife was in a showcase in NY city many, many years before I got the opportunity to buy it ,and it was there the sun bleached it, long before I bought it .

I got you. In general, there are methods to give the bone the desired color. There is a way to saturate the surface of the bone with oil or some other available means. I have an old Keen Kutter and its scales are tarnished. I soaked them in oil and they regained their former richness.

[Georgiy_Velchev]

Thanks for the Wester history. I would say this example is early 1900.

Perhaps you are right and your knife is from the early 19th century. And here is my Wester Bros pearl knife. Germany.

[wlf]

Beautiful. Is it a whittler ?
What time frame do you put that one?
Length?

[Georgiy_Velchev]

Beautiful. Is it a whittler ?
What time frame do you put that one?
Length?

Honestly, it's difficult to date this knife.
The blades are made of carbon, and in the 20-30s of the 19th century, manufacturers in Solingen began to switch to stainless steel. The marks Never-Rusto, Rostfrei and Stainless steel appeared. By the 1930s and 1940s, most manufacturers had switched or were beginning to switch to stainless steel. Victorinox began using INOX stainless steel on its blades in 1923.
I could be wrong, if there are knowledgeable people, I will be glad to receive the correct information.