Nowill & Son Pocket Knife Question

[Tulacat]

This pocket knife signed J. Nowill & Sons Sheffield Stainless has several features that have me baffled as to its end use. It has 2 knife blades (one is so short, I’m thinking it was broken at one time and repurposed), 2 long sharp picks, scissors, and an end cap that moves from covering the end to one side. Maybe it covered the 2 small “compartments on the end, but I am not certain. The sides are checkered wood. Any help would be appreciated as to identifying its purpose. Thank you in advance.

[beresman]

Could the picks be used for cleaning out a pipe--and the button on the end used for tamping down the tobacco before lighting? I never smoked a pipe, but I remember my dad doing it. He didn't have a knife like this, but used separate tools to achieve the same end.

[Tulacat]

Thank you Beresman! That makes perfect sense.

[Waukonda]

Thank you Beresman! That makes perfect sense.

What does it say on the master blade? I can't make it out. Also, what does the tang stamp look like? I have a J Nowill, don't remember the pattern, but it seems like it has a nice stamp.....I will have to look it up.

[Tulacat]

Here are 4 photos of the marks on both sides of the large and small blades.

[Tulacat]

Another better photo of the stamp

[Waukonda]

Oh yeah, the D and *, and the keys crossed, thank you! Nice knife!

[djknife13]

The small blade might be for scraping/reaming out the pipe bowl and may have started out that size, or not.____Dave

[Miller Bro's]

This pocket knife signed J. Nowill & Sons Sheffield Stainless has several features that have me baffled as to its end use. It has 2 knife blades (one is so short, I’m thinking it was broken at one time and repurposed), 2 long sharp picks, scissors, and an end cap that moves from covering the end to one side. Maybe it covered the 2 small “compartments on the end, but I am not certain. The sides are checkered wood. Any help would be appreciated as to identifying its purpose. Thank you in advance.

It's a smokers knife. The pen blade has been broken off and reshaped, the handles are horn not wood. If there is a blade missing, it was a folding cigar fork for holding a small piece of a cigar. Disc on the end is for tamping tobacco down in the bowl, long thin rod is for clearing the pipe stem. Scissors for opening pouches of tobacco.

A premium knife in its day, too bad it's damaged.

[ea42]

Here's a very similar one from Brookes and Crookes:

Eric

[Waukonda]

Here's a very similar one from Brookes and Crookes:

Brookes and Crookes Smoker's Knife 2.jpg

Brookes and Crookes Smoker's Knife.jpg

Eric

Beautiful example, Eric!

[Tulacat]

Great information! I really appreciate everything. I will check to see if there is a blade missing.

[wlf]

Love the checkered handles and I agree horn. I wonder if they were all pressed?

[rustyoldknife]

Here's a very similar one from Brookes and Crookes:

Brookes and Crookes Smoker's Knife 2.jpg

Brookes and Crookes Smoker's Knife.jpg

Eric

Eric, that's a beauty, my Dad carried a pipe knife but nothing that fancy

[ea42]

David unfortunately it's not mine. I found that pic on the internet when searching for similar knives to Tulacats. It certainly looks amazing. I've got a couple of the Schrade Walden pipe smoker's knives, definitely not that fancy.

Eric

[Tulacat]

I did look for a spot that may have held a “fork” for holding cigars. There was no place for it. The scissors appear to be in a spot that would have held a “fork”.