All About Pocket Knives

Jonathan Crookes
Mappin Brothers
Albert Oates
R.D.Potts Liverpool

Excellent pruner, Dimitri, and great box as well!
Beautiful lineup of folding dirks, Bill!

Joesph Rodgers
Harrison Brothers & Howson
G. Farmers

Four more great knives, Bill. I really like the horn handles on the Oates.

And three more, posted while I was typing! All very nice, but, that G.Farmers congress whittler is quite unique.

George Woodhead
Dobie Glasgow
Can someone tell me any idea about when the GWI might have been made? Thanks
Not sure why the photos are not all turned the same way and don’t know how to correct it? Thanks for looking.

Two more! According to Tweedale, George Woodhead died in 1884 and his son died in 1885. He does say that the mark was aquired by Thomas Ellin and then by Joseph Elliot, but, does not indicate whether or not these companies actually used it.

Thanks Dan for the comments and information. That’s what I was wondering myself if the Woodhead was an older one or made later after he passed away? Thanks Dan

This is an old IXL Congress Whittler.

Lovely knife and beautiful bone!

Great showing of some fine knives in this thread.
Miller Bros., that's a wonderful box from Ibberson and the first I have seen from that company, good score.
Here is a post WWII Southern & Richardson folder with black horn handles sitting next to a box from the same company.
Both the knife and box host the "Nest" trademark.

Some amazing knives being shown. Here are a couple i have pictures of.

Great knives everyone!! Love that Southern & Richardson with the box Mason!
And that pearl whittler is a beauty Lucky! What maker is that from? Eyes aren’t what they used to be!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:10 pm
A beautiful, as well as amazing piece of history!

Thank you Ike!

BWT wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:34 pm Wow Dimitri nice knife and the box too

Thanks Bill!

BWT wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:43 pm Marsh Brothers
R. Bunting.
R. Bunting
George Renton 9 inches
Just noticed a shadow on the Renton after I put the knife away.

WOW!! Now that's what I am talking about Bill!!

Not a dog in the bunch, that Renton really trips my trigger!

danno50 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:48 pm Excellent pruner, Dimitri, and great box as well!

Thank you Dan!

luckydog64 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:08 pm Some amazing knives being shown. Here are a couple i have pictures of.

Beautiful knives thanks for showing them here

Wow !! More eye candy .... Bunting , Mappin and Crookes ... all of these makers did some fantastic Automatic knives. Keep em coming guys !!

Mason wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:54 pm Miller Bros., that's a wonderful box from Ibberson and the first I have seen from that company, good score.

Thanks, I find old English knife boxes in general are much harder to find than their American counterparts

Mason wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:54 pm Here is a post WWII Southern & Richardson folder with black horn handles sitting next to a box from the same company.
Both the knife and box host the "Nest" trademark.

Awesome knife and box!

Thanks Dimitri and Wise Guy for the comments

Great Mappin & Webb whittler. Along with Jos. Rodgers & IXL Wostenholm, they were the 3 best of the best Sheffield knife makers.
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Thanks Roland They all still have excellent snap except for the whittlin blades on the G. Farmer. They surely did know how to make some really good knives in those days!

Very much to like about that congress whittler, Barry!
Excellent Nest knife and box, Mason!
Two lovely knives, luckydog64!

Here's an I*XL "sleeveboard" lobster. Single bolster. Oddly the blade is chipped but the pearl is not! . J.O'.

Nice knife

Nice J O thanks for posting it