George Wostenholm Pocket Scout/camp Knife Value

[sunburyboy93]

Hi All,

I found this nice little Pen Knife on my Travels, just wondered if it was worth anything as a collectible, i imagine it has a little bit of age to it ?
it is in great condition so don't want to use it as i have old beaters already for that, any ideas as to when it could of been made and what it could be worth ?

[Capt. Farrel]

I can´t tell you about the value but this is surely one beautiful knife! I would love to find such a thing one day...

[reddirtknives]

Wow! That is a beautiful knife. It's pulling on my heart strings being a 4 blade with a punch...Value~ I would expect to pay a good amount to have it in my collection... Age~ ? ~ I don't have any of my books with me and I have always been unsure on both Wostenholm's and Henckels pre 1970... I really like the shape of the punch and overall design of your new knife and now have it on my wanted list. Great find.

[smiling-knife]

Hi and on board. Nice knife. It's most likely from the 1950-70 period. Here it is in an early 1960s catalogue.

[sunburyboy93]

Thanks good people

it is a great knife and one that i will now look after now that it has come into my care...

building up a display of knives (Victorinox & Wenger) and this will go well with them

best

Steve

[junebug]

WHAT A GREAT LOOKIN OLD 4 BLADE


very cool on display TOO!!!
how about posting some pix of the VIC's & WENGER's ,in the SAK thread????

[big monk]

Ray has one for sale in his AAPK Store___that should give you an idea of value

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[MJC]

This is a pretty typical Sheffield made knife. There are a few knife makers still around in Sheffield and people like Trevor Ablett are still using old Victorian machinery and making pocket knives in much the same way as they have been made for well over a hundred years. The knife makers who make knives for me range in age between 72 and 85. The survivors in the trade have one thing in common a capacity for hard work. One Jack Adams who makes dirks operates a company which has been around for three hundred years and his dirks are fearsome affairs. There are specialists still around who will undertake small parts of the process like polishing. Pre 1900 knives in good condition are very hard to find as most people worked there knives until they fell apart. http://www.sheffield-gb.com
I have a few pictures of some of the remaining knife makers on my site and you will see the old presses and belt driven machines. Maybe a should put photographs of the workshops themselves on - I will be visiting them next week - just let me know.