All About Pocket Knives

Picked these up over the weekend at one of my favorite(they are ALL my favorite!)antique shops. A set of six miniature table knives made in England but have a Canadian etch on them in the original box.
A set of eight miniature hors d' oeuvres forks with bamboo handles made by Zumboo for Viking Imports in the original box.
Spent a total of $15 for both.I love miniature stuff!

knife7knut wrote:Picked these up over the weekend at one of my favorite(they are ALL my favorite!)antique shops. A set of six miniature table knives made in England but have a Canadian etch on them in the original box.
A set of eight miniature hors d' oeuvres forks with bamboo handles made by Zumboo for Viking Imports in the original box.
Spent a total of $15 for both.I love miniature stuff!

I really like the little hors d'oeuvre/cocktail finger-food forks. They show more class and are easier on the eyes than toothpicks.
Nice pickup!

Fun stuff! You like 'miniature' prices, too!

New_Windsor_NY wrote:

knife7knut wrote:
I really like the little hors d'oeuvre/cocktail finger-food forks. They show more class and are easier on the eyes than toothpicks.
Nice pickup!

Those are neat! I forgot I had these. Got them from my wife's aunt when we cleaned out her house after she had passed.She was a big entertainer and had all kinds of parties at her house in Youngstown.

4 1/2" OAL on the spreader knives. Unless you're talking the small, souvenir size jars, I doubt they'd be really good for most jars. But they look good!

Now, I know my folks have a set of grapefruit spoons with those same bamboo handles. Probably made by the same company. I like the looks of them. Although the way the bamboo is, it makes them uncomfortable.

cody6268 wrote:4 1/2" OAL on the spreader knives. Unless you're talking the small, souvenir size jars, I doubt they'd be really good for most jars. But they look good!

Now, I know my folks have a set of grapefruit spoons with those same bamboo handles. Probably made by the same company. I like the looks of them. Although the way the bamboo is, it makes them uncomfortable.

I think the small knives were made for spreading material such as jellies and such that were already out of the jar. Not sure what grapefruit spoons are;would you be referring to the style of spoon that has a fancy handle on it as a souvenir of a place?
As an aside;I have a grapefruit knife that is actually two blades fit closely together that is used to put over the divider of the segments and cut two sides at once. Then it is reversed so the other end can cut under the segment and lift it out.