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Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:39 pm
by bocaj
I have a nice little three blade whittler with bone
All blades marked but cannot find info regarding the stamp. Is there someone with an insight to help me? It does look 1890-1900 vintage to me. Thanks for any help
Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:01 pm
by edge213
Nice!
Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:23 pm
by knife7knut
Goins has Wall Bros. listed in my edition but no info. Looks mid 19th century English to me judging from the color of the nickel silver bolsters and the steel pins.I have a few knives of that era with similar construction. Nice knife!
Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:48 pm
by bocaj
thanks for the insights
Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:42 am
by LongBlade
bocaj wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:48 pm
thanks for the insights
Just my opinion but alot of German companies in that later 1800s-early 1900s period were being made and marketed as Sheffield knives especially those with a "BROS" - lots of examples - Lord Bros, Walter Bros, Wilson Bros - and that's just a few - and if that pin is steel rather than nickel silver most likely German made - just a few Sheffield companies in later years used steel pins in nickel silver bolsters but were quite common on Solingen knives... Also Tweedale does not list any Wall Bros and his list is fairly comprehensive - but nice knife anyway
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Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:48 pm
by bocaj
Thanks.
Good insights
Re: Wall Bros. Sheffield knife
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:48 am
by kootenay joe
And in the time before WW I some British knife manufacturers contracted out to Solingen manufacturers, i.e. German made knife with British markings.
I agree with Long Blade, looks like a German made knife.
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