Short of stone there is not much that is more traditional in knives that old slip joints and knives made in Sheffield England. It is well known that Sheffield was the cutlery capitol of the world, at least prior to WWII. I for one love historic knives. So this brings me to the point of this thread, I bought an old four blade slip joint from a local flea market/antique shop Tuesday that from what I can find was made between 1890-1914. I got it for less than a new Old Timer peanut. It appears that it has never been sharpened post production. So I will share a couple of images.
There is a lot of history on the maker George Wostenholm. His cutlery is still celebrated and in museums. This little knife has so much going for it in such a tiny knife, smaller and thinner than a Old Timer Peanut. So as you can see I have had an outstanding slip joint week and wanted to share. keep on the look out because you never know when a treasure will be right in front of you overlooked by others.
Chris
Topic: Sheffield Made (Read 829 times)
