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	1937 Commemorative Pocket Knife FK61 Original, quality twin bladed folding pocket knife issued to commemorate the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the present Queen's Mother, May 12th 1937. The brass covers are embossed with details of the same to one side and embossed cameos of the King and Queen either side of the Crown to the other. The stainless steel blades are marked for the manufacturer "I X L George Wostenholm Sheffield" and have a good and firm action. All is complete and in good and working order. 3" x 0.5" closed, 6.25" x 0.5" open. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Antler Handled Folding Knife FK57 Original, quality, 1920's, folding pocket knife with one steel blade and antler side covers. The blade is marked for the manufacturer 'Wright Brother of Sheffield'. The blade is good and firm and all is complete and in good and working order. Open 6.25" x 1" x 0.5" and closed 3.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	Ivory Budding Knife FK54 Original, quality, late 19th Century, folding, steel, gardeners' budding knife with an ivory cover and grip. The blade is marked 'Encore, manufacturer Thomas Turner of Sheffield'. Some pitting to the blade and staining to the ivory, otherwise complete and in good and working order. Folded 4" x 1", open 6.25" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Lamb Foot Folding Knife FK48 Original, quality 1920's folding pocket knife, with two steel blades and horn side covers carved to resemble stag antlers. The larger blade is marked 'The Lamb Foot Knife' and both blades are marked for the manufacturer J. Rodgers of Sheffield, Cutlers to His Majesty, with 'GR and a Crown'. Although the blades are worn, it is still a good, firm knife with good, tight blades. Complete and in good and working order. Closed 3.5" x 0.75" x 0.5" and larger blade 2.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


	Nowill Folding Pocket Knife FK47 Original, quality late 19th Century, folding pocket knife with four steel blades, mother of pearl side covers and comprises two knives, one quill cutting blade and a finger nail rasp and scraper. Each blade is marked for the maufacturer, J. Nowill and Sons, Sheffield, with the crossed keys logo. The mother of pearl is perfect and the hinged ends to the knife are in nickel. An elegant and useful penknife; complete and in good and working order. Closed 3.25" x 0.5" x 0.25" and large blade 2.25" long. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £135.00


Wolstenholm Folding Pocket Knife FK46 Original, quality 1920's, folding pocket knife, with nickel side covers and six fold out tools with seven uses: comprising two knife blades, can opener, corkscrew, hole ream, bottle crown cap opener and a screwdriver. The two knife blades are stamped 'I X L' and, for the maker, 'George Wolstenholm, Sheffield, England'. This knife also has a ring to one end as a belt loop and, apart from one small chip to the screwdriver, all is complete and in superb and working order.Closed 4.5" x 1" x 0.5" and largest blade 3". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


	Pruning Knife FK45 Original, quality 1920's, folding pocket pruning knife, with a steel blade and antler side covers. The blade is rather worn, but all is in good order otherwise. The blade is marked 'Encore', 'England' and, for the maker, 'T. Turner & Co, Cutlers to His Majesty'. 4" closed and 7.25" open. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


Pruning Knife FK44 Original, quality 1920's, folding pocket pruning knife, with a good shaped blade and pressed buffalo horn side covers. The blade is stamped with a 'Barrel' trademark, 'Hand Forged' and 'John Petty & Sons, Sheffield' for the maker. A good, clean and sharp knife, complete and in good and working order. 4" closed, 7.25" open, blade 2.75" and 1" widest grip. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	1888 Multibladed Folding Knife FK38 Original, quality pocket knife with nickel side covers and seven tools. The two knife blades are shaped for the maker or retailer 'Wells Strand' and both the covers are engraved, one 'To the wreck from the Duchess 1888' and the other 'W. Craven Cottage, Fleet, Hants'. The tools are two knife blades, a champagne wire cutting hook, a button hook, leather punch, a corkscrew, a fixed screwdriver to one end and a belt clip ring to the other. The two knife blades are a little short due to wear and tear. Both the engraved side covers are a little pitted, but otherwise all is complete and in good and working order. A super barman's friend or pocket knife with an interesting history, I'm sure? Folded 4.5" x 0.75" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £185.00


Six Bladed Pocket Knife FK33 Original, quality, late 19th century, folding pocket knife with horn side covers and seven steel tools comprising two knife blades, a can opener, a crown top bottle opener, screwdriver, bradawl and a corkscrew. The whole knife is well rivetted, has a belt clip loop to one end and the main knife blade is marked for the manufacturer 'William Rogers, Sheffield'. A very clean example, complete and in good and working order. Closed 3.5" x 0.75" x 0.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £150.00


	Barman's Folding Knife FK30 Original, quality, 1920's, pocket tool kit carried by hotel barstaff etc, stamped to the steel knife blade for the maker 'Crown' or 'Brown' 'Liverpool'. This tool comprises a knifeblade, sprung to use as a cigar cutter through the hole in the side, corkscrew and champagne wire cutter all in nickel side covers, superb and in complete and working order. Closed 3." x 1.2" x 0.2", and blade open 5.7" total length. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £140.00


Pruning Knife FK13 Original, quality folding steel pruning knife / mini bull hook, circa 1900, with pressed buffalo horn covers. The blade is marked for the makers 'John Wragg & Son'. A super mini bull hook complete and in good and working order. 6.5" open, 3.5" closed and blade 1.5" widest. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £85.00


	Quill Cutter QC3 Original, quality, mid to late 19th century, quill cutter, with an ivory body, a nickel mount to the cutter, a steel folding knife and a steel knib tip cutter. This intricate and clever tool will turn a goose or swan's feather into a dip pen. The fine penknife (the original name), would make a slanting cut to the tip of the feather stem, the knib tip cutter would be used to remove the tip and the shaped cutter would turn the feather tip into a knib shape, with a split to the centre. This example would be carried in one's case or pocket and although there is an old short split in the ivory near the knib tip cutter, all is complete and in superb order otherwise. This is the first I have seen without a maker's name, those I have had prevously were by 'Lund and Co, of London' or 'Joseph Roger and Co, of Sheffield'. Closed 4" x 0.75" x 0.5. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £165.00


Quill Knife QC2 Original, quality 19th century quill knife, with a sharp steel blade, an ivory handle and the original paper-mache two piece case. These knives were used to cut a large feather to a shape suitable for use as a dipping pen. The blade is marked indistinctly for a London maker and the case has some line decoration. A great example, complete and in good and working order, Knife 6.25" x 0.75" x 0.5", case 6.5" long. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00

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