Williamson Knife, Marked; "Williamson 152 Praed Street Paddintion"

[GSPTOPDOG]

I am hoping another member might have some insight on this knife. I am not having any luck trying to find information on this Williamson Knife. It is marked; "Williamson 152 Praed Street Paddintion" The location of the street is in London, England. I have not been able to find any information on the maker, or approximate date of manufacture. Any information on this knife would be helpful. Thanks!

[LongBlade]

I am hoping another member might have some insight on this knife. I am not having any luck trying to find information on this Williamson Knife. It is marked; "Williamson 152 Praed Street Paddintion" The location of the street is in London, England. I have not been able to find any information on the maker, or approximate date of manufacture. Any information on this knife would be helpful. Thanks!

Nice old carving knife with a beautiful carved ivory handle GSPTOPDOG ... I found "Williamson 152 Praed Street Paddington" was listed in the 1867 Allen & Morton's West End Directory of London as a cutler.. There may be other references but so far using a few keywords I found this in a search ... nonetheless very old knife with history ...

[GSPTOPDOG]

Thank you very much, that helps a lot! I tried searching and had no luck, I might not have used the key word search correctly. I think it is a great piece. I started collecting old kitchen and butcher knives and cleavers a few years ago but I never found another one with a carved handle like this one.

[knife7knut]

A beautiful old and unusual knife to be sure! It looks like the handle may have been a bit longer at some time and was broken off. The way it is carved would make it pretty fragile anyway. I have a couple of dip pens that are carved in a similar fashion and they are very fragile.