Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

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Re: Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

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1fartsmella wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:21 am This jack knife 3 1/2" closed, is simply stamped PLYMOUTH KNIFE CO on both blades. Is this the forerunner of American Knife Plymouth ?
Barry - It's abit of a mystery as Plymouth Knife Co is not noted in any reference book (not Levines, Goins etc etc) though I have seen another Plymouth Knife Co knife that FRJ (Joe) has in his collection and also a boys knife... I always assumed it was the predecessor to American Knife Co Plymouth but asked the question at NCCA to a few and not anything is known - Art G did think it was a separate company. In New England Cutleries by P Pankiewicz he noted that American Knife Co Plymouth bought their site from a previous company in that building but that company made carriages and others items (not knives) for the southern market..
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Here is another G. Farmer Sheffield. It is not nearly as nice as the one Bill posted about a month ago, but unique. White bone whittler all blades marked, 3 1/8 inches closed. Appears to have never been carried or sharpened, but certainly spent some time in water.
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thefarside wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:01 pm Here is another G. Farmer Sheffield. It is not nearly as nice as the one Bill posted about a month ago, but unique. White bone whittler all blades marked, 3 1/8 inches closed. Appears to have never been carried or sharpened, but certainly spent some time in water.
Nice Farside, good find ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice Jim. Missed you at Lexington this year.
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I think the "white bone" might be ivory. However ivory can be difficult to discern in pictures.
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This knife is stamped Beaver Brook Cutlery Co Beaver Brook Mass on both blades. The stamps are weak but legible.
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I would like to post a rare knife
Stern & Schasseur Unique tang stamp

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Very nice, good find, thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
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Boys knife with smooth white bone handles,2 3/4" long.Tang stamped T. SMITH & Co Cast Steel, Goins dates it 1787-1800 , Thomas Smith located on Scotland St.Sheffield England.
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knifegnome wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:42 am Boys knife with smooth white bone handles,2 3/4" long.Tang stamped T. SMITH & Co Cast Steel, Goins dates it 1787-1800 , Thomas Smith located on Scotland St.Sheffield England.
Nice Scott ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Here's another T Smith & Co Cast Steel and yours is only the 2nd I have ever seen - Mine is another Boys Knife but with blunt safety blade ::nod:: ... IMO though Goins lists the date as 1787-1800 I personally think the dates are much later - Tweedale doesn't list T Smith & Co though there is a T Smith as a razor maker in mid 1800s but I do not think it is the same maker...
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Re: Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

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Very nice Scott and Lee. I’m with you Lee I feel like they are maybe mid 1800s. Here is mine,it’s a little feller at 21/4 inches, but has half stops and is still snappy.
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Thanks Bill and sweet serpentine pen knife ::tu:: ::tu:: ... interesting that both your knife and knifegnome’s knife appear to have iron pivot pins which is somewhat unusual for Sheffield (a few examples exist) - unlike German made knives where many examples exist.... I think the T Smith knife styles suggest Sheffield but also interesting that there is not a Sheffield stamp suggesting a possible locale outside Sheffield.. there were a number of cutlers in the suburbs of Sheffield ::hmm:: ...
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Re: Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

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Good stuff, guys. Enjoying the pictures and informative posts, thanks to all of you.
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