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premmington
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Yeah - looks like "a bent carving fork" with knife gaurd (called a Quillon if it was sword)
Guineafowl
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Here’s our set, made in Sheffield (where else?) Still used to carve the Sunday roast:
Looks like you need a new tin of Vim!
Nearly every day, my mum had the Vim out for knife cleaning. It was late in my teens I realised the really short, 3-4 inch long blades on our knives were supposed to be 6" long! She'd sanded them down so much over the years.
Found a lot of old cutlery when emptying her house - including knife and forks made by a German company early last century - they only made cutlery for a few years, as their main business had been swords and bayonets.
Nearly every day, my mum had the Vim out for knife cleaning. It was late in my teens I realised the really short, 3-4 inch long blades on our knives were supposed to be 6" long! She'd sanded them down so much over the years.
Found a lot of old cutlery when emptying her house - including knife and forks made by a German company early last century - they only made cutlery for a few years, as their main business had been swords and bayonets.
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I've two sets like that. I want them gone but don't know where best to advertise them. IIRC Ebay doesn't like knives.
Guineafowl
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Bit of carbon steel never did me any harm
I see a lot of old biddies on the antiques road show being told off for over-cleaning things. Wears them out.
Carving set/cutlery? I had trouble selling some spindle moulder knives - had to call them cutters.
