Hello, friends
Not long ago I was in London. And before going there I made a list of places to visit. Which included flea markets. All lovers of vintage European knives are well aware of such places as Solingen, Thiers and Sheffield. And unlike the first two legendary cities of knife makers, little is heard about Sheffield now. In short, I was going to replenish my collection of vintage knives with pearls from Sheffield, which I planned to find in London antique shops or markets. I drew a picture in my head in which elderly Englishmen or Englishwomen in tweed checked jackets and caps stand behind the counters and sell antique cutlery, porcelain and other beautiful trinkets from the last century. Imagine my disappointment when I arrived at the Portobello Road flea market. Instead of my picture, I saw a lot of stalls with Chinese and Indian junk and a couple of shops with vinyl records and posters from the 60s and 70s. And not a single Englishman! All the sellers were Indian or Pakistani. The most I could count on was fruit knives with mother-of-pearl scales and incomplete cutlery sets. The sellers can’t even answer questions about their goods. The next day I went to Camden in the hope that I would have better luck there. But there, too, I found about the same thing. In addition to consumer goods, there was a food court with street food. People ate everywhere, even on the floor. Lots of shops with fake designer clothes and counters like at a fair. It was sad. In general, I noticed that the British do not have the same knife culture as the French and Germans. People who walk around with a knife are treated like crazy. Apparently, this is due to the decline of Sheffield. However, I did find an antique shop in central London and made a few purchases. Enjoy
Christopher Johnson & Co Sheffield
Richard’s Sheffield (shitty)
3 antique MOP fruit silver knives I bought for my three kids:
Robert Pringle & Sons Sheffield
year of production 1901
William Needham Sheffield
year of production 1927
Maurice Baum Sheffield
year of production 1898
Gentleman’s knife Mulbery Sheffield Cutlery
Year of production no later than 1930
Not long ago I was in London. And before going there I made a list of places to visit. Which included flea markets. All lovers of vintage European knives are well aware of such places as Solingen, Thiers and Sheffield. And unlike the first two legendary cities of knife makers, little is heard about Sheffield now. In short, I was going to replenish my collection of vintage knives with pearls from Sheffield, which I planned to find in London antique shops or markets. I drew a picture in my head in which elderly Englishmen or Englishwomen in tweed checked jackets and caps stand behind the counters and sell antique cutlery, porcelain and other beautiful trinkets from the last century. Imagine my disappointment when I arrived at the Portobello Road flea market. Instead of my picture, I saw a lot of stalls with Chinese and Indian junk and a couple of shops with vinyl records and posters from the 60s and 70s. And not a single Englishman! All the sellers were Indian or Pakistani. The most I could count on was fruit knives with mother-of-pearl scales and incomplete cutlery sets. The sellers can’t even answer questions about their goods. The next day I went to Camden in the hope that I would have better luck there. But there, too, I found about the same thing. In addition to consumer goods, there was a food court with street food. People ate everywhere, even on the floor. Lots of shops with fake designer clothes and counters like at a fair. It was sad. In general, I noticed that the British do not have the same knife culture as the French and Germans. People who walk around with a knife are treated like crazy. Apparently, this is due to the decline of Sheffield. However, I did find an antique shop in central London and made a few purchases. Enjoy
Christopher Johnson & Co Sheffield
Richard’s Sheffield (shitty)
3 antique MOP fruit silver knives I bought for my three kids:
Robert Pringle & Sons Sheffield
year of production 1901
William Needham Sheffield
year of production 1927
Maurice Baum Sheffield
year of production 1898
Gentleman’s knife Mulbery Sheffield Cutlery
Year of production no later than 1930
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