One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Fork, with matching knife (see 1986.0531.136). Three-tined with flat, tapered stem and pewter bolster inserted into a tapered black hard rubber handle with rounded sides and butt. Scratched overall, minor discoloration on metal. No mark.
Blade of matching knife is etched: “J. RUSSELL & Co/GREEN RIVER WORKS”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Dinner knife, with matching fork (1988.763.3). Overall “S” shape, upturned steel blade with rounded tip. Back of knife shows a "puddled" weld between the bolster and steel blade. Tang is fitted into a tapered cow horn handle, conical-shaped and curved. Steel pommel cap is fitted on rounded butt; held in place with two steel pins. Tang is held in place with two brass pins through handle. Blade is scratched and abraded, tip is warped. Minor rust and corrosion on blade and bolster. Long crack on underside of handle beginning at bolster. One brass pin appears to be missing from handle.
Blade is stamped: “MARSHES &/SHEPARD”
Maker is Marshes & Shepard, Sheffield, England, active circa 1818-1850.
Dinner knife. Straight steel blade is inserted into “yankee” style bolster of while metal handle with straight sides and rounded butt. Ivory panels are inlaid into handle (one is missing, wood interior is exposed). Steel blade was possibly silver-plated, now heavily discolored and worn, minor rust. Heavy discoloration on handle. Ivory is yellowed and crazed.
Blade is stamped: “GOODELL CO./PAT.APR.2, 1867.”; patent could not be located at this time, further research is needed.
Maker is the Goodell Company, founded in 1856 by David Harvey Goodell in Antrim, New Hampshire. The company merged with Woods Cutlery circa 1870.
One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration, long crack from bolster to butt.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Dinner knife. Straight silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip. Blade and “yankee” style bolster are one piece of steel with tang fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and butt. Tang is held in place with an iron pin. Scratched overall. Plate is tarnished. Ivory is yellowed and crazed, has crack near bolster.
Blade is stamped: “LAMSON & GOODNOW MFG CO/S. FALLS WORKS”; with anchor in center of pointed ovoid form.
Maker is Lamson & Goodnow Company, a manufacturer and wholesaler active in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 1844-present.
One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Dessert fork, with matching knife (see 1986.0531.130), possibly made for a child. Three-tined with flat tapered stem fitted with pewter bolster. Blade and tang are one piece of steel inserted into a tapered bone handle with rounded sides and butt. Metal is scratched and discolored. Bone is discolored with residue, crazed, has crack near bolster. No mark.
Blade of matching knife is stamped: “J. RUSSELL & CO/GREEN RIVER WORKS”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Dessert knife, with matching dinner knife (see 1986.531.183), silver-plated steel. Straight blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster, cast as one piece of steel with long ovoid-loop handle. Plate is worn and tarnished, heavily scratched
Trailing point style carving knife, one of a two piece carving set with matching dinner knife and fork (1986.0531.039-.42). Flared steel blade with rounded cutting edge and pointed tip. Blade and bolster are one piece fitted into a squared block ivory handle with blunt butt. Scratched and stained overall, yellowed ivory has long crack down one side.
Blade is stamped: “W&S BUTCHER/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is W[illiam] & S[amuel] Butcher, active ca 1819-1947 in Sheffield, England.
One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Three-tined dinner fork with baluster stem, one of a two piece dinner set with matching carving set (1986.0531.039-.42). Tines, stem, and bolster are one piece of steel fitted into a squared block ivory handle with blunt butt. Scratched and stained steel, ivory is yellowed with crack down one side. No mark.
Blade of accompanying knife is stamped: “W&S . BUTCHER/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is W[illiam] & S[amuel] Butcher, active ca 1819-1947 in Sheffield, England.
Dinner fork, with matching knife (1986.0635.06). Three-tined with flat stem which is one piece of steel with full tang. Ebony scales are riveted to tang with steel pin through center. Pewter bolster is welded to tang in two pieces (top and bottom), both with decorative pendulum-shaped inlay. Pewter pommel cap has matching decoration, in two pieces (top and bottom). Minor rust on steel. No mark.
Blade of matching knife is stamped: “J.R. & CO. PAT. JAN. 1 [Illegible]/GREEN RIVER WORKS”
Cannot locate patent, further research is needed.
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
One of a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.138-143). Straight, silver-plated steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster which are one piece of steel fitted into tapered ivory handle with rounded sides and rounded butt. Blade is scratched and tarnished. Black residue on cutting edge. Ivory has minor yellowing and discoloration.
Blade is etched: “1834/J. RUSSELL & CO./12”
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.
Small, three-tined fork with slender baluster stem fitted into hardwood handle, tapered rectangular in section, with chamfered edges, rounded-over end and inlaid brass dot on front; no bolster. No marks. From a two-piece child's or youth's flatware set (knife [marked “FOR A GOOD BOY”] and fork), 1986.0531.090-.091.
Dessert fork. Three-tined with short, faceted baluster stem that is one piece of steel with full tang. Bone scales are riveted to the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with straight sides, chamfered edges, and rounded butt. Discoloration on metal. Bone is yellowed and crazed, starting to separate from the tang. Brass is corroded.
Table knife. Straight stainless steel blade with rounded tip. Blade and bolster are one piece of metal with tang, fitted into celluloid handle with straight sides and rounded butt. Metal and handle are scratched overall. Blade is warped and has small chips at tip. Handle is crazed, separating from bolster.
Blade is stamped: “X/Y/SHEFFIELD STEEL PRODUCTS LTD/SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND/FIRTH/BREARLEY/STAINLESS”
Maker is Firth Brearley Sheffield Steel Products Limited. Harry Brearley is credited with developing what is widely regarded as the first ‘rustless’ or stainless steel in 1913. Four years later, Brearley established the Firth-Brearley Stainless Steel Syndicate with Thomas Firth & Sons Limited to handle licensing Sheffield firms of stainless steel in USA, Canada, Italy, France, and Japan.
Dessert knife, slight overall “S” shape. Upturned steel blade with rounded tip. Cylindrical bolster and blade are one piece of steel fitted into a horn handle. Slightly arched handle with straight sides and blunt butt. Tang is riveted in place with a brass pin. Scalloped pewter pommel cap is inlaid at butt. Blade has discoloration and rust spots, and is bent at tip. Handle has hole near pin, and crack near bolster. Pewter is nicked and discolored.
Blade is stamped: “LAMSON GOODNOW & Co/S. FALLS WORKS”
Maker is Lamson & Goodnow Company, a manufacturer and wholesaler active in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 1844-present.
Dessert knife, with matching fork (see 1986.0531.126). Straight steel blade with rounded tip and rectangular bolster. Blade and bolster are one piece of steel with tang inserted into tapered ivory block handle with straight sides and rounded butt. Tang is held in place with steel pin through side. Metal is stained and scratched with minor rust spots. Ivory is yellowed and crazed, with large crack down one side.
Blade is stamped: “J. RUSSELL & CO/GREEN RIVER WORKS”; partially worn.
Maker is John Russell & Company, Turner Falls, Massachusetts, 1834-present.