S.BLAYDON !! Vintage 1940-50's Lot of 3 Identical Dessert Knives - 2xS.Blaydon & 1 Sipelia

VINTAGE 1940-50's LOT OF THREE IDENTICAL FIRTH STAINLESS SHEFFIELD DESSERT KNIVES - TWO BY S.BLAYDON AND ONE BY SIPELIA SHEFFIELD - ALL THREE FAUX BONE HANDLES

A LOT/SET WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE IDENTICAL VINTAGE DESSERT KNIVES , TWO MANUFACTURED BY S.BLAYDON, SHEFFIELD USING FIRTH BREARLEY STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE BLADES AND ONE MANUFACTURED BY SIPELIA SHEFFIELD.   EACH KNIFE IS FITTED WITH A STAINLESS BLADE AND CREAM COLOR FAUX BONE HANDLE MANUFACTURED FROM XYLONITE TO REPLICATE GENUINE BONE

EYRE WARD & Co BUILT THE SIPELIA WORKS IN 1850 AND TOOK OVER AN EXISTING CUTLERY LINE FROM WILLIAM GREAVES.  THEIR PRODUCTION OF CUTLERY HAD BEEN SPURRED ON BY A GROWTH IN THE AMERICAN MARKET BUT AFTER LOSING MANY OF THEIR MOST QUALIFIED CUTLERS TO THE PITTSBURGH REGION IN AMERICA, THE FIRM WAS SOLD IN 1930 TO THE SIPEL BROTHERS (HENCE THE NAME SIPELIA).   THE SIPELS WERE GERMAN-JEWISH CUTLERS AND ONE OF THEIR DAUGHTERS HEADED THE FIRM UNTIL THEIR CLOSURE IN THE 1970's

VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE S.BLAYDON CUTLERS IN SHEFFIELD EXCEPT FOR THEIR USE OF BREARLEY STAINLESS STEEL BLADES MANUFACTURED BY HARRY BREARLEY

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : EACH KNIFE IS BLADE STAMPED - "S.BLAYDON, SHEFFIELD, FIRTH BREARLEY STAINLESS"  EXCEPT FOR THE SIPELIA SHEFFIELD KNIFE WHICH IS BLADE STAMPED - "SIPELIA SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, STAINLESS STEEL"

CONDITION : ALL THREE ITEMS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGES, RUST, PATINA, CRACKS ETC

SIZE : EACH - 20.4cm LENGTH.....1.7cm WIDTH OF BLADE.....1.6cm WIDTH OF HANDLE

ONE BID FOR ALL THREE ITEMS AS A LOT/SET

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