Vintage W. Gilpin Butcher's Cleaver - Wedges Mills (England)

Vintage W. Gilpin Butchers Cleaver Wedges Mills (England)

Condition: Used, vintage patina, wooden handle intact

Description

For sale is a genuine antique butchers cleaver stamped W. Gilpin Wedges Mills, with the traditional crossed-axes logo.
Maker: William Gilpin, Wedges Mills, Staffordshire, England
Period: Estimated late 19th early 20th century (c. 1880s1940s)
Blade: Forged carbon steel, aged with natural patina
Handle: Original turned wooden handle, secure fit
Size: Standard butchers cleaver (dimensions on request)
This cleaver was made by one of Englands most respected edge tool manufacturers. Gilpin tools were renowned for their toughness and exported across the British Empire.
Perfect as a collectors piece, display in a kitchen or man cave, or for careful restoration.

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