henarchchar 64 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) i found this knife at work its very heavy made by the above , just wondered if any one of you lovely folk had heard of them . Trying for pictures but she has camera in her bag and she is out . Lovely handle, knife is about 8 inch in total and has est 1700 on the blade , just interested if anyone had heard of them thanks....................... just keeps coming up file to big ........ anyone help? Edited August 2, 2011 by henarchchar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nowills had the following marks jn john nowill 1827-1874 .. j.n 1883-1900 .. jn&s j nowill & son 1901- 1930. flatware (cutlery) salver and fruit knife makers .. either stainless or epns .. without photos guessing yours is a fruit knife.. you should be able to date it from the marks .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nowills had the following marks jn john nowill 1827-1874 .. j.n 1883-1900 .. jn&s j nowill & son 1901- 1930. flatware (cutlery) salver and fruit knife makers .. either stainless or epns .. without photos guessing yours is a fruit knife.. you should be able to date it from the marks .. Check you out Lovejoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nowills had the following marks jn john nowill 1827-1874 .. j.n 1883-1900 .. jn&s j nowill & son 1901- 1930. flatware (cutlery) salver and fruit knife makers .. either stainless or epns .. without photos guessing yours is a fruit knife.. you should be able to date it from the marks .. Check you out Lovejoy a little bit of knowledge never did anyone any harm -- anyway i`ve got a couple of good antique books Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nowills had the following marks jn john nowill 1827-1874 .. j.n 1883-1900 .. jn&s j nowill & son 1901- 1930. flatware (cutlery) salver and fruit knife makers .. either stainless or epns .. without photos guessing yours is a fruit knife.. you should be able to date it from the marks .. Check you out Lovejoy a little bit of knowledge never did anyone any harm -- anyway i`ve got a couple of good antique books :11: :11: Like the midlands David Dickinson :11: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 lovejoy was a brillaint show lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nowills had the following marks jn john nowill 1827-1874 .. j.n 1883-1900 .. jn&s j nowill & son 1901- 1930. flatware (cutlery) salver and fruit knife makers .. either stainless or epns .. without photos guessing yours is a fruit knife.. you should be able to date it from the marks .. Check you out Lovejoy a little bit of knowledge never did anyone any harm -- anyway i`ve got a couple of good antique books :11: :11: Like the midlands David Dickinson :11: need to work on the tan ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
henarchchar 64 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) cheers for that , and i just noticed it has a pair of crossed keys after the name Edited August 2, 2011 by henarchchar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 cheers for that , and i just noticed it has a pair of crossed keys after the name the crossed keys is thr trade mark .. sometimes has a D ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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