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JCR17 Posts: 1 |
posted 03-01-2006 05:30 AM
  
Dear all, My wife recently purchased a knife set for a dear friend. The set is by Allen & Darwin from Portland Works, 55 Arundel Street Sheffield, made in 1892. I wanted to find out a bit more about the factory, who Allen and Darwin was and maybe something about the pattern (will post photo if anybody knows anything about A&D Patterns). It would be a nice additional gift to provide some provenance to the knife and fork set. Thanks for a nice opportunity to get to know the wonderful world of silver, Jens Carl IP: Logged |
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venus Posts: 282 |
posted 03-01-2006 05:18 PM
Welcome to the forum... You will probably get more help if you do post the pictures. I finally got the nerve to do it and think I got it, hope anyhow. Will return to this post if I can find any info for you. Got a silver book today YaY lol IP: Logged |
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venus Posts: 282 |
posted 03-01-2006 05:29 PM
According to one site that had a truly lovely pearl handled knife, made by them that was sold. It had a chased blade. A dealer told me the date they had was 1896. At another site I found them listed under cutlery makers with a date of 1865 and the address of 55 Arundel St Sheffield. IP: Logged |
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Silver Lyon Posts: 363 |
posted 07-19-2006 09:37 AM
Charles James Allen Sidney Darwin fl. c.1892 - 1928 when the name was changed to Allen's. They made good quality silver plated goods knives, forks and spoons but especially knives and fish servers. The ferrule on many of their pieces, especially horn or bakerlite or ivory carving sets, is often hallmarked silver. IP: Logged |
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