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I recently purchased the interesting hallmarked silver set shown in the picture below. There is no obvious makers mark, I would hazard a guess that Summit / Lang were behind the pen / pencil, but I have no knowledge of that company ever making pen knives.

 

I have not yet had the pleasure of reading Andy Russell's new book on the Conway Stewart Dinkie, but would expect this to include examples of dinkie sets that include pen knives. Other than CS I have not seen similar sets from other manufacturers.

 

So I throw two questions out to FPN;

 

1. Is anyone aware of who the pen knive manufacturer might be (assuming they were bought in)?

2. Anyone have other exmples they are able to share?

 

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No, and probably no again. Does the engine turned pattern on the pens match that on the p.k. exactly - and are the hallmarks identical on all three pieces? Blades for such knives, I seem to remember, were traditionally made in Sheffield, and marked as such, so at best it will be only the silver on the knife that would have been made by someone other than a cutler, and then possibly assembled by someone else.

Assume the nib is a Warranted job, and is the f.p. lever fill? May we see a picture of the section?

What are the makers initials shown incorporated with the hallmarks.

 

Very nice set by the way - just a bl. nuisance that the maker omitted their name. Regret this is unhelpful.

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Well there are plenty of candidates for the manufacture of the knife.

 

Likely suspects would be Joseph Rodgers & Co or George Butler & Co.

 

Very nice set I must say.

 

C.

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