EARLY WRITING IMPLEMENTS, PENNERS
&
ACCESSORIES
KNIVES & CUTTERS
Watkin? quill
knife, circa 1725 , silver, 5 3/4", blade stamped "Z" under a heart (probably
Cotton Watkin),
good condition (some silver loss), (pictured in Finlay, at p.112 #70c),
0920.jpg
"W" quill knife, circa 1725 , silver, 5 1/2", handle
stamped "W", good condition
(some silver loss), (see very similar in Finlay, at p.112 #70),
0922.jpg
UB quill knife, circa early 18th century , wood, 5 3/4", excellent condition but some chips in & pitting on blade, 0972.jpg
UB quill knife, circa early 18th century , Ivory, 5", excellent condition but blade worn, 0970.jpg
UB quill knife, circa early 19th century , Ivory, 6 1/8", “EIC” initials engraved on handle, excellent condition but knick on blade, 0985.jpg
UB quill knife, circa early/mid
19th century , Ivory, 6 1/8", “LONDON” engraved on blade, excellent
condition, 0986.jpg (identical but for
blade stamping to Finlay, pl120 #103)
UB (French) quill knife or scalpa, circa early 19th century , Ivory, 5", excellent condition, 0913.jpg
Saynor, desk/paper knife, circa 1820 , Ivory, 7” (open), blade engraved “SAYNOR VILTCH CHELSEA OBTAIN WARRANTED” excellent condition, 0952.jpg
Saynor, quill knife, circa 1820 , Ivory, 5 ¼” (open), blade engraved “SAYNOR” excellent condition, 0951.jpg
UB quill knife, circa early 19th century , Ivory, 4 1/4"(open), excellent condition, 1006.jpg
UB quill/porte crayon knife, circa early 19th century , Ivory, 5"(open), “CASTSTEEL” on blade, excellent condition but broken piece on one side, 0969.jpg
Miller knife/eraser, circa mid 19th century , wood handle, 6", "MILLER BRS CUT CO MERIDIAN" excellent condition, 0911.jpg
Miller knife/eraser, circa mid 19th century ,
bone handle, 6", "MILLER BRS CUT CO
MERIDIAN" "BOARD OF EDUCATION
NEW YORK CITY", excellent condition, 0912.jpg
Gill knife/eraser, circa mid 19th century , ivory handle, 6 5/8", "G.GILL & SONS SHEFIELD
ENGLAND MERIDIAN" excellent condition with case, 0609.jpg
Knife, circa mid 19th century , ebony wood handle, 6", excellent condition, 0636.jpg
Robeson folding pen knife, circa 19th century , unknown material, 2 3/4" closed, excellent condition,
"ROBESON SHUR… …" "82264", excellent condition, 0915.jpg
Rodger folding pen knife, circa 1825 , horn, 3" closed, stamped “[corwn]GR / RODGER’S
PATENT” excellent condition, 0990.jpg
UB folding pen knife, circa 19th
century , horn, 2 7/8" closed, excellent - condition (horn
chipped), 0915.jpg
UB folding pen knife, circa 19th
century , horn, 2 1/2" closed, excellent - condition
(wear), 0965.jpg
UB folding pen knife, circa 1780 , ivory, 3 1/2" closed, excellent condition, 0931.jpg
Rogers folding eight blade pen
knife, circa 1780 , mother of pearl, 3 1/4" closed, “[star & cross] England Rogers Cutlers to His
Majesty No 6 Norfolk Street”, good condition (chipped mop, 4 blades broken),
1004.jpg
UB horn pen knife, early 19th
century, horn, 4" closed,
excellent - condition (wear & recut knife tip),
1027.jpg
Dopny
four blade pen knife (probably French), early 19th century, tortoise
shell, 3 1/4" closed,
“DOPNY” (? worn) on each knife, excellent - condition (chipped, 1 blade spring
weak), 1028.jpg
UB four blade pen knife
(probably French), 19th century, marine ivory, 3 1/2" closed, excellent
condition, 1035.jpg
UB pocket pen knife with
calendar/seal, circa 1800, ivory, 3 1/4" closed, English calendar, wafer seal, excellent
condition, 1022.jpg (identical to Finlay
p.119 #97)
UB ‘pen nibber’
& original watch chain (probably by John Wilkes), circa 1800, Steel
(&ivory), 2 1/2"
(excluding chain), excellent condition, 1025.jpg (see Finlay p.128 #137 for almost identical nibber
& chain)
UB quill cutter, circa 1840,
Ivory, 3 1/2"
closed, excellent condition, 0917.jpg
UB quill cutter, circa 1840,
Ivory, 1 1/2"
closed, excellent condition, 0919.jpg
Roger’s quill cutter, circa
1840, wood, 1 3/4"
closed, “ROGER’S CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY” ,
excellent condition, 1013.jpg
UB quill cutter, circa mid 19th
century, wood, 3 1/2"
closed, bell on knife, good condition (pen knife broken off), 0918.jpg