Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 101
d 1400) speaksof a Sheffield whittle, the old word for knife. From thisreference we know that even in the fourteenth century Shef-field was famed for its cutlery. He also speaks of silversheaths in which the knives were carried at the side. Thiscustom of carrying a knife continued up to the… … No. 31. Pistol-handle Knives 74 KNIVES 75 In the seventeenth century the custom of using thesheathed knife at table gradually fell into disuse, and in thelatter part of the century the rich mans table was set withsilver-handled knives. In the time of Queen Anne theshape of the handle gave the name…
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