Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1959.002.049abcd |
Object Name |
Set, Flatware |
Title |
Four Table Knives |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
Late 19th-century |
Year Range from |
1898 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Made |
John Askham |
Place of Origin |
Sheffield, England |
Description |
Four table knives with rounded wooden or bone handles and steel blades (dull, no serrations). Maker's info stamped in at least one blade. (b) This knife has "Reid" (the donor) on its wooden handle. The handle is made of two pieces of wood (appear to be different types). The handle tip is bluntly conical in shape. The rest is rounded, tapering towards the blade. The blade is non-serrated, with a blunt tip. One side only is stamped with a small male figure, semi-reclined on a curved item. "JOHN ASKHAM SHEFFIELD GROGGAN" [Sheffield, England]. |
Makers mark |
A. B. It is stamped with a small male figure, semi-reclined on a curved item. "JOHN ASKHAM SHEFFIELD GROGGAN" [Sheffield, England] C. |
Provenance |
Made by John Askham of Sheffield, England who made cutlery from 1864 to ? (1919?). John Askham made base metal tableware at the Broad Lane Works in Sheffield. These knives were used through the married life of Mr. and Mrs. George I. and Clara Reid at their home. The Reids lived in Grey County. Mrs. George Reid was formerly Miss Clara Milson of Euphrasia Township. The couple were married in 1898. Next owned by William and Jean Reid, their son and his wife. William G. Reid (d. Sept. 8, 1991, age 92). |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Wood/Steel/Finish |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Reid, George Inglis Reid, Clara Reid, W. G. Reid, Jean |
Subjects |
Cutlery Knives Kitchens |
Search Terms |
Walter's Falls |
Function |
Flatware items used for ordinary dining purposes (base metal tableware). John Askham of Sheffield, England made flatware from 1864+ |